Alaska State News

The Yukon Delta coast remains under a flood warning and high wind advisory as a large storm moves up the coast of Western Alaska. To the south, the Kuskokwim Delta coast is under a flood advisory.

After more than two weeks without municipal power, a meeting held on Oct. 6 in the lower Kuskokwim River community highlighted a critical need to repair additional generators before winter sets in.

The Oct. 1 event hosted by the Tundra Women's Coalition for Domestic Violence Awareness Month highlighted a crisis that continues to reverberate across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

On Sept. 25, leaders from 16 communities across the Y-K Delta gathered in Bethel to refine emergency response plans.

A contractor that helped to restore power in Mertarvik was en route to Akiak on Sept. 28 as many in the upriver community continue to rely on personal generators.

The Kuspuk school district has voted to temporarily close the Gusty Michael school for the 2025/2026 school year, citing a combination of factors.

Rep. Nick Begich III visited upper and middle Kuskokwim communities this week, making stops in Aniak and Bethel, as well as other smaller villages upriver. While in Bethel, he sat down at KYUK with news director Sage Smiley for a conversation.

It is not immediately clear what caused the issue that has left the community without power since the evening of Sept. 21. The city is working with the Alaska Energy Authority, a state-owned corporation that provides support for rural energy needs, to come up with a plan.

Thirty-six-year-old David Paul faces a minimum sentence of 65 years in prison after a Bethel jury found him guilty of 28 separate counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse involving six children.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will stop funding certain minority-serving programs in higher education. For UAF, certain awards supporting Alaska Native students will no longer continue.