Since late October, KNOM has reported on four incidents in which Alaska State Troopers responded but did not post an online public dispatch. A spokesperson cited trooper workload as a reason.
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Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to get new domestic violence shelter in Hooper Bay
The community has never had a domestic violence shelter.
Scientists suspect retreating sea ice is changing the color of Alaska’s tundra
Across Alaska and the low Arctic, satellite imagery shows an increasing number of shrubs popping up on the landscape, transforming the tundra.
Below-average sea ice levels are expanding Arctic shipping options
As of Aug. 31, Arctic sea ice coverage dropped to the third-lowest extent on satellite record for that day, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
German kayaker passes through Nome on attempt to circumnavigate North America
Freya Hoffmeister, a German sea kayaker, is attempting to circumnavigate North America in her kayak — a trip she expects will take her 8-12 years.
With art exhibit, former Nome resident addresses the ‘collective trauma’ of indigenous suicide
The gloves and mittens used in the art exhibit “Goodbye” are all handmade and each pair was loaned to the exhibit by an Alaskan or member of the local Whitehorse community.
Shishmaref man finds 50-year-old Russian message in a bottle
A story of how technology and the currents of the Berring Strait connected two men in Russia and Alaska.
Nome businesses hope to learn from record cruise season
Nome is beginning its busiest cruise season to date, and with that traffic comes a learning curve for local businesses and vendors.
Questions remain as Amazon charges online sales tax in Nome
In the beginning of this year, Amazon started applying local sales tax to municipalities in Alaska. According to the City of Nome, the online company first contacted them in late 2018.
Years of data suggest ecosystem shifts in the Northern Bering Sea
Scientists say based on years of observations and data gathered in the Northern Bering Sea, as well as a recent research cruise, they can see warming waters and biological changes going farther north.