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Signs and yellow tape on the floor mark out where election observers and other visitors are free to move about inside the Anchorage Election Center, pictured here on March 13, 2023. (Jeremy Hsieh/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s municipal election is now underway, with nearly 200,000 ballots mailed to registered voters on March 14.  The ballots are…

Sen. Dan Sullivan in Anchorage in July 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan issued a full-throated denouncement of New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his decision to indict Donald Trump. “Any criminal indictment of a former president should involve a serious crime with credible, airtight evidence,” Sullivan said in an emailed…

Rev. Scott Fisher looks over new copies of Alaska Gwich’in Alphabet Coloring Book released at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Interior Aleutians campus building on March 24. (Frank Chythlook/KUAC) A new alphabet book for Gwich’in has been published and is available as a free download to language learners. It is part of a long-term community-led…

Cordelia Kellie, Nivi Rosing, Eben Hopson and Qilak Kaludjak participate in a panel on Contemporary Arctic Policy on Thursday in Anchorage. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media) Cordelia Kellie, special assistant for rural affairs to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, told a crowd in downtown Anchorage Thursday about a recent trip to Kotzebue. She said she heard the…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy redirected $1.7 million to help replenish food banks because delays in food stamps have strained food aid systems statewide. Ron Meehan, who manages policy and advocacy for the Food Banks of Alaska, said that money should last about six weeks. (Food Bank of Alaska) Thousands of Alaskans waited months for food stamps…

The Anchorage Animal Care and Control Center on Elmore Road. (Chris Klint/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s animal shelter has temporarily stopped accepting dogs after several animals tested positive for the highly contagious parvovirus. Anchorage Animal Care and Control announced the intake suspension on its Facebook page after two dogs tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.…

The IGA Foodland grocery store in Juneau on Dec. 20, 2022. (Paige Sparks/KTOO) 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: Advocates say funds passed for the SNAP benefit…

Anchorage City Hall. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media) The contractor that was halted part way into the construction of a homeless shelter and navigation center for the Municipality of Anchorage is suing to get paid.  Roger Hickel Contracting filed the lawsuit Tuesday – which was news to the Anchorage Assembly when the mayor’s Chief of Staff…

Former President Donald Trump, pictured here at the Conservative Political Action Conference in August, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury for his role in covering up hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. District…

Vera Metcalf stands on Wednesday by a chunk of sea ice transported from Utqiagvik and displayed at the Arctic Encounter Symposium. The melting ice, which started at 310 pounds, symbolizes the rapid climate change that is weaking the Arctic ice pack, with profound implications for ecosystems, communties and cultures. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Suspended…

Winter view of the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer. (Photo courtesy of NOAA) Wednesday was the annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system. Radio and TV stations along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska were expected to broadcast a test of an emergency alert – similar to what you’d hear during a real…

Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola in the halls of the Capitol in January. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) While the Nashville school shooting has some congressional Democrats renewing the call for a ban on weapons like the AR-15, Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola spoke Tuesday of her support for the Second Amendment. “I just appreciate the opportunity to…

Masked dancer performs at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 25, 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. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Representative…

A Tsunami hazard zone warning sign. (Derin/Flickr Creative Commons) Many Alaskans will get a tsunami warning on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. It’s a test, but the people sending it out are worried that not everyone will know that. Dave Snider of the National Tsunami Warning Center said that’s because the system used to send out…

Palliative Dr. Linda Smith speaks with a patient at Providence Hospital in Anchorage (2013). Photo by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage Palliative care serves patients with serious illnesses, focused on maintaining a patient’s best quality of life while managing treatments and supporting the family. In contrast, hospices navigate the care of a person typically with…

Alaska Marine Highway System 3rd Mate Lonnie Walters of Craig, Able Seaman Mika Hasbrouk of Petersburg and Able Seaman Patrick Katzeek of Haines get ready to tie up a ferry in Kodiak in 2021. (Courtesy Mika Hasbrouk) The Alaska Marine Highway System doesn’t have enough crew to operate all of its ferries this summer. The…

Alaska National Guard commander Torrence Saxe’s family helps during his promotion ceremony to lieutenant general in Bethel on March 29, 2023. (Dean Swope/KYUK) Gov. Mike Dunleavy hasn’t been to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta since he visited communities impacted by Typhoon Merbok. On Friday, he flew back into town for much happier reasons. “It’s a big celebration…

The Tustumena Lodge in Kasilof. (Riley Board/KDLL) A woman was charged in Kasilof earlier this month for letting her dog harass a moose, which resulted in its death. Trina Bishop, 62, was contacted by Alaska Wildlife Troopers for outside the Tustumena Lodge around 5 p.m. on March 11, according to charging documents. Troopers said a…

Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) This year’s federal tax filing deadline of April 18 is quickly approaching, and Americans generally pay some mixture of federal, local, and in most cases, state taxes. But the tax burden of some states significantly outpaces others, data shows. WalletHub,…