‘We’re ready to test ourselves’: UAA women’s hoops faces tallest task yet in another edition of the Great Alaska ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Heading into Friday’s game with a 6-1 record, Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball is faced with a tall task. The Seawolves are set to face Division I Troy in the opening round of the 2024 Great Alaska Shootout. Friday’s game is …

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 22, 2024

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Hundreds flock to see a …

Food Bank of Alaska kicks off annual ‘Thanksgiving Blessing’

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Food Bank of Alaska is busy putting together its 2024 Thanksgiving Blessing. This year marks the 20th year of the annual event. The food bank and its partners will share 12,000 ready-to-make Thanksgiving meals for residents …

The Outlook for Alaska’s seafood industry | Alaska Insight

A convergence of factors are challenging Alaska fisheries. Climate change, fluctuations in market demand and foreign competition are all putting pressure on fishermen and processors. On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Jeremy …

AKNG helps replenish Alaska Native community’s food stores during IRT Mission (Maj. Goddard A-Roll)

Soundbite: Alaska Army National Guard Maj. James Goddard, the AKNG Innovative Readiness Training program manager. Description: Alaska Army National Guardsmen deliver thousands of pounds of frozen meat aboard two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during an …

Russell Vought, Trump’s former OMB director, returns for second term; has Alaska connection

Donald Trump has named Russell Vought of Virginia as the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. “He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term – We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success! …

Lisa Murkowski Secures Reelection Under Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting System

Lisa Murkowski, the senior United States senator from Alaska, has once again secured her seat in the Senate, this time under Alaska’s recently enacted ranked-choice voting system. Murkowski, who has been serving in the Senate since 2002, was reelected in …

Alaska fisher could get 6 months in prison after attempting to kill sperm whale

Women will make up a majority in Alaska House for first time in state history

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Six Alaska House seats currently held by men are set to be held by women next year, bringing the overall number of women in the chamber to 21. This will be the first time in the state’s history that one of the legislative chambers is …

Alaska DOC ‘negligent’ in trial over jailed woman’s suicide attempt, but jury awards family $0

Private attorney Will Earnhart, hired to represent the Department of Corrections, left, and plaintiff’s counsel Eric Fong argue a point before Anchorage Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir during a trial stemming from a 2020 suicide attempt by an inmate at …