‘Our ancestors are our fire’: Elders and Youth conference kicks off in Anchorage

Elder Ugiaqtaq Wesley Aiken delivers his keynote address at the 2018 Elders and Youth conference at the Denai’ina Center in Anchorage on Monday. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) In front of a crowded ballroom in the Denai’na Center in …

Indicators mixed in US House race

Secrecy folders for ballots and “I Voted” stickers at a polling place in the State Office Building for early and absentee voting, Aug. 15, 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) Candidate Alyse Galvin would seem to be on a roll. Two recent polls have …

We can turn the tide of sexual assault in Alaska

Alaska is the least safe place for women in the nation. As a lifelong Alaskan, it pains me to know that the state I love has the highest rates of domestic violence and sexual assault. This isn't new information, and it is unacceptable. We must …

Candidates for Alaska governor will debate the Permanent Fund, dividends tonight at UAA

Three candidates in this year's race for Alaska governor will debate Monday how to best manage the Permanent Fund and dividends. The Anchorage debate is free and open to the public. It will go from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wendy Williamson …

Candidates for Alaska governor outline public safety plans

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — The three candidates for Alaska governor have outlined options to improve public safety in rural areas of the state. KYUK-AM reports the three gubernatorial campaigns presented solutions after delegates attending the Association of …

Outgoing Mayor Koelsch looks back on an unusual tenure

Outgoing Juneau Mayor Ken Koelsch holds up a wooden plaque featuring a quote by political theorist Edmund Burke. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO) Juneau’s new mayor, Beth Weldon, and three new assembly members will be sworn in at City Hall Monday night. …

Koelsch passes torch to Weldon as new Assembly takes up business

New Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon laughs as outgoing Mayor Ken Koelsch says his goodbyes on Monday. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO) Three new members, one returning member and a new mayor officially took their place on the Juneau Assembly Monday night. Along …

Seldovia woman fends off bear inside her home with a broom

The view outside of the window Mahan pushed the bear out of with the screen lying on the ground below. (Photo courtesy of Karen Mahan) A Seldovia woman fought off a black bear inside of her home with nothing more than a broom early Monday morning. Karen …

Newscast – Monday, Oct. 15, 2018

Voices of Our Ancestors: Documentary film to revitalize the Indigenous languages

  Yup’ik, Inupiat, Tlingit, Alutiiq, Koyukon, Aleut, Tsimshian, Gwich’in, Haida… Alaska is home to more than 20 Native languages. From the fjords in the Southeast to the northern tundra where it meets the Arctic Ocean, the Alaskan languages have been …