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In this newscast: Thousands of people will converge in Juneau next week to dance, sing and showcase their Indigenous culture; More than 100 Sitkans gathered at the Starrigavan boat launch Thursday morning for a blessing and send-off of the “Ancestral Echoes” canoe heading to Celebration in Juneau. Lingít elders Ed Peele and Harvey Kitka offered a blessing accompanied by drumming and singing before the 12 paddlers got into the red, blue, and black canoe to leave on their five-day journey to the capital city; The state's first Justice Summit for Alaska's missing and murdered Indigenous people got underway in Anchorage on Wednesday with a call to push harder for healing, learning, and action; Oil prices are going up because of the war in Iran, and in turn, the price of plane tickets has increased. Some of the hardest hit passengers are those in Unalaska, an 800-mile plane ride from Anchorage; May in Utqiagvik means whaling. But the community just landed its first spring whale last weekend, very late in the season.

Alaska prosecutors have decided against pursuing a third trial in the case of an Unalaska man charged with criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of two teenaged girls in 2019, Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore confirmed Thursday. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is highlighting a proposed multi-billion-dollar modernization of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that he said would overhaul aging facilities, expand training capacity and bring a major economic lift to Anchorage. The State Board of Education has approved the charter for Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School.  

The U.S. Forest Service swapped 2,400 acres of lands last month with Resolution Copper that included an Apache holy site called Oak Flat. Now, an Arizona organization is challenging that decision. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has the latest. Resolution Copper told KJZZ that courts at every level have consistently ruled in the mining company's favor, adding “it is time for the meritless litigation to end”. Becket Fund senior counsel Luke Goodrich disagrees. “This litigation is far from over. It's really just getting started.” That is why his D.C. religious liberty firm filed a 41-page plea on Earth Day on behalf of the nonprofit Apache Stronghold. They are asking Arizona's federal district court to essentially undo this congressionally approved land exchange, claiming the U-S has violated federal laws and even an 1852 treaty. Goodrich says there is even legal precedent to back them up. “The courts, if they find that transfer is unlawful, can unwind the transfer and require the parties restore the land to its pristine state.” (Photo: Theo Greenly / KUCB) Unalaskans got a chance to learn about the island's only recycling program Tuesday, as part of Earth Day celebrations this week. Most of what the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska collects gets shipped out, but not the glass. KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi has more on how used glass bottles could be put to use on island, over and over again. “Thank you all for joining us today.” Shenoy Anderson is standing in a conference room, walking community members through a PowerPoint presentation about recycling called “Bin to beyond”. “And recycling is a process of gathering and processing materials to create new products.” Anderson is the environmental director for the tribe. The tribe started their recycling program in 2024, collecting glass, number one plastic, aluminum, and cardboard. It is Unalaska’s only recycling program. Most of the recyclables get shipped out in containers to the Tacoma, Wash. area through a partnership with the barge company Matson, but glass is heavy and takes up too much space. So rather than see it go to waste, the tribe recycles it in house. “I got to take off all the plastic and, the metal off the bottles. That takes up most of the time.” That iss John Gustafson. He is the tribe’s recycling and facilities manager. He sorts the glass and runs the crusher machine, processing bottles into material used for sandbags and winter road traction for the island. That is cheaper than sending it out of town. When sorting glass, Gustafson has one hard rule. Bottles with food residue do not make the cut. Food residue and recycling can contaminate entire batches of material and can cause costly damage to equipment. “Like spaghetti sauce, Alfredo, and stuff like that. People don’t think to rinse it first.” As of now, the tribe has about 6,000 pounds of crushed glass stored. That is roughly 2 years’ worth, but Gustafson says there is room to grow in the future. “It’s just me and can only, you know, handle so much at a time. But eventually we want to upgrade all of our equipment and everything and we’ll spread the news to the whole community. It’ll be even busier.” Anderson says the tribe hopes to have the new equipment ready within the year and potentially recycle the glass into other materials for art, construction, and landscaping. She says once it is up and running, they plan to collect recyclable glass beyond an Alaska. “Our goal is to be a hub.” For now, community members can drop off recyclables at the Cowlingan Tribe’s office. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Friday, April 24, 2026 — Music, fashion, and traditional ink under the stars with the Native Guitars Tour

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told Alaska lawmakers that they needed to step up their game. Cruise giant Carnival Corporation repeatedly declined to provide inspectors with information related to systems known as open-loop scrubbers. And Goveernor Dunleavy has declared a disaster in Unalaska. Photo: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivers her annual legislative address at the Alaska State Capitol on March 31, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: One person died on Sunday in a major avalanche near Haines Pass, just across the border in British Columbia. The Fairbanks Children's Museum is moving inside city hall – where the nonprofit also plans to start offering childcare. And an Anchorage jury is currently deliberating on a 7-year-old Unalaska homicide case.Photo: A small group of backcountry skiers ascend a slope near Haines Pass in January, 2026. ( Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)

The Sand Point girls basketball team competed in the Class 1A Alaska high school state tournament this week for only the second time in nearly 30 years, playing in honor of a classmate who died two weeks before the tournament began. Opening statements began Friday in the retrial of Dustin Ruckman, now 24, who faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 deaths of two teenage passengers after his pickup went off a cliff near Unalaska. On the day before his 65th birthday, pilot Robert Everts was given an altered water salute at Fairbanks International Airport as snow blowers launched snow over the wings of his aircraft Thursday.

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed her and five other U.S. service members. On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy spoke to the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce as part of a visit to the interior. During his presentation, he touched on topics such as the conflict with Iran, the prospective liquid natural gas pipeline (LNG) and how he wants to set up the next governor for success by leaving the state in a better position than when he took office. A wind-fueled grass fire burned Monday afternoon in Unalaska’s Pyramid Valley tundra area, as crews worked to contain flames spreading across rugged terrain. Officials released an update at 6:45 p.m. Monday saying the fire had been brought under control and “fully contained.”

Federal fisheries regulators approved some limits on Western Alaska chum bycatch in the Bering Sea last week. The highly debated – and long awaited – decision aims to protect declining salmon stocks, a crucial food resource for Alaska tribes. The Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden from our flagship station KNBA has this story. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to set a Western Alaska chum bycatch limit in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. The council said the move will balance protections for Western Alaska salmon returns, while also allowing pollock fisheries to continue their harvest. Council member Nicole Kimball voted for the motion. She says it addresses those needs and reflects best available Western and Indigenous science. “I think it’s going to change behavior. I think it’s going to reduce Western Alaska chum bycatch … I’m sure, as per usual, nobody is very happy, but all of the discussions have really helped … inform the outcome.” The trawl fishery in the Bering Sea near the Aleutian Islands is focused on pollock, but boats also scoop up other types of fish. That includes chum salmon, some of which migrates to Western and Interior Alaska rivers and is a crucial subsistence resource there. But chum runs have been declining, leading to repeated fishing closures in some communities. Alaska Native Council member John Moller, originally from Unalaska, is a commercial fisherman. He says he is fortunate to put fish up each year and feels for those who cannot. “I know how important that is to me, how important that is to my family, and passing that on to my children – I get that. And my heart is ripped out, speaking with all of you that are living on the rivers right now that don’t have that same ability that I have living in Southeast.” The council voted to support a motion that sets a limit to Western Alaska chum bycatch. Exceeding that limit would trigger a partial closure. Rachel Baker is the Deputy Commissioner at Alaska Department of Fish and Game. She presented the motion. Several members who voted against the motion said it is not likely to provide a meaningful improvement for salmon returns, but Baker argued. “We’re at this table used to thinking about large volumes of fish, in tons … we heard in testimony that four fish were able to provide the needs for a potlatch.” The plan goes to the National Marine Fisheries Service next before it can be implemented. (Courtesy AMC) This weekend saw the recent premiere of Season 4 of AMC's award-winning detective drama, “Dark Winds” which takes place in 1970s Navajo Country. As Brian Bull reports, tension and resentment threaten the romantic relationship between two main characters. After Bernadette Manuelito quits the U.S. Border Patrol and returns to the Navajo Tribal Police Department, it looks like a carefree and intimate rekindling of her romance with fellow officer, Jim Chee. But Lt. Joe Leaphorn shares a life decision with Manuelito that will shake up the force, a secret which Chee inevitably learns. Feeling affronted and mistrusted, a schism occurs between the couple. Actors Kiowa Gordon and Jessica Matten talk about bringing this conflict to their characters. “Leaphorn's coming from a place of understanding the matriarchy system, and in order to protect this relationship dynamic, she doesn't feel like she's lying to Chee, she feels like she's actually protecting him from what he doesn't need to know.  Y'know she's dealing with a lot of the PTSD of her just killing a man in season 3, and sometimes you just don't want to tell the truth right away because you might actually spiritually just drown, because it’s too much.” “And he is dealing with his own demons that he's been pushing away but now they've come to collect. And having to deal with that and trying to maintain your professionalism when you're working with the love of your life at the same time, and so there's a lot of dynamics being played out.” (Courtesy AMC) Meanwhile, an investigation takes the pair and Leaphorn to Los Angeles. Gordon and Matten say much of the filming still happened in New Mexico, parts of which resembled L.A. more than 50 years ago. New episodes of “Dark Winds” air Sunday nights on AMC and a fifth season has already been greenlit. The premiere episode of “Dark Winds” season 4 ended with a tribute to executive producer Robert Redford, who passed away last September. (Courtesy AMC) Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – Native in the Spotlight: Keeya Wiki

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in China for the first visit by a Canadian leader in almost a decade. Already, he's signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Beijing that could result in more Canadian oil, natural gas, and clear energy exported to China. But as Dan Karpenchuk reports, before he left, PM Carney made a stop over in British Columbia to talk with Coastal First Nations about his plans for energy exports. The meeting was held in Prince Rupert, and on the agenda – Ottawa's major projects. The Coastal First Nations, made up of nine First Nations, try to ensure that they have a say in how resources and waters are managed.  They also work to protect the Great Bear Rainforest and the British Columbia (BC) coastline. And they have strongly opposed the idea  of a new pipeline or the end of a ban on the moratorium on oil tankers. Both are major components of Ottawa's plans to diversity Canada's trade in energy, and move away from dependency on U.S. trade, especially now in the era of uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump. But Coastal First Nations remain opposed to any new pipeline to the BC coast. Carney played down expectations, saying that the meeting was more about dialogue to explore ways they could work together, but the coastal chiefs are not budging on their opposition, according to the group's president, Maily Slett. “We reiterated that there is no technology that can clean up an oil spill at sea. And that it would take just one spill to destroy our way of life. We shared our reliance on a healthy and intact ocean and our determination to protect the ocean and the ecosystem that we rely upon.” Without their support, Carney's government appears to be in a lose-lose situation. Coastal chiefs say they will use every tool available to stop construction if Ottawa pushes ahead with a North Coast pipeline. The St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral choir performs hymns during a Christmas celebration on January 7 at the Yagheli Shesh Qenq’a Anchorage Native Primary Care Center. (Photo: Matt Faubion / Alaska Public Media) The holidays may be over, but Alaskans across the state recently celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas and New Year. Celebrations often include hymns, feasts, and a tradition called Starring, or Slaviq. One celebration in Anchorage brought together people who could not celebrate the holiday with their families or in church. The Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden from our flagship station KNBA was there and has the story. Singers in kuspuks and head scarfs chant Christmas hymns in English, Yup’ik, Russian, and Church Slavonic. Next to them, three young men spin sparkling pinwheel-shaped stars on wooden poles, each with an Orthodox icon of a Nativity scene in the center. The group is gathered for a Russian Christmas celebration hosted by the Alaska Native Medical Center at their primary care clinic. The singers are from St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral choir in Anchorage, though most of them are originally from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Alaska Orthodox Archbishop Alexei was a part of the opening of Slaviq, a custom he says originated in the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. “This wonderful, beautiful tradition that has been in Alaska for over 100 years.” Okalena Patricia Lekanoff-Gregory is from Unalaska and grew up singing hymns in Aleut and Russian. Her family always gathered around Slaviq to decorate stars for the celebration. Now she makes them herself. Gregory says she wants to pass down the tradition to the next generation. “It’s our history. It’s been going, coming over from Ukraine, from Russia, and and still being sung today. To me, it’s powerful.” The best part of the night for Gregory is having a big feast, sometimes until two in the morning. And she loves it when the songs make people move. She remembers one song from her childhood, similar to @Joy to the World@, that shifted between fast and slow tempo. “You could see the people kind of dance or move to it. You're not supposed to dance in church, right? But this song, they always did. All the elders, you can see them tapping their feet, and their head bop. I miss that.” Gregory says she was happy to attend Slaviq at the primary care center, to bring comfort and healing to patients. After the performance, the group crossed the street from the primary care center and continued the procession at the patient housing. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out the latest episode of Native America Calling

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The City and Borough of Juneau has issued an avalanche alert, telling residents in the Mount Juneau slide path to be prepared. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski struck a note of skepticism in her reaction to Saturday's military operation ousting Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro. And great Egrets landed in Unalaska for the first time in recorded history. Photo: This great egret was first spotted wading in Petersburg's Blind Slough on Dec. 5. (Photo courtesy Matt Gerrits)

Send us a textDr. Michael Livingston is an Unangax̂ historian. The Unangax̂ are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands, also known by the Russian-given name Aleut. For many years it was thought that Benny Benson designed the Alaska state flag when he was 13 and that, because he had been born in Chignik, that he was Alutiiq. But thanks to the research and persistence of our guest today, Benny Benson's birth certificate was posthumously corrected; we now know he was 14 when he designed the Alaska state flag. We also know that Benny's maternal ancestors are from Unalaska making Benny Unangax̂, not Alutiiq. We discuss Dr. Michael Livingston's own story, Unangax̂ history, and Benny Benson.

In this episode, we discuss an article by Dr. Sarah Spelsberg titled “HOCUS POCUS, the Magic of Point of Care Ultrasound in Remote and Rural Medicine.” The piece explores the transformative impact of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in austere, remote, and rural healthcare environments, with a particular focus on the Butterfly Ultrasound device.Dr. Spelsberg outlines the persistent barriers to wider POCUS adoption, including limitations around funding, access to equipment, and adequate training. She then shares her personal journey of fundraising to secure a Butterfly device for her clinic in Unalaska, Alaska, highlighting the practical realities of delivering frontline care in isolated settings.Through a series of powerful clinical case examples, the article demonstrates how POCUS enabled early and accurate diagnoses of serious conditions such as pneumonia, an acute myocardial infarction, and cholecystitis—situations where access to advanced imaging was not available. These cases underscore the device's role in improving diagnostic confidence, expediting care, and directly influencing patient outcomes.Dr. Spelsberg concludes that POCUS is intuitive, accessible, and an essential tool for clinicians working in remote and rural medicine. Its use not only improves patient care but can also help avoid unnecessary, costly, and high-risk medical evacuations.The original blog post can be found here:https://roguemed.medium.com/hocus-pocus-the-magic-of-point-of-care-ultrasound-in-remote-and-rural-medicine-96465b0ba700This episode is sponsored by PAX: The gold standard in emergency response bags.When you're working under pressure, your kit needs to be dependable, tough, and intuitive. That's exactly what you get with PAX. Every bag is handcrafted by expert tailors who understand the demands of pre-hospital care. From the high-tech, skin-friendly, and environmentally responsible materials to the cutting-edge welding process that reduces seams and makes cleaning easier, PAX puts performance first. They've partnered with 3M to perfect reflective surfaces for better visibility, and the bright grey interior makes finding gear fast and effortless, even in low light. With over 200 designs, PAX bags are made to suit your role, needs, and environment. And thanks to their modular system, many bags work seamlessly together, no matter the setup.PAX doesn't chase trends. Their designs stay consistent, so once you know one, you know them all. And if your bag ever takes a beating? Their in-house repair team will bring it back to life.PAX – built to perform, made to last.Learn more at ⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠

In this newscast: With major cruise tourism developments on the horizon in the capital city, the City and Borough of Juneau is resurrecting a task force to look at whether its current approach to managing tourism is working; Eaglecrest Ski Area is slated to open for its 50th season this Saturday, and KTOO's Mike Lane sat down with Craig Cimmons, the general manager of the city-owned ski area, to talk about the season ahead; A portion of the lucrative Bristol Bay red king crab harvest nearly went to waste this season. A catcher processor that was set to take the crab was forced to shut down, leaving a good chunk of the catch to spoil in fishermen's tanks. But  the City of Unalaska stepped in to take those crab deliveries; An entangled whale was found dead near Kodiak earlier this month. Scientists believe it was caught in some kind of old fishing gear. It's at least the 13th dead humpback reported around the archipelago this year. 

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The state of Alaska is studying the possibility of building a road that would connect Juneau, Haines and Skagway. Indigenous peoples in the Arctic are reimagining the future of ice cellars. And a Washington state jury awarded nearly $17 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska's runway.Photo: A functioning ice cellar in Utqiagvik, Alaska. (Mike Brubaker/Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium/The Associated Press)

On today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:Access to Kodiak's Fossil Beach is restricted today. Protests of the meeting between Trump and Putin were held around Alaska. And Ravn will no longer be flying in Alaska.Photo: A Ravn Alaska plane at Unalaska's Tom Madsen Airport. (Photo by Theo Greenly/KUCB)

In this newscast: Cruise ship tourism will pay for a number of upgrades to infrastructure in Juneau this year. Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries last week. Federal investigators released a final report on their investigation into the crash of a commercial cargo plane near Fairbanks last year that killed two people. An Anchorage judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case against a young man involved in a 2019 Unalaska car crash that killed two teenage girls. The Kenai Peninsula's largest energy cooperative wants to try an save a Nikiski solar farm that stalled earlier this year.

Students statewide took part in walkouts on Friday in support of increasing education funding. Plus, after five days of deliberation, a mistrial was declared in the case involving a man who was behind the wheel of a truck that plunged hundreds of feet down a cliff near the community of Unalaska in 2019, killing two teen girls.

As jury deliberations carried into a fourth day in the case of a 2019 deadly Unalaska truck crash, family members of the two teens killed shared their memories with Alaska’s News Source. Plus, a woman died after being hospitalized in a shooting near Davis Park in Anchorage’s Mountain View neighborhood Thursday morning.

The Anchorage Police Department and the FBI are searching a home directly behind the home owned by an Eagle River man who has been missing for more than a month. Plus,  24-year-old Dustin Ruckman is facing two counts of criminally negligent homicide for a May 2019 crash in which prosecutors say he lost control of his truck while driving up Unalaska’s Mount Ballyhoo, killing two teens inside the truck when it fell roughly 900 feet over the cliffside.    

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Permanent Fund suffered a multibillion-dollar loss during last week's stock market crash. A jury is deliberating on whether a 24-year-old Unalaska man is guilty of two felony charges for his involvement in the deaths of two teen girls in a 2019 car crash. And Alaska Head Start programs are reeling after the regional federal office was suddenly closed last week. Photo: Students swing on a playground at Meadow Lakes Head Start in Wasilla, Alaska. It closed in 2024 due to funding and staffing challenges. (Image by Lela Seiler, courtesy of CCS Early Learning)

Jury on day two of deliberation in trial of two teens' deaths in Unalaska crash. Plus, house lawmakers maintain the transfer of the legislation to the Senate could happen as early as next week.    

Muy lejos, , está la isla Unalaska, un lugar natural y con mucho viento que tiene una historia interesante. Esta isla

In this newscast: Juneau police: Man who died inside Mendenhall Valley home intentionally set it on fire; The Ketchikan City Council is still on track to approve a hefty electric rate increase; A man held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex has died  after authorities say his cellmate severely beat him; Anchorage officers shot a man early Wednesday, in the second police shooting in Anchorage in 24 hours; A consultant hired by Anchorage's municipal attorney has a dozen recommendations to improve police de-escalation and use of force polices; More than a million pounds of Alaska's snow crab that might have previously gone unfished can now be processed, thanks to an agreement between the cities of St. Paul and Unalaska

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The federal government will see who bid on oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Friday. Anchorage police have shot their first person of 2025. And surf's up in Unalaska. Photo: The Hulahula River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Haley Johnson)

In this newscast: Final election results are trickling in today [WED] for the national and state races. In Alaska, unofficial results show the Republican presidential and U.S. House candidates lead in their races statewide,  but there's evidence of a lot of split-ticket voters in Juneau; A group home in Juneau for women experiencing addiction or leaving incarceration has just reopened after a three-year hiatus due to flooding. T'áa Shuyee Hit Haven House is now accepting applicants; Republican challenger Nick Begich had a solid lead in the race for Alaska's seat in the U.S. House after Tuesday's election night vote tallies; The effort to repeal Alaska's ranked choice voting and open primaries was ahead slightly late Tuesday, with about three-quarters  of the state's precincts counted; A bipartisan majority caucus is likely to hold on to control of the Alaska Senate, and some key pickups in the state House mean that the current Republican-led majority could lose control of the chamber. That's according to early election results in state legislative races; Initial results in Alaska's House District 1 race have Republican Jeremy Bynum with a commanding lead at more than 50% of the vote; The Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska has received over 20 boxes filled with archaeological artifacts from the Islands of Four Mountains in the central Aleutian Islands. While some artifacts may never be displayed, they remain crucial to understanding Unangax̂ history.

Blizzard impacts Northeast Prince William Sound Alaska this Tuesday. Denver, Colorado has an uncertain significant snow in their forecast. Winter weather pattern takes over Cheyenne, WY and Scottsbluff, Nebraska but 1st a wind storm moves through Tuesday. Heavy rain maker with unseasonable warmth impacts Chicago Monday night 11/4/24, with the high risk severe weather risk from the Southern Plains to mid-Mississippi moving east for Monday and Tuesday. Extreme heat redevelops over 2 different parts of Australia this week. Some of these weather events were discussed in more detail in the previous episode and vise versa. Enjoy!.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:About a foot of snow fell in Southcentral Alaska's first major snowstorm. The Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska has received 22 boxesfilled with archaeological artifacts from the Islands of Four Mountains. And an all-female crew drove a train full of tourists to the Yukon recently.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Moderate candidates have a big fundraising advantage in state House and Senate races. Federal officials visited Unalaska to talk about energy options. And a basketball tournament covered by kid reporters. Photo: The Makushin Geothermal Project began building a corridor to the site of the proposed power plant in 2021. (Courtesy Of Ounalashka Corp./Chena Power LLC)

Mike Livingston specializes in the cultural heritage of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. His background makes him uniquely qualified for this position. He grew up in Cold Bay, Alaska, located on the Aleutians, and his family homesteaded where Trout Creek flows into Cold Bay. He says they didn't have much money, so they lived a subsistence lifestyle and built their home using remnants left on the island from World War II.   At 21, he moved to Unalaska and worked as a police officer for three years, then he moved to Anchorage and was an officer for the Anchorage Police Department for 20 years. In that time, he worked in a number of different departments: burglary, theft, felony assaults, the crimes against children unit, and the major crimes unit. His work in law enforcement and his research into the Unangax̂ region — in addition to a local murder he remembers from when he was 16 — eventually led him to his work with Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons. More recently, Mike's been focused on ways to integrate ancient sod housing design into the construction of modern houses. Traditional sod houses were used in the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula for at least 10,000 years. They were so energy efficient that their carbon footprint was virtually non-existent.  He's also been working on correcting historical inaccuracies of Benny Benson, the boy who designed the Alaska flag in 1927. The research he's involved in found that Benny was not of Alutiiq heritage, like it's been believed for decades, but of Unangax̂ heritage.

Mike Livingston specializes in the cultural heritage of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. His background makes him uniquely qualified for this position. He grew up in Cold Bay, Alaska, located on the Aleutians, and his family homesteaded where Trout Creek flows into Cold Bay. He says they didn't have much money, so they lived a subsistence lifestyle and built their home using remnants left on the island from World War II.   At 21, he moved to Unalaska and worked as a police officer for three years, then he moved to Anchorage and was an officer for the Anchorage Police Department for 20 years. In that time, he worked in a number of different departments: burglary, theft, felony assaults, the crimes against children unit, and the major crimes unit. His work in law enforcement and his research into the Unangax̂ region — in addition to a local murder he remembers from when he was 16 — eventually led him to his work with Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons. More recently, Mike's been focused on ways to integrate ancient sod housing design into the construction of modern houses. Traditional sod houses were used in the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula for at least 10,000 years. They were so energy efficient that their carbon footprint was virtually non-existent.  He's also been working on correcting historical inaccuracies of Benny Benson, the boy who designed the Alaska flag in 1927. The research he's involved in found that Benny was not of Alutiiq heritage, like it's been believed for decades, but of Unangax̂ heritage.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A working group in Petersburg hopes information from newly-installed weather stations can eventually be used to build a landslide warning system. A project to map permafrost thaw and erosion could help communities adapt. And the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska held its 27th annual culture camp for a week at the end of July. Photo: The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska held their 26th annual Camp Qungaayux̂ earlier this month.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A grand jury has indicted an Anchorage doctor and her husband for allegedly deceiving patients about the drugs being injected into their bodies. There's an entangled humpback whale off the coast of Unalaska. And Anchorage's Potter Marsh may be expanded.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A young humpback whale was rescued in Unalaska last Friday after being entangled in suspected fishing gear for at least four days. Demolition of Fairbanks tallest building is scheduled to get underway this spring. And  Silver Bay Seafoods is poised to take over Peter Pan Seafoods' processing operations this year, according to a joint press release on Thursday.

This week we watched a Canadian Horror Film AFFLICTED from 2013 J 8.5/10 M 8/10 For daily horror movie content follow the podcast on Twitter / Instagram @darkroastcult Each week we choose a movie from one of the horror genre to discuss the following week. Follow along each week by keeping up with the movies we are watching to stay in the loop with the movie club! Check out other podcasts, coffee and pins at www.darkroastcult.com ! THANKS TO ANDREW FOR MAKING THE INTRO SONG. (soundcloud.com / andoryukesuta)@andoryukesuta Childhood friends Clif Prowse and Derek Lee have decided to venture around the world to film their travel web series Ends of the Earth. The trip is Derek's last wish, as he has an AVM, which could cause his death at any moment. Clif and Derek stop in Barcelona to meet with old friends Edo and Zach currently on tour with their band Unalaska. After their initially uneventful stay, Derek picks up a woman by the name of Audrey after telling her about his AVM. Later that night, the three burst into Derek's hotel room as a prank, only to discover Derek bleeding and semiconscious, and no sign of Audrey. Though Derek doesn't remember anything about the attack, they assume that Audrey planned to rob him. Clif and Derek part ways with Edo and Zach as they depart for Italy. Upon arriving Derek passes out and sleeps for an entire day. The next afternoon the two visit the restaurant where Derek suddenly projectile vomits his meal. Later, at a vineyard, Derek has an extreme reaction to sunlight, and is forced to flee inside, covered in burns. Back at the hotel room, Clif attempts to calm Derek down, only for Derek to explosively punch clean through the corner of a stone wall with his bare hands. Over the next few days, Derek displays superhuman strength, speed and agility. Clif attempts to persuade Derek to stop their trip and go home, but Derek continues to insist that there is nothing wrong with him. As Derek grows sicker due to not being able to eat, he finally agrees to go to a hospital. On the way, the two are almost hit by a car. Derek fights with the angry driver and passenger, completely overpowering them both. Then he licks their blood off his hand. Clif correctly deduces that Derek has contracted vampirism, but researching it online proves unhelpful. Derek first tries drinking blood obtained from a butcher, and then kills and drinks the blood from someone's pet piglet, only to vomit out the blood on both occasions. Realizing that Derek needs human blood, he and Clif attempt to rob an ambulance, which proves unsuccessful, and they retreat back to the hotel. Derek enters a catatonic state, and Clif decides to cut his own arm to give Derek some human blood, but discovers that Derek has escaped. Clif attempts to find him, only to be ambushed and killed by the completely inhuman Derek. Upon regaining his senses and realizing that he has killed his friend, Derek shoots himself in the head with a shotgun. Shortly after, however, Derek's head heals with only slight scarring, and he is faced with the fact that he cannot die or be killed.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska's biggest regional airline has laid off 130 of its 400-plus employees. A bill working its way through the state House could have big implications for reproductive rights. And Anchorage's historic city hall will become a new downtown public library. Photo: A Ravn Alaska airplane at Unalaska's Tom Madsen Airport in 2022. (Theo Greenly/KUCB)

Long time crab fishing expert Frank Kelty of Unalaska joins Jennie and Jay to share about Bering Sea crab fishing as well as crab fishing stories.Alaska Bering Sea CrabbersThe Bering Sea Fisheries Research FoundationGet Jennie's Alaska Travel planners and pre made itinerariesBook a trip planning session with JennieGet Jennie's weekly Alaska Travel tips in your inboxFollow Jennie on InstagramLet Jennie plan your trip for you!Music credits:  Largo Montebello, by Domenico Mannelli, CC.

00:09 | Shein IPO in US- Shein filed with China securities regulator for its IPO (?)- Shein to IPO in US market (NYSE or Nasdaq)- Last valuation was May 2023; $66b post-money valuation, $2b raise- Company moved headquarters to Singapore from China … Singapore is a developed market (MSCI EAFE) vs China emerging market … interested to see where MSCI/FTSE Russell/S&P place Shein in indexes01:19 | Musk to build AI outside of Tesla- Musk wants increased ownership of Tesla if he plans to continue to build AI within company- Currently owns 20.6%, wants 25%- Tesla self-driving and Optimus humanoid robots are both AI focused efforts- Musk launched xAI, an AI large language model, in 2023 and leverages X.com data in model training02:56 | SpaceX partners with John Deere- Starlink satellites to provide internet connectivity to John Deere farmer tractors in US and Brazil starting 2H 2024- 30% of large US farmers reporting high-quality internet access in a 2022 survey- Deere aims to generate 10% of its revenue through recurring models like subscription fees by 203003:41 | SpaceX new B2B Starlink offering- Starlink Community Gateways provides interest service providers (ISPs) a solution to service remote areas at scale- Community Gateways fees = one-time upfront charge of $1.25 million and fees of $75,000 per Gbps used- Unalaska, Alaska (literally an island in the middle of nowhere) is first Community Gateways and is now live; 10 gigabits of symmetric uplink and downlink throughput with over 99% uptime04:52 | Synk acquires Helios- Snyk is a developer focused security company- Helios is a Tel-Aviv tech company focused on troubleshooting and understanding microservices in production- Acquisition price not announced- Acquisition aims to strengthen Snyk's AppRisk service and improve security services- $6.9b current implied secondary market valuation; -7.4% from last primary round in Dec 202205:58 | $330m raise for Electra- Paris based EV charging company- 172 active stations and 1,000 charging points across Europe- funding will support the expansion of Electra's network, targeting 15,000 charging points across 2,200 stations by 2030- Electra's prior round was in Jun 2022 where is raised $169m in debt and equity at a $168m pre-money valuation07:40 | Reddit IPO in Mar 2024- IPO is slated for Mar 2024 with S-1 coming by end of Feb- Revenue has grown 20% to $800m, not yet profitable- $5.6b current implied secondary market valuation, -43% from last round in Aug 202108:19 | Pre-IPO +0.57% for week- Week winners: Deel +16.51%, OpenAI +8.37%, Klarna +6.18%, ScaleAI +5.56%, Rippling +5.29%- Week losers: Anthropic -15.28%, Chainalysis -13.52%, Discord -2.48%, Revolut -1.95%, Notion -0.92%- Top valuations: ByteDance $267b, SpaceX $180b, OpenAI $100b, Stripe $54b, Databricks $48b lead in current valuation

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A cargo ship carrying lithium-ion batteries reported a cargo fire Thursday morning, and is currently anchored outside of Unalaska. Juneau's only electric bus hasn't hit the road in more than a year. And enough mushers have signed up to make the Yukon Quest a go. Photo: Capital Transit's first electric bus has faced persistent problems, but the city will electrify the fleet with a new manufacturer. (Photo from the City and Borough of Juneau)

Ketchikan loses a beloved local business but Michelle and Ray Troll tell us why there's no need to mourn. How to avoid wringing in the new year with a respiratory illness. Another entry in the CoastAlaska Tourism Today series, this time from Unalaska.

rWotD Episode 2425: AlaskaOne Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.The random article for Sunday, 24 December 2023 is AlaskaOne.AlaskaOne (or Alaska One) was a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member network of public television stations based in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1995 to 2012. It served communities in Alaska outside Anchorage. It was operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.It comprised five stations:KUAC-TV channel 9 (Fairbanks)KTOO-TV channel 3 (Juneau)KMXT-LP channel 9 (Kodiak)KYUK-LD channel 15 (Bethel)KIAL-LP/KUCB-LP channel 8 Unalaska (licensed station operated by KUCB radio) (Licensed in Dutch Harbor)KUAC-TV was the flagship station. The other four stations were locally owned, and occasionally broke off from the main AlaskaOne feed to air local programming. KUAC's massive translator network in the Alaska Interior aired the full network schedule.KYUK-TV originally aired on full-power channel 4 in Bethel, but reportedly ceased operation and had its license deleted by the FCC on March 20, 2009. According to KYUK's website, in 2004 its signal was moved to low-power K15AV. However, it renamed the low-powered TV station as KYUK-LP (now KYUK-LD).KUAC-TV signed on in 1971 as the first public television station in Alaska. KYUK followed in 1972, with KTOO coming online in 1978. The three stations merged into the AlaskaOne network in 1995. Some AlaskaOne programs were also seen on Alaska's omnibus network, the Alaska Rural Communications Service, which is partially owned by AlaskaOne.The organization also operates a radio network, which uses material from National Public Radio, American Public Media, Public Radio International, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and CoastAlaska.In November 2011, AlaskaOne's corporate entity, Alaska Public Broadcasting Service, voted to transfer the network's operations from KUAC-TV to KAKM effective July 1, 2012. Claiming that this arrangement would do financial harm to KUAC, UAF announced on December 8 that KUAC-TV would leave AlaskaOne and revert to being a separate station at that time. On July 1, KUAC-TV officially relaunched as a separate station, while KTOO-TV and KYUK merged with KAKM to form Alaska Public Television.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:25 UTC on Sunday, 24 December 2023.For the full current version of the article, see AlaskaOne on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Emma Standard.

Katherine McGlashan from the Unalaska Visitor's Bureau joins Jennie and Jay to share the many fascinating things to do in Unalaska beyond the Deadliest Catch, from hiking to fishing and exploring Alaska Native Culture, history and wildlife.Visitor Guide from the Unalaska Visitors BureauGet Jennie's Alaska Travel planners and pre made itinerariesBook a trip planning session with JennieGet Jennie's weekly Alaska Travel tips in your inboxFollow Jennie on InstagramLet Jennie plan your trip for you!Music credits:  Largo Montebello, by Domenico Mannelli, CC.

The Qawalangin Tribe is offering free online college programs to all tribal members through a new educational partnership. KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi reports tribal officials are hoping the opportunity will help grow a workforce in Unalaska beyond the fishing industry. The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska is partnering with an online college offering free certificates and degrees […]

Trident Seafoods plans a state of the art processing plant in Unalaska that will be the largest in North America. Plus, Anchorage sees historic growth in low-income housing units.

Trident Seafoods plans a state of the art processing plant in Unalaska that will be the largest in North America. Plus, Anchorage sees historic growth in low-income housing units.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The crew of a traditional voyaging canoe will use traditional methods of navigation on a global journey.And, Unalaska prepares to set green crab traps.

Two lawmakers are working to enshrine Anti-discrimination protections for fellow LGBTQ Alaskans. In Takotna, mushers rest, relax, and refuel on pie. Plus, Unalaska's tribal government seeks community input to assess the city's climate vulnerability.

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On this episode, we're joined by Raegan Miller. Raegan is a reporter for KRBD, a radio station in Ketchikan, Alaska. She covers Alaska Native and rural issues as part of the Report for America program.Raegan talked about making the transition from print to radio and covering stories in very small towns where she often gets recognized. She discussed about the kinds of stories she covered and how she works through everything from getting sound to writing. And she explained what went into a 20-minute interview with a group that included the governor of Alaska.Raegan also talked about the help she's gotten from the Report for America program and gave tips to those who might end up participating in it.Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback at journalismsalute@gmail.com, visit our website at thejournalismsalute.org and Mark's website (MarkSimonmedia.com) or tweet us at @journalismpod.Raegan's salute: Theo Greenly, KUCB Radio in Unalaska, Alaska.Raegan's stories can be found at https://www.krbd.org/author/raegan-miller/More information on Report for America can be found at ReportforAmerica.org

Alaska State Troopers say they've seized a record amount of illegal drugs this year. Also, Unalaska residents continue to wait for a cleanup of contaminated lands. And Alaska Native veterans visit a new memorial in Washington, D.C.

Alaska's snow crab season is cancelled for the first time ever after a mass die-off all but wiped out the crustaceans in the Bering Sea. Officials estimate the snow crab population plummeted by at least 11 billion in a relatively short time. Many experts theorize warming waters are the main culprit. The harvest is crucial for local economies. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce hears about the immediate implications and concerns about the future of crab harvests with Mike Litzow, marine biologist and director of the Kodiak Lab for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries; Phillip Zavadil, city manager of St. Paul Island, AK; and Dennis Robinson (Qawalangin Tribe), president of the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.