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‘Fairbanks Four’ member settles for $11.5 million in wrongful conviction lawsuit. Plus, a woman who dedicated decades to the U.S. Postal Service in Alaska was laid to rest on Tuesday.    

A Kenai Peninsula pilot and his two daughters are safe after crash landing on a frozen lake and waiting 12 hours for rescue. Plus, in Juneau, two people are back on dry land this morning after falling through the ice at the Mendenhall Glacier. 

Two people are recovering after Capital City Fire and Rescue received reports that two fell through the ice near the Mendenhall Glacier. Plus, the pilot of a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser that was reported overdue Sunday night and two juveniles were found alive Monday after an overnight search for the plane on Tustumena Lake.  

Efforts are still underway to clear rockslide debris from the Tongass Highway in Ketchikan. Plus, an avalanche in Turnagain Pass over the weekend has claimed the life of a 16-year-old snowmachiner.

An update to the fatal avalanche that occurred on Saturday has come in, construction on a bypass route to Ketchikan following a landslide has begun, and protests across Alaska as Congress returns to session on Monday. Then, we learn about a unique style of Easter eggs while some Alaskan high schoolers head to a film festival.

X 'unei Lance Twitchell, writer and cultural consultant for Molly of Denali talks with John Thompson about winning an Emmy and bringing Indigenous voices to storytelling. 

Federal cuts continue to ripple across government agencies with new questions being asked about where the line is drawn for DOGE and Elon Musk, after a report that Musk had been briefed on classified documents relating to The United States and China's relationship. A little closer to home UAA hosts the Brain Bee and The Alaska Kennel Club Dog Show kicked off in downtown Anchorage.  

The Anchorage School District activated its Emergency Operations Center plan on Friday, preparing for the potential eruption of Mount Spurr. Plus, the City of Ketchikan is recovering from a rock slide Thursday morning that left hundreds of people displaced — no injuries or structural damage was reported, but the slide hit a road that connected the north and south areas of the island.  ...

Fairbanks Reporter Adrian Peterson spoke with Sen. Dan Sullivan about DOGE cuts, possible development in Alaska and cuts to the Veterans Administration. Here is that extended interview.

The expected eruption of Mount Spurr has prompted the Municipality of Anchorage to upgrade its activation status to Level 2. Here's what that means.

Alaska State Troopers conducted a high-speed pursuit Thursday along the Parks Highway in Wasilla. Plus, referring to cuts by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, under Elon Musk’s leadership as “difficult choices” necessary to keep government spending under control, Sen. Dan Sullivan faced tough questions from state lawmakers during his a...

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The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday released its preliminary report centered on the Bering Air crash that killed all 10 on board on Feb. 6. Plus Alaska’s News Source spoke with family members of the passengers on the flight, who shared that they are taking the news “day by day” and are still processing the information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Anchorage Assembly members shot down a proposal concerning a vote on a 3% city sales tax. The proposal would have used the revenue collected to lower property taxes and fund voter-approved projects designed to enhance the city's quality of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Astronaut Nichole Ayers, who previously served in the 90th fighter squadron at Elmendorf Air Force base, is now aboard the International Space Station. Plus U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called the recent firings of Alaska federal employees by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiencies “unlawful” during a nearly hour-long speech addressing to the Alask...

An Alaska nonprofit providing humanitarian aid to South Sudan explains how recent actions by the Trump administration could affect its work in the third-world country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final competitor in this year’s 53rd Iditarod has arrived in Nome. Plus a fin whale that washed ashore near Anchorage’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will soon find its permanent home in the Wasilla Museum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A community of hundreds remembered one of their own Saturday at a memorial for Wasilla resident and Iron Dog racer Skye Rench, one of two Alaskans who went missing in an ATV accident earlier this month.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The 53rd Iditarod has crowned a new winner. Plus, Alaska’s working group, Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit, held a vigil on Friday at Hostetler Park to shine light on the tragic story of a 14-year-old San Carlos Apache teenager who was found dead in Arizona last month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has a new champion - Jessie Holmes! Learn about his triumph in The Last Great Race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A snowmachine rider is alive after falling nearly 60 feet deep into a glacial crevasse, necessitating a rescue by a group of good Samaritan riders last weekend. Plus, Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said city officials are closely watching the mounting activity at Mt. Spurr volcano which scientists said Wednesday is likely to erupt in the weeks or months ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Continued coverage of the increasing chances of an eruption at Mt. Spurr, including what an evacuation plan look like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharita Napper, a proud Alaskan mother of three girls opens up about the lessons she's learned in life and how grief has transformed the way she shows up for herself and those she loves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.