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Two-Vehicle Collision Involving Alleged Intoxicated Driver Sends 5 To Bethel ER

By • Sep 11, 2019
A silver Dodge truck, allegedly driven by an intoxicated driver, collided with a Kusko Cab on September 10, 2019 on Tower Drive in Bethel, Alaska, sending all five people involved to the emergency room.
Krysti Shallenberger / KYUK

The driver of a pickup truck crashed into a Kusko Cab, injuring everyone involved on Tuesday. The truck driver, Jerry David, age 53, of Bethel has been arrested and charged with a DUI and four counts of assault in the third degree. 


Napakiak School Fuel Tanks Transported To Bethel Between Fall Storms

By • Sep 11, 2019
Katie Basile / KYUK

It took a little longer than planned, but a window of clear weather allowed the old Napakiak school fuel tanks to be moved to Bethel. The U.S. Coast Guard ordered the Lower Kuskokwim School District to empty the tanks to prevent an environmental disaster as the eroding Kuskokwim riverbank advanced towards the fuel site. Wednesday's forecasted storm could cause more erosion at Napakiak. 

Bethel City Council Introduces Three Changes To Bethel Municipal Code

By • Sep 11, 2019
Bethel City Council greenlighted signing a $975,800 contract with DOWL for the engineering design of the Avenues Piped Water and Sewer Project.
City of Bethel

Three modifications to the Bethel Municipal Code passed introduction last night, but not without debate.

Bethel City Council Approves Million Dollar Contract For The Avenues Piped Water And Sewer Project

By • Sep 11, 2019
Bethel City Council greenlighted signing a $975,800 contract with DOWL for the engineering design of the Avenues Piped Water and Sewer Project.
City of Bethel

On Tuesday night, Bethel City Council gave the city manager permission to sign the first contract for the Avenues Piped Water and Sewer Project. DOWL Engineering submitted a draft of the contract that totals almost a million dollars. The engineering firm has laid out seven phases that will go into developing the design.

Alyssa Gustafson-Leary Running For Bethel City Council

By • Sep 11, 2019
Alyssa Gustafson-Leary is running for Bethel City Council.
Greg Kim / KYUK

KYUK is continuing its series of profiles on candidates for Bethel City Council. Today, KYUK’s Greg Kim brings us Alyssa Gustafson-Leary. You can listen to Gustafson-Leary’s full "Coffee@KYUK" interview online.


In Historic First, Half Of Bethel City Council Candidates Are Women

By • Sep 10, 2019
Three out of the six candidates running for Bethel City Council this year are women.
Greg Kim / KYUK

Three out of the six candidates running for Bethel City Council this year are women. That’s the second time since at least 2006 that three women have run, and the first time that half the candidates have been female. KYUK’s Greg Kim asked some former council members what they thought about that.


Typhoon Morphs Into Fall Storm Expected To Hit Kuskokwim Delta

By • Sep 10, 2019
Screen shot from the National Weather Service Anchorage Office on September 10, 2019 showing current hazards. Purple means storm warning.
National Weather Service

A fall storm forming over the Bering Sea is expected to hit the coasts of the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay on Wednesday. The National Weather Service predicts that the storm will strike hardest on Wednesday with driving winds and heavy rainfall, and taper into showers and breezes by Thursday.

Search For Missing Tuntutuliak Boater Resumes As Weather Clears

By • Sep 9, 2019

The search for a Tuntutuliak man who went missing last week continues. Patrick Nick, age 29, went missing on Wednesday, Sept. 4 while boating alone from Bethel to Tunutuliak in storm conditions. His boat was found empty. Since then, heavy rain and high winds have delayed local searchers for two days.  The weather cleared on Sept. 9, and six boats from Tunutuliak Search and Rescue and two from Nunapitchuk Search and Rescue went looking for him.

Private Plane Heavy With Muskox Meat Crashes On Nunivak Island; Passengers Unharmed

By • Sep 9, 2019

Two brothers were unharmed after their plane crashed on Nunivak Island on Sept. 7. The brothers live in Bethel, and were leaving the island in a private plane loaded with just-harvested muskox meat. 

History Of Alcohol In Bethel Elections

By • Sep 9, 2019
Bethel City Council greenlighted signing a $975,800 contract with DOWL for the engineering design of the Avenues Piped Water and Sewer Project.
City of Bethel

2009 was the year that Bethel went from “damp” to “wet” in terms of alcohol regulations. The town's first liquor store in more than 40 years opened in 2015. But why were there six years in between, when liquor stores were legal but non-existent?  


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