Alaska Public Media

Alaska Public Media utilizes various media channels to help all Alaskans lead more informed and connected lives. It creates and shares news and content that offer opportunities for lifelong learning in areas such as public affairs, health, leisure, science, nature, economic and social development, civic engagement, and global news. Based in Southcentral Alaska, Alaska Public Media includes KSKA radio, KAKM-TV, Create TV, PBS KIDS, and their website alaskapublic.org. Additionally, they manage Statewide News and collaborate with KTOO in Juneau and KYUK in Bethel for a shared television service. Together, Alaska Public Media and its partners provide content that reaches 97% of Alaska's population.

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Dunleavy freezes most hiring, new regulations and travel as oil prices squeeze budget

1 day ago | alaskapublic.org | Eric Stone

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday ordered a freeze on most state hiring, out-of-state travel and new regulations as oil prices tumble. Dunleavy outlined the freeze in an administrative order released Friday afternoon. Oil production in Alaska is expected to increasein the coming years as new projects like Pikka come online. But, at the same time, the price of a barrel of North Slope crude fell more than $10 in April, and federal forecasters say they expect oil prices to fall further in the coming months.
Teacher Tales 2025 | Addressing Alaskans

2 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson

This episode of Addressing Alaskans features Teacher Tales,a storytelling event in the spirit of the Moth and Arctic Entries. Hear funny, inspiring and heartfelt stories from local educators. This event was recorded at Bear Tooth on April 30 and was edited for broadcast. The event was presented in part by Hearthkyn and moderated by hosted by Sarah Cronick and Matt Sugita.
Murderous machinations manifest in Cyrano's theater production | State of Art

2 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson

"Dial M for Murder" is a classic crime thriller based in the 1950s about a murder plot gone awry and the resulting investigation. Outside of the theater, the play was made famous with Alfred Hitchcock's film adaptation starring Grace Kelly. Cyrano's Theater Company opened their run of the play on May 9 and it runs through June 1. For this production, Cyrano's is using an updated adaptation by Jeffery Hatcher from Frederick Knott's original script.
‘Molly of Denali’ will stop producing new content after fifth season airs

2 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Jamie Diep

The next season of the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” will be the last for the foreseeable future. The team behind the award-winning children’s TV show will stop working on new content. Molly of Denali is widely celebrated in Alaska because it features an Alaska Native lead character and showcases Indigenous culture. This comes as the Trump administration is cracking down on federal funding for NPR and PBS.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 9, 2025

5 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Casey Grove

Friday on Alaska News Nightly:Sen. Dan Sullivan hopes a new law will protect Alaska fisheries from foreign fleets. Also, Anchorage food trucks and breweries have a symbiotic relationship. And after a half-century of outfitting Anchorage's cowboy types, a western wear store is about to ride off into the sunset.
Anchorage Mayor LaFrance wants to criminalize unauthorized fires

5 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Hannah Flor

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance wants to increase the penalty for unauthorized fires, in an effort to reduce the risk of wildfires across the city. Right now, the city says the only way it can hold people criminally accountable is if a fire causes damage. The LaFrance administration introduced its proposed ordinance May 6 at an Anchorage Assembly meeting.
Cold Bay residents uncover a 'completely forgotten' WWII cemetery

5 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Theo Greenly

As you drive the gravel road out of Cold Bay on the Alaska Peninsula, the peaks of Pavlof Volcano and Pavlof Sister, some 40 miles away, frame a wide expanse of flat tundra dotted with small lakes. Just about nobody knows the area better than Hap Kremer. Kremer grew up playing in the abandoned, World War II-era Quonset huts and cement bunkers scattered across the area. He's been living in the community on and off since his family moved here in 1975.
Anchorage police officers legally justified in fatal shooting of man threatening woman and children, state says

5 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Wesley Early

Two Anchorage police officers were legally justified in the fatal shooting of a man in February who police say had barricaded himself in a Midtown hotel and threatened a woman and her four children. That’s according to a letter Thursday from the state Office of Special Prosecutions, which reviewed the shooting. On Feb. 21, at around 3:50 a.m., Anchorage police were notified that a suspicious truck had parked at the Hampton Inn off West Tudor Road.
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council director resigns after board's DEI language purge

5 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Yvonne Krumrey

The executive director of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will resign, following the board’s decision to cut diversity, equity and inclusion language from its website under pressure from the Trump administration. The organization announced Monday that Phil Huebschen is leaving the nonprofit after two years. “I found myself unable to authentically engage in implementing the decision of the board,” Huebschen told KTOO.
Sullivan pushes feds to fight illegal fishing amid possible NOAA cuts

5 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Maggie Nelson

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is pressing federal nominees to support work by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, which he says is key to an illegal-fishing bill backed by both of Alaska's senators. The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously advanced Sullivan's Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest Act, on April 30. The bill, also known as the FISH Act, is co-sponsored by Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and six other senators.