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Local, regional, and statewide news coverage produced by the KUCB newsroom.  

Latest Episodes
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they are moving forward with dredging Unalaska Bay; why gas prices are so high in Alaska; and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has pulled nearly even with Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka.
  • GCI's fiber internet connection could be up and running in Unalaska next month; inmate deaths hit a 20-year high for Alaska; and the long-term weather forecast predicts the state's third La Niña winter in a row.
  • The legal battle over whether to allow a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge continues; more than half of Alaska students tested below grade level in reading and math this spring; and a few young Unalaskans say thank you to the Veterans in their lives.
  • U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski follows up on the cleanup of contaminated lands the federal government conveyed to Alaska Native peoples; analysts say incumbent Republican Mike Dunleavy is likely to win a second term as Alaska’s governor; and a bird born in Alaska this past summer flew to the other side of the planet, a distance of nearly 8,500 miles.
  • Unalaska seems to be breaking from one major statewide voting trend in the general election; Alaska voters have rejected holding a constitutional convention; and the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case today that presents a major challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act.
  • Nearly 900 marine mammals were either killed or gravely injured from interactions with humans in Alaska, over the span of about five years, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; today is Election Day, marking Alaska’s first ranked choice general election; and as it looks more and more likely that demand will eventually outstrip the productivity of salmon and other wild seafood stocks, researchers have turned to another method for producing protein from fish: culturing it in a lab.
  • Unalaska experienced at least five power outages after part of a diesel-powered generator overheated; candidates running for statewide office talk about their views on climate policy; and Tuesday is Election Day for the Statewide General Election.
  • Aleutian Airways announced Tuesday that it had moved into a new office and hangar space at the Anchorage airport with a second Saab 2000 aircraft; and with less than one week left to campaign, some organizations are working to get more Alaska Native voters to the polls.
  • The City of St. Paul has declared an economic, social and cultural emergency after the recent closure of the Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries; and in Bethel, a remote satellite of the state’s university system is focusing on teaching nurses from the community to stay close to home and work in the local hospital to help ease Alaska’s shortage of healthcare workers.
  • The Anchorage Unangax̂ Dancers performed a special song at this year’s AFN convention; Deven Mitchell will start work as the head of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation on Nov. 8; and more than 15 years after Ernestine Hayes published her memoir, “Blonde Indian” is becoming an audiobook.