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'It's just kinda nutty': Kuwkoksim Ice Classic signals spring on the Y-K Delta for nearly half a century
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (706+ words) In an archival KYUK newsreel from the early '80s, KYUK reporter Rich Trotto squeezes into a small wooden shack with local Kathy Hanson. "So what's the grand total, Kathy? How much is the lucky winner gonna get?" Trotto asks. Hanson replies…...
Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (523+ words) The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it comes to implementing a massive program intended to improve rural healthcare across the state. Alaska received $272 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, part of the…...
We should be doing a better job: In Bethel, leaders tell Murkowski what is still missing from federal disaster response
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (922+ words) Chair Sen. Lisa Murkowski began the May 6 hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in Bethel with an acknowledgment that life still isn't easy for 1, 200 people still displaced after ex-typhoon Halong. "We can understand that in the…...
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1010+ words) The magical March Madness cocktail will now include eight more teams, eight more games and more of one other ingredient, too: beer. Maybe wine, too. The NCAA on Thursday announced a long-expected expansion of its men's and women's basketball tournaments…...
BIA distributes $20 M to villages facing supply shortages, infrastructure needs
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (220+ words) The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) said that it is distributing $20 million in emergency funding to more than a dozen Alaska Native communities in response to shortages of essential supplies and urgent infrastructure needs. The lion's share of…...
"Tua-i:" Bethel marches in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous people
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (639+ words) Off of Bethel's main highway, a crowd of marchers formed a red cluster. Clad in ruby t-shirts and holding red-painted posters, some wore crimson roses in their hair or fastened to the shoulder of their jackets. Each bright piece is…...
Anchorage "Scoops the Poop" to protect waterways from dog waste
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (580+ words) Would you spend your Saturday morning scooping dog poop? For one Anchorage couple, a recent dog park cleanup became an opportunity for a daytime date. They often stroll through University Lake Park, a popular off-leash dog park, but this time…...
U. S. Senate committee seeks input from Y-K residents during Bethel hearing on federal disaster support
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (212+ words) The U. S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, including chair Sen. Lisa Murkowski, is holding a special public hearing in Bethel on Wednesday, May 6. They want to hear from regional leaders and community members about disaster response, mitigation, resilience, and relocation programs…...
YKHC distributes vaccines in Marshall after potential rabies exposure
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (368+ words) At least half a dozen families in Marshall have received precautionary rabies vaccinations. That's after community members handled puppies that had been living in an outbuilding with a dog that later tested positive for rabies The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC)…...
Rick Robb says he'll "put people before politics' if elected to Alaska Senate
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (179+ words) Bethel resident Rick Robb has entered the 2026 race to represent Senate District S in the Alaska Legislature " covering Bristol Bay, much of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the entire Aleutian chain. Robb is running as a nonpartisan to "put people before…...