Lisa Murkowski and Joe Manchin at a 2022 symposium in Anchorage. The two centerists are allies, particularly on energy issues. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Sen. Lisa Murkowski would consider supporting Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin for U.S. president next year. “If it’s a match-up between Biden and Trump, I know exactly where I’d go,” Murkowski said…
The giant potato has traveled the country for 11 years, and this will be its first trip to Alaska. (Big Idaho Potato Truck) 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 man was charged with OUI after he drove his truck into a 150-foot concrete girder in Midtown Anchorage Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (Jeremy Hsieh / Alaska Public Media) A man was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after driving his car into a 150-foot concrete girder in Midtown Anchorage Wednesday morning. Anchorage…
Palmer Correctional Center in July 2021 (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) A person died while incarcerated at Palmer Correctional Center near Sutton on Tuesday. The Department of Public Safety reports that 66-year-old Michael Padilla experienced a medical emergency and died at 4:31 p.m. Troopers wrote that natural causes likely led to Padilla’s death, and that his…
Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon. June 23, 2023 in Akiachak, Alaska. (MaryCait Dolan/KYUK) 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:…
An Allen Marine Tours whale watching boat witnesses humpback whales bubble net feeding. The tour company will collect carbon offset donations on their boat tours throughout Southeast Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Allen Marine Tours) From shuttle buses to whale watching catamarans, tourism in Southeast Alaska largely runs on diesel. That means each tour releases greenhouse…
Anchorage police are seeking Joshua J. Oktoyak, 34, in a woman’s July 12, 2023 Mountain View murder. (From APD) Anchorage police are looking for a man accused of murdering a woman at a Mountain View home earlier this month, in an act of domestic violence. Joshua J. Oktoyak, 34, is wanted on charges of first-degree…
The Harding Icefield Trail leaves from the Exit Glacier area outside of Seward. (Riley Board/KDLL) A 15-year-old died in Kenai Fjords National Park Monday afternoon while hiking the Harding Icefield trail outside of Seward, according to park officials. A statement from the national park says the young hiker needed emergency medical services and CPR about…
Bristol Bay fishermen in port. Michael Wassily, Henry Wassily, and Herbert Barr Jr. (Jack Darrell / KDLG) 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 Alaska News Nightly: Bristol Bay fishermen are…
The Graphite Creek Deposit about 37 miles north of Nome on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula, is revealed at Graphite Creek in this undated photo. (George Case/U.S. Geological Survey) The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $37.5 million grant to boost an Alaska mine project that would produce a mineral deemed critical to electronics and batteries:…
Shishaldin Volcano eruption plume on Friday, as photographed from Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier. (Photo courtesy Lee Cooper / Canadian Coast Guard) 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. Monday on…
Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon in Akiachak one June 23. (MaryCait Dolan/KYUK) It’s June 23 in Akiachak, and the school is in its first week of a summer culture camp. Teachers and Elders meet students at a large cutting table near teacher housing. Originally the morning catch…
Rita Jo Shoultz stands in one of her peony fields. In mid-July, many of her peonies still aren’t ready for harvest. (Sabine Poux/KBBI) Depending on who you ask, Homer is known by a lot of different names: “Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea” or “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.” Now, for the fourth year in…
Boats in Sand Point left the harbor around 11:30 p.m. Saturday due to a tsunami warning, which was later canceled. (Theo Greenly/KUCB) A tsunami warning issued late Saturday after a strong earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula has now been lifted. The magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit roughly 60 miles south of Sand Point at 10:48 p.m.…
Breaks in the clouds like this have teased residents with patches of direct sunlight, July 3, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Summer has had a slow start from Southcentral Alaska, down to Kodiak, all the way out the Aleutian chain — slower than it’s been in decades. “By climate model analysis, we’ve had less sunshine this May…
The roof and steeple of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church was consumed by flames. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK) An investigation into the fire at Petersburg’s Catholic church last week concluded that the blaze was caused by maintenance work happening outside the building. A statement released Wednesday by Petersburg’s fire marshal, Ryan Welde, said the…
Kachemak Crane Watch’s Nina Faust said a crane shot with an arrow was still tending to its family, including two colts. (Courtesy Kachemak Crane Watch) A male sandhill crane that was shot with an arrow off East End Road has been rescued and reunited with its colts, according to Kachemak Crane Watch. Crane Watch keeps…
University of Alaska Southeast students in X’unei Lance Twitchell’s class. (Courtesy UAS) Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action practices at public and private universities, Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives have been assessing the impacts. Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson at a legislative committee hearing. (Courtesy Elvi Gray-Jackson) Throughout her long history in…
The front of the federal courthouse in Anchorage. (Julia O’Malley/Alaska Public Media) An Indiana man who allegedly tricked some Alaska teenagers into recording video of sex acts and murdering another teenager in 2019 has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Darin Schilmiller, 25, posed online as a rich man named “Tyler” and said he’d pay…
Dipnetters at the North Kenai Beach of July 13. (Riley Board / KDLL) 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: Alaska’s wildfire season remains at a historically low…
Michelle Overstreet is the director of MyHouse, the organization sponsoring the Carson-Cottle Center. (Facebook Live screenshot) A new facility providing shelter and job training opportunities broke ground Friday in Wasilla. Michelle Overstreet is the founder and executive director of MyHouse, the organization sponsoring the $23 million project. She says it will serve people aged 14…
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola at the 2022 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) The U.S. House passed an annual bill Friday to reauthorize the military and give troops a 5.2% pay raise. Alaska’s congresswoman voted against it, as did nearly all other Democrats. In an emailed statement, Rep. Mary Peltola said it…
