Desiree Hagen, KOTZ - Kotzebue
News ReporterDesiree Hagen is the news director for KOTZ in Kotzebue. She temporarily worked for KYUK as part of a reporter exchange supported by the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism. She also worked for KBBI in Homer, where she wore many hats. Her passions include stories involving local agriculture, wild habitats, and arts and culture.
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The study doesn’t promote EVs, but aims to better understand their usage in rural Alaska and clarify misconceptions about them. -
The Biden Administration announced a finalized ruling on Oct. 16 that will add three new positions to the Federal Subsistence Board. For the first time, nominations for the seats will come from federally recognized tribes in Alaska. -
Researchers believe that if permafrost thaw continues at its current rate and mercury keeps being released, it could pose a real threat to many communities throughout northern and western Alaska. -
The operators of Red Dog Mine have paid nearly half a million dollars for hazardous waste violations. -
Over roughly five years of flying out of Kotzebue to locations on the Baldwin and Seward Peninsulas to conduct research, the team has noticed dramatic changes in the landscape. -
This year, some of the program participants traveled to the rural hub communities of Bethel, Kodiak, and Dillingham. A group also went to Utqiaġvik during Nalukataq, or the summer whaling festival. In Kotzebue, the teens learned about edible wild plants, cut and jarred dried, black seal meat in oil, and helped build drying racks for hanging fish. -
A lawmaker from Kotzebue is seeking to amend the Alaska Constitution to resolve a longstanding conflict between the state and federal government on subsistence management. But multiple Alaska Native groups and Northwest Arctic leaders are speaking out against the measure. -
The Kobuk 440, one of the last sled dog races of the season, begins Thursday, April 4. Eleven mushers and their teams are signed up for the mid-distance race that runs along the Kobuk River. -
“So she requested a closet, and we'd be in the closet, and she would teach and record then,” Julia choked up as she remembered Elder Emma Clark. -
“Alaska tribes deserve the same kind of protections and resources that other communities in Alaska receive and don't even think about it,” said AVCP spokesperson Joy Anderson. “So this is really pretty historic.”
