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Get the latest Alaska news and headlines from Anchorage Daily News, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. We deliver a daily audio roundup of the top Alaska stories every morning, Monday through Friday. Subscribe to the ADN for full access to digital and print editions: https://adn.com/subscribe

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    Alaska Representative Peltola open to discussing a coalition majority

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 5:53


    Alaska Representative Peltola open to discussing a coalition majority; Investigation into the Ketchikan police chief accused of placing a man in a chokehold is ongoing; Alaska's largest oil producer is suing the state in a dispute with another oil company;

    4 dogs boarded a bus in Skagway...and the internet rejoiced

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 5:53


    4 dogs boarding a bus in Skagway goes viral; Two house fires occurred over the weekend in Anchorage; University of Alaska is set to gain hundreds of thousands of acres of land

    Holiday flight woes cost a Fairbanks man a new heart & David Eastman eligible for office

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 4:42


    Holiday flight woes cost a Fairbanks man a new heart; David Eastman eligible for office; An update on single family home prices in Anchorage; Mary Peltola looks ahead to her first full term in office

    Frostbite poses a life-changing threat to homeless Alaskans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 5:38


    Frostbite poses a life-changing threat to homeless Alaskans; Municipality switching up how it relays emergency messages to residents; Alaska's Tallest building in the works; Fairbanks resident was killed Wednesday afternoon in a Parks Highway crash

    Keeping animals away from planes is a never-ending job at Anchorage's airport

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 5:42


    Keeping animals away from planes is a never-ending job at Anchorage's airport; Sale of Alaska's largest natural gas utility approved; 44,000 acres in Southwest Alaska permanently protected

    A wilderness guide stumbles upon Alaska's northernmost glacier

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 5:58


    a wilderness guide stumbled upon Alaska's northernmost glacier; Many Alaskans may no longer be able to send their prescriptions to Fred Meyer; Major oil prospect on federal land in Alaska hanging in the balance; Two Anchorage Assembly members are leaving their terms

    Anchorage Assembly leaders plan inquiry into Bronson administration spending

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 5:49


    Anchorage Assembly leaders plan inquiry into Bronson administration spending; Blizzard warning for Mat-Su; Dramatic decline in teen smoking largely offset by boom in e-cigarette use; Anchorage Democrat facing a legal challenge;

    Anchorage's departed city manager & A unanimous vote to raise capacity inside Sullivan Arena

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 6:34


    Details on Anchorage's departed city manager; A unanimous vote to raise capacity inside Sullivan Arena homeless shelter; Biden administration sued over next week's planned lease sale in Alaska's Cook Inlet

    Anchorage school budget deal finalized & Deering's runway emergency plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 4:34


    Anchorage school budget deal finalized; The trial of Alaska state Rep. David Eastman; Deering's runway emergency plan

    Snow forces many Anchorage stores to temporarily close & Demboski out as municipal manager

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 5:37


    Snow forces many Anchorage stores to temporarily close; Demboski out as municipal manager; Governor Dunleavy announces new permanent commissioner

    The Sullivan Arena shelter is full & Costco looks to open a new store

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 9:09


    Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law; Anchorage's Sullivan Arena shelter is full. As temperatures plunge, homeless seek refuge in a crowded warming area; Costco pursues new Business Center store in Anchorage at former Sam's Club at Tikahtnu Commons

    Third winter storm hits Anchorage & Preserving the Western Arctic caribou herd

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 5:50


    Third winter storm hits Anchorage; Preserving the Western Arctic caribou herd; Alaska state lawmaker accused of violating the state constitution's disloyalty clause

    The Arctic Report Card 2022 results & Trial of far-right Wasilla Representative begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 5:57


    Arctic Report Card 2022 results; Trial of far-right Wasilla Representative begins; Soldotna man dies in a collision with a moose

    Starving seabirds on Arctic coastlines show signs of climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 4:50


    Starving seabirds on Arctic coastlines show climate change; Anchorage recovering from snowstorms; Public Safety employee killed by musk ox encounter

    Alaska History and the story of Operation Washtub

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 6:10


    Alaskan sleeper agents and Operation Washtub; More snow hammers Anchorage; Man hospitalized after commercial building explosion

    24 people believed to be homeless have died outdoors in Anchorage this year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 6:12


    24 people believed to be homeless have died outdoors in Anchorage this year; Ironman Alaska triathlon race has been discontinued; New storm expected to bring heavy snow to Anchorage; Anchorage is increasing fines for noisy vehicle

    Alaska's cannabis industry may be hitting its ceiling & More election recount news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 6:00


    Alaska's cannabis industry may be hitting its ceiling; More election recount news; A calling for increased conservation measures as snow stock declines

    No action on Mayor Bronson's Sullivan Arena shelter plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 5:41


    No action on Mayor Bronson's Sullivan Arena shelter plans; Snow across Anchorage; Veteran musher will not be running in the 2023 race

    Alaska continues to lose ground on wages & Recounts in two legislative races

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 5:20


    Alaska continues to lose ground on wages compared with other states; Up to 11 inches of snow in Anchorage; Recounts in two legislative races; Division of Elections Director announces retirement;

    An Alaskan-led tech company blocks spam with a charity donation request

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 4:49


    An Alaskan-led tech company blocks spam with a charity donation request; Unusually high rates of influenza and RSV, continue to fill pediatric units in hospitals around Alaska; Senator Murkowski condemns Donald Trump's weekend social media post; A freak December warming for the Arctic

    2023 Iditarod sign-ups match all-time low

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 5:47


    2023 Iditarod sign-ups match all-time low; Amazon plans to build facility in Anchorage; Anchorage elementary school worried about their fate

    Highly pathogenic bird flu still spreading in Alaska & A major blow to the proposed Pebble mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 5:14


    Highly pathogenic bird flu still spreading in Alaska; Details on the pilot killed in Matanuska last month; A major blow to the proposed Pebble mine

    White House announces $50 million to relocate 2 Alaska communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 4:56


    White House announces $50 million to relocate 2 Alaska communities; 27-year-old man presumed dead boat goes overboard in Southeast Alaska; Mayor vetoes changes made to 2023 city budget and alcohol tax spending plan

    NTSB urges new safety rules for Ketchikan flightseeing tours & North Star CEO stepping down

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 5:41


    NTSB urges new safety rules for Ketchikan flightseeing tours; Fire in the Western Alaska community of Stebbins; North Star CEO stepping down

    A sale in Cook Inlet & Alaska power companies talk community solar farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 5:28


    An oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet; Alaska power companies talk community solar farms; Murkowski's push for Alaska projects

    The Anchorage phone book of 1939 & Cold weather on the way

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 5:55


    The Anchorage phone book of 1939; Below freezing temperatures coming to Alaska; Anchorage's grade for bonded debt lowered

    More Alaska election results & A new study on moose hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 5:42


    More Alaska election results; A new study on moose hunting; Anchorage Assembly approves $587 million city budget; 2 West High students in custody after loaded gun brought to school

    Officials tabulate ranked choice results in Alaska

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 5:51


    Officials tabulate ranked choice results in Alaska; Anchorage Assembly to consider eliminating all parking requirements for new developments; Alaska Native corporations take argument over carbon credits revenue to court

    Safety issues around the Sullivan Arena shelter & Moose rescued from Soldotna basement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 4:49


    Safety issues around the Sullivan Arena shelter; Moose rescued from Soldotna basement; Senator Murkowski's thoughts on the midterms

    The deepening dysfunction at North Star psychiatric hospital & Crowded Alaska ERs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 6:06


    Inside the deepening dysfunction at North Star psychiatric hospital; What the proposed Albertsons-Kroger merger could mean in Alaska; Crowded ERs in some of Alaska's hospitals lead to lengthy waits; 4 die outside Seattle after Alaska company's plane crashes

    Orphaned bald eagles return to the wild & The state of Alaska's economic health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 5:51


    Orphaned bald eagles return to the wild; The state of Alaska's economic health; Man rescued in the mud at Turnagain Arm

    Language immersion now "off the table" & Democrats and progressives make gains in Alaska

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 5:05


    The Anchorage School District says Language immersion now "off the table"; Democrats and progressives make gains in Alaska; Bill providing federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages advances; Two missing Selawik residents located

    An update on Alaska's statewide races & Anchorage PD to carry Narcan kits

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 5:22


    APD to carry Narcan kits; An update on Alaska's statewide races; A significant change in the Anchorage Assembly

    An Alaska Native relations policy in the works & The health commissioner's new role

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 4:19


    An Alaska Native relations policy in the works; The health commissioner's new role; LGBTQ+ themed books at the forefront in Homer; Man fatally shot in an Anchorage mobile home park identified

    Senate makes plans for a bipartisan coalition & A glimpse of life after incarceration in Juneau

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 5:50


    ; Flu and cold season is off to an early start in Alaska; A glimpse of life after incarceration in Juneau

    An Alaska legislature closely divided & A smaller school bond proposal for 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 5:56


    An Alaska Legislature being closely divided; Pilot dead in a Matanuska plane crash; Two rural Alaska polling locations open late

    Alaska's election results & Eagle River teacher dies while scuba diving in Whittier

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 4:21


    Alaska's election results; Eagle River teacher dies while scuba diving in Whittier; A vehicle collision killed one woman in South Anchorage

    Election day in Alaska & Why Anchorage students weren't in school

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 5:48


    Election day in Alaska; Kipnuck principal bullied Native school staff members; Eagle River woman dies while scuba diving

    Anchorage's local landscape changes of the last century

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 6:10


    Anchorage's local landsca pe changes of the last century; Kaktovik numerals accepted by computers; One of the biggest caribou herds in the world on the decline

    Candidates make their final appeals before Election Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 5:34


    Potential closure of Anchorage elementary school; UAA volleyball shatters NCAA Division II attendance record; Alaska's fifth governor Bill Sheffield dies at 94

    A major school budget shortfall & An Alaska gubernatorial campaign roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 5:32


    A major school budget shortfall; An Alaska gubernatorial campaign roundup; Alaska's lieutenant governor talks the ballot counting process

    Village school shut down & Abortion messaging in Alaska's elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 5:47


    The importance of abortion in Alaska's elections; Village school shut down; Problems at rural Alaska polling places

    Anchorage man charged with arson & Liver disease in Alaska rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 5:03


    Anchorage man charged with arson in apartment complex fire; Snow expected for Southcentral Alaska through Wednesday; Hatchery operator to pay $1M for illegally burning waste oil

    Eagle River nurse practitioner guilty of overprescribing opioids & Alaska History: The Flying Fathers hockey team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 5:46


    10/31/22: A wave of Anchorage retailers are closed after the pandemic...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 6:23


    Voters to decide when an election is held if a mayor resigns; Democrat Jennie Armstrong faces a lawsuit;

    10/28/22: A fresh start promised for Anchorage's Sullivan Arena shelter...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 6:04


    A new nonprofit promises a fresh start for Anchorage's Sullivan Arena shelter; Peltola calls partisanship a national threat in debate; A new fentanyl prevention bill;

    10/27/22: Further spending on the East Anchorage homeless shelter stopped...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 4:58


    Further spending on the East Anchorage homeless shelter stopped; The latest snow covering Anchorage; A new plan to anonymously report bullying in schools

    10/26/22: Alaska GOP votes to censure top Senate Republican...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 5:43


    Alaska GOP votes to censure top Senate Republican; Lieutenant governor candidate withdraws over Pierce sexual harassment allegations; Governor Dunleavy urges EPA to stop veto of Pebble mine

    10/25/22: Two Alaska asylum seekers are Indigenous Siberians from Russia...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 4:43


    2 Alaska asylum seekers are Indigenous Siberians from Russia; Iditarod Trail Committee drops COVID vaccine requirement; Details on a 150-bed homeless shelter and navigation center in East Anchorage; Early in-person voting kicks off in Alaska

    10/24/22: How Alaska's push to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge backfired...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 5:33


    How Alaska's push to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge backfired; Alaska gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce; Groups want former Alaska Native hospital site revitalized

    10/14/22: Under threat of thaw, some North Slope ice cellars will get tech upgrades to stay frozen… and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 8:16


    The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is reviewing the heights of all the bridges on the Glenn Highway after a semi hit a highway overpass last month; A man who went missing on a hunting trip near Sitka died this week, Alaska State Troopers said that his body was found beneath a cliff; A man drowned early Wednesday after police said that he drove into a gravel pit filled with water while being pursued by Fairbanks officers

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