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KNBA News: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican, speaks at a news conference at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on April 8, 2026. Stedman opposes using the recent windfall from high oil prices to pay a mega Permanent Fund Dividend.
Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican, speaks at a news conference at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on April 8, 2026. Stedman opposes using the recent windfall from high oil prices to pay a mega Permanent Fund Dividend.

KNBA Top Stories:

  • State lawmakers disagree on a proposed super-sized Permanent Fund Dividend.
  • Click Bishop, a Republican candidate for governor has chosen his running mate, Inupiaq leader Greta Schuerch.
  • Anchorage police say an officer exchanged gunfire with a man fleeing from a violent disturbance in Airport Heights.
  • A police involved shooting is Bethel is under investigation.
  • King Islanders celebrate spring hunting traditions at a gathering in Nome.
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.