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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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English
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Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc 3877 University Dr Anchorage AK 99508-4676 907-550-8444
Episodes
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 24, 2025
1/24/2025
Lawmakers introduce a bill that would increase state funding to public schools by nearly half a Billion dollars. Plus, school closures across the state have officials asking how schools can keep their students, and their funding. And, a film based and shot in Ketchikan will appear at a film festival later this year.
Duration:00:26:24
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 23, 2025
1/23/2025
A conservation group plans to fight Trump's executive order aimed at rolling back protections in the Tongass National Forest. Plus, the Eklutna tribe opens a controversial casino on tribal land north of Anchorage. And, a Southeast newspaper owner aims to support other small news agencies across Alaska.
Duration:00:26:45
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
1/22/2025
Sen. Lisa Murkowski opposes President Trump's pardons of convicted January 6 rioters. Plus, Gov. Dunleavy praises Trump's executive orders aimed at resource development in the state. Plus, researchers unearth a Dene food cache in Anchorage nearly a thousand years old.
Duration:00:26:44
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
1/21/2025
Alaska's Congressional delegation cheers President Trump's action to boost energy production in the state. Plus, Alaska lawmakers gavel in for the first day of the legislative session. And, Northwest Arctic residents honor Inupiaq healer Della Keats.
Duration:00:26:13
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 17, 2025
1/17/2025
Lawmakers call on Gov. Dunleavy to release a study on state worker salaries. Plus, state commissioners grill ENSTAR on its proposed liquefied natural gas import project. And, Students in Anchorage honor Martin Luther King Junior Day with a lesson and a song.
Duration:00:26:18
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 16, 2025
1/16/2025
President Biden's administration issues new protections for the national petroleum reserve. Plus, a proposed law would help Alaskans insure their homes for flood damage and some landslides. And, Sitka high schoolers build storage sheds with local lumber.
Duration:00:26:25
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
1/15/2025
Election officials rejected more than one thousand absentee ballots from the 2024 election. Plus, last year's near-record number of outdoor deaths has homeless service providers calling for change. And, state transportation officials use federal funds to study how to reduce collisions with wildlife.
Duration:00:26:28
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
1/14/2025
Alaska's Senators prepare to vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation. Plus, lawmakers prefile bills ahead of the legislative session, including a pension plan for state employees. And, a proposed Veterans cemetery in the Interior receives federal funding.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 13, 2025
1/13/2025
Southcentral residents clean up damage from the weekend's windstorm. Plus, one legislator's bill would revive a state pension system for government employees. And, despite support from the mayor, nearby residents are skeptical of the Eklutna Tribe's plan to build a casino.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 10, 2025
1/10/2025
Anchorage releases a review of the police department's use of force policies. Plus, the Juneau Assembly rezones public land to increase housing availability.
Duration:00:26:33
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 9, 2025
1/9/2025
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation names the company preparing to take over the Alaska LNG project. Plus, UAF receives funding to harness the potential to develop critical minerals in Alaska. And, two Alaskans recall the time they went birdwatching with former President Jimmy Carter.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
1/8/2025
Alaska's court system delays rulings for years, even for open-and-shut cases. Plus, a man accused of firing into a Government Hill home is shot by Anchorage Police; their second in 24 hours. And, residents in St. Paul work to protect the abundant marine life around the remote island in the Bering Sea.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
1/7/2025
Citizen-scientists in the Aleutians play a crucial role in documenting the largest die-off of a single species ever recorded. Plus, sea ice forming later in Kotzebue Sound impacts travel in the Northwest Arctic. And, a Bethel Librarian receives a national award.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 6, 2025
1/6/2025
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation says it's close to an agreement to finally build a natural gas pipeline. Plus, President Biden's ban on offshore drilling in some areas draws criticism from Alaska's Congressional delegation. And, Fairbanks skier Kendall Kramer wins a national title at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 3, 2025
1/3/2025
Nick Begich III is sworn in to Congress and votes to retain Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Plus, a task force examining the child care crisis releases final recommendations for the industry. And, President Jimmy Carter's death reminds Alaskans of his lasting impact on the state.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 2, 2025
1/2/2025
New year, same forecast? A climatologist shares what weather to expect in Southcentral. Plus, educators in Ketchikan are concerned about dwindling resources for students learning English. And, a Skagway couple retires after running a daycare from their home for over three decades.
Duration:00:26:26
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
12/31/2024
The disappearance of a Fairbanks man prompts criticism of the local police department. Plus, a decline in caribou populations is a takeaway from this year's Arctic report card. And, despite added publicity, Skagway officials don't want to bump heli-skiing capacity.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 30, 2024
12/30/2024
One of Anchorage's independent birth centers is forced to close. Plus, the harbormaster for Petersburg tells legislators more funding is needed for harbor maintenance. And, Anchorage prepares to host the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships.
Duration:00:26:27
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 27, 2024
12/27/2024
Mary Peltola reflects on her tenure as Alaska's sole member of the U.S. House. Plus, a year after a Mt. Edgecumbe student's death, his family struggles to recover his belongings. And, a rogue sparrow draws excitement and concern in Fairbanks.
Duration:00:26:24
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 26 2024
12/26/2024
Juneau police shoot and kill a woman they say threatened others with a hatchet. Plus, the Columbia becomes the first Alaska Marine Highway ferry with board wi-fi - and it's free. And, the Food Bank of Alaska says its seeing record high demand for services.
Duration:00:26:24