Alaska News Nightly - Alaska Public Media
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For more than four decades, Alaska News Nightly has brought you award-winning statewide news. From Dutch Harbor to Prudhoe Bay, from Metlakatla to Kaktovik, Alaska News Nightly covers every corner of Alaska.
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Anchorage, AK
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Alaska PR
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For more than four decades, Alaska News Nightly has brought you award-winning statewide news. From Dutch Harbor to Prudhoe Bay, from Metlakatla to Kaktovik, Alaska News Nightly covers every corner of Alaska.
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@aprn
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English
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Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc 3877 University Dr Anchorage AK 99508-4676 907-550-8444
Episodes
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
A bill substantially increasing education funding clears a hurdle in the state Senate. Also, critics debate the transparency of the University of Alaska's decision to scrub diversity-related language.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
4/2/2025
A school principal pleads with state lawmakers to increase base student funding. Also, lawmakers approve a new screening policy at the state capitol.
Duration:00:26:23
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
4/1/2025
A confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate isn't all about the nominee. Also, the Fairbanks North Star Borough school board confronts a familiar budget reality.
Duration:00:26:24
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 31, 2025
3/31/2025
The state House passes a bill that would limit time for foster youth in psychiatric facilities. Also, rural advocates in Alaska worry about an executive order aimed at reshaping federal elections.
Duration:00:26:28
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 28, 2025
3/28/2025
Native shareholders question their corporation's migrant detention contracts. Also, state lawmakers pass a bill designating March as women's history month in Alaska.
Duration:00:26:23
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 27, 2025
3/27/2025
Sen. Dan Sullivan's criticism of a federal judge shines a spotlight on the judicial selection process. Plus, the CDC cancels funds meant to help defend Alaska against future pandemics. And, Southeast Alaska artists share their work in a traveling exhibit.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
3/26/2025
Alaska public broadcasting enters the spotlight during a DOGE hearing on NPR and PBS. Plus, lawmakers struggle to craft a balanced budget as time ticks away. And, the Kenai Peninsula's online farmers market shuts down.
Duration:00:26:31
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
3/25/2025
Alaska seafood processors warn that President Trump's trade policies could hurt the industry. Plus, scientists work to understand how rapidly-melting glaciers impact the environment around them. And, cuts to federal grants and staff could reduce food security for Indigenous communities.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
The state House overwhelmingly passes a resolution recognizing Alaska's close ties with Canada. Plus, school districts grapple with funding limbo after the president orders the Department of Education abolished. And, passengers recall the harrowing experience after a plane's front window broke mid-air.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 21, 2025
3/21/2025
Cuts to the National Weather Service pose significant impacts to Alaskans who rely on accurate forecasts. Plus, a report about Missing and Murdered Indigenous People is removed from federal websites. And, current and retired postal workers protest the idea of privatizing the U.S. Postal Service.
Duration:00:26:53
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 20, 2025
3/20/2025
Sen. Dan Sullivan defends the firing of federal workers. Plus, researchers monitor Mount Spurr, which is expected to erupt within weeks or months. And, a Ketchikan company aims to reinvigorate the kelp farming industry in Alaska.
Duration:00:26:20
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
3/19/2025
Legislators reject a proposal from the governor to create a Department of Agriculture. Plus, Fairbanks residents gathered to share concerns with Sen. Dan Sullivan, though indirectly. And, despite tensions between the U.S. and Canada, a ski race near the border brings neighbors together for a party.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
3/18/2025
U.S. Sen. Murkowski tells Alaska Lawmakers President Trump is going too far. Also, State senators consider investing in long overdue school maintenance. And residents in coastal villages call for a return of fishing permits to their communities.
Duration:00:26:14
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 17, 2025
3/17/2025
Unlike most Republicans in Congress, Sen. Lisa Murkowski remains defiant of President Trump. Also, a business in the Aleutians worries about backlash from U.S. foreign policy on Alaska's tourist season.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 14, 2025
3/14/2025
Interior Alaska dog musher Jessie Holmes wins his first Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Also, Tanana Chiefs Conference rejoins the Alaska Federation of Natives amid concerns over federal cuts. And locals are skeptical over White House push to open Tongass National Forest to timber harvest.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 13, 2025
3/13/2025
Juneau residents protest against potential cuts to Medicaid. Also, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reckons with hundreds of layoffs. And Iditarod mushers have their eye on the finish line as they rest in White Mountain.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
3/12/2025
The Alaska House pass a bill with the largest school funding increase in about a decade. Also, researchers say a volcano near Anchorage is likely to erupt soon. And a trio of mushers battle for the lead in the last stretches of the Iditarod.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
3/11/2025
Experts say uncertainty from the Trump administration's federal funding freezes is affecting Alaskans. Also, lawmakers weigh dozens of amendments to a major education bill. And Nome's famed burled arch gets rebuilt just in time for incoming Iditarod mushers.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 10, 2025
3/10/2025
Experts say Medicaid cuts would have an outsized impact in Alaska. Also, a California company says it can provide some of the data lost from National Weather Service cuts.
Duration:00:26:34
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 7, 2025
3/7/2025
Permanent Fund managers sound the alarm over the fund's future. Also, state leaders applaud President Trump's spotlighting of the Alaska LNG project.
Duration:00:26:27