Jan 17 What you need to know before the 2020 Census starts By Mark Thiessen, Mike Schneider, Associated Press The 2020 Census will begin next week in rural Alaska. The Census always starts in remote parts of the nation's largest state out of tradition and necessity. Continue reading
Dec 25 GOP senator 'disturbed' by McConnell impeachment remark By Associated Press U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, also spoke of her desire for a “full and fair process,” potentially using the impeachment hearings of President Clinton as a template. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:38 As water levels rise, this Alaska town is fleeing to higher ground By Stephanie Sy, Richard Coolidge, Casey Kuhn Rising sea levels will threaten three times more people in the next 30 years than previously thought, according to the latest scientific estimates. Among the hundreds of millions of people worldwide facing the threat are the 400 residents of Newtok,… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 4:17 How composer Matthew Burtner is putting climate change into song By Valerie Kern, Alaska Public Media Matthew Burtner is a composer and "eco-acoustician," weaving sounds he finds in the Alaskan tundra into his musical compositions. With climate change headlining the news, he hopes artists documenting the glacial melting might awaken their audiences -- and contribute to… Continue watching
May 15 Alaska floatplanes collided at 3,300 feet before crashing By Rachel D'Oro, Mark Thiessen, Associated Press The two planes collided in mid-air Monday, and the Coast Guard raised the death toll to six people on Tuesday after finding the bodies of two people who had been missing. Continue reading
Apr 19 How Maine's major education reform effort dissolved into a patchwork of policies By Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report Well-intentioned education and business leaders, backed by wealthy foundations and a success story from faraway Alaska, sold state lawmakers on a largely untested theory of change. Now seven years after the state passed a law that required high schools to… Continue reading
Mar 13 Iditarod winner's dog sledding passion began in childhood By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Pete Kaiser became the fifth Alaska Native and first Yupik musher to win the world's most famous sled dog race. Continue reading
Dec 02 Strict building codes helped Anchorage withstand quake By Rachel D'Oro, Mark Thiessen, Associated Press The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled Alaska’s largest city cracked roads and collapsed highway ramps, but there were no reports of widespread catastrophic damage or collapsed buildings. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 2:32 In Anchorage, 'violent' earthquake causes extensive damage A strong earthquake shook Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, startling residents, damaging buildings and uprooting roads. The governor has declared a disaster, and schools are closed for several days until buildings can be assessed. Judy Woodruff speaks by phone to Lori… Continue watching
Nov 30 2 Alaska earthquakes trigger tsunami warning and buckle roads By Rachel D'Oro, Dan Joling, Associated Press Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or take cover under desks and triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground… Continue reading