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KNBA News: Monday, May 8, 2023

KNBA Top Stories:

  • Snowmelt worsens Tanana River erosion, threatening homes and the Richardson Highway.
  • Kuskokwim River communities brace for ice jams and flooding.
  • A new UAF program called "Fresh Eyes on Ice," invites public to help track break up and long-term changes in ice conditions.
  • After mass die-offs, the Sunflower Star Fish could be classified as a threatened species.
  • A bill in the legislature that could curb vacation rentals in favor of more permanent housing.   

We had help today from KUAC's Dan Bross, KYUK's Francisco Martinezcuello, KMXT Kirsten Dobroth and Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen.

Rhonda McBride has a long history of working in both television and radio in Alaska, going back to 1988, when she was news director at KYUK, the public radio and TV stations in Bethel, which broadcast in both the English and Yup’ik languages.