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As a child, Alice Fitka was punished for speaking her Yup'ik language in school. Since then, she's spent decades teaching it in the Western Alaska village of Tuntutuliak. The post Through language, a Yup’ik teacher passes on a way of life appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Senate budget taking place with less than a month of session to go; Government says marijuana involvement can derail citizenship; Wintergreens prepares to open the first marijuana lounge in Haines; Group apologizes after appearance by banned UAA professor; Ketchikan pastor, teacher sentenced to 18 years, 12 suspended; Records reveal DOT planning Berners Bay ferry terminal on Lynn Canal; AK: One family’s pirate home is Sitka’s hidden treasure; 49 Voices: Leena Tarar of Anchorage The post Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 19, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Legislators reject six Dunleavy appointees to boards and commissions; Dunleavy fills second Palmer court seat after delay; Maine governor approves extradition of accused UAF cold case killer to Alaska; Anchorage bust nets heroin, fentanyl totaling 10-plus pounds; Elim without potable water; boil notice issued; As cruise ships grow, more passengers are headed to Alaska; The special ingredient inside these new gluten-free noodles? Fish, from Alaska.; Donlin Gold to begin drilling program; If approved, Fairbanks could have its first female police chief; Ask a Climatologist: The mid-April snow people are seeing is not surprising The post Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 18, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Legislature confirms all of Gov. Dunleavy’s commissioners; Cost to move Legislature could be up to $45M if state builds office, analysts find; Murkowski calls for many 'silver bullets' to tackle climate change; Glennallen man selected to lead Denali Commission; North Pole High 'bathroom incident' raises concerns over bullying, policy; Southeast captain admits to dumping 8 tons of waste overboard; State dials back PFAS response standard; Homer Rep. Vance looks into Board of Fish vote on Cook Inlet meeting location; Juneau high schoolers headed to world robotics championship; American Ninja Warriors Nate DeHaan and Nick Hanson talk friendship and representing rural Alaska The post Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Legislature to decide on Dunleavy appointees tomorrow; Union sues to block API privatization plan; Final Pebble hearing draws mix of views; Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van; Man held in Mexican jail for 7 years after fleeing state for bank robbery to be sentenced in Alaska; State ferry reshaping study stalls as coastal lawmakers remain skeptical; 3 finalists for Fairbanks Police chief make their cases during public meeting; Kodiak goat dairy faces an uncertain future amid proposed budget cuts; Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights in spelling bee The post Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Bill would shift Medicaid recipients to private insurance market; Candidate Dunleavy said he had no plans to cut ferries, schools, university. Then Gov. Dunleavy proposed deep reductions; Murkowski says she doesn't like education cuts in Dunleavy budget; Melting ice is disrupting daily life in the Y-K Delta in the worst possible way; Builders in Anchorage await a mini-boom from earthquake repairs; Southcentral residents still have until April 30 to file taxes, due to earthquake; An end to school bond debt reimbursement could hike local property taxes; To stay or to go? Anchor Point parents and teachers grapple with potential school closure; Eielson prepares for incoming F-35 fighters The post Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 15, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

State House passes operating budget; State DHSS suspends thousands of senior benefits payments; Caring for Alaska’s seniors during tense budget talks; Army Corp begins hearings on draft EIS for proposed Pebble Mine; Missile defense test success accelerates arms race with Russia, China, program critic says; AK: Experimental tilapia skin burn treatment heals Haines dog; 49 Voices: John Fitka of Tuntutuliak The post Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 12, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Dunleavy says money set aside for Alaska schools is subject to veto. Lawmakers disagree.; Senators weigh splitting permanent fund draw between state and dividends — and limiting spending; AG Barr to visit rural Alaska; Experts say efforts by cruise ships to reduce air pollution may be causing water pollution instead; Alleged head of 1488 gang moved to Washington ahead of trial; Federal money for trails will no longer be shared with local communities by the state; Two men admit to stealing, cutting up 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk; Meet Alice Qannik Glenn, the podcaster who’s trying to get more young Alaska Native voices on the mic The post Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 11, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy's red veto pen looms over this year's budget debate; House budget could come as early as tomorrow; Ask an Economist: New year brings new direction for Alaska job numbers; 13 convicted of drug and money laundering crimes on Kodiak; Unusually warm weather leading to dangerous Y-K ice roads; Hilcorp delays seismic exploration in lower Cook Inlet; 2 popular camp grounds close due to spruce beetles; Homer needs to increase climate change adaptation efforts, study says; State-sponsored raffle for public schools generates almost $1M in first year; New Stuyahok educator chosen as National Assistant Principal of the Year The post Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Dunleavy calls for action on constitutional amendments, crime bills; 2 Alaska human rights commission members resign; Fairbanks City Council delays on-site cannabis consumption vote; Alleged Alaska prison gang member arrested in Georgia; Alaska’s rural schools could get a boost in internet speed; Donlin promises economic development if mine goes through; Three entrepreneurs propose heli-ski operation in Hatcher Pass; Regalia, stories abound at Cama-i The post Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.