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While middle Kuskokwim River communities seem to be in the clear for breakup, the National Weather Service says things are far from wrapped up on the lower river.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Tuluksak and Akiak and canceled the flood advisory for Kalskag as the breakup front moves downriver.
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Kalskag and the Kuskokwim Delta were placed under a flood advisory on Friday morning (May 3). RiverWatch observers report rising water at and below Kalskag on the Kuskokwim, caused by an ice jam as the river breaks up.
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The City of Aniak was placed under ice jam flood watch on Thursday (May 2). National Weather Service officials reported the potential for a jam around 15 miles downriver at Birch Crossing, in effect through Saturday (May 4).
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Ice is rotting and water is starting to flow in communities along the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers. McGrath’s ice tripod fell at 1:55 p.m. on May 1.
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The state says the notorious “Polk Road” will not reopen until summer repairs are completed.
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The arch, which marks the end of the Iditarod Trail, collapsed Saturday (April 27). It was last renovated in 2013.
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The man was accused of the assault stemming from a June 2021 incident that took place in the lower Yukon River community of St. Mary’s.
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In honor of National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, local organizations are organizing a poster-making event on Wednesday, May 1, and the third annual March for Justice on Friday, May 3.
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The ARROW program aims to strengthen public safety, create jobs, and make Bethel a drone hub for Western Alaska.
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Alaska State Troopers say video footage shows a man entering an unoccupied police station in the early morning hours, where he takes the keys to a side-by-side and later appears to take a phone call.
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Breakup began late last week on the south fork of the Kuskokwim River in Nikolai, and other Kuskokwim communities report the beginnings of ice rot. On the Yukon, breakup is reportedly starting in Whitehorse on the Canadian side but elsewhere, the water isn't yet flowing in the open.