KTUU: Police body cam video released of fatal Christmas Day shooting involving woman with hatchet Officer was legally justified in his use of lethal force, investigation finds; APD releases new details on fatal police shooting that included hostages Police say the suspect was holding a gun to the woman’s head and that her children were in the room; SWAT team responds to Mountain View ‘disturbance’ and more ->

KTOO: Partial internet and cell phone outage affects Juneau; Cost questions stall bill that would offer Alaska students free meals and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Tribal Council of Hooper Bay purchases over 200 household generators after subsistence loss and more ->

Alaska Native news: Utqiagvik DV Suspect Shot and Killed in Officer Involved Shooting Monday; Michael Williams Sentenced to Serve 25 Years for 1993 Sexual Assault in the First Degree; Andrew Dunbar Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor; This Day in Alaska History-February 28th, 1967 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Parenting in the Far North: The fight languages, transforming conflict into connection with Lena Morgan; Iditarod mushers draw bibs, meet fans at annual banquet for 53rd running of Last Great Race and more ->

KSTK: District Attorney’s office drops three felony drug charges in Wrangell and more ->
 
 
 
 
Resurrection Bay Historical Society

The upcoming “Thursdays: Our History” program will be an open mic discussion of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake at 7 pm Thursday, March 27 in the Community Room of the Seward Community Library & Museum.
Don’t forget the RBHS membership meeting at 7 pm Thursday, March 20 in the Seward Museum.

KINY: Juneau man arrested on child porn charges and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: NOAA employees fired as part of latest wave of federal cuts and more ->
 
 
 
 

Indianapolis Star: Alaska climate refugee champion Robin Bronen driven by a desire to protect humanity

Simple Living Alaska: Reviewing ALL Our Off-Grid Heating Systems | DIY In-Floor Heat, Blaze King & Coal
 
 
 
 

KTUU: ASD to cut staff positions, sports, other programs next school year and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: 8-year-old boy helps save his family from White Mountain house fire and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Emergency preparedness workshop brings lower Yukon communities together; Kuskokwim training hauls Bethel man to podium finish in international kite skiing marathon and more ->

Alaska Native News: State Agencies Seize Illegal Hemp Products; This Day in Alaska History-February 23rd, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-February 24th, 1917; This Day in Alaska History-February 25th, 1997; This Day in Alaska History-February 26th, 1917; This Day in Alaska History-February 27th 1923 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Lawsuit claims negligence led to three state workers’ deaths in 2023 helo crash; University of Alaska Fairbanks to host annual Festival of Native Arts; By the numbers: Smallest Iditarod field to take on revised ceremonial start course and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell might divest from majority of grinder pumps; leaving responsibility to property owners and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg man charged with felonies for a series of break-ins and more ->

KRBD: Coast Guard calls off search for missing fishing vessel near Thorne Bay; Ketchikan repeals sales tax exemption for cruise ships and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Qawalangin Tribe selects Shayla Shaishnikoff as council president and interim administrator; A canceled flight led to Unalaska’s first junior high basketball home game in over a decade and more ->

The Delta Wind: Rural Alaska Emergency Services proposes nonprofit based EMS; Avian flu, proposed Department of Agriculture discussed at 2025 Delta Farm Forum; Council sets recall election date and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Gov. Dunleavy files bill allowing Alaskans to build recreational cabin sites; UA Board of Regents votes to scrub DEI language, including ‘diversity’ and ‘affirmative action’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: February 24, 2025 / This week from The Signal

KMXT: Some Kodiak Island Service Area Boards haven’t been active in years, is that a problem? And more ->
 
 
 
 

By Walter Ulloa, The Guam Daily Post: Alaska-based CHamoru author’s new thriller delves into ancient spiritual traditions
 
 
 
 

Alaska Beacon | By Corinne Smith, Alaska property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains ‘exceptionally’ high
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Alaska: Almost Nobody Knows That Parts Of The Iconic Movie Insomnia Were Filmed In This Tiny Alaska Town
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Alaska: The Remote Destination in Alaska Where the Drive Is Worth the Final View Eagle Summit is a stunning, off-the-beaten-path location that offers some of the most spectacular, sweeping vistas in Alaska.

KTUU: Father, who claimed daughter was possessed by the devil, sentenced to 50 years for her murder; How a risky state investment in seafood cost Alaskans millions and left a fishing town in crisis; Parenting in the Far North: From viral fame to personal growth, Ashley Strong on beauty, art and reinvention and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: A cannery in Southeast Alaska is at the forefront of America’s tinned fish renaissance and more ->

KYUK: Bethel police close investigation into death of Naomi Larson following autopsy results and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Balto would be proud: Musher re-enacts lifesaving serum run to Nome 100 years later and more ->

KINY: Gov. Dunleavy introduces bill to allow finfish farming in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Alutiiq Museum names Lynn Walker as its volunteer of the year and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Unseen disaster
 
 
Craig Medred: Faster, faster, faster
 
 
Craig Medred: Medical mysteries

KTUU: Barricaded person killed by gunfire amid SWAT response to midtown lot; Four rescued from top floor of abandoned building that caught fire; Anchorage man charged with murder in fatal hit-and-run pedestrian collision appears in court; Running for Jayla: Anchorage sisters create partnership to benefit those impacted by domestic violence and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Juneau hospital board votes to repay city $2M following financial recovery; Juneau lawmaker’s bill to raise purchasing age, impose state tax on e-cigs sees mixed support and more ->

KYUK: Calista announces $13.1M spring distribution; Watch: Tracing the threads of tradition; National egg shortage tells story of Y-K Delta’s rural food system and more ->

Alaska Native News: BIA launches Operation Spirit Return to help solve Indian Country missing and unidentified person cases; ‘Cathedrals of the mind’; Alaska-developed volcano monitoring system will expand across U.S.; This Day in Alaska History-February 17th, 1914; This Day in Alaska History-February 18th, 1907; This Day in Alaska History-February 19th, 1902; This Day in Alaska History-February 20th, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-February 21st, 1924 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks connection to accused Zizans cult leader Jack LaSota ‘very mysterious,’ journalist says and more ->

KFSK: Petersburg Police Department: animal related problems were up last year; Community considers more tourism for ‘Alaska’s Little Norway’ and more ->

KUCB: ‘Stay alert’: Unalaska eagles begin nesting season early and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Ambulance service set to continue through March 31 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Eielson Airman sentenced to 5 years for possessing child pornography; Delta Junction woman sentenced for interfering with joint military operations with a high-powered laser and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: St. Herman Harbor project costs rise as City of Kodiak looks to state and feds for funds and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: 25 Things I Can’t Wait to Do in Alaska in 2025 Discover 25 things to do in 2025 for a year of adventure in Alaska.
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: When the Civil War came to Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Officer-involved shooting, foot pursuit in Haines and more ->
 
 
 
 
Business Week: Author Patrick McCormick’s New Book, Lost in Alaska

Simple Living Alaska: A Wild Week Living in Alaska | Traveling for Supplies in America’s Largest State

KTUU: Popular Matanuska-Susitna fishing spot being treated for invasive Northern Pikes; Bering Air Flight 445: Forensic meteorologist part of investigation, NTSB says; All Fur Rondy events are still on, despite the lack of snow; 907chip project aims to install Microchip scanning stations around Anchorage to connect lost pets with owners and more ->
 
 
KTUU: An Anchorage man is raising money to help reunite lost pets with their owners
 
 
KTUU: Swapping the same card since 1982, Anchorage couple celebrates Valentine’s Day
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Juneau preschoolers continue Valentine’s Day tradition with love notes for lawmakers; State cancels Alaska’s annual tsunami warning test and more ->

Alaska Native News: Remains of Elderly Haines Iceskater Recovered from Chilkat Lake Friday Morning; Anchorage Jury Convicts Jesse Lee Jones of the 2023 Murder of Josiah Goecker; Ketchikan DA’s Office Secures Convictions in Three Separate Sexual Abuse Cases; First rocket campaign of 2025 concludes at Poker Flat range; This Day In Alaska History February 13th, 1965; This Day in Alaska History-February 14th, 1909; This Day in Alaska History-February 15th, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: World Ice Art Championship opens for 2025, teams competing from 6 different countries and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Alaska law enforcement seizures of illegal alcohol quadrupled last year; North Slope residents gather for Kivgiq 2025 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Unalaska school board, superintendent push Alaska State Legislature for education funding increase and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Sen. Sullivan: Adak naval base could reopen under NORAD plan; Juneau City Museum to host week-long program in honor of Elizabeth Peratrovich and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: 3 Harry Potter fan fiction authors are coming to a bookstore near you; Husband and wife snowmachine racers with Kodiak ties hope to finish Iron Dog together and more ->

MOA: Registration Opens for Anchorage Homelessness Summit

Simple Living Alaska: Hunting Pike in the Frozen North | Gourmet Cooking + Cabin Trip Remote Alaska
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Arctic-Fireweed encampment abated despite lawsuit from ACLU In decision late Tuesday, Alaska Superior Court sides with city in continuing abatement; Judge: man accused of shooting officer & 2 people found not competent to stand trial; Alaska Senate approves 18-year-old alcohol-servers, plus 16-year-old restaurant workers and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Tongass Voices: Southeast Alaska shipwreck researchers on setting the record straight; Forest Service seeks feedback on Tongass National Forest assessments and more ->

KYUK: Ebbe Winstrup Pedersen and his young team take home 2025 K300 Red Lantern; Slideshow: A look back at race weekend and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Austin and Brandon Swan, of Kivalina, Sentenced for Sexual Assault; Kodiak Jury Convicts Hilarion Soriano Jr. of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree; Crone named director of Matanuska Experiment Farm; This Day in Alaska History-February 10th, 1905; This Day in Alaska History-February 11th, 1945; This Day in Alaska History-February 12th, 1908 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska leaders call for reviewing weather technology, airspace congestion after deadly crash near Nome and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Three Wrangell residents are expected to go to trial for drug charges and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Mendenhall Glacier is at risk of significant calving and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Self-help housing grant, Kodiak project in limbo amidst ‘ever-changing funding landscape’ and more >

Only In Alaska: What Every Small Town In Alaska Had In The 1930s. It Was A Simpler Time.

Only In Alaska: Manhattan’s Legendary Comfort Soup Is the Alaskan Classic You Can’t Miss
 
 
 
 

The Leader: Authors to share Alaskan wilderness experiences at reading

Spectrum News: Plane that crashed and killed 10 was part of Alaska’s air travel system, essential to daily life
 
 
 
 
MOA: Municipality Takes Action to Make it Easier to Build Housing

 
 
 
 
The Northern Lights: Alaska’s romance novel community keeps love in the air all year long
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Fairbanks woman, accused of killing own child, arrested in Anchorage FPD said Saturday that Heather Alexie is facing charges of second-degree murder; Authorities searching for missing kayaker in Whittier; Anchorage School District showcases alternative schools, programs at Saturday expo and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Slideshow: Finish of the 2025 Akiak Dash; Bethel’s Pete Kaiser wins his 9th Kuskokwim 300 title, tying all-time record and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Rescue of two plane crash victims in Yukon Territory kicks off 176th Wing’s busy rescue week; This Day in Alaska History-February 8th, 1939; This Day in Alaska History-February 9th, 1907 and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUCB: Fire at Sand Point Trident plant halts operations, leaves locals without fuel and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Permanent recovery housing project in Juneau receives pair of funding streams and more ->

Simple Living Alaska: Building a Shop Workbench & Corned Caribou | Warm Winter Weather at the Cabin

Condolences.

Wreckage of missing plane found; No survivors

KTUU: Anchorage residents move into tiny houses designed for homeless seniors; Trump announces Alaska LNG alliance with Japan and more ->

KTOO: Dancing to rebuild a clan house: two sold out shows raise money for revitalization in Sitka; Authorities suspend search for skater who fell through ice in Haines and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Southeast Alaskans can fish for yelloweye rockfish again; Newly elected Ketchikan Indian Community president discusses priorities for the coming year and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Thirty years of writing about Alaska science and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Report: Alaska Senate votes against inflation-adjusted pay for legislators and state execs and more ->

KMXT: How do Kodiak short-term rentals affect housing crisis? Borough Assembly trying to answer that and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Afternoon Visit to Sandy Beach
 
 
 
 

Uncommon Weather by Richard Chiappone is an eclectic mix of character-driven stories that delivers a panoramic picture of Alaska— from the cold city streets of Anchorage to picturesque but emotionally treacherous small Alaska towns; from the rough-and-tumble commercial fishing world of the distant Aleutian Islands to a remote river in the Brooks Range, where the vast and unforgiving Arctic wilderness puts romance to a severe test.

KTUU: Coast Guard: ‘Item of interest’ found in extensive search for missing plane with 10 onboard near Nome and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets and more ->

KYUK: The 2025 Kuskokwim 300 kicks off Feb. 7. Here’s what to know and how to follow along and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: The threat within an Alaska mountain; This Day in Alaska History-February 7th, 1893 and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: North Slope Borough mayor issues apology after video shows police hauling teen’s body on a sled and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Sullivan announces legislation to strengthen U.S. missile defense against Chinese, Russian threats and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes makes it way to Wrangell’s Nolan Center and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Resource fair connects community and measures housing insecurity in Petersburg and more ->

KRBD: Ketchikan governments pursue new sales tax on cruise passengers; Alaska Board of Fisheries votes down new fishery for magister squid in Southeast Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: City council overturns mayoral veto prohibiting all-purpose vehicles on Unalaska streets; Scientists say recent cluster of quakes near Unalaska is routine for the region and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Now is the time to prepare for wildfire season and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Feds: Washington man indicted for 2023 fatal fentanyl overdoses in Skagway; Report: Gov. Dunleavy proposes bill to streamline Alaska sexual assault kit tracking system and more ->

KMXT: Kodiak doctor found deceased on Long Island, death investigation underway and more ->
 
 
 
 

Z J Loussac Library: Elder Endeavors At Your Library
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Discover the Magic of Every Season in Alaska on Scenic Potter Marsh Boardwalk
 
 
 
 

Fireside Books: Kira Jane Buxton’s ‘Tartufo’; Q&A with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on ‘Mutual Interest’

Alaska Nanooks: Berry, Gaffney Selected as December 2024 Warriors of the Month
 
 
 
 

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KTUU: Police identify man shot and killed by APD officers in midtown Anchorage; Seattle Seahawks sign former Palmer Moose to a reserve, future deal and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall; Landslide researchers have more clues about what caused Wrangell’s devastating 2023 slide and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Outgoing KYUK manager Shane Iverson on his time at the Y-K Delta’s public media station; K300 moves race start up 7 hours, citing weather conditions and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Migration memory: How caribou adapt to changing winter conditions; This Day in Alaska History-February 6th, 1919 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Former Fairbanks school bus driver arrested for child pornography and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: No drug dog in Petersburg – for now and more ->

Delta Wind: Council holds marathon meeting and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Senate bill aims to make it easier for child support garnishment of PFDs and more ->

KMXT: State alcohol regulators to meet with Kodiak as local government officials seek more licenses; Second Pasagshak public use cabin built to alleviate high demand for Kodiak cabins and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Alaska State Museum, together with the Alaska State Archives and Alaska State Library, is offering an internship with an emphasis on gubernatorial collections. Graduate students, or undergraduate seniors and juniors with exceptional academic records, studying history, museum studies, archives, and library tracks are encouraged to apply. The internship is designed to complement your formal academic training and may be completed for academic credit or internship experience. It comes with a reasonable stipend.

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By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: I Swam in the Arctic Ocean and It Wasn’t What I Expected