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🥳 🎉 @AlaskaPublic Media, @KYUKNews, and @KNBA have received a 2026 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage for our reporting on the devastation and aftermath of Typhoon Halong. Presented by @RTDNA , the national Murrow is among journalism’s highest honors.
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National Murrow Award honors collaborative Halong coverage

Alaska Public Media, KYUK and KNBA recognized for sustained coverage serving communities across Western Alaska.

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The North Slope village of Wainwright has run out of gasoline after a delivery disruption last week, officials with the local Native corporation said. An emergency fuel delivery was expected by late Thursday. knba.org/news/2026-08-27/nor…

North Slope village runs out of gasoline at height of hunting season

The Olgoonik Corporation, which manages the Wainwright fuel station, said an emergency fuel delivery was expected by late Thursday.

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Alaska military, music and hockey communities mourn the victims of the Southwest Alaska plane crash. knba.org/news/2026-08-25/mil…

4 victims of deadly Southwest Alaska plane crash have been identified

Alaska State Troopers said they plan to name all of the victims once the state medical examiner completes identification.

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The price of a gallon of gasoline in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak was $26.82 on Friday Via @AlaskaBeacon. knba.org/news/2026-08-24/gas…

Gasoline hits $26 per gallon in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak

Across the United States, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $4.10 on Thursday.

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The state approved the first segment of a new access road for the controversial New Amalga gold mine in Juneau, after the vast majority of public comments opposed the project. Via @KTOOpubmedia. knba.org/news/2026-08-24/sta…

State approves controversial New Amalga mine access road in Juneau

About 90% of the public comments opposed the road.

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The new solar project in Ouzinkie can save the community more than $100,000 in annual diesel fuel costs, according to ANTHC. Via KMXT. knba.org/news/2026-08-24/sol…

Solar project to reduce blackouts and energy costs in Ouzinkie

In Ouzinkie, a new solar array and battery system is coming together that's expected to slash diesel use, lower energy bills and make the local microgrid that serves roughly 150 residents more...

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Nunapitchuk's polls didn't open until around 5 p.m. on primary election day, according to an Alaska Native voting group. Via @KYUKNews. knba.org/news/2026-08-19/nun…

Nunapitchuk voters only had about 3 hours to vote in-person on primary election day

State polling locations are supposed to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on primary election day. But in Nunapitchuk on Aug. 18, voters were left without a polling place for most of the day. It's not...

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It looks like Alaska will have two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the November ballot for U.S. Senate, as well as Democrat Mary Peltola. Via @alaskapublic. knba.org/news/2026-08-19/u-s…

U.S. Senate race will have two Dan Sullivans and a Mary Peltola

Early returns show both Sullivans and Peltola will advance to the November ballot, in an election that has attracted more than $30 million. The race for fourth was too close to call.

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Federal fishery managers would start analyzing the DNA collected in ocean waters to help inform their decisions, under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate. Via @AlaskaBeacon. knba.org/news/2026-08-17/bil…

Bill introduced by Alaska's Murkowski aims to promote use of eDNA analysis in fishery management

Called the Fisheries Science Modernization Act, the bill would set up a system for the use of environmental DNA, known as eDNA, in fishery management.

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The United States Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay. Via @AlaskaBeacon. knba.org/news/2026-08-17/sen…

Sen. Murkowski pushes for release of $41.3M in delayed federal grants for Alaska Native education

The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award the grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees, according to an announcement from the senator.

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Construction is almost underway on a long-awaited and controversial road that would connect King Cove to Cold Bay through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. Via @KUCBNews. knba.org/news/2026-08-17/con…

Contentious King Cove road gets closer to breaking ground

Despite several pending lawsuits, work on the road to Cold Bay is poised to move forward.

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Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley residents in the flood zone celebrated last week as the Mendenhall River crested at a level well below initial predictions. Via @KTOOpubmedia. knba.org/2026-08-17/a-big-se…

‘A big sense of relief’: Juneau neighborhoods spared major damage in glacial outburst flood

The flood crested at 14.7 feet on the Mendenhall Lake gauge at 2:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Juneau. It was well below initial predictions and disastrous floods that struck...

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The weir, which sits near the bridge in front of Unalaska's Community Center, acts like a gate, temporarily blocking salmon as they move upstream. The technicians count salmon as they pass through. Via @KUCBNews. knba.org/news/2026-07-27/sal…

Salmon count at Iliuliuk weir shows promise after relocation

This year, Hinkle said the biggest tides have been happening late at night so the technicians are doing the bulk of that work late during high tide, as that's when the salmon prefer to move upstream.

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"Everything is related. So a healthy environment equals healthy animals, which equals healthy humans," said Tirzah Bryant, who is the environmental and education coordinator for the Louden Tribe, the Galena-based tribal government. Via @AlaskaBeacon. knba.org/news/2026-07-27/for…

For Yukon River residents, salmon shortages have health consequences

Physical and mental health suffer when salmon, which is important to nutrition, culture, and identity, is no longer available, tribal representatives say.

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced an emergency permit hunt for Alaska residents to harvest muskoxen stranded on an island near the Nunivak Island coast. Via @KYUKNews. knba.org/news/2026-07-27/sta…

State opens emergency hunt for muskoxen stranded on island off Nunivak coast

Resident hunters can apply for permits beginning at 9 a.m. on July 22 to harvest a group of at least five muskoxen the state says are unlikely to survive.

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Two weeks before construction could begin on a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge wetlands, three Western Alaska tribal governments and several environmental groups have filed new lawsuits seeking to block the project. Via @AlaskaBeacon. knba.org/news/2026-07-27/law…

Lawsuits seek to overturn permit for road construction through Alaska wildlife refuge

Two new lawsuits say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the law by issuing a wetlands-fill permit for a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge wetlands.

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We’re proud to celebrate two first-place honors in the 2026 Public Media Journalists Association Annual Awards! Read more: bit.ly/4wnZNtB #PMJAAwards #PublicMedia #NativeVoices #IndigenousJournalism #KNBA #Koahnic
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Visiting archaeologists first put drones to wide use in Quinhagak to survey the Nunalleq dig site. Via @KYUKNews. knba.org/news/2026-07-20/qui…

Quinhagak locals bridge drones and traditional knowledge. Now, they're teaching others how to do it

Drones are used across industries like construction, real estate, and even news production. But in Western Alaska, their applications also dovetail with subsistence activities and search and rescue...

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Construction on a controversial stretch of road between two Eastern Aleutian towns could begin as soon as next month, according to the State of Alaska. Via KUCB. knba.org/news/2026-07-20/sta…

State prepares to begin construction on controversial Izembek Refuge road after clearing final...

Construction on a controversial stretch of road between two Eastern Aleutian towns could begin as soon as next month, according to the State of Alaska.

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