Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 28, 2025

Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Senators pass another bill to boost education funding after Gov. Dunleavy vetoed their last attempt. Plus, international students at the University of Alaska have their legal status restored. And, the Kuskokwim Ice Classic …

Meditation and mindfulness for mental health | Hometown, Alaska

Meditation and mindfulness are practices that many of us use either formally or informally, but what are the actual benefits we get from them? How do those practices affect our mental health? On this episode, we have a local meditation teacher answer those …

University of Alaska international students’ records restored as Trump administration backs down on visa revocations

The Trump administration has changed course and is reversing the termination of international student records, which had put thousands of students across the country at risk for deportation. University of Alaska officials confirmed Monday that the four …

Feds lift pause on over a million in funding for rural Alaska federal emergency warning upgrades

OPINION: NEA-Alaska’s fights school choice to keep power, not to empower kids

In 2015, a group of philosophers had a conversation on Australian radio that asked whether having a loving family gives children an “unfair advantage.” While that might sound like an absurd question to most Alaskans, it actually touches on a real truth: …

Explored: Alaska Airlines' 10 Mexico Routes From Los Angeles

Alaska Airlines is a major US airline that is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As the fifth-largest airline in North America, Alaska Airlines operates scheduled services to over 100 destinations in the United States, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa …

5 Notable Things About Alaska Airlines' New San Diego Routes

On April 22, Alaska Airlines confirmed that it would be launching three different noteworthy routes this upcoming August and October, all of which would expand its network from its principal hub at San Diego International Airport (SAN). The carrier's …

Alaska graduate surveillance legislation passes Senate under guise of ‘cell phones in schools’

An Alaska House of Representatives bill that was originally about cell phone use in schools has passed the Senate after being decorated with numerous amendments having nothing to do with cell phones. One of those amendments to House Bill 57 has the State …

Backcountry Ice Skating With a Hot Tent: Alaska Man Goes Winter Camping

Alaska man takes us on a cross-country hot tent camping trip, skating across wild ice to reach his remote campsite. There are a lot of different ways to get around in the backcountry in wintertime. Lots of people ski or snowshoe. Others use dog sleds or …

Fargo Man Accepts Honorary Doctorate On Behalf of Grandfather, Alaska’s State Flag Designer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KVRR) — A Fargo man took a trip to Alaska to accept a posthumous honorary doctorate from Alaska Pacific University on behalf of his grandfather, who designed Alaska’s state flag. Daren Herman stepped foot for the first time in Alaska …