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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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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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English
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Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc 3877 University Dr Anchorage AK 99508-4676 907-550-8444
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Episodes
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, September 11, 2025
9/11/2025
Conservative blogger Suzanne Downing resigns from the website she originally founded. Plus, despite less available funding, advocates say renewable energy is needed in rural communities. And recent grants for community gardens seek to boost food security in Sitka.
Duration:00:26:24
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9/10/2025
High mortgages are leading to high rents and pricing Alaskans out of homes. Plus, record-breaking rains in the Northwest Arctic threaten communities with flooding and erosion. And a new shuttle aims to bridge a food security gap for several Anchorage neighborhoods.
Duration:00:26:25
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
9/9/2025
Alaska test scores showed little improvement last year, and advocates disagree about how to bring them up. Plus, Alaska's youngest female convicted murderer is freed after 40 years in prison. And how one man's love of sea shanties started a community tradition.
Duration:00:26:23
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, September 8, 2025
9/8/2025
Political observers ask, "what will Mary Peltola do in 2026?" Plus, the University of Alaska system considers removing affirmative action language from its policies. And, you can get soft serve in Aniak now, thanks to one woman's craving.
Duration:00:26:30
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 5, 2025
9/5/2025
A national group takes the state to court to force reforms in the foster care system. Plus, an economist looks at the long-term impacts of the Big Beautiful Bill on Alaska. And, two Alaska communities combine forces for a culture camp.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, September 4, 2025
9/4/2025
The US House votes to undo a major resource management plan in Alaska. Plus, a reporter relays the frustrations of activists trying to get names of murdered Indigenous people from the state. And, after evacuating the old building in 2024, Napakiak students have a new schoolhouse
Duration:00:26:23
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
9/3/2025
Federal support for electric vehicle chargers is unfrozen, while some requirements are lowered as well. Plus, she may be a trusty ferry, but the state hopes to replace the Tustumena by 2028. And, the three day, 24th annual Kingikmiut dance festival wraps up.
Duration:00:26:22
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
9/2/2025
A federal attempt to repeal an Alaska resource management plan draws criticism from Alaskans who worked on it. Plus, Skagway clears a hurdle towards shipping ore for Canadian mining projects. And, research continues on the massive landslide and tsunami that hit Southeast in August.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 29, 2025
8/29/2025
An appeals court sides with the federal government over the state in a subsistence management lawsuit. Plus, how a burning hotel led to the formation of the Municipality of Anchorage. And Anchorage aims for a more consistent approach to sheltering homeless people.
Duration:00:28:58
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 28, 2025
8/28/2025
Advocates say the federal government is pushing the timeline to repeal the Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest. Plus, APU researchers are trying to track microplastics in Alaska waters. And, there are plenty of otter hides, but craftspeople say Alaska is running low on tanneries.
Duration:00:26:25
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
8/27/2025
Congressman Nick Begich says Alaskans should see much more resource development in the near future. Plus, researchers dig into the science of early earthquake detection. And an upcoming documentary highlights a true Alaska story, but blends in some mythology.
Duration:00:26:25
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
8/26/2025
A class-action lawsuit against Alaska's Office of Children's Services goes to trial. Plus, Rep. Nick Begich makes his pitch for the US to start buying bitcoin. And, a look at how drones helped the response to Juneau's glacial outburst flood.
Duration:00:26:28
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 25, 2025
8/25/2025
Protestors rally for a Fairbanks woman held by ICE. Plus, in a first- federal authorities in Anchorage seize an entire hotel as part of a drug bust. And, a major tribal organization says they're working to open a gambling hall in Southeast.
Duration:00:26:28
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 22, 2025
8/22/2025
Advocates react to a move by the state medical board to restrict gender affirming care for minors. Plus, many unknowns after a long-institutionalized patient at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute dies. And, after more than 40 years, there's no love lost between this man and his turtle.
Duration:00:26:19
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 21, 2025
8/21/2025
Tariffs, airfare costs, and now increased rates from the postal service are squeezing rural budgets. Plus, commuter rail between the Valley and Anchorage? Advocates say the time to start is now. And, cats and coffee meet at a new Wasilla cafe.
Duration:00:26:22
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
8/20/2025
Oil and gas lease sales for Cook Inlet are resuming next year, but what will that really mean for production? Plus, after months of rumbling, scientists say Mount Spurr has settled back down. And, remembering the late Alaska historian Stephen Haycox.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
8/19/2025
State lawmakers held minute-long floor sessions Tuesday to prevent another special session. Plus, communities take action against a rising otter population in Southeast. And, Anglers can barely keep up with a record-breaking sockeye run on the Kenai.
Duration:00:26:25
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 18, 2025
8/18/2025
Alaska aviators welcome new safety investments by the federal government. Also, An attorney for a man seeking asylum in Anchorage says ICE arrested him based on a mistake. And Juneau residents on a street unprotected from annual flooding consider taking buyouts.
Duration:00:26:22
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 15, 2025
8/15/2025
Vague promises about an agreement, but few real details as President Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage today. Plus, Alaskans react to the meeting, the influx of people, and the international attention. And, the first new Coast Guard icebreaker in 25 years is nearly ready to home port in Juneau.
Duration:00:26:19
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 14, 2025
8/15/2025
Ukrainians in Alaska weigh in on Friday's meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Duration:00:26:24