Russ and Kacy Radigan were aboard the Serenade of the Seas on Friday, July 23, 2021. It’s the first big cruise ship to dock in Juneau since 2019. (Bridget Dowd /KTOO)
Cordova experiences its worst outbreak of COVID-19. And, a Seward resident tells the story of surviving a brown bear attack on the town runway. Plus, a new app allows fishermen to contribute their ocean observations to science.
Bartender Jessica Stam prepares a drink on a Wednesday evening in July at 49th State Brewing. Average wait time to be seated was roughly 1.5- to 2-hours. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)
Will the State of Alaska’s new vaccine incentive program work? And, the Alaska Baseball League’s first female umpire says, for her, it’s more than just a game. Plus, after a year-long bust, Anchorage restaurants see a boom.
Reports tonight from:
Liz Ruskin and Tegan Hanlon in Anchorage
Claire Stremple and Jacob Resneck in Juneau
Maggie Nelson in Unalaska
In honor of summer, we want to hear your best Alaska bear stories. Where were you? What happened? How did you feel? Is there anything you do differently out on the trail now? Any lessons learned? Share your bear stories with Alaska Pubic Media!
Some visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier on Feb. 17, 2018 stay on the trail over the lake ice, but others venture dangerously close to the glacier’s face with thin ice, open water, and constantly calving bergs. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
Criticism of the Governor’s veto of daily payments for lawmakers during session. And, researchers monitor common but little understood ice quakes near Juneau. Plus, the remains of an Alaska Native student buried in Pennsylvania in the 1900s are returned.
Reports tonight from:
Nat Herz and Tripp Crouse in Anchorage
Andrew Kitchenman and Matt Miller in Juneau
Mike Swasey in Skagway
Tim Ellis in Fairbanks
In honor of summer, we want to hear your best Alaska bear stories. Where were you? What happened? How did you feel? Is there anything you do differently out on the trail now? Any lessons learned? Share your bear stories with Alaska Pubic Media!
The fight continues over whom the governor gets to appoint to the state Supreme Court. And firefighters defend cabins, homes and a popular resort outside of Fairbanks.
Reports tonight from:
Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Tegan Hanlon in Anchorage
Sabine Poux in Kenai
Time Ellis in Delta Junction
Katie Anastas in Petersburg
In honor of summer, we want to hear your best Alaska bear stories. Where were you? What happened? How did you feel? Is there anything you do differently out on the trail now? Any lessons learned? Share your bear stories with Alaska Pubic Media!
State Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, leaves the House floor after being sworn in during the first day of the 32nd Legislative Session on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)
Alaska House leaders hope for a deal that will avoid the state’s first-ever government shutdown. High prices, high demand- what does the supply shortage look like in Alaska? And, state and federal officials split on a Kuskokwim River fishing opening.
Reports tonight from:
Andrew Kitchenman and Jennifer Pemberton in Juneau
Liz Ruskin in Anchorage
Greg Kim in Bethel
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
In honor of summer, we want to hear your best Alaska bear stories. Where were you? What happened? How did you feel? Is there anything you do differently out on the trail now? Any lessons learned? Share your bear stories with Alaska Pubic Media!
Justin Dickens, who plans to run the Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon in high heels, jogs by at Westchester Lagoon, wearing their cape that reads “BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER”. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)
Alaska doctors want to keep using telehealth to prescribe a drug used to treat opioid addiction. And, Skagway officials carefully watch a growing COVID outbreak in Canada’s Yukon territory. Plus, a trans runner plans to run the Anchorage marathon … in 3 inch heels.
Reports tonight from:
Andrew Kitchenman and Claire Stremple in Juneau
Eric Stone in Ketchikan
Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
Mike Swasey in Skagway
Kavitha George in Anchorage
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Xavier Robles, 31, of Sioux City, Mexican heritage — transitioned from college football and the military to rugby because of the brotherhood involved in the sport. Pictured here at the Park Strip in Anchorage on June 10, 2021 (Jeff Chen, Alaska Public Media)
The Biden administration reverses Trump’s rollback of the Tongass Roadless Rule. And, rugby grows in popularity and diversity in Anchorage. Plus, an Alaska adventurer gathers packrafting safety tips into a new book.
Reports tonight from:
Jacob Resneck and Claire Stremple in Juneau
Nat Herz and Lex Treinen in Anchorage
Greg Kim in Bethel
Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
Jared Griffin in Kodiak
Wesley Early in Kotzebue
Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org
Kenneth Hemenway, an English teacher at South High School, teaches a group of high school students from across the district during a morning summer school class at Hanshew Middle School in Anchorage on June 4, 2021. (Mayowa Aina/Alaska Public Media)
Teachers see record summer school enrollment after a year of pandemic learning loss. And, Anchorage police seek public comment on officer-worn cameras. Plus, child care providers are still struggling due to the pandemic.
Reports tonight from:
Eric Stone in Ketchikan
Nat Herz and Lyndsey Brollini in Juneau
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Tegan Hanlon in Anchorage
Katherine Rose in Sitka
Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org
Alaska’s senators split on whether to establish a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. And, commercial fishermen in Alaska are frustrated by the CDC’s mask policies. Plus, Juneau Drag performers host their first in-person, unmasked show in over a year.
Reports tonight from:
Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
Nat Herz, Pablo Pena and Rashah McChesney in Juneau
Izzy Ross in Dillingham
Elizabeth Earl and Sabine Poux in Kenai
Robert Woolsey in Sitka
Lex Treinen in Anchorage
Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org
Nu Xiong, aka Nutty Nu at the Park Strip in Anchorage on May 20, 2021. Xiong is a YouTuber with over 28,000 subscribers. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)
Current Anchorage leadership has big plans for homelessness, but there’ll soon be a new mayor in town. And lawmakers discuss splitting a draw from the Permanent Fund’s earnings evenly between dividends and government services. Plus, a popular Anchorage YouTuber reveals his neurological disorder and gains fans.
Reports tonight from:
Lex Treinen and Kavitha George in Anchorage
Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
Claire Stremple in Gustavus
Mike Swasey in Skagway
Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org
