Alaska News

The Alaskan Hotel & Bar, where Fry worked and often performed, is hosting a remembrance for him on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. Sean Tracey, Andy Koch and Matt Costa will perform, followed by an open mic.

Warming waters are causing salmon born in Juneau’s Auke Creek to shift when they return home.

A state report says last year’s growth followed a five-year decline, with harvesting jobs hitting an all-time low in 2024.

KTOO’s Mike Lane spoke with Dr. Jonathan Swinton, a licensed family therapist in Juneau, to find out what people can do to help themselves combat seasonal depression. 

“Folks that have been here for decades plus are bailing,” one Fairbanksan said.

Industry experts say getting rid of roadless protections probably won’t fix the timber industry’s troubles.

Multiple Petersburg voters told KFSK they found the amount of money spent on Alaska’s election wasteful or unhelpful.

Democrats lead all races in nearly all 13 of Juneau’s precincts.

Democrats and independents are leading in 23 of the House’s 40 seats, and coalition-minded Senators are winning, too.

Polling stations in Ruby and Ekwok both had opened by midday Tuesday, according to a political advocacy group.

About 70% of ballots are typically counted on Election Night, and results could shift.

Advocates for repealing Alaska’s voting method say it invites shenanigans. Defenders of ranked choice voting, though, say Alaska’s system blunts the spoiler effect.

Flats residents spend a lot of time, and a lot of cash, to make the holiday special.

The recommendations focus on the whale watching industry, downtown congestion, helicopter flightseeing and data collection.

Thirteen polling places will be open in Juneau on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

While many people saw trick-or-treaters knock on their doors this weekend, some in Southeast Alaska were instead visited by the FBI.

Federal officials provided “no workable plan” to investigate ballots marked for the other Dan Sullivan to determine if voters were confused, the judge said.

U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman did not cite any laws that might have been broken, even when pressed on what crime could be at the heart of the investigation.

KTOO’s Clarise Larson takes us back to July 15, 1956, when a Juneau diver vanished from the channel’s surface, allegedly pulled down by a creature of colossal proportions.

Constantine Mining in 2024 applied for approval to work on mining claims through 2028, but now wants an additional five years.