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Ben Townsend/KNOMConstruction work is expected to begin in 2027, with the building ready to open by 2028. -
Samantha Watson/KYUKFollowing a meet and greet event during his two-day visit to Bethel, Claman spoke to KYUK’s Samantha Watson about what was on voter’s minds and his plans to support the Y-K Delta if elected in the fall. -
Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaThe budget now heads to the Senate, which will come up with its own draft and set the stage for final negotiations in the closing days of the legislative session in May. -
Samantha Watson/KYUKResearchers and local experts gathered in Bethel in early April to share and compare environmental knowledge at the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference, particularly across issues facing the Yukon-Kuwkoksim Delta. -
Mark Leary/Native Village of NapaimuteThe Native Village of Napaimute ice road crew announced that beginning Friday April 10, they will no longer be maintaining the Kuskokwim Ice road for the 2026 season. -
Jeff Chen/Alaska Public MediaThe airline cited “ongoing volatility in fuel prices” for the price increases. -
David Csepp/National Marine Fisheries ServiceGubernatorial hopefuls are blasting Alaska's trawlers for catching salmon. Now, industry allies have launched a radio ad campaign. -
F. Jimenez/National Park ServiceThe motion stems from a lawsuit filed by the groups in November after the Alaska Board of Game reauthorized a Mulchatna predator control program that had previously been overturned by state court rulings.
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According to charging documents, Bethel police officer Ceaira Preuett shot 53-year-old Wassillie Larson twice in the arm after Larson allegedly lunged at her with a knife in the early morning hours of March 25. -
Morgan, who is running as an independent, spoke to KYUK about his bid to replace Alaska’s longest-serving state legislator, Sen. Lyman Hoffman, and what he can bring to Senate District S if elected next fall. -
The Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference, also called WAISC, will run April 7-9 at Bethel’s cultural center. -
If you follow Mary Peltola on social media, maybe you’ve noticed that the former Alaska congresswoman is talking about more than fish, family and freedom as she runs for U.S. Senate. -
The traditional hoodie-like garment is the unofficial uniform of the event, bridging styles and Native cultures from across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and beyond. -
Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused.
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This is the first time a sitting governor has served on the commission, which promotes Arctic research and advises on funding priorities. -
Identity Alaska’s Anchorage clinic will end patient care this month. They’re closing their doors because of financial and logistical pressures. -
About $100 million of the draft budget would go toward catching up on deferred maintenance at facilities around the state. -
It was the House’s first floor vote in this two-year Legislature on a major oil and gas tax measure — and a moment illustrating a major disagreement between two Democrat-heavy bipartisan coalitions.
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