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The Anchorage Hillside on Aug. 25, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Continuing rains this summer could produce significant flooding in parts of Southcentral Alaska this weekend, as a cool wet streak continues across the region into next week. The National Weather Service’s Anchorage office issued a flood watch, one step short of a warning, for…

A young mountain biker gets air at Mirror Lake. (Photo courtesy of Chugach Mountain Bike Riders) Biking single track trail on mountain bikes has become very popular in Southcentral Alaska. Trails have proliferated and more are planned. Long trails like the Alaska Traverse will help connect communities and increase non-motorized recreational opportunities. In the Matanuska…

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff and Army officials assemble outside Fort Greely’s SM-1A nuclear reactor during a 2021 site visit. (From USACE) The decommissioning of an old nuclear power plant at Fort Greely can move forward now that the federal agency overseeing the project has resolved a contract dispute that delayed work for more…

The Anchorage Hillside on Aug. 25, 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. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Thousands of Alaskans could lose their Medicaid benefits. Plus, Southcentral…

The Z.J. Loussac Library in Anchorage. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration and the Assembly had another skirmish in the culture war around public libraries this week.  On Tuesday, the Assembly voted 7-4 to reject the mayor’s slate of four appointees to the Library Advisory Board: Donna Moats, Windy Perkins, Stacey Lange…

Aiden Key stands in his backyard along the Mendenhall River. Juneau’s record breaking glacial outburst flood on Aug. 5, 2023 swept away most of his land. He worries that the eroded bank will make his home more vulnerable to future floods. (Anna Canny/KTOO) Standing at the edge of what used to be a huge, tree-lined…

Graduate student Nikita Sridhar shows the underside of a sunflower star, with stomach protruding and urchin spines stuck to its arms. (Meredith Redick/KCAW) 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 on Alaska…

A group sings on the steps of the Alaska Capitol in Juneau for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day on May 5, 2022. (Photo by Paige Sparks/KTOO) The Alaska Department of Public Safety and the Anchorage Police Department announced Tuesday that they are publishing new quarterly reports specifically about missing Indigenous people.  Alaska has…

This week on State of Art we’re discussing an upcoming benefit concert to help the Qargi Academy Tribal School in Wainwright. We’re joined by longtime musician and Marketing Manager for the Arctic Slope Community Foundation, James Dommek Jr., who is organizing the show. He tells us about what makes the Qargi Academy unique, including indigenous…

The M/V Columbia in Wrangell on August 23, 2023. (Sage Smiley / KSTK) 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. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has a uniquely…

The M/V Columbia in Wrangell on Aug. 23, 2023. (Sage Smiley/KSTK) Looking at the ferry Columbia from the shore in Wrangell at about 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, nothing seemed amiss. That is, except that the 418-foot ferry wasn’t supposed to be in Wrangell at all. The Columbia should have left for Ketchikan at 6:15 a.m.…

Graduate student Nikita Sridhar shows the underside of a sunflower star, with stomach protruding and urchin spines stuck to its arms. (Meredith Redick/KCAW) Alaska has no shortage of marine predators – from orcas to Steller sea lions to salmon sharks. Over the past few years, researchers have identified a new, lesser-known predator that may play…

Cindy Litman holds a photo of her late husband Tony. Litman says home healthcare was incredibly important to their family as they navigated Tony’s advancing Parkinson’s Disease. (Katherine Rose / KCAW) 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…

White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu was in Anchorage Tuesday to highlight federal money the Biden administration has sent to Alaska, much of it from the 2021 infrastructure bill Congress passed. Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola, left, also spoke. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu was in Anchorage Tuesday to announce $100…

On this episode of Addressing Alaskans we hear how the Anchorage economy has been progressing and what issues lie ahead. This program features the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation’s three-year outlook luncheon. It covers topics including population, employment, and other local industries. Speakers include Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, AEDC president and CEO Bill Popp, and keynote…

Aaron Leggett, Native Village of Eklutna President and Chair addresses the crowd at the Nuch’ishtun signpost unveiling at Point Woronzof on Friday August 18, 2023. (Adam Nicely/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…

Logan Coleman prepares to power wash a slide at Twin Lakes Park on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. City officials said the cleaning process could take at least a week. (Katie Anastas/KTOO) At least two children needed medical attention last week after someone sprayed bear spray on a slide in Juneau’s Twin Lakes Park. George Schaaf,…

An Alaska State Trooper K-9 Unit SUV. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media) Dillingham police have arrested a local man accused of killing two people this weekend. Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Wahl is charged with murder in the deaths of Dillingham residents 31-year-old Timothy Evans and 32-year-old Jennifer Gardiner. Dillingham police got a call Saturday morning from someone who…

State Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, listens during a floor session in the capitol in March 2023. (Skip Gray/Gavel to Gavel) State Sen. Bert Stedman says that the Legislature will not allow the earnings reserve of the Alaska Permanent Fund to run dry over the next four years, which would mean no annual dividend check for…

These five houses in the village of Huslia were built using grant funding and distributed to residents to reduce crowding in multi-generational homes. (Rachel Cassandra/ Alaska Public Media) Emily Penn just moved into a new, four-bedroom house with her boyfriend and her two toddlers. They live in the Interior village of Huslia. “There’s so much…

The Seward Highway near Mile 0 in Seward. (Riley Board/KDLL) The driver in a pursuit near Seward last month that ended in a head-on crash has been charged with murder in the subsequent death of his passenger. Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch that they arrested 29-year-old Gideon Grady on Tuesday in Fairbanks. He…

Alaska State Troopers say 50-year-old Tennessee residents Jonas Bare and 37-year-old Cynthia Hovesepian were reported missing Aug. 12, 2023 in Fairbanks and found safe Aug. 18. (From FPD) Update, 9:45 a.m. Saturday: A Tennessee couple missing for nearly a week were found safe Friday night near the Chena Hot Springs Resort, according to Alaska State…