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Daily 4–6 minute newscasts from KNBA News deliver the latest headlines and issues across Alaska, produced and hosted by our local news team.
  • Rhonda McBride
    Today’s stories: Is there any progress in the Kelly Hunt case? What will ex-Typhoon Choi-Wan bring to Western Alaska? What does Terra Energy's new lease mean for Mat-Su? Will Alaska's next governor live in Juneau? And where did J.D. Vance eat in Anchorage?
  • Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media
    Today’s stories: Who's leading the money race for governor? How are Anchorage childcare providers staying afloat? Why is flu season arriving early? And Kodiak weighs in on the bycatch debate.
  • Today's Stories: President Trump announces South Korean funding for Alaska LNG project. First round of PFD's go out today. Cook Inlet beluga deaths. Bethel holds a Dolly Parton party. People Mover gives free rides from Oct. 1-8.
  • Today's stories: Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s bill requiring congressional approval for presidential memorials stalls in the Interior Committee. New veterans memorial at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Pay gap for men and women persists in Juneau but smaller than elsewhere. Plus, Fat Bear Week crowns new chunky champ.
  • Today's stories: The meaning of Orange Shirt Day. Four years after Typhoon Merbok, Western Alaska is still recovering. State Troopers investigate Elim woman’s death. Anchorage breaks ground on new senior housing. Petersburg weighs how to regulate data centers.
  • Today's stories: APD launches a treatment-first option for some low-level offenders. Washington State man gets 25 years for mailing fentanyl that killed two people. The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. names new leader. The Metlakatla Tribe opens a shellfish testing lab and U.S.S. Ted Stevens arrives in Seward.
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs Democrats on war powers resolution. Tlingit and Haida Pres. Richard Peterson wins reelection. UAF moves ahead with critical mineral development. AARP poll puts a Democrat in the lead for governor. A makeover for Anchorage’s People Mover. And Fat Bear Week spotlights family groups.
  • The New York Times airs allegations from former Mary Peltola staffers. Tlingit and Haida's annual gathering. How researchers are using Indigenous knowledge to better understand the Arctic Ocean. Also stories about weather-related impacts, from the Holy Cross post office closure to an Alaska Peninsula storm to South Anchorage bears.
  • Today’s stories: Two troubling Alaska health trends – flu-related deaths are up and the elder suicide rate is on the rise. Ketchikan’s assembly apologizes to the tribe for racist remarks. Juneau weighs a borough tax to prevent damage from glacial flooding outbursts.
  • Today's stories: An officer-involved shooting in midtown raises concerns about Anchorage crime. Amid racism complaints, the Ketchikan Tribe calls on a planning commissioner to resign. Two SE Alaska women recognized for helping youth get engaged in federal subsistence management. Plus, Juneau has a moose on the loose!
  • Today’s news: PFD checks roll out soon. Chugach Electric launches new rate. Crowded classrooms take their toll on Anchorage schools. Mat-Su schools push ahead with program that allows staff to carry concealed firearms. Plus a mini bear fair in Petersburg.
  • Today’s stories: Whittier’s new dock is a total loss after fire. Anchorage police arrest driver in hit-and-run pedestrian death. Houston barbecue ends in fatal shooting. Plus, the Pretty Rock Bridge in Denali National Park reopens and at Fat Bear 2006, fat = survival.