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The Anchorage skyline on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Four years ago, Anchorage residents gathered in Assembly chambers to voice support for climate action. “I know that climate change is real and I want to do something about it for future generations,” 15-year-old Emily MacRae, then a sophomore at A.J. Dimond High…

The M/V Kennicott leaving Wrangell on Jan. 8, 2021 (Sage Smiley/KSTK) There’s enough money in the state ferry system’s budget to run seven ships this summer, but it’s unclear whether the Alaska Marine Highway System will have enough crew to operate them. AMHS Marine Director Craig Tornga said in an interview that the seventh ship…

The state ferry Tustumena docked at the Port of Dutch Harbor (Hope McKenney/KBBI) Alaska Marine Highway officials plan to ask shipyards in the coming weeks to submit proposals to build a replacement for the ferry Tustumena.  Director Craig Tornga said in an interview Wednesday that the state ferry system is hoping to move ahead with…

Trident Seafoods’ Kodiak facility is known as ‘The Star of Kodiak’ in the island’s downtown. Photo taken Oct. 11, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) 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…

Purple areas show two of the seven regions the U.S. is claiming as its extended continental shelf. (U.S. State Department) 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: The…

Former Senate president Lyda Green (center), flanked by Nancy Murkowski and then-Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom, watches the 2003 signing of a state bill on breast cancer by Gov. Frank Murkowski. (From State of Alaska) Former Alaska Senate president Lyda Green died Tuesday in Soldotna. She was 85. Green spent 14 years in the Senate starting in…

Flight attendants in Anchorage protested outside Ted Stevens International Airport Tuesday, demanding higher wages from Alaska Airlines. (Matt Faubion / Alaska Public Media) Flight attendants in Anchorage marched Tuesday to demand higher wages from Alaska Airlines. The protest was one of several happening around the country on the same day, in an organized effort to…

Flight attendants in Anchorage marched to demand higher wages from Alaska Airlines on Dec. 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 Alaska News…

The Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska facility was built the last time there were warnings about potential shortages. (Sabine Poux/KDLL) Gov. Mike Dunleavy outlined a variety of ideas to address Alaska’s energy needs in his budget proposal. Here’s a closer look at a few. Efforts to address a looming gas shortage First, there’s the…

Donald McQuade, center, poses for a photo with Public Defender Agency attorneys Benjamin Dresner, left and Kyle Barber at the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage on Nov. 29, 2023. (Jeremy Hsieh/Alaska Public Media) An Anchorage jury convicted an Oregon man Tuesday on all counts in the 1978 cold-case murder of a local teenager. Donald McQuade, 67,…

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. (Photo by Caroline Nashookpuk) 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…

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. (Photo by Caroline Nashookpuk) A network of Arctic observers spanning nearly all of Alaska’s northern coast is helping to center Indigenous knowledge in climate change research.  The Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge…

Screenshot from Jin Chang’s “STRANGER” film teaser. Brother and sister Jin (left) and Bright Chang are working on a film shot in Alaska called “STRANGER.” (Ammon Swenson/Alaska Public Media) On this episode we meet two young filmmakers looking to make an impact in and outside of Alaska. Director Jin Chang and his sister/producer Bright Chang…

Kurt Falke sits on his bed in a residential hotel in Anchorage. He has relied on public guardians for decades and noticed they’re becoming more and more overloaded with cases. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media) Kurt Falke sat in his room in a residential hotel in Anchorage, reflecting on the second guardian the state assigned him.…

The latest national count taken in January found more than 650,000 people living in tents, cars and shelters. (Business Wire Via AP) Homelessness in America spiked last year, reaching a record high, according to an annual count that provides a snapshot of one night in January. The federal report, released Friday by the Department of Housing and…

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) Last month, a federal commission aimed at addressing the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous people finalized a report to Congress. That’s after the Not Invisible Act…

Two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters in Alaska. (File/DVIDS) JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army helicopter that was flying through a mountain pass in Alaska along with other aircraft returning from a training exercise earlier this year hit one of the other helicopters, causing both to crash and killing three soldiers, a military investigation report…

Members of Juneau Alaska Music Matters, a local youth music group, perform at the Governor’s Mansion during a holiday open house on Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy welcomed crowds into his official residence on Tuesday for the annual holiday open house, doing what politicians do: shaking hands, posing for pictures…

Wrangell Swim Club members who attended the 2023 First City Invitational. From left: Jack Roberts, Chandler Roane, Delilah Roane, Stella Buness, coach Jamie Roberts and Piper Roane. (Maria Dudzak/KRBD) Six swim teams from throughout Southeast Alaska competed in over 100 events at the First City Invitational swim meet in Ketchikan, including the club from Wrangell…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters ahead of the open house. (Eric Stone/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: A federal report on missing and…

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom last year. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media) Nancy Dahlstrom’s campaign for U.S. House now has a powerful backer in Washington, D.C.: The speaker of the House.  Grow the Majority, a fundraising committee affiliated with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., filed documents allowing it to raise funds jointly for Dahlstrom, a Republican and currently…

Alaska Public Media invites you to a special fundraiser screening of the third and final Antiques Roadshow episode filmed in Alaska! The 21-time Emmy® Award-nominated series Antiques Roadshow strikes it big in its first-ever visit to Anchorage, Alaska!  Join us for a special fundraiser screening of one of three episodes from Season 28 filmed at the Alaska…