A group of Unalaska elementary students won fourth place in Alaska’s state Battle of the Books competition this year, the furthest any of Unalaska’s elementary teams have ever made it; the nation's only heavy icebreaker set a world record off the coast of Antarctica; and suicides among US Army soldiers in Alaska significantly increased in 2021.
Theo Greenly covers the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands for the Alaska Desk from partner stations KUCB in Unalaska, KSDP in Sand Point and KUHB in Saint Paul.