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Alaska Native leaders remember Inuit rights advocate Jimmy Stotts
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (525+ words) Alaska Native leaders are remembering a long-time advocate for Inuit rights, James "Jimmy" Stotts, who died late last month after a long fight with cancer. He was 78. For more than four decades, Stotts chaired or held other key roles at…...
Live In-Studio: Nellie Clay
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (130+ words) KNBA Live In-Studio: Nellie Clay Singer-songwriter Nellie Clay has returned to Alaska! Originally from Oklahoma, Clay moved to Alaska in 2006. She lived off-the-grid in Moose Pass and other locations singing for food and tips. Campfire gatherings and the Alaska music…...
KNBA WEBCAST: Monday, June 1, 2026
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (156+ words) KNBA KNBA WEBCAST: Monday, June 1, 2026 ELECTION DEADLINE: The deadline for filing for statewide office is 5: 00 p. m. Until then, there's a lot up in the air about the governor's race that has now grown to 20 candidates. Former state senator Lesil Mc Guire…...
KNBA WEBCAST: Friday, May 29, 2026
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (135+ words) KNBA KNBA WEBCAST: Friday, May 29, 2026 - BILL WALKER. The crowded race for governor could get a little more crowded. Former Governor Bill Walker is looking at jumping into the fray. - TOM BEGICH CAMPAIGN. Democrat Tom Begich picks his running mate in…...
Spring whaling in Utqiagvik is off to a late start because of unusual ice conditions
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (581+ words) Chucky Panitchaiq Hopson II had been whaling for about a month before he landed one this spring. He captains one of the eight boats that worked together to catch the first whale of the season last weekend. "I told my…...
Troopers identify man shot and killed by police in Utqiagvik
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (248+ words) Alaska State Troopers identified the man North Slope Borough police shot and killed in Utqiagvik on Saturday as Gordon Killbear Jr. , 46. Two officers with the North Slope Borough Police Department, Sergeant Riley Weik and Officer Christopher Green, responded to a…...
This is how we heal:" Hoonah honors its veterans with two new memorials
1+ week, 4+ day ago (576+ words) HOONAH " More than a hundred people walked off a catamaran into Hoonah on Saturday morning. They were there to join dozens of other Hoonah residents who gathered to witness the unveiling of two memorials dedicated to veterans and their families....
KNBA WEBCAST: Friday, May 22, 2026.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (137+ words) KNBA'S Top Stories: As fuel barges head to Rural Alaska to make fuel deliveries, communities are bracing for skyrocketing prices. The TSA reports long security lines due to problems with its screening equipment at the Anchorage airport. After more than…...
Utqia'vik's tribal college has bought land to build its long-planned campus
1+ week, 5+ day ago (495+ words) I'isa'vik College has been planning a new campus for nearly 10 years. This week, the officials announced the college had bought land to build it on. The new campus will sit on a 15-acre site near the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital…...
KNBA WEBCAST: Thursday, May 21, 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (98+ words) KNBA KNBA WEBCAST: Thursday, May 21, 2026 - LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS. The legislature wrapped up its regular session last night, but are already back at it today, after the governor called a Special Session to tackle his gas pipeline tax. - VILLAGE RELOCATION RESOLUTION. Efforts…...