Bering Sea crabbers buoyed by increased catch limits this season
The red king, snow and Tanner crab seasons open on Oct. 15.
Trump’s push for $50B Korean investment in Alaska gasline faces familiar economic challenges
Trump is pushing Korea to invest in Alaska LNG, and the Iran War has scrambled global energy flows. Is that enough to move a long-sought gasline forward?
3 takeaways from Alaska’s gubernatorial Debate for the State
The four candidates to be Alaska’s next governor offered their visions for the state’s future at Alaska Public Media, Alaska’s News Source and KTOO’s Debate for the State on Thursday.
New Alaska sea sponge species fuel debate over fishery practices
Alaska’s little-explored ocean floor continues to yield scientific discoveries, including a sponge species in a new-to-science genus.
Alaska governor candidates spar over bipartisan cooperation, among other issues, in Debate for the State
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Republicans Bernadette Wilson, Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor offered their visions for how to bolster the state’s economy, plan for natural disasters and support the state’s…
Kelly Hunt investigation leads Anchorage detectives to Shaktoolik
The 19-year-old went missing in Anchorage in January while traveling back to college in Soldotna.
Rare albino caribou calf photographed for what might be the first time in Alaska
Sightings like this are almost unheard of. The last record Fish and Game has is from 1976, when someone watched an albino calf from the Porcupine Herd through a spotting…
American public rejects lifting the Roadless Rule, Alaska timber industry in favor
99% of online public comments oppose a Roadless Rule rescission. The timber industry said it probably won't open up much of the Tongass National Forest to logging.
Anchorage Assembly member proposes making school board seats chosen by district
Currently, all school board seats are at-large, meaning all Anchorage voters elect them. A proposal from before the Assembly would instead have school board members elected to represent different Anchorage…
After 4 years, Anchorage schools superintendent to leave for Virginia job
Jharrett Bryantt has led Alaska’s largest school district since 2022. He’ll take over the Alexandria City School District in February.