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Subsistence Board Officially Extends Moose Hunting In Unit 12, Closes Unit 13
Following the Federal Subsistence Board’s announcement that it would consider extending the moose hunting season in Unit 12 and closing the season in Unit 13, the decisions were officially made during their Aug. 8 meeting after hearing public comments on the proposals. Temporary Wildlife Special Action 24-04, submitted by...
Alaska Men’s Basketball Introduces Elyon Zevenbergen as Newest Addition
FAIRBANKS - Head men's basketball coach Frank Ostanik has announced the addition of Elyon Zevenbergen to the Nanooks basketball team. Zevenbergen arrives in Fairbanks after spending time with the Edmonds College Tritons of the Northwest Athletic Conference. Coach Ostanik shared his excitement for adding the 6-8 forward to the squad....
StarDate Susitna 8-11-24, by Kathleen Fleming
In this week’s Susitna Writers’ Voice, you’ll hear Kathleen Fleming and the same 7 voices of Upper Su residents who went to see the total solar eclipse last April. This is part 3 of the 5 part StarDate Susitna Eclipse Experience series.
Ridge of high pressure leads to sunnier skies the next few days
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Things are drying out across the region, as a ridge of higher pressure builds into the southwest. Ridging will lead to sunnier skies for Southwest, Southcentral and Southeast in the coming days, with slowly warming temperatures. SOUTHCENTRAL: Areas of fog are evident this morning across parts...
Kodiak celebrates state ferry Tustumena’s 60 years of service
Kodiak residents gathered Wednesday to honor the state ferry Tustumena, which began service 60 years ago in 1964 and has become an icon for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Affectionately known as the “Trusty Tusty,” the boat has been the sole ferry to serve Kodiak Archipelago communities the last few years.
Staffing at City of Fairbanks department an ‘upside-down triangle,’ retired director says
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Ongoing competition for quality — and qualified — workers prompted the Fairbanks City Council to take action Monday as they greenlighted a one-time bonus to employees in the Public Works Department. That department performs residential garbage collection for about 6,300 residences and maintains city...
Kenai Woman Arrested In Homer After Providing False Name And Throwing “Urine-Covered Shoes” At Officers
A Kenai woman was arrested in Homer after she attempted to give Alaska State Troopers and Homer Police a false identity and threw urine-covered shoes at them. According to the AST dispatch on the incident, Troopers responded to a report of an intoxicated female walking in traffic on Diamond Ridge Road near the Sterling Highway in Homer at around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11. When they arrived on the scene, law enforcement contacted 42-year-old Kenai resident Kentoria Wise, who was described in the dispatch as “extremely intoxicated.”
Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.
Laurie Duncan got her pink slip at the end of April, after her second year teaching first grade at Xóots Elementary in Sitka. She got the news during her prep period. She was three months pregnant. Nearly 20% of the teachers in Sitka were laid off this spring due to financial uncertainty. That included all […]
Soldier Found Dead on Fort Drum Was Killed by His Roommate, Military Officials Say
Fort Drum, N.Y. — A soldier assigned to Fort Drum killed a fellow member of his unit who was also his roommate, military officials said Monday. The soldier, U.S. Army Spc. Riley F. Birbilas, was charged Monday with premeditated murder and obstruction of justice, according to a Monday evening news release from Katherine Wright, a Fort Drum spokesperson.
UA Cossatot Collegiate & Alumni FFA Attends Conference in Alaska
Students in the UA Cossatot agriculture program attended an FFA Alumni & Supporters Development conference in Alaska over the summer. Agriculture instructor and FFA Advisor, Kelli Harris, along with program assistant, Hadley Philamlee, traveled to Palmer, Alaska from June 20 - 24 with three students: April Klitz, Gynder Benson, and Hannah Jackson.
Alaska invested millions to fix food stamp backlogs. Some users still can’t get through.
At the height of the food stamp backlog last November, pro bono attorneys and other volunteers at Alaska Legal Services got more than 600 requests in one month from Alaskans seeking a fair hearing to get their overdue food benefits. So the 97 requests that came in this July didn’t feel like anything the group […]
Iconic KYUK tower comes down after 5 decades of service
A prominent feature of the Bethel skyline has been retired after roughly 50 years of service. KYUK’s iconic orange and white communications tower was originally intended to beam television programming, including local TV news, educational productions, and popular programs like Sesame Street, locally since at least as early as 1975. In more recent years, it carried FM radio programming as well.
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