A research team funded by the National Science Foundation is in Nome to find out what the cause and implications of a dramatic increase of jellyfish might be.
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ADN spotlights widespread failures in vetting village police officers
Alaska Public Media’s Lori Townsend discusses recent ADN stories highlighting widespread failures in the system for hiring and certifying village police officers with reporter Kyle Hopkins.
US and Russia agree on shipping standards for Bering Strait
North and southbound lanes, speed limits, areas to be avoided — those are just some of the safety measures in place in the world’s busiest waterways. In the Bering Strait, though, there’s nothing regulating where ships can go and what they should avoid. But new standards were recently introduced to protect transiting vessels and the marine environment…
How three generations of Alaska Natives struggled with cultural education
More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.
Appeal challenges Alaska’s exclusion of village residents from juries
Lawyers for a Kiana man convicted of attempted murder argue he was not tried by a jury of his peers because his jury was drawn from the Kotzebue area, more than 50 miles away.
Muktuk and ice cream: Exchange brings Noorvik students to Juneau
Four middle school students from Noorvik Aqqaluk School visited Juneau this week as part of the statewide Sister School Exchange program. At least one Dzantik’i Heeni student traveled to Noorvik, too.
E. coli outbreak comes to Alaska, first confirmed cases are Nome inmates
Eight Nome correctional center inmates contracted a strain of E. coli from eating romaine lettuce. The confirmed cases are the first in Alaska related to a national outbreak.
Alaska Native leaders imagine divergent ‘Arctic futures’
Alaska Native community leaders discussed the challenges — and opportunities — facing an evolving Arctic at the Arctic Futures conference at University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus, Nome.
Iditarod checkpoint enforces ordinance to control loose dog population as mushers arrive
Coinciding with the Iditarod sled dog race, Unalakleet issued an emergency ordinance to address loose dogs running free around the community. Many residents complained about a problem, and not everyone is happy with the solution.
Mixing science with traditional knowledge, researchers hope to get seal oil on the menu
There’s a traditional foods movement happening in Alaska. Dieticians, administrators, and others are trying to get more wild foods like moose, berries, and beach greens into health care facilities and schools. But there’s one food that elders really, really want, and they aren’t allowed to have: seal oil.