News of the North

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday at about 1:30 p.m., staff at the Juneau International Airport notified the police department that they were made aware of a bomb threat toward airports in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 2023 property tax payments are due on Saturday, Sept. 30. The deadline falls on a Saturday this year; it does not move to the next business day.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - This event is the first in a series of community events in Alaska, and Alaskan communities interested in participating are encouraged to reach out.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - The National District Attorneys Association, (NDAA), honored Fairbanks District Attorney Joe Dallaire with a Volunteer of the Year Award this summer. The NDAA is the largest association of prosecutors in the nation and recognizes the vital role that prosecutors play in the safety of local communities.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad today announced that USDA is providing a $1 million loan to Native Community Development Financial Institution Haa Yaakaawu Financial Corp to help improve access to housing in southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Murkowski appears skeptical about the switch, saying she’s prepared to advance nominees to Biden

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Warmer, more acidified water increases stress in a species of limpet in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay, a University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student has found.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced 46-year-old Daniel Alex Rocero for the Mar. 18, 2022, murder of Keenan Wegener in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton is coming to Juneau—and he's bringing friends. Join Hamilton on Saturday, Sept. 30 as he hosts two special ice shows at Treadwell Arena featuring Olympians Polina Edmunds and Alaska's Keegan Messing as part of a celebration weekend of Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer™ special events.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Revenue announced the calculation of the 2023 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) as $1,312. The amount allocated for the dividend has been determined each year since 2016 by the Alaska Legislature.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 7, the CBJ Utility noted an aroma of diesel in the wastewater collections system in the Juneau downtown area and at the Juneau/Douglas waste treatment facility. At the same time, downtown businesses also reported the fuel smell directly to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC).

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - On Sept. 12, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) completed the public comment period for its notice of proposed rulemaking to update the National Standards of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - CBJ Parks & Recreation and Corvus Design will host an outdoor barbeque and public meeting about improvements to Si't Tuwan Park (Beside Glacier Park) on Saturday, September 23 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Members of the Alaska Legislature say they’re far apart on a long-term structure to stabilize state finances

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Prior versions of the rule have been repeatedly upheld by federal courts, but new U.S. Supreme Court rulings may give opponents new ammunition.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars’ gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive northern ocean.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Department of Education recognized three schools in Alaska for their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups on assessments or their overall academic performance. Across the nation, 353 schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Cabin enthusiasts in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest will be able to continue enjoying another long-standing Alaskan tradition – boating – at several cabins throughout the forest as new boats replace old ones and some sites get them for the first time.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), Office of International Trade has been awarded $100,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP).

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska schools are not closing their doors after multiple districts received a bomb threat by email on Tuesday. Authorities have determined the threat is not credible, but its source is under investigation.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man was sentenced on Sept. 5 to 14 years in prison for distributing large quantities of controlled substances in Alaska.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Tuesday, an Anchorage jury convicted William Myers of one count of attempted sexual assault in the second degree. They found him not guilty of sexual assault in the second degree.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) -The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded over $3.3 million in grants to the Alaska Department of Public Safety to improve criminal records systems.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The FBI Anchorage Field Office is seeking information regarding a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at approximately 2:12 p.m. at the Global Credit Union branch located at 12222 Industry Way.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, Wednesday acknowledged the announcement of an additional $53,959,517 million in federal broadband grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP).

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the pay gap between clinical and faculty nursing positions—which is the primary economic disincentive fueling the nursing shortage crisis across the country.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) published the Teacher Retention and Recruitment (TRR) Playbook Wednesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of Judge Terrence Haas as Alaska Public Defender and Judge David Nesbett to the Anchorage Superior Court.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Health Department officials say they are ‘sounding the alarm’

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Academic Decathlon and Pentathlon are currently recruiting middle and high school teams for the upcoming season.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles is considering whether to eliminate the month and date registration stickers that adorn state license plates here.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (AP) - Two bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), in coordination with U.S. Northern Command, provided U.S. presence during a Russian military exercise in the Bering Sea, Friday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ), in partnership with Permafrost Pathways, is hosting a workshop to connect ten Alaska Native Tribes with federal government agencies in leading a conversation to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the impacts of climate change.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Police Department provided News of the North with a bulletin report forthe weekend of Sep.

(Alaska Beacon) - Buoyed by a record tourist season, Alaska employers hired thousands more workers this year than they did during last year’s summer peak, but state employment remains stubbornly below what it was in 2019, figures from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development show.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Alaska State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation present Poetry Out Loud™ in partnership.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Registration permit hunt RM445 for bull moose in the Eklutna Lake Management Area (Unit 14C) will close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, by Emergency Order of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Juneau, Alaska (DOL) - The March 2023 rental survey showed broad rent increases across Alaska areas. Rents went up an average of 7 percent from 2022.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies put up a good fight against Colony Knights Friday night at Adair-Kennedy. 

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced it will be expanding the Generations Southeast Community Learning Center (Generations Southeast) to include an education campus in Klawock, Alaska.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Most of Earth’s near-surface permafrost could be gone by 2100, an international team of scientists has concluded after comparing current climate trends to the planet’s climate 3 million years ago.

Washington (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation this week that would curtail inflationary pressures caused by higher energy costs and defend communities most at risk of energy poverty, particularly rural, elderly, minority, and low-income Americans.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state of Alaska has begun a sweeping analysis of state employees’ salaries to determine whether poor pay is contributing to ongoing hiring woes in the executive branch.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The plane flown by the husband of Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola was carrying a load of moose meat from a remote hunting camp when it crashed, killing him earlier this week, authorities said.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 12, a Sitka Police Officer observed a male, known to not have a valid driver's license, driving a vehicle inbound on Halibut Point Road.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance (DPA) has cleared the backlog of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications and recertifications submitted prior to June 2023.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Following a nationwide search, the City and Borough of Juneau announced three finalists for the position of Juneau Police Department Chief. All three candidates will take part in public town halls in Juneau between Sept. 26 and 28.

Sitka, Alaska (UAF) - The Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska has become the latest addition to the Alaska Volcano Observatory’s ground-based monitoring network.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - August’s statewide job count was up by 4,800, or 1.4 percent, from August 2022, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

(Alaska Beacon) - The system is seen by advocates in the Lower 48 as a model for advancing civility and moderation, but it is vulnerable to repeal at home.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Dimond Park Aquatic Center will offer several swim lesson sessions this fall for preschool & youth age groups. Each session lasts five weeks with eight lessons in total.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday the USDA Forest Service is investing more than $1 billion in nearly 400 grant awards nationwide to increase access to trees and the social, health, and economic benefits they provide.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Thursday joined a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of colleagues in calling for the inclusion of the Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act in the final version of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA).

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - An Alaska wildfire season that wound up with an unexceptional amount of area burned took an unusual route to get there.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A naturalization ceremony for new citizens was held Wednesday at Juneau's federal building. This was the first time in years the swearing-in occurred in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Runoff may result in flooding of rivers, streams, creeks, and other low-lying areas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Anton McParland, Chief of Staff for Representative Mary Peltola, has released a follow-up statement after the passing of Peltola's husband, Eugene Peltola Jr.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 11, the Sitka Police Department arrested 33-year-old Glen Roland Jones on Theft in the Second Degree as a result of the investigation into the theft of a Honda EU3200i generator.

(UAF) - Communities hit hard by climate change in Alaska and elsewhere in the U.S. could benefit from a new research project aimed at improving their electric grids.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 7, the CBJ Utility noted an aroma of diesel in the wastewater collections system in the Juneau downtown area and at the Juneau/Douglas waste treatment facility. At the same time, downtown businesses also reported the fuel smell directly to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game in Douglas announced an early closure to the mountain goat hunting season under the state registration permit hunt RG013, for the Mt. Kluchman portion of Unit 1C located in the Taku River drainage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - From Alaska Native Heritage signage to watershed restoration, youth education, and more, communities saw a bump in local economic activity from investments made through USDA’s Southeast Alaska Sustainability Strategy.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man was sentenced on Aug. 30, 2023, to over four years in prison for possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon and for violating his supervised release.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau announced that Denise Koch will serve as the next Director of Engineering and Public Works. Koch succeeds outgoing director Katie Koester, who assumes the role of City Manager this month.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) received a report that on Monday a yearling bull moose escaped from the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center near Haines in GMU 1D.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Backers of an effort to repeal ranked voting in Alaska violated state campaign finance rules, including by channeling money through a church-affiliated organization in a way that initially concealed the source of the contributions, a new report alleges.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Anton McParland, Chief of Staff to Rep. Mary Peltola, has released a statement following the passing of Eugene Peltoa Jr., husband of Rep. Mary Peltola.

Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - After a period when COVID-19 restrictions halted the spread of other respiratory diseases, Alaska had a big increase in influenza cases, state data shows.

(KINY) - Getting information about where wildfire smoke is headed in Alaska has become easy for the public, thanks to a collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Fire Service.

(Northern Journal) - Enstar wants to take over the project last estimated to cost $10 billion, but its own chief executive acknowledges that the pipeline isn’t viable without multibillion-dollar subsidies from the state.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard rescued a plane crash survivor approximately 35 miles northwest of Juneau, on Sunday.

Washington, D.C (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI) will attend his first hearing on the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) today at 10 am Eastern Time.

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Al-Qaeda attacks of 22 years ago, and more recent ideological violence, ‘is the opposite of all we stand for as a nation,’ president says in Anchorage.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Attorney General Taylor announced a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing to consumers across the nation.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – A Kenai man was sentenced on Aug. 31, 2023, to 20 months in prison and seven years’ supervised release for not registering as a sex offender after moving to Alaska from Oregon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary held a ceremony commemorating the events of September 11th and honoring Juneau's first responders.

NEW YORK (AP) — From ground zero to small towns, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words and appeals to teach younger generations about the terror attacks 22 years before.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau recently hosted its first-ever Bigfoot Town Hall. An event dedicated to talking about and sharing experiences with the mythical creature of the same name.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - An arrest has been made in relation to the structure fire at the American Legion Post #3 that occurred early Sunday morning.

(Alaska Beacon) - Even as safety has improved vastly in the Alaska fishing industry overall, harvesters who operate from small, open skiffs continue to face risks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The eighth annual 'Platypus-Con: Board and Card Game Extravaganza' was worth the wait.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Apprenticeship Expo took place over this weekend. The event took place at the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 262 Training Center.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday, the State of Alaska filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Alaska to challenge the final repeal of the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Fire Department was notified of a structure fire at the American Legion Post #3, located at 631 Park Avenue, at 1:21 a.m. on Sept. 10.

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The fossil fuel industry and its supporters have criticized the Biden EV vision, but in Alaska, where use and infrastructure is expanding, the vehicles are winning fans.

Akiachak, Alaska (AP) - There’s nothing more universal than kids enjoying themselves at a summer carnival, whether it’s in the middle of a heat wave in New York City or in much cooler weather on the Alaska tundra.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Arctic sea ice makes its debut as wearable art during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 9.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau invites the public to ask questions and learn more about the options for the future of Juneau's City Hall during an Open House and Q&A session on Wednesday, Sept. 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - In a game that featured 1,076 yards and 104 combined points, it was Juneau’s defense that had the last laugh.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Greater Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum with the assembly candidates from District 1 and 2, and the candidates running for school board Thursday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the winners of the 2023 Governor's Denali Peak Performance Awards.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced that the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded $400,000 to an Alaska organization to provide legal services and improve the effective coordination of justice systems impacting survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - The state Science Olympiad competition will be held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for a second year on Feb. 23-24, 2024. Middle school teams from across Alaska are encouraged to participate.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) this week cosponsored two measures that support students and schools with archery and hunter safety education.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - AmeriCorps members serving across Alaska will commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by joining in patriotic acts of volunteer service as part of the Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, commonly known as 9/11 Day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tourism Best Management Practices member whale watching operators fleet recently donated $5,800 to the Southeast Alaska Food Bank.

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - Service Cougars’ quarterback Jonathon Tautua led the Cook Inlet Conference in passing yards last year and he sits atop the leaderboard once again entering Week 5.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute’s (SHI) longtime chair is retiring from its board of trustees.

AKIACHAK, Alaska (AP) - Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) The applicant pool has dropped by 30% in the last year for correctional officers.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Ranger District plans to make improvements to the Starrigavan Artesian Well in October, to address the diminished and unreliable flow at the popular drinking water source.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Treadwell Arena, Juneau-Douglas Ice Association, and Juneau Skating Club will host Skating 101 for beginners on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. at Treadwell Arena.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane — a greenhouse gas — into the atmosphere.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced its Native Lands & Resources Division has officially launched the Seacoast Indigenous Guardians Network (SIGN).

Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - An Anchorage inmate died after two days in custody, the Alaska Department of Corrections reported Thursday. It is the seventh inmate death the department has reported this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Whale SENSE is an education, stewardship, and recognition program that highlights commercial whale-watching companies that commit to higher standards of operation.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - A new study has found minute levels of chemical contamination in a small sample of Arctic coastal fish species, an encouraging finding for residents who rely on them for subsistence foods.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that three Alaska Native Corporations have been selected to receive $2.5 million in federal funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska is getting help to fight invasive species on its national forests and nearby lands. The goal is to eventually halt the spread of non-native insects and plants over time.

Juneau, Alaska (DOL) - Workers within the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers affected by the Alaska spring flooding in May to June of 2023 may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).

(Alaska Beacon) - An Alaska Native corporation said Tuesday it is investing in a project that could result in the first graphite production in the United States in decades.

Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) and its crew returned to its homeport of Kodiak following a successful 57-day patrol in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, Monday.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 4, at approximately 10:30 AM, the Sitka Police Department received the report from a downtown food vendor that their generator was stolen from their food cart within the past hour.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The annual fall lecture series Evening at Egan kicks off on Sept. 8 at the University of Alaska Southeast Auke Lake campus with a presentation by Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shingo Hamada: "Eating the Herring: Rifts and Responses in the North Pacific."

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, overturning sales held in the Trump administration's waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Alaskans across the state who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes are eligible to join a yearlong program to help them lose weight and improve their health.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau and Homeshore Engineering will host a public meeting about the Dogwood Lane Improvements Project at Dimond Park Aquatic Center (3045 Dimond Park Loop) on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Health has announced the successful completion of a measure aimed at alleviating the strain on Alaska's food banks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Forests crossing tribal, state and private lands in Alaska are soon to see new landscape restoration projects through a first of its kind investment from USDA.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Stephen (Steve) Colligan to the University of Alaska Board of Regents.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage grand jury indicted 20-old Derrek Leo Logoleo yesterday for the murder of Leanoano Pati who was stabbed on May 9, 2023, at an apartment complex on Hoyt Street.

Kodiak, Alaska (AP) - Gabriel Prout worked four seasons on his father's crab boat, the Silver Spray, before joining his two brothers in 2020 to buy a half-interest plus access rights for a snow crab fishery that's typically the largest and richest in the Bering Sea. Then in 2021, disaster: an annual survey found crabs crashing to an all-time low. The red king crab fishery was closed; the snow crab fishery cut to a tenth of the previous year's take.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Supporters must next gather petition signatures for campaign finance limits and worker rights, while nonpartisan primary measure is rejected.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Eagle River man pleaded guilty to one count sexual exploitation of a child for production of child pornography and one count possession of child pornography.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Jeanne Bitz is a painter and sculptor in Maui, Hawai'i.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday one of the hardest athletic events around the world will begin on the shores of Auke Lake in Juneau with a cannon blast that will signify the first official full IRONMAN race in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

The recent avalanche and landslide activity in the Basin Road and Perseverance Trailhead area is shown in these photos from KINY.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.

The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.

The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide.   My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.

Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.

Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area.  He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.”    Then he lowered it well below his waist.    “And this is all the rest,” he said. 

Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning  COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.