News of the North

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska’s extreme conditions, including cold waters, heighten drowning risks. Human errors added to those conditions can produce tragedies.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Gold Rush Days participants came onto Capital Chat to promote the upcoming event.

Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a cruise ship passenger in Cape Ommaney, Alaska, Wednesday evening.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski took part in a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing to discuss the need to support working families and child care workers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The deadline to apply for the 2023 Senior Citizen Hardship Sales Tax Rebate is right around the corner. Applications and all required supporting documentation must be received or postmarked by Jun. 30.

Cordova, Alaska (KINY) - NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction in the May 2023 shooting of seven Steller sea lions.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Fashion Week has announced the designer roster for its 2023 event, featuring a diverse array of talented designers from around the state and nation.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced that 42 states have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. Alaska will receive about $1,065,000 from the settlement. Suboxone is used to treat opioid addiction

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted against the House-passed debt limit and budget agreement citing the legislation’s significant inflation-adjusted cuts to defense spending at one of the most dangerous times for U.S. national security in decades. The agreement passed the Senate by a vote of 63 to 36.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which reflects the bipartisan agreement Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden reached to limit federal spending and avert a default on the nation’s debt

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The partial progress highlights the scale of the backlog

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.

Prince of Wales, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced the release of a new educational harvest series on YouTube.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday, May 16 at approximately 12:20 am, the Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire at Spice it Up restaurant, located at 3226 Airport Way.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Jun. 1, 2023, in Anchorage, a jury found Jordan Joplin guilty of murdering Dr. Eric Garcia using a fatal dose of liquid morphine.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kate Troll, an Alaskan writer, came onto Capital Chat to discuss her memoir "All In Due Time".

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ready to experience an Alaska National Forest adventure? June is a great time to do it while Great American Outdoors Month is celebrated.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NOAA and partners in the State of Alaska are announcing plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couples.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Monday was Memorial Day, a day to honor our soldiers who are no longer with us.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act would allow businesses that directly support fishing industry to access existing agriculture loan program

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after news reports surfaced of Chinese citizens, suspected of espionage, attempting to breach military installations in Alaska.

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A federal grant of nearly $3 million over five years will enable Alaska Pacific University to vastly expand its nursing-education programs, the university announced on Wednesday.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Wednesday, Representative Peltola voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act, a bipartisan bill to protect the economy from a default on the national debt.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuckerman Babcock's appointment to the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Babcock's first day is May 31.

Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - Palmer Superior Court Judge Jonathon Woodman sentenced Lukis Nighswonger Tuesday to 46 years in prison with an additional 40 years of suspended time for his plea of guilty to 11 counts of sexual offenses involving minors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Cancer Connection, a nonprofit organization in Juneau, is holding its annual walk for National Cancer Survivor Day on Jun. 4.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On May 30, Officer Don Ward with 7 years of service, and Officer Jim Esbenshade with 14 years of service both retired from JPD.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Two vacationing couples — including sisters — and a fishing boat captain were on a charter boat found partially submerged off southeast Alaska over the weekend amid rough seas, family members said Wednesday.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Wednesday, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee—along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas)—introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2023.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The proposed regulation would limit students to a multi-gender team or a team ‘based on a student’s sex assigned at birth’

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Airport parking will be severely limited over the summer as construction takes place in all four parking lots.

Dillingham, Alaska (KINY) - The SkipperScience Partnership, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), and the University of Washington are expanding on the SkipperScience citizen science program to help fishery managers and researchers better understand migration patterns of Nushagak River Chinook salmon across both time and space.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Friday night, saw Team Juneau go up against Team World for the Juneau Huskies Alumni Game.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Anchorage District Attorney’s Office dismissed charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter against Caleb Irwin. Irwin passed away from medical complications while awaiting trial. Irwin was charged with stabbing 27-year-old Briar Dickson to death in downtown Anchorage on June 3, 2022.

Sitka, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang said the state would appeal the denial immediately, but the clock is ticking before the scheduled July 1 start to the king salmon fishery

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Basin Road Trestle Bridge will be closed to all traffic including pedestrians between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., seven days a week, from June 1 to June 11 due to structural repair work.

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The former owner of a North Pole petroleum refinery is financially liable for groundwater pollution that has contaminated drinking-water wells around the refinery, the Alaska Supreme Court said in a ruling published Friday.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) -  Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Nancy Mace (SC-01), led their colleagues in announcing the introduction of the Department of Defense Overdose Data (DOD) Act,  to address the impacts of the opioid epidemic among members of the U.S. military and their family.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - On May 28th, at approximately 3:47 PM, the Ketchikan Police Department responded to 800n Venetia Avenue to take a report of a male pointing a gun at people on Creek Street about 10 minutes earlier.

Port Townsend, WA (KINY) - Race to Alaska is back for year seven with 39 teams registered to depart from the Northwest Maritime Center on June 5. No motors or support allowed—the Race to Alaska (R2AK) is about the physical endurance, saltwater know-how, and the bulldog tenacity that it takes to navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - No, the Alaska Attorney General may not sue the Legislature’s administrative wing to bypass a clause of the Alaska Constitution.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard suspended its search at sunset Monday for four missing individuals in the water near Sitka, Alaska.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard is searching for four missing people who were last seen near Sitka, Sunday night.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state claimed the case was about the First Amendment; justices said the facts showed the state was hostile toward unions

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - At about 12:14 a.m. on May 27th, 2023, JPD received a report that two people were injured after being involved in a fight.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Late addition to budget would provide $7.5 million for care centers, but providers say more support is needed

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Bolstered by growing enrollment and increased financial stability, the University of Alaska (UA) Board of Regents accepted the UA’s System FY24 operating and capital budgets during its May meeting

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Jensen-Olson Arboretum will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 29, in honor of Memorial Day, in addition to its regular Saturday and Sunday hours.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 21-year-old Luimariamofoa Polu to serve 27 years in jail for the murder of 15-year-old Raynaldo Khotesouvan on July 20, 2018, in Anchorage. Polu, who was 16-years-old at the time of the murder, was charged as an adult for the crime pursuant to Alaska Statute 47.12.030. Polu previously admitted the facts contained in the charging document.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today made the following statement after the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel, Alaska, the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service – the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The public has 128 days, starting today, to comment on proposed new and increased recreation fees at 17 developed forest recreation sites in southeast Alaska.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee and vice chair of the Senate Western Caucus, celebrated the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling yesterday in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which reins in the Biden administration’s expansive interpretation of the federal government’s authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed legislation that allows disabled military veterans to receive a free fur-trapping license.

Bethel, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, Bethel District Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham of Bethel to 30 years with seven years suspended and 23 years to serve for the 2019 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.

Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - There’s agreement there’s a nurse shortage, but no consensus on what to do about it

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Now that warmer weather is finally here and Alaska is heading into the first summer holiday, more people are getting outdoors whether to do some spring cleaning, recreating or sightseeing in the beautiful state. The best way to keep Alaska beautiful is by making sure you don’t start a wildfire.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man on May 23 on one count for being a felon in possession of firearms following a two day trial.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - At about 1:45 p.m. on May 25, JPD received a report that a man had been assaulted while walking in the Lemon Creek area.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday Governor Mike Dunleavy signed HB 62 into law, continuing the Renewable Energy Fund in perpetuity.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District (JSD) is pleased to announce that Eldri Westmoreland has been chosen as the first permanent principal for the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy (TCLL) program.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A months-long joint investigation has resulted in the arrest of one individual and an arrest warrant for another individual for unlawfully selling alcohol to Anchorage’s most vulnerable populations, its addicted and homeless citizens.

Yakutat, Alaska (KINY) - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has announced that the Situk River will be closed to the harvest of Chinook Salmon from 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Jun. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jul. 30 due to conservation concerns.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has recently taken several actions in Wild Fish Conservancy v. Quan (the Southeast Alaska salmon fishery case).

Seattle, Washington (KINY) - EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Jeremiah Beedle, Board Vice President for the Southeast Alaska Foodbank joined Capital Chat to discuss their future plans. They are currently seeking donations.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, May 25, at approximately 8:07 a.m., Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from an employee at the Sobering Center on Moore Street in Fairbanks.

Yokosuka, Japan (KINY) - Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Marvelle, who grew up in Juneau, Alaska, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The United States Supreme Court issued a decision limiting the reach of the Clean Water Act, specifically the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.

Ketchikan, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - Ketchikan High track star Jason Lorig was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after blazing to the fastest time in Alaska high school history over 100 meters at the Region V Track & Field Championships in Juneau.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Andrea Fraga of Middle Island Gardens and Michael Miller of Field to Fire are the winners of the sixth annual Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest, a contest that is sponsored by the Sitka Local Foods Network.

Washington, D.C. (Alaska Beacon) - Social Security checks, pensions, government paychecks and many basic services could be affected, and that’s before any economic recession.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Brandi Billings and Jessica Geary joined Capital Chat to advocate for this Sunday's Safe Grad party.

Juneau, Alaska (UAF) - Those who are looking to get or renew a food protection management certificate will have two additional opportunities in 2023.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Washington man with failure to register as a sex offender and as a felon in possession of a firearm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly will hold a public hearing at the Jun. 12 Regular Assembly Meeting on a proposed registration program for short-term rental operators.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department will start accepting vending permit applications for Fourth of July festivities at Savikko Park on Friday, May 26 at 8 a.m.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined 26 senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.

North Slope, Alaska (KINY) - Alyeschem announced the conclusion of a purchase and sale agreement wherein Alyeschem will transfer ownership of approximately 10 acres of its gravel pad in central Prudhoe Bay to Harvest Alaska LNG.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - This Friday, the UA Board of Regents will meet in Fairbanks to hear updates on how UA empowers Alaska through workforce development and improved career pathways, and will review planning guidance for AY25 and beyond.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him, authorities said.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - At the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, the Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy released “The Alaska Standard”, an inaugural Sustainability Report that documents the State’s history of responsible resource development.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage jury convicted 37-year-old Michael Drost of murder in the second degree, manslaughter, and criminal trespass in the first degree for the murder of 61-year-old Dwayne English on Dec. 18, 2018. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna presided over the trial.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage jury convicted Steavin Martin of one count of attempted sexual assault in the first degree and one count of sexual assault in the second degree. They found him not guilty on a third count of sexual assault in the second degree.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week, charging an Oregon man and woman with conspiracy to straw purchase firearms while the man was in prison

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The track at Parks & Recreation’s Dimond Park Field House will shift to summer hours starting Sunday, May 28.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Major improvements to the Juneau International Airport parking lots will take place during the summer of 2023.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy signed SB 48 into law during the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging an Anchorage man with possession of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and multiple firearms.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Rep. Josiah Patkotak says he’s running to be the next mayor of the North Slope Borough in an Oct. 3 local election

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Marine Highway System announced that the U.S. Coast Guard has granted the M/V Hubbard its Certificate of Inspection (COI), marking a significant achievement for the vessel and her crew. This certification allows Hubbard to commence revenue service, beginning its first operational year since it was delivered in 2019.

Bartlett Cove, Alaska (KINY) – The NPS wants to inform visitors of temporary closures to foot traffic and minimum approach distance of 100 yards at four islands in Glacier Bay. The purpose of these closures is to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human-caused disturbance and mortalities of chicks.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is in the spotlight this week at a conference convened by its Republican governor, even as the state continues to embrace new fossil fuel production, including the controversial Willow oil project on the petroleum-rich North Slope.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A section of Alaska’s newly passed state budget could turn into a windfall for state residents.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The deadline for interested businesses to submit proposals for guided recreation services at the Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area is June 2, 2023, by 4:30 p.m.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On May 21, the Sitka Police Department received a 911 call from a male who stated another male, known to him, forced his way into his apartment and had physically assaulted him.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Dunleavy will kick off the 2023 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference with special guest Erin Brockovich.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ten University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Outdoor Studies students and two instructors participated in a ten-day expedition to the Juneau Icefield earlier this month.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - A University of Alaska Fairbanks coastal organization has received a $590,000 philanthropic grant to map rapidly changing watersheds of the Chignik region on the Alaska Peninsula.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Major improvements to the Juneau International Airport parking lots will take place during the summer of 2023. Work will affect all four lots—Long-Term, Short-Term, Rental Car and Employee—and will begin in May. Improvements include work on curbs, repaving, lighting and draining, as well as the implementation of a new payment system.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Montana man was sentenced on May 19, 2023, for assaulting a flight crew member on a commercial airline flight while the plane was landing at the Juneau airport.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - CBJ Parks & Recreation, together with Trail Mix, the United States Forest Service, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Alaska Department of Transportation, has finalized a Master Plan for the Montana Creek Recreation Area and will present it to the public on Wednesday, May 31.

Washington, D.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet at the White House at a pivotal moment as Washington works to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default.

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - Coming out of high school, Anchorage all-state players Bishop Tosi of Bartlett and Hasaan Herrington of East were recruited by the UAA men’s basketball team and they considered signing with the Seawolves, but COVID changed those plans.

Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Recent efforts are pushing the boundaries of ocean mapping in Alaska’s waters with the help of automated vessels and collaborative mapping efforts. Experts say these unmanned vessels and ambitious mapping missions can help create safer and more economic expeditions while shedding light on unexplored areas of the oceans.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The installation service was held on Saturday at Aldersgate UMC (United Methodist Church) for Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth as the episcopal leader of United Methodist Churches in the Greater Northwest Area.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The following items are scheduled for public hearing by the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska Assembly, on the dates designated below.

Knik Glacier, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday at 6:17 pm, the Alaska State Troopers were notified of an airplane crash in the area of the Knik Glacier.

Talkeetna, Alaska (AP) - National Park Service rangers rescued a climber who fell from a 16,000-foot-high (4,800-meter-high) ridge at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau saw an amazing turnout for the annual Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run and Pledge Drive Saturday morning at Twin Lakes.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (KINY) - The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is actively responding to the impacts of flooding on the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Glenallen, and other areas of the state.

Soldotna, Alaska (KINY) - On Apr. 3 the Alaska State Troopers received a report that 34-year-old Soldotna resident Nathaniel E. Erfurth had sexually abused a minor over multiple years.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - As $216 million in federal aid is flowing to help Alaskans cope with salmon and crab collapses over the past three years, conditions that caused some of the harvest failures persist.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Friday the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) announced that Catherine Walker at Dimond High School in Anchorage has been named the 2024 Alaska Teacher of the Year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The founder of Klawock-based Island Air Express and Kalinin Holdings, owner of Alaska Seaplanes and Above and Beyond Alaska, Friday made a joint announcement that Island Air Express has joined the Kalinin family of companies.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Each year Southeast Conference conducts a regional business climate survey in order to track Southeast Alaska business confidence.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Evidence indicates a thick ice sheet, not annual sea ice and icebergs, covered the Arctic Ocean at some point during the last 140,000 years. Now, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists will be looking for more geologic proof of the ice sheet’s existence, sources, behavior and extent.

Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) – On Thursday, a Kodiak grand jury indicted Fredrick Adrian Fangonilo of Kodiak for one count of sexual assault in the third degree.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) is privileged to announce the appointment of four new Directors to their growing Board.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has released Juneau's 2021 Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers have passed a state spending package, which includes a dividend of about $1,300 each to residents this year, and ended their special session after one day.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - On the eve of the G-7 Summit in Japan, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Thursday introduced the Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Dimond Park Aquatic Center will offer several swim lesson sessions in June and July for preschool & youth age groups. Each session lasts two weeks long with lessons four days a week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - April’s job count was up by 6,100, or 2.0 percent, from April 2022.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Both bills are responses to tragedies; each bill passed one legislative body but was still being reviewed in the other chamber’s judiciary committee

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The fully funded budget provides a healthy dividend and avoids spending from savings.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A lower court will reconsider the 135-year sentence given to a then-14-year-old girl four decades ago for her role in the shooting deaths of three people in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There's a chance more temperature records could be broken Thursday, before slipping back into the familiar rainy days.

Washington (KINY) - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan on Wednesday reintroduced the Protect Our Heroes Act.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Thursday, Representative Peltola applauded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Fisheries division announcement of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which would allow revisions to the division’s Guidelines for National Standards, specifically sections (NS) 4 (allocations), 8 (communities), and 9 (bycatch).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, SalmonState, Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), The Boat Company, and DeepStrike Sportfishing applaud the start of a federal process that gives Alaskans an opportunity to weigh in on potential new guidelines for federal fisheries management.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the allocation of over $220 million in fishery disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the 2022 and 2023 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Acts. The funding will address fishery disasters that occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries between 2019 and 2023.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Thursday, the Anchorage grand jury indicted 24-year-old Ibrahim Jaama Akal for the May 2, 2023, sexual assault of a 52-year-old female patient in the emergency department of a local hospital.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Sensors that detect changes in atmospheric pressure due to ground shaking can also obtain data about large earthquakes and explosions that exceed the upper limit of many seismometers, according to new research.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire and Rescue provided an update on two fires that have occurred between 5/17 and 5/18.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart's awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska House of Representatives failed to vote on the state’s budget bill Wednesday night and abruptly ended the state’s regular legislative session Wednesday night, defying a “take-it-or-leave-it” offer from the Alaska Senate.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage jury convicted 46-year-old Daniel Alex Rocero of two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Manslaughter, and one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence for the murder of 27-year-old Keenan Wegener on March 18, 2022. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren presided over the trial.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Late Wednesday evening, Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation for a 30-day special session to begin Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

Alaska (AP) - Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several of them knocked from their foundations by large ice chunks, and shut one of the state's few east-west highways down to one lane.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This year the Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run (AK-LETR) and Pledge Drive will take place simultaneously in 14 communities across the state, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers were poised to pass legislation Wednesday that seeks to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor unless such closures apply to all other businesses.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council has announced a call for nominations for its annual recognition awards, the Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards for the Arts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau, together with consultants Coffman Engineers and J.A. Brennan Associates, will host two events on Wednesday, May 24, to present concepts for the future look of Marine Park and gather community feedback.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined advocates from Alaska and across the U.S. in welcoming the news that her amendment, the Safe Step Act of 2023, was reported favorably out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee – of which Senator Murkowski serves as a Senior Member.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (KINY) - The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is actively responding to flooding in communities on the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Glenallen, and other areas of the state.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Basin Road Trestle Bridge will be closed to all traffic including pedestrians between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., seven days a week, from May 26 to June 11 due to structural repair work.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would impose the state’s first-ever tax on electronic cigarette products.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and eight other senators sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell cautioning the Fed to stop engaging in "climate activism".

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KINY) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 15.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Negotiations are continuing into the last day of the 121-day regular session, legislative leaders say.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senate Bill 48, Governor Mike Dunleavy’s carbon offset legislation was passed by the Alaska Legislature following a successful floor vote in the Alaska House of Representatives.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - First Lady Rose Dunleavy congratulated seven First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year recipients at the ceremonial luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state’s prison system can now issue state IDs to prisoners who don’t have one. A newly passed bill is intended to ease prisoners’ reentry into society after incarceration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has started bacteria monitoring at selected Alaska beaches for the summer season. Water quality samples will be collected at recreational beaches in Kodiak and Skagway. This will be the first summer of monitoring beaches in these communities.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Ice jams in two Alaska rivers unleased major, rapid flooding over the weekend that damaged homes and left huge chunks of ice as tall as 12 feet (3.7 meters) littered across communities in the state’s southwest and east.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As part of national Infrastructure Week events, the City & Borough of Juneau Docks & Harbors will host local members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to discuss Alaska infrastructure.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Bartlett Regional Hospital held an open house on the afternoon of May 15th to showcase its new Da Vinci Surgical System.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Parks and Recreation Juneau Pools will offer a lifeguarding class on June 2–4 at Dimond Park Aquatic Center.

Alaska (NOAA) - Seeps can provide habitat, alternative energy and drug therapies.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The board responsible for drawing the boundaries of Alaska’s legislative districts voted Monday against making any changes after the state Supreme Court recently issued its full ruling on lawsuits challenging the map.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Donors at last week’s University of Alaska Fairbanks Blue & Gold Celebration contributed more than $435,000 in support of student scholarships.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube the video of Celebration 2006.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Police found the bodies of three family members in a Fairbanks home when conducting a welfare check, officials said Monday.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a state disaster declaration after communities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers experienced major flooding due to ice jam. In addition, Glennallen experienced snow melt flooding in parts of the community near Moose Creek.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Southeast announced that Dr. Carlee Simon has been named as the Interim Dean of the School of Education (SOE), and started with UAS on May 8.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers across the state will be conducting additional traffic patrols through June 4th as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. Nationwide it is estimated that 2,549 lives could have been saved in 2017 if everyone utilized a seatbelt.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), founding members of the Senate Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Caucus, reintroduced the Justice for ALS Veterans Act alongside Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Legislature has voted to criminalize the harassment of 911 dispatchers and threats against them.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing more than $95 million in awards across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthen the pipeline of mental health professionals in high-needs school districts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared May 15th, Peace Officer Memorial Day.

Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - From Alaska to Austria, Klaire Rhodes is unstoppable. The 24-year-old from Anchorage was named to the USATF team roster for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, hosted next month in Innsbruck, Austria.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - October will be Filipino American History Month in Alaska if Gov. Mike Dunleavy approves a bill that passed the state Senate unanimously on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday, May 14 at approximately 6:11 a.m., Capital City Fire Rescue responded to the 3200 block of Mendenhall Loop Road for a residential structure fire.

Eagle River, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - A novice on the rugby field in 2014, it didn’t take long for Alev Kelter to master the sport.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state Senate is planning to present a take-it-or-leave-it budget option to the House on Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Jensen-Olson Arboretum held a Mother's Day celebration in the sun with live music and refreshments.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Robotics mini-comic convention came back to Juneau after a break during the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The JAHC's outdoor markets are a breath of fresh air, featuring new and esteemed artists alike.

Mat-Su Valley, Alaska (KINY) - This week the Alaska State Troopers in partnership with the US Marshals Service conducted a multi-day criminal suppression operation across the Mat-Su Valley.

Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Friday announced new staff members in her Soldotna and Anchorage offices, and a staff promotion within her Washington, D.C. office.

Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - In 2022, avian influenza swept through the United States, killing millions of birds and wiping out commercial flocks.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - As health care costs continue to increase, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) is proceeding with a comprehensive reform package concerning health care reimbursements.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Secon and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will continue night work, including milling and paving, through the week of May 15.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - On Saturday, Representative Peltola announced that she will accompany the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, on a historic trip to Bethel on Wednesday, May 17.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Legislature has reversed a seven-year-old law that requires veterinarians to participate in the state’s prescription drug monitoring program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday one of the hardest athletic events around the world will begin on the shores of Auke Lake in Juneau with a cannon blast that will signify the first official full IRONMAN race in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

The recent avalanche and landslide activity in the Basin Road and Perseverance Trailhead area is shown in these photos from KINY.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.

The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.

The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide.   My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.

Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.

Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area.  He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.”    Then he lowered it well below his waist.    “And this is all the rest,” he said. 

Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning  COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.