Congolese refugees and a social worker from Catholic Social Services at Red Apple in Anchorage (Production still from “The Antidote”) 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 Nightly: In Anchorage, where coronavirus cases are surging, parents…
How to vote in Alaska: 2020 edition
Alaska, it’s time to vote. Here are three ways you can vote on or before Nov. 3, 2020: early voting, absentee voting, or in-person voting. Below are links to official Alaska Division of Elections pages to help you vote. Absentee Early and In-Person Voting locations Absentee Ballot Application (due Oct. 24, 2020) Ballot Drop Box…
Federal officials: Emails threatening Alaska voters to “vote for Trump” came from Iran
Anchorage resident Kane Stanton reported receiving this email Tuesday morning. (Courtesy photo) American intelligence officials are blaming the Iranian government for the barrage of emails Tuesday that threatened Alaska voters in more than a dozen communities to “vote for Trump or else.” John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, identified the alleged perpetrator at a…
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 20, 2020
As Anchorage School District continues with virtual classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kasandra Tafoya and her brother Manuel Isaac Tafoya work on assignments from their family’s restaurant Pedro’s Mexican Grill on an October weekday afternoon. (Jeff Chen/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.…
Emails sent to Alaskans on Tuesday warned them to “vote for Trump or else”
Anchorage resident Kane Stanton reported receiving this email Tuesday morning. (Courtesy photo) An unspecified number of Alaskans received emails Tuesday morning warning them to “vote for Trump or else,” in an incident that’s drawn the attention of the FBI and the state Division of Elections. Alaskans reported messages being sent Tuesday to people in Anchorage,…
Can’t decide on Ballot Measure 1? Listen to this debate on Alaska’s oil tax future
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs alongside the Dalton Highway near the Toolik Field Station on June 9, 2017, in the North Slope Borough. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk) This week on Addressing Alaskans we’re hearing a debate about Ballot Measure 1, the North Slope oil production tax increase initiative. Proponents say that oil companies need…
Rising coronavirus cases temporarily shut down Kenai Peninsula, Mat-Su schools
Colony High School (Image from Mat-Su Borough School District) The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District announced several school closures on Monday as coronavirus cases surge. Thirteen schools in the southern Kenai Peninsula will close Tuesday and remain closed for at least a week, the district said. Pre-K, kindergarten and…
LISTEN: ‘The Storyteller’ resurrects Alaska Native stories for a modern audience
A still from The Storyteller, a series of animated videos of Alaska Native stories. (Koahnic Broadcast Corp) In an effort to bring traditional Alaska Native stories to a modern audience, Koahnic Broadcast Corp and Rising Indigenous Voices Radio have been putting previously recorded oral culture stories and folk tales to animation. It’s a 10-part series…
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 19, 2020
The Alaska Army National Guard armory in Stebbins is now used as isolation housing for COVID-19 patients. (Gabe Colombo, KNOM) 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 Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Alaskans line up to cast their ballots as…
33 inmates infected with coronavirus in Fairbanks prison
The Fairbanks Correctional Center (Photo from Department of Corrections) FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An outbreak of coronavirus has infected 33 inmates at a prison in Fairbanks, causing the facility to go into quarantine for 14 days, state officials said Saturday. Thirty-two of the cases at the Fairbanks Correctional Center are men and one is a…
Dunleavy’s court system vetoes because of abortion funding were illegal, judge says
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks on Aug. 18, 2020 (Office of the Governor) A state judge ruled on Friday that Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes of state funding for abortions from the court system’s budget were unconstitutional. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jennifer Henderson ruled that Dunleavy’s vetoes of $334,700 both last year and this year violated the separation of…
State of Art: Anchorage Festival of Music goes Baroque with their first virtual concert
This week on State of Art we’re learning about Anchorage Festival of Music’s upcoming performance “Baroque Reflections.” While not your traditional classical music experience, AFN worked to recreate the next best thing. Combining video, dance and food for their first virtual concert, “Baroque Reflections” is a testament to artistic ingenuity and commitment. We’re joined by…
After allegations against manager, Gross campaign says it has “gold standard” harassment policy
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross, who’s running with the support of the Alaska Democratic Party, in Ketchikan last year. (Leila Kheiry/KRBD) Alaska Republican women last week sent a letter accusing U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross of tolerating abuse and sexual harassment, citing a year-old Wisconsin newspaper report on an investigation of Gross’ campaign manager…
Climate change is forcing some villages to move. What is the government doing to help? | Alaska Insight
Increasingly violent and frequent storms driven by climate change are becoming the new normal. The reliable freeze-up that would stabilize shorelines before heavy winter weather helped to protect Alaska’s coastal areas from extreme erosion. But fall storms are worsening and relentlessly eating away coastline, as well as community infrastructure. What are the latest efforts to…
When it comes to anxiety and depression, why is it so hard to reach men?
(Via Flickr) Like anxiety and depression, mood disorders are among the most common mental health problems, affecting roughly 40% of the population at some point in their lives. Thanks to national efforts to address this major public health issue, some of the stigma associated with having a mental health problem has diminished, resulting in more…
Assembly reorganizes, elects Austin Quinn-Davidson to become interim mayor
Austin Quinn-Davidson at Friday’s special Assembly meeting. The Anchorage Assembly voted to reorganize on Friday, electing Austin Quinn-Davidson to the role of Assembly chair. Following Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s resignation on October 23, Quinn-Davidson will become the interim mayor of Anchorage until the public elects a new mayor. Former chair Felix Rivera was elected to the…
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 16, 2020
Dylan Lee speaks at a rally organized by Defend The Sacred outside the Carlson Center during the Alaska Federation of Natives convention October 17, 2019 (Photo: Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media, Fairbanks) 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…
Kivalina on the Coast: how an Arctic community is responding to climate change
The rapid pace of climate change is affecting the arctic region at a more accelerated pace than anywhere else in the world. In 2003, the federal Government Accountability Office delivered a report to Congress. It said 86 percent of Alaska’s Native villages were affected by flooding and erosion. Nearly 200 villages. As Emily Schwing reports…
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Travelers arriving from out of state go through the health screening process at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Monday, June 22, 2020. (Liz Ruskin/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 Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: The…
Anchorage School District plans to reopen classrooms for younger students next month
Northwood Elementary in Anchorage is pretty much empty on the first day of school, Aug. 20, 2020. Students and teachers started the school year online because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage School District now plans to bring students in pre-K through second grade back into classrooms starting Nov. 16, as…
Why Alaska judges are appointed, but still run for retention in elections
This November 3, Alaskans will go to the polls to choose a president and congressional and state leaders. But there is more on the ballot. In Southcentral, part of the Third Judicial District, voters will see seven District Court judges on the ballot, eight Superior Court judges, one appellate judge and one serving on the…
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 14, 2020
On Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 — for the first time since RavnAir Group filed for bankruptcy earlier this year — a DeHavilland Dash 8 airplane landed on Tom Madsen Airport’s short 4,500-foot runway. (Hope McKenney/KUCB) 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…
