Earlier this month, the Denver Post reported that Lingít tribal members have been requesting cultural items back from the Denver Art Museum in Colorado for years — to no avail. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/22/not…

Twice in a week, an airline pilot was forced to abort a takeoff because other jets were entering an active runway.

FAA officials are now taking steps to reduce fatigue among air traffic controllers amid an ongoing staffing shortage. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/22/wit…

Nunam Iqua, in Yup’ik, means the “land’s end” – a place that is so flat it’s hard to tell where the land meets the sea.

But in the realm of spelling, Nunam Iqua – and its champion at this year’s statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee – stand tall. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/22/aft…

The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/22/nat…

Anchorage police say they are continuing to investigate the deaths of three people in two separate incidents Thursday, with few details available on either case. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/22/anc…

The Yup’ik village of Newtok, perched precariously on thawing permafrost at the edge of the rapidly eroding Ninglick River, is the first Alaska community to begin a full-scale relocation made necessary by climate change. (via Alaska Beacon) alaskapublic.org/2024/04/22/rel…

A unique policing agreement in a part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will allow tribal police to enforce some state laws.
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This Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss how realistic a transition to renewable energy is, and how long it could take. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/19/ren…

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly:

Sen. Sullivan rips the Biden administration on a pair of decisions protecting land in the Arctic from resource extraction.

Plus, fisheries managers consider the impacts of chum salmon bycatch.

Listen here: akpub.io/3U9qgZO

Popular superhero movies are fueling a lucrative hobby for Kodiak comic collectors.
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The Alaska Senate has proposed a new aid package for the state’s fish processing companies — some of which have been teetering among a crash in prices that’s caused an industry-wide crisis. (via Northern Journal)
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Anchorage police have arrested a man in a deadly cold-case shooting that happened nearly 15 years ago, after officers say he confessed last week.
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In an Anchorage news conference, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor laid out what he sees as the impact of a recent court ruling that threw out two laws underpinning the state’s homeschool system. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/18/dun…

Three Bears Alaska has begun work at the site of its latest acquisition: The Wasilla-based retail chain is now planning to build a grocery store in Delta Junction. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/19/thr…

The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a senior U.S. military official told NPR on Thursday. There are also reports of explosions in Iraq and Syria. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/19/isr…

The U.S. Interior Department on Friday essentially rejected the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority's proposal to build the Ambler Road, a 211-mile industrial road that would have cut through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. alaskapublic.org/2024/04/19/bid…