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Desiree Hagen
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KOTZ
“We had over 6,000 pounds, and last year we had nothing,” said Karen Gillis, manager of Kotzebue’s Copper River plant. She said it’s a good start for the nation’s northernmost commercial fishery after years of dismal returns and a crash two years ago.
Bill Cramer
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U.S. Wildland Fire Service Alaska Smokejumper
Rural Alaska
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Katie Basile/KYUKThe state Department of Fish and Game says the bear culling is working, but critics say there's no proof. -
Desiree Hagen/KOTZ“Our people need to be heard in their voice,” said Aucha Kameroff, the group’s leader. “One of the voices that we have as people in rural Alaska, or any place, is by voting.” -
Paige Sparks/KTOOFederal officials recently announced that households that lost food purchased with federal food assistance will be able to have some of it replaced. -
Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaAccording to a recent story from the Northern Journal, an estimate from 2020 put the cost of protecting infrastructure in Alaska's threatened communities at $4.3 billion over the next half-century.
State News
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Clarise Larson/KTOOEpidemiologists don't know yet whether the cases are part of the national outbreak centered in the Midwest. They urge Alaskans to wash fruits and veggies and get tested if they feel sick. -
Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaTwo lawmakers who have been vocal advocates in the debate over a bill offering tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project joined "Talk of Alaska" on Tuesday. -
Matt Faubion/Alaska Public MediaMary Peltola spent campaign funds in 2025, when she was, on paper, a U.S. House candidate. The NRSC says she had no visible campaign so the spending "must have been for her personal use.” -
Katie Anastas/Alaska Public MediaPolice stopped Forrest Wolfe, Gov. Mike Dunleavy's deputy legislative director, after he nearly caused an accident in a busy area of Downtown Juneau.
News from NPR
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Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold. -
Plus, Avalon Emerson & The Charm perform songs from the band's latest album, Written Into Changes. -
They call themselves the "cockroaches" and they're on the march — demanding action against corruption, amid a shortage of opportunities for young people in India. -
Gracie Abrams, one of today's biggest new singer-songwriters, has polarized critics with her confessional writing and A-list upbringing. Why do people care so much that she is taking up space?
