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Anchorage’s shelter at Sullivan Arena housed hundreds of vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Nonprofit Bean’s Cafe managed the shelter under a federally reimbursed contract with the city, and reported millions of dollars in profits. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) An Anchorage-based soup kitchen ran up huge profits during the pandemic courtesy of city contracts funded…

Children grab for goodies attached to a pabatin at Ketchikan’s Fil-Am Festival on Oct. 15. (Eric Stone/KRBD) 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 Alaska News Nightly: Ice jams bring serious…

A contestant identified as Mr Oystercatcher imitates the local bird. (Corinne Smith/KBBI) Five-year-old Cassidy Allmendinger confidently walks to the mic on a makeshift-outdoor stage. She’s the first contestant of Homer’s annual bird-calling competition. “First I will be doing the sandhill crane,” she says. “Coooh coooh coooh.” Allmendinger says she learned that one from her grandmother.…

On Thursday, F-22 fighter jets like this one pursuing a Russian Tu-95 bomber in 2020 again intercepted a Russian aircraft formation off Alaska’s coast. (NORAD/DVIDS) U.S. fighter jets intercepted six Russian aircraft flying off Alaska’s coasts again last week, and accompanied them as they passed through the international airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says its…

Rep. Jennie Armstrong, D-Anchorage, Charlie, a transgender teenager, his mother, Lindsey, and Michael Flint, a military veteran and president of Proud Alaska at a news conference on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, about a bill that would protect LGBTQ rights. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) A bill that would prohibit housing and lending discrimination in Alaska based…

(Image courtesy of Anchorage Community Theater) This week on State of Art we’re talking about the stage thriller “Wait Until Dark.” The Anchorage Community Theater production tells the story of a blind woman who gets caught up in a tension-building game of cat and mouse with dangerous criminals. We’re joined by show director Krista Schwarting…

Juneau artist Crystal Worl stands in front of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 named Xáat Kwáani (Salmon People), which bears her design. (Photo by Ingrid Barrentine, courtesy of Alaska Airlines) An Alaska Airlines plane now features formline art depicting salmon by Juneau artist Crystal Worl. On Friday, it will make its inaugural flight from Anchorage…

The Anchorage School District Education Center street sign. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media) Service High School’s principal has resigned, a month after he was placed under investigation due to unspecified “community concerns,” according to the Anchorage School District.  The district announced Allen Wardlaw’s departure in an email Friday to Service High families. Wardlaw had been on…

First lady Jill Biden speaks at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage on July 21, 2021. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media) First lady Jill Biden will be in Bethel Wednesday, on a mission to highlight the achievements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021. Her focus is on the expansion of broadband in the…

Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, speaks about the budget at a news conference on Thursday. Pictured with him are Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) 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…

Sen. Bert Stedman (R-Sitka), co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee, before a meeting on Thursday. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) State lawmakers have just five days remaining in this legislative session, and there’s still no deal between the House and Senate on an operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. They might need a special session…

Drone imagery captures an avalanche that stopped just short of Thane Road in Juneau. (Photo Courtesy of Pat Dryer/Alaska Department of Transportation) 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 News…

A wildfire near Lodgepole, Alberta on May 4, 2023. (Alberta Wildfire/Handout) The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection has sent resources to the Canadian province of Alberta, where agency information officer Lily Coyle says they’re dealing with an unusually intense early wildfire season.  “They declared a state of emergency over this past weekend,” Coyle said. “On…

President Biden celebrated his conservation record Thursday in a Rose Garden address, leading with his administration’s decision blocking the development of the Pebble Mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. Alannah Hurley, executive director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay, introduced him. (C-SPAN screenshot) President Joe Biden celebrated his conservation achievements Thursday with a…

The seal of the Municipality of Anchorage on a podium at City Hall. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) The Municipality of Anchorage’s chief fiscal officer is resigning.  CFO Grant Yutrzenka’s last day will be May 19. He had only served in the position in a permanent capacity since January. He began as acting CFO in September. …

Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, 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: A…

Abdirisak Abdulahi (left) and Mohamud Muhumud (right) hold a sign that reads “Police accountability Bishar Hassan” during a rally in April 2022 in Anchorage. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) A judge has thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man shot and killed by Anchorage police officers in 2019. Three…

U.S. Supreme Court (Liz Ruskin/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 Alaska News Nightly: Two large tribal organizations leave the Alaska Federation of Natives. Plus, Alaskans mourn missing and…

U.S. Supreme Court (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Congresswoman Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, and other House Democrats say they’re worried the U.S. Supreme Court is about to weaken the Indian Child Welfare Act, to the detriment of Native children and their tribes. Peltola, the first Alaska Native person elected to Congress, previously worked as a tribal court…

Alaska Psychiatric Institute in 2022. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) A bill that would allow the state to keep people in psychiatric facilities against their will for up to two years passed the Senate on Monday. The bill, Senate Bill 53, gives prosecutors the ability to request a two-year commitment to keep the public safe if…