Christy NaMee Eriksen of Juneau (left), Jen Stever of Anchorage (top right), and Makayla Blewett of Anchorage (bottom right) shared their thoughts and poetry on the 2021 inaugural poet Amanda Gorman who’s received significant positive reaction to her poem. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media) One of the most celebrated moments of President Joe Biden’s inauguration featured…
‘Let Every Woman Know’ the signs and symptoms of female cancers
The five types of gynecologic cancer. Gynecologic cancer is a term that refers to specific cancers occurring in various areas of the female reproductive tract. Some cancers may have significant symptoms, while others may have none. Let Every Woman Know is a group spreading the word about the signs and symptoms of gynecologic female cancers…
State of Art: RKP Productions and Anchorage Community Theater team up for “Bush Poet”
Mark Robokoff and Mason Dolphin star in “Bush Poet.” This week on State of Art we’re hearing about “Bush Poet,” a play written and directed by Dick Reichman. The play features Mark Robokoff as a gruff and solitary Alaskan who meets a young boy, played by Mason Dolphin, whose parents work at a nearby lodge. …
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 22nd, 2021
Anchorage residents line up to be tested at the Loussac Library testing site on Nov. 16, 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: With a dramatic increase in capacity, the…
State government reporters discuss legislative priorities
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer swears members of the state House in during the first day of the 32nd Legislative Session on Tuesday in Juneau. (Rashah McChesney/KTOO) Lawmakers are meeting in Juneau for an unusual and challenging legislative session. With strict COVID-19 rules in place and a massive state budget deficit, there’s a lot at stake.…
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Pollock are transferred from a fishing boat into a processing plant in Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands, in January, 2019. (Photo by Berett Wilber) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: COVID-19 has shut…
Health officials consider prioritizing vaccines for teachers
People wait in line to get the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination. A total of 771 people received vaccines at the Anchorage School District Education Center on Jan. 7, 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Alaska health officials say that they’re considering moving teachers up on Alaska’s vaccine list as students head back to classrooms in large numbers.…
ExxonMobil drops sponsorship of Iditarod
Thomas Waerner mushing into the Cripple checkpoint on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Cripple is about 425 miles into the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, has lost another major sponsor as it prepares for a scaled back version…
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
Creekside Park Elementary School kindergarten teacher Rihana Gay conducts her first in-person class on Jan. 20, 2021 since the pandemic reached Anchorage in March 2020. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Wednesday on Alaska News…
Biden hires more Arctic drilling opponents for Interior Department
Deb Haaland, at podium, spoke at a 2018 rally in Washington, D.C. to oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She is President Biden’s pick to lead the Interior Department. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) The Biden Administration has announced more top positions at the Department of Interior, and they include at least two dedicated…
24 Alaskans die of COVID-19 as state’s vaccination rate tops nation
A nurse fills a needle with the COVID-19 Vaccine in Anchorage, Alaska on Jan. 7, 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) 24 more Alaskans have died of COVID-19, the state health department reported Wednesday, the same day the state moved to the top of the nation in its vaccination rate. The deaths represent the largest single-day…
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
The Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau, pictured in Feb. 2017. (KTOO file photo) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Alaska’s lawmakers have convened to begin the legislative session. And, teachers in Fairbanks want…
Troopers seek help in Hooper Bay woman’s homicide after body found north of Willow
An Alaska State Trooper cruiser. (Matthew Smith/KNOM) A Hooper Bay woman whose body was found along the Parks Highway north of Willow is the victim of homicide, according to Alaska State Troopers, who are looking for help finding her killer. Arnoldine Simone Hill, a Hooper Bay woman that Alaska State Troopers say is the victim…
Unalaska seafood plant remains on lockdown with 20 more COVID-19 cases
There are currently about 700 processing workers at UniSea’s facility, plus support workers, many of whom are full-time residents of Unalaska, according to UniSea President Tom Enlow. He said the processing workforce will go up to about 1,000 come “A” season. (Hope McKenney/KUCB) One of world’s largest seafood processing plants remains locked down after 20…
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 18th, 2021
Forty-seven soldiers and airmen from the Alaska National Guard arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, D.C., after a flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson aboard a 168th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker. The security forces and military police personnel volunteered to support the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo by Frank Marquez/D.C. National Guard) Stories…
With ‘highly orchestrated’ plans, Anchorage schools prepare to welcome students back to classrooms
Gabrielle Brugato stands in her first grade classroom at Williwaw Elementary School in Anchorage on Jan. 15, 2021. She said she had the chance to choose the type of barrier to use in her classroom and chose these plastic barriers because they were flexible and stuck to the table very well. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media)…
Candidates begin filing for Anchorage municipal office
Ballot drop boxes wait to be deployed in the Municipality of Anchorage Election Center on Jan. 14, 2021. (Kavitha George/AKPM) Friday marked the first day candidates could file to run in Anchorage’s April municipal election. Residents will be casting ballots for mayor, school board and boards of supervisors. The mayoral field is crowded this year:…
Federal government moves toward Cook Inlet oil lease sale
Cook Inlet oil platforms are visible from shore near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk) The federal government has released a draft environmental impact statement on an oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet, tentatively scheduled for late 2021. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is planning to solicit bids on over…
Starting and ending World Cup ski careers
Two-time olympian Sadie Maubet-Bjornsen. Photo: Sadie Maubet-Bjornsen. JC Schoonmaker. Photo courtesy of JC Schoonmaker. Sadie Maubet-Bjornsen and Marine Dusser Bjornsen out skiing together. On this week’s Outdoor Explorer, we’ll be talking with two of the Alaska elite ski racers about how their racing schedules have changed and about new opportunities for growth and improvement that…
State predicts Sitka’s commercial herring harvest will fall short of annual limit
The herring fishery didn’t happen in 2020, but the state continued to survey and map herring spawn. (ADF&G) In an unusual move, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game set a large guideline harvest level for the commercial herring fishing in Sitka this spring on the understanding the fleet is not likely to hit that…
Vaccine rollout continues in Alaska with coordination between state and tribes | Alaska Insight
As more Alaskans get vaccinated against COVID-19, health care officials are working hard to make the process easy, accessible and trustworthy. In this episode of Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend talks with Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink and Yukon-Kuskowkwim Health Corporation CEO and President Dan Winkelman about vaccine rollout in urban and rural areas…
Pitney to serve as interim University of Alaska President until 2022
The University of Alaska’s interim president will serve at least another year. At a Friday meeting, the UA Board of Regents decided to extend Pat Pitney’s contract as interim president until the spring of 2022, when it will resume searching for a permanent president. The board cited the need for stability during ongoing budget cuts…
