In 2025, 15 pedestrians were killed by vehicles, the same number as in 2024. Both years marked the city’s highest pedestrian death toll in more than a decade.

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: A Soldotna man reckons with his family's deportation. Plus, the Alaska House passes a ban on AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Listen here: https://alaskapublic.org/programs/alaska-news-nightly/2026-02-27/alaska-news-nightly-friday-february-27-2026

Federal funding will help Alaska Aerospace Corporation upgrade its Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska facilities on Kodiak Island, boosting launch prep infrastructure and setting the stage for more missions from the site.

The program would be for those who want to go into teaching Alaska Native languages to all ages. There are more than 20 distinct Indigenous languages throughout the state.

Fairbanks is in the grip of an unusually harsh winter — with below-normal temps, frequent negative 40° days and heavy snow piling up.

Join us this Saturday as we celebrate 50 years of KAKM with an evening at Downton! We’ll be live in the studio with two special behind-the-scenes episodes of Downton Abbey and sharing how you keep us strong. Get details and see previews at https://akpub.io/3z6UFSc.

Cuts to U.S. asylum programs are leaving Russian and Ukrainian refugees in limbo, with many fearing detention or forced return to dangerous conditions.

Currently, under Alaska law, adoption ends the legal relationship between adopted children and their birth family, including siblings. The bill preserves the legal relationship between siblings, despite adoption and termination of parental rights. (via Alaska Beacon)

The federal government is reviewing rural subsistence protections. Join host Lori Townsend for a discussion in this episode of Talk of Alaska. 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts. Catch Talk of Alaska on-air Tuesdays at 10 am and again at 8 pm on KSKA 91.1 FM. https://akpub.io/3ZYxNhC

Rondy season is here — and Anchorage is all in. ❄️🐕 From Fur Rondy festivities and Junior NYO to live performances and a downtown fat bike ride, this week’s Anchorage Weekender has 9 ways to spend the weekend. 👉 https://akpub.io/4pvFNlH

A family in Soldotna was swept up in an ICE operation — the mom and two younger children were quickly deported to Mexico while their eldest remains in detention in Washington. The case has sparked shock, community vigils and questions about due process.

Selkirk Copper is a newly formed mining company based in Canada’s Yukon territory, which recently acquired a project known as the Minto Mine, which exported ore out of Skagway until it shut down amid insolvency.

The city is adding a second 10-person crew to the Parks and Recreation Department’s Healthy Spaces team.

Supreme Court limits presidential tariff power, offering some relief to Alaska importers and exporters — but refund paths and new trade rules remain unclear.

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: The Board of Fisheries approves restrictions to allow more chum salmon to reach the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Plus, Alaska businesses express relief at the Supreme Court tariff ruling, but they don't expect refunds. Listen here: https://akpub.io/4qYsWba

The fund earned 12.5% last year, far in excess of the long-term target of 5% plus inflation.

The travelers, all from the Northwest Arctic, planned to drive over 600 miles to dozens of remote villages across Western Alaska by snowmachine, educating rural residents about voting.

From Fur Rondy festivities to Junior NYO games, jazz, dance, a Black History Makers Ball and weekend outdoor fun, Anchorage offers a full slate of events this weekend.

House Bill 48 would boost state funding for Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a nonprofit that provides free legal aid to vulnerable Alaskans. (via Alaska Beacon)

The roughly $180 billion collected under the struck-down tariffs, according to an estimate by Goldman Sachs, was typically paid for directly by businesses, and indirectly by consumers through higher prices.

The bill that would require insurers to cover more than just one prosthetic or orthotic device per person to help people stay active, healthy and independent.

At a Senate hearing, Sen. Lisa Murkowski cited Alaska’s drop in hepatitis B as she pressed the surgeon general nominee on vaccine science and public health trust.

The Supreme Court ruled last week that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly every country last April.

Your skin is your body's largest organ. Dr. Jillian Woodruff is joined by local dermatologists where they discuss skin care in Alaska, on this week's episode of Line One. 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts. Line One on-air Mondays at 10 am and again at 8 pm on KSKA 91.1 FM. https://akpub.io/4aVPKT2

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: State lawmakers get an assessment of the Permanent Fund's performance. Plus, with pedestrian deaths on the rise in Anchorage, officials say there are many factors at play, but vehicle speed stands out. Listen here: https://akpub.io/4r0okBk

When storms forced many students to evacuate Kwigillingok and Kipnuk, their routines were upended. But, the school’s basketball team is still offering a sense of normalcy and pride during an uncertain stretch for the community.

Join us this Thursday as we celebrate 50 years of KAKM with a night of British mysteries! We’ll be live in the studio with episodes of Father Brown, Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders and sharing how you keep us strong. Get details and see previews at alaskapublic.org/events.

The walkout pauses daily school transportation for the district’s more than 18,000 students until workers reach a contract agreement with the district’s main school bus operator. (via Mat-Su Sentinel)

Lawmakers will hold an investigatory hearing on Monday on the arrest and detention of minors in Alaska. (via Alaska Beacon)

The newest draft of Senate Bill 227 bears little resemblance to the bill the governor proposed earlier this year as part of his broader fiscal plan.

President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night.

An Anchorage police sergeant is facing a misdemeanor DUI charge after he allegedly drove his truck into a ditch while off-duty and was found asleep inside with signs of intoxication.

The budget approved by the Anchorage School Board Tuesday night makes widespread cuts to almost every part of the district. https://akpub.io/4aSj6S4

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: The state Senate moves forward a new version of the governor's tax bill. Plus, the Army Corps of Engineers backs out of tapping a lake as a solution for Juneau's glacial outburst floods. Listen here: https://akpub.io/4kUMsUF

Two years ago, more than 300 homes were flooded. Last year, a temporary levee made of HESCO barriers protected hundreds of homes by a slim margin.

RKP Play's "Conscience" heads to Cleveland! 🎭 Host Ammon Swenson is joined by lead actors Jay Burns & Susan Riley to discuss the play on this episode of State of Art. 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts. Catch State of Art live on-air Fridays at 8pm on KSKA 91.1 FM. https://akpub.io/4rwKBYv

The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the corridor — along with five million more acres of federally-managed land in Alaska — was promised in the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959.

Mat-Su School District officials plan to close three schools as part of an effort to cut costs amid a projected $23 million budget shortfall next year. (via Mat-Su Sentinel)

The Constitution requires that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union." It's intended to be a recap of sorts of their previous year in office.

The Alaska House has approved a fast-tracked spending bill totaling nearly half a billion dollars intended to cover higher-than-expected costs in the ongoing fiscal year. But for now, the bill is unfunded.

A measure to repeal Alaska’s nonpartisan primaries and ranked choice general elections will be on the ballot this year, but exactly how it's worded remains a hot dispute.

The Anchorage School Board will decide tonight on a plan to close a $90M budget gap, which could include cutting hundreds of staff and shutting down schools. Parents, teachers and community members have been speaking out, worried that programs their children depend on could disappear.

Watch the State of the Union address and Democratic response, a PBS News Special Report, February 24 at 5 pm on Alaska Public Media television, alaskapublic.org or the Alaska Public Media app. The regular broadcast schedule will resume immediately after the address.

Join Alaska Public Media for live coverage of the State of the Union address and Democratic response from NPR News Tuesday at 5 pm on Alaska Public Media FM 91.1, https://akpub.io/3AMXcC0 or the Alaska Public Media app. Alaska News Nightly will air in its entirety immediately after the address.

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: The Alaska House approves a fast-tracked spending bill to cover higher-than-expected state costs. Plus, state officials applaud an offer from the federal government to manage more than two million acres of land. Listen here: https://akpub.io/471wRwz

This year’s course set off from Big Lake and made stops in Kotzebue and Nome before heading east to Fairbanks for the finish.

According to the permit application, the project would include three large interactive theaters/rides, a retail store and some office space.

To date, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has taken the hardest hit with federal funding cutbacks — including $8.8 million terminated for funded programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students last year. (via Alaska Beacon)

A relative handful of U.S. states punched far above their weight, with Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin and Utah fostering elite winter athletes and scooping up medals.