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Sen. Lisa Murkowski at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 31, 2023. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said it’s imperative that Congress deliver aid to help Israel fight Hamas in the Gaza strip. But she insists that the money for Israel must be bundled with money to help Ukraine and Taiwan, and to…

Campbell Lake in Anchorage on Tuesday. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) The State of Alaska has sued a group of homeowners over public access to Campbell Lake, the latest move in a long-running dispute over the large man-made lake in South Anchorage that is surrounded by expensive homes. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ lawsuit, filed…

University of Alaska Anchorage students Matthew Glover, Lauren Gaither and Jessica Fuller pose for photos outside the Alaska Airlines Center on May 1, 2022. More than 500 students participated in the commencement ceremony, the second one held in person since the start of the pandemic. (Katie Anastas/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page.…

An Alaska State Trooper K-9 Unit SUV in Anchorage. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) An Alaska State Trooper fatally shot a man early Monday after he reportedly tried to break into a motel room in Tok, according to an online trooper report.  Troopers say they got a call around 2:30 a.m. from a person staying at…

The Municipality of Anchorage’s Solid Waste Services former administration building is set to become a homeless shelter on Nov. 1, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage officials say the number of people hoping to move from outdoor camps into one of the city’s shelters is now double that of its expected capacity. The city’s health…

Alaska Public Media invites you to a free community screening of the documentary Wisdom Gone Wild. A vibrant tender cine-poem, a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia. Made over 16 years, the film blends humor and sadness in an…

The view across Cook Inlet from Nikiski. (Riley Board/KDLL) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a plan Thursday to reduce the royalty rate Cook Inlet natural gas producers would pay the state, amid looming shortages for heating homes and generating electricity. That follows an announcement earlier this month that the state will offer incentives for producers to bid…

Bob Sam addresses Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland at the Alaska Native Heritage Center on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Alaska will now be a part of the oral histories that U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland collected following her visit to Anchorage for the Alaska Federation of Natives…

A sign outside the federal building in downtown Anchorage (Julia O’Malley/Alaska Public Media) Two Alaska women found murdered near Trapper Creek this summer were killed by drug traffickers whose leader was an inmate at a California prison, federal and state law enforcement say. Charged in an indictment unsealed Friday are Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, 56, Tamara Denise…

Inmates at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in 2018. (Will Mader/KTOO) Federal authorities have arrested a group of alleged drug traffickers in Alaska, including a woman already in prison who was its supposed ringleader. Christina Reyna Quintana, 38, led a group of nine others that brought at least 12 kilograms of the powerful opioid fentanyl to…

Bob Sam addresses Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland at the Alaska Native Heritage Center on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly…

Joshua Albeza Branstetter, Tasha Elizarde and Shayne Nuesca at Alaska Public Media on Friday. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) October is Filipino American History month, commemorating the arrival of the first Filipinos to modern-day California in 1587. In Alaska, a new exhibit is launching at the Anchorage Museum Saturday that chronicles an oral history of Filipinos…

The U.S. is Israel’s most important ally. President Joe Biden signs a guestbook during a 2022 trip to Jerusalem. (Adam Schultz/White House) With Israeli hostages still in captivity and the death toll in Gaza rising, Alaska’s congressional delegation is staying in Israel’s corner. Congresswoman Mary Peltola voted this week for a House resolution condemning the…

Second grade teacher Deanna Dunn flexes in front of her student during a reading lesson at Ptarmigan Elementary School in Anchorage on Sept. 29, 2023. Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Thursday…

Second grade students sit on the floor in Deanna Dunn’s classroom at Ptarmigan Elementary School in Anchorage on Sept. 29, 2023. (Tim Rockey / Alaska Public Media) Elementary schools across Alaska started testing their students’ reading abilities last month in accordance with the newly enacted Alaska Reads Act. Alaska students’ lack of proficiency in reading…

Anchorage shooting victim Josiah Goecker, seen with his wife Carrie and daughter Olivia. (Courtesy Goecker family) An Anchorage man had just received an eviction notice on Monday when he walked into the leasing office at his apartment complex and shot a manager to death, according to charging documents. Jesse Lee Jones, 27, is charged with…

The Kobuk River runs through the Ambler Mining district, where a new road would be built to connect the Northwest Arctic with the Dalton Highway to Fairbanks. (Berett Wilber/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to…

Farmhand Jeanetta Carroll washes turnips at Calypso Farm in Fairbanks, Alaska in summer 2023 (Photo Courtesy of Susan Willsrud/Calypso Farm) In October, fall gives way to winter for much of Alaska. But each year, the first frost is arriving later and later. That could be a boon for Alaska farmers. University of Alaska Fairbanks professor…

U.S. Capitol. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) The new U.S. House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, has plenty of attributes a Democrat could dislike: He’s an arch-conservative ally of former President Donald Trump, against abortion and gay marriage, and he led efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. But Alaska’s sole representative in the U.S. House,…

Dancers of The Lower Yukon Drummers and Dancers group perform at Quyana Night in Anchorage on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media.) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Tuesday on…