Sen. Dan Sullivan recently spoke with Alaska’s News Source about President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, tariffs and combating the fentanyl crisis in Alaska. Listen to the full interview here.

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New report from the University of Maryland talks about how changes in sea-ice could increase storm damages on the Bering Sea coast. Reporter Georgina Fernandez spoke with Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, about impacts and changes we're seeing already. Here is an extended version of that conversation.

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An Anchorage middle school student won the first National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C.on Nov. 11, 2024. Romig Middle Schooler Emily Brubaker, who won the Alaska state finals earlier this year, beat dozens of other national finalists.  When she returned to Alaska, Joe Allgood sat down with Emily and her dad to talk about the experience

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On Sunday, an explosion at a bonfire on Kodiak burned five teenagers. To help us better understand what that sort of recovery could mean investigative Reporter Johnson Kuhn spoke with one of the state's top burn doctors. Dr. Elisha Brownson couldn't speak about their specific recovery but helped us understand what the physical and mental recovery process is like. 

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On Friday, the Anchorage Police Department released a retrospective review of the Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) over the past 15 years. Police Chief Sean Case sat down with Olivia Nordyke to discuss the findings and what changes will be made based on the review. 

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On Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced an investment of $580 million dollars for 31 port improvement projects in 15 states, including here in Alaska. Morning Anchor Kristen Durand spoke with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about what this means for Alaska. 

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Less than one day after Donald Trump's historic win over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy sat down with Alaska's News Source political reporter Steve Kirch to discuss the electoral win, his own election night experience, what Trump's victory means to Alaska and the state's energy resource needs, and how his role as governor might change in the future.

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The Anchorage School District announced Friday that seven elementary schools are being considered to close within the next three years, with some being repurposed for other uses. ASD Superintendent Jarrett Bryantt speaks with Alaska's News Source on the matter.

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30-year-old Denaris Patterson is described by his mother as having been a loving family man with a big contagious smile. Though police have still not identified Denaris as the man found dead near East 6th Avenue, Jaconette Patterson confirmed with us that it was, in fact, her son shot and killed on Oct. 15, 2024.

10 days after his death, Jonson Kuhn sat down with Jaconette to talk about her son and the status of the investigation into his death.

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Travel expert Scott McMurren talks about the changes to the Alaska Airlines Mileage plan and how it could impact travel. 

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