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Apr 30 2019

A 2.5-acre brush fire near Ninilchik on the Kenai Peninsula threatened homes Saturday.

Fire season kicks off with over a dozen wildfires across Alaska

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | Environment, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government, Weather, Western

The Alaska Division of Forestry is warning Alaskans in the Southcentral region of the state about high fire danger. The state agency says over a dozen wildfires cropped up around the state over the weekend.

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | April 30, 2019 1:50 pm

Apr 27 2019

Behind the scenes of the Regional Native Youth Olympics for Bering Strait School District

By Katie Kazmierski, KNOM-Nome | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Education, Sports, Western

Last week, White Mountain hosted thirteen teams for the Bering Strait School District’s regional Native Youth Olympics

By Katie Kazmierski, KNOM-Nome | April 27, 2019 4:34 pm

Apr 26 2019

Emergency response workshop details communication shortfalls in rural Alaska

By Emily Hofstaedter, KNOM - Nome | Public Safety, Western

The Arctic Domain Awareness Center came to Nome last Friday to learn how rural Alaskans, particularly Alaska Natives, felt they were prepared to handle a major, weather-related crisis.

By Emily Hofstaedter, KNOM - Nome | April 26, 2019 12:36 pm

Apr 23 2019

Mackenzie Olver (left) and Sandra Bouvier point out Akiuk on a map of Alaska at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School on April 17, 2019. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

Juneau students on exchange get a taste of life in Western Alaska

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | 2 Alaska, Climate Change, Community, Education, Environment, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Southwest, Subsistence, Western

Juneau middle schoolers traveled to Western Alaska last month as part of a sister school exchange that aims to bridge the gap between urban and rural Alaska.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | April 23, 2019 4:12 pm

Apr 23 2019

‘Ragin’ Contagion’ exercise tests Nome’s ability to respond to epidemics

By Davis Hovey, KNOM-Nome | Community, Health, Public Safety, Western

In the event of widespread disease, it could take several days before help arrives in a remote Alaska community like Nome.

By Davis Hovey, KNOM-Nome | April 23, 2019 1:18 pm

Apr 18 2019

The special ingredient inside these new gluten-free noodles? Fish, from Alaska.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Business, Economy, Fisheries, Food, Oceans, Western, Wildlife

The featured ingredient in these new gluten-free “protein noodles” might surprise you: It’s pollock, the unassuming whitefish caught by the millions in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s coast.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | April 18, 2019 6:06 pm

Apr 18 2019

Donlin runway and camp site in summer 2014.

Donlin Gold to begin drilling program

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Energy & Mining, Southwest, Western

It’s going to be a busy year for Donlin Gold. The company is gearing up for another round of geotechnical drilling — its first in two years.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | April 18, 2019 5:45 pm

Apr 17 2019

Through language, a Yup’ik teacher passes on a way of life

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, History, Southwest, Western

As a child, Alice Fitka was punished for speaking her Yup’ik language in school. Since then, she’s spent decades teaching it in the Western Alaska village of Tuntutuliak.

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | April 17, 2019 4:37 pm

Apr 15 2019

Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights with statewide spelling bee

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Southcentral, Southwest, Western

The statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee for Beginners saw the toughest spell-off in the eight-year history of the event.

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | April 15, 2019 1:55 pm

Apr 13 2019

Eric Whitney stands next to the tripod he constructed for the Kuskokwim Ice Classic. The tripod was erected on the river ice in front of the Bethel seawall on March 21, 2018.

Bethel Kuskokwim River ice breaks at 4:02 p.m. on Friday, April 12

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | 2 Alaska, Climate Change, Environment, Western

This is the earliest breakup ever, beating the former record set in 2016 by eight days.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | April 13, 2019 4:03 pm

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Fire season kicks off with over a dozen wildfires across Alaska

Behind the scenes of the Regional Native Youth Olympics for Bering Strait School District

Emergency response workshop details communication shortfalls in rural Alaska

Juneau students on exchange get a taste of life in Western Alaska

‘Ragin’ Contagion’ exercise tests Nome’s ability to respond to epidemics

The special ingredient inside these new gluten-free noodles? Fish, from Alaska.

Donlin Gold to begin drilling program

Through language, a Yup’ik teacher passes on a way of life

Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights with statewide spelling bee

Bethel Kuskokwim River ice breaks at 4:02 p.m. on Friday, April 12

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