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John Active at KYUK. (Photo by Charles Enoch, KYUK – Bethel) Public radio came to Alaska in 1970, providing a vital link between rural communities at a time when there were few. 50 years later, public radio has grown into a vast network across the state with over 20 stations. On a recent episode of…

Kriner’s Diner in Anchorage. Photographed Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media) A state judge said Friday that Kriner’s Diner must comply with Anchorage’s emergency order and shut down its indoor dining. The ruling follows Kriner’s refusal to stop serving customers inside this week, in violation of the city’s latest emergency order. The order…

There were fewer patrons at Little Dipper Diner on Thursday morning. (Matt Faubion/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: Anchorage restaurant owners are furious with the mayor’s shutdown order. And, parents in…

The Anchorage Pioneer Home in July 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Three residents and one staff member of the Anchorage Pioneer Home have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. The first case was reported to officials on Wednesday afternoon, and the other three positives were detected…

OBI Seafoods’ processing plant at Alitak on the southern tip of Kodiak Island. (Photo courtesy of OBI Seafoods.) OBI Seafood has ended weeks of speculation about a wave of new COVID-19 cases of COVID-19 on Kodiak Island. Up until now, health officials would only say that these positive tests occurred in a remote part of…

The Wilderness Adventurer, an Uncruise Adventures boat, tied up in Juneau on July 31, 2020. On Aug. 1, the ship was the first tourism passenger ship to sail in Southeast Alaska during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jennifer Pemberton / KTOO) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds…

Fletcher’s, one of the restaurants at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, is closed to dine-in service but continues to offer take-out. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media) Bars and restaurants are once again closed to indoor drinking and dining in Anchorage, but some restaurant owners say they can’t afford another shutdown, and will defy the order…

Bryce Edgmon provides an update on Alaska’s Bush caucus on October 17, 2019, during the annual convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives in Fairbanks. AFN announced that the 2020 convention would be entirely virtual out of concerns over the coronavirus. Edgmon will deliver the 2020 keynote address. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA) The 2020…

The Wilderness Adventurer, an UnCruise small ship, docked in Juneau on April 23, 2020. (Jennifer Pemberton / KTOO) The first and only cruise ship to sail in Southeast Alaska during the pandemic reported a positive case of COVID-19 on board Tuesday. RELATED: The first Alaska cruise of the COVID-19 pandemic is underway The Wilderness Adventurer,…

Donald Trump Jr. posted this photo of himself on Facebook in 2014. (via Facebook) Opponents of the Pebble Mine found a gift on Twitter Tuesday: Donald Trump Jr. declared he’s against the mine. “The headwaters of Bristol Bay and the surrounding fishery are too unique and fragile to take any chances with,” the president’s first-born…

COVID-19 diagnostic panel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Alaska is now first in the country in the number of coronavirus tests per resident.  Gov. Mike Dunleavy cited the statistic in his weekly news briefing on Tuesday.  “We’re working really hard at making sure we have tests available, we’re testing folks to let them know…

The Wilderness Adventurer, an Uncruise Adventures boat, tied up in Juneau on July 31, 2020. On Aug. 1, the ship was the first tourism passenger ship to sail in Southeast Alaska during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jennifer Pemberton / KTOO) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds…

This transmission electron microscope image shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Rocky Mountain Laboratories) Another Alaskan has died with COVID-19.  The Anchorage man was in his 70s, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. He’s the 25th Alaskan whose death is linked to the…

Photo of area based on the Kodiak Police Department’s cell phone tracking system. The green spot marks the location of where the jogger was when he called police for help after the attack. A 71-year-old man, known to be an avid runner, was carried off Kodiak’s Pillar Mountain in an ambulance Sunday after a bear…

Wednesday, November 13, 2019UAA Multicultural Center, Rasmuson Hall 1017 p.m. – 9 p.m. FREE Parking in West Campus: West, North West Central and South Lots The First Rainbow Coalition By Ray Santisteban (approximate run time 56 minutes) In 1969, the Chicago Black Panther Party began to form a multi-ethnic coalition with the Young Lords Organization…

(Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska) Public radio came to Alaska in 1970, providing a vital link between rural communities at a time when there were none. 50 years later, public radio has grown into a vast network across the state with over 20 stations. How was Alaska’s public radio network built? We’ll discuss it on the next Talk…

Smoke (in yellow) coming from wildfires in Siberia on July 29, 2020. (Image from Division of Forestry Twitter) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Wildfire smoke from Siberia has moved into Southcentral Alaska and left a haze lingering over the region that the National Weather Service said could remain for weeks. The agency said smoke from the…

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(Photo courtesy Laura Norton-Cruz) COVID-19 has altered our lives dramatically, and will for the foreseeable future. how will we each navigate our individual challenges in a way that will foster growth in us and our children? On the next Line One, Prentiss Pemberton discusses navigating a “new normal” as a family.  HOST: Prentiss PembertonGUESTS: Mandy…

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Soldotna, speaks during a House Minority press availability in April 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) An Alaska state legislator and local pilot were among seven killed in a midair plane crash Friday morning on the Kenai Peninsula. Rep. Gary Knopp, 63, was alone in his Piper PA-12. He took off from…

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Soldotna, speaks during a House Minority press availability in April 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) 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: An Alaska state representative and six others died today…

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Soldotna, speaks during a House minority press availability in April 2017. Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, is on the right. Knopp has left the Republican caucus. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) State Rep. Gary Knopp, who died in a plane crash on Friday, became a pivotal legislator during his two terms in the…