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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
Episodes
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
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 6, 2025
3/6/2025
National Weather Service job cuts in Alaska are already impacting forecasts. Also, a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay is run by an Alaska Native corporation subsidiary accused of civil rights abuses. And Iditarod leaders take a much deserved break in Galena.
Duration:00:26:28
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
3/5/2025
A new draft of the House education funding bill includes some compromises. And a massive avalanche kills three heli-skiers near Girdwood.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
3/4/2025
Crumbling rural school buildings in Alaska put children at risk. Plus, Sen. Murkowski's defense of Ukraine earns her some praise from Republican colleagues — but not publicly. And, Iditarod mushers say this year's field is small because the sport has gotten so expensive.
Duration:00:26:29
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 3, 2025
3/3/2025
The Iditarod kicks off in Fairbanks with mushers hopeful for snow and a good run. Plus, Alaskans brace for backlash from U.S. tariffs on neighboring Canada. And, global climate change impacts the Alaska sled dog's favorite meal: salmon.
Duration:00:26:32
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, February 28, 2025
2/28/2025
Sen. Lisa Murkowski looks for solutions for lost federal funding and fired workers. Plus, state lawmakers are concerned about the impact of federal cuts in Alaska. And, a hands on career fair aimed at students on the Kenai Peninsula.
Duration:00:26:25
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, February 27, 2025
2/27/2025
The University of Alaska removes the term "Alaska Native" from a prominent engineering program. Plus, Juneau companies worry about the tourism season after most Mendenhall Glacier employees were fired. And, Fairbanks prepares to host the Iditarod restart for just the fourth time in race history.
Duration:00:26:30
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
2/26/2025
Sen. Murkowski reacts to a U.S House budget that would lead to big Medicaid cuts. Plus, state lawmakers propose new revenue measures to address a large budget deficit. And, middle school basketball teams from remote communities get a rare opportunity to hoop against players their own age.
Duration:00:26:31
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
2/25/2025
Federal workers in Kotzebue are among those laid off by the Trump administration. Plus, Fairbanks residents rally in support of Ukraine marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. And, farmers in Delta show support for Gov. Dunleavy's proposal to establish a state Department of Agriculture.
Duration:00:26:24