Alaska 2024 salmon season tanks in both total catch and value

November 26, 2024 Alaska’s 2024 salmon fishery saw double-digit declines in both catches and value. Just over 101 million salmon were harvested across Alaska, a 56% decrease from the more than 232 million fish caught in 2023.  Fishermen’s paydays also took …

UPDATE – Collision closes Alaska Highway near Shepherds Inn

The Alaska Highway is closed near Shepherds Inn. UPDATE as of Nov 25, 2024, at 9:15 p.m. – Detour in effect. Detour is available via Shepherd Inn Frontage road and Mile 72. This detour is single-lane alternating traffic. According to Drivebc.ca, the …

Sen. Sullivan reacts to secretary of the Interior opening up an additional 11 million acres for Alaska Native Veterans

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU)—According to the Department of the Interior, approximately 1,900 Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans are eligible to select a 160-acre land entitlement under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program (ANVLAP). …

Temperatures Falling Across Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The week started with snowfall and rainfall for some areas. Monday may the warmest day for many areas. Trend will be for decreasing temperatures across Alaska going through the week. Snow fell in the interior Monday. Going into …

Alaska pilot drops turkeys to neighbors living off the grid

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, November 25, 2024

Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney stands during Chief Justice Peter Maassen’s State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature on Feb. 7, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, …

Alaska National Guard Brings Holiday Cheer to Circle, Alaska with Operation Santa Claus

Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and volunteers from the Salvation Army's Fairbanks Corps boarded an AKARNG UH-60 Black Hawk …

Alaska Guard Delivers Meat to Storm-Ravaged Community

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Two years after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok flooded communities across thousands of miles of western Alaska, the community of Toksook Bay made a big step toward replenishing what they lost from the storm — …

Susan Carney tapped as next chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court

Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney stands during Chief Justice Peter Maassen’s State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature on Feb. 7, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska Supreme Court will have a new chief justice early next …

Alaska crests fourth wave of opioid epidemic as more people combine methamphetamine with opioids

Safer drug use supplies distributed in 4A’s mobile needle exchange in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough. Needle exchanges have helped reduce deaths from the opioid epidemic. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media) When she admits a patient for detox …