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Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:29 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
The iconic structure so closely tied to the Iditarod has a winding history that’s closely aligned with the race itself.
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Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 10:27 PM AKDT
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Barbara Clausen opened the studio in 1973 — that's 50 years in business and still going strong.
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Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM AKST
|By Eric Sowl
The discovery of historic photos led one Anchorage man to write about a riverboat’s voyage to the Klondike Gold Rush.
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Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 6:49 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Alaskan artist Fred Machetanz's paintings displayed at the Anchorage Museum depict the daily life of living in Alaska.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 6:32 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo
Vincent Ledvina is a professional aurora chaser and photographer based out of Fairbanks, sharing his photos and videos with the world.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:51 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo
The owner of a guiding company in Valdez is credited with discovering a new glacier in Alaska, in an area that no one thought existed any glaciers.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 7:03 PM AKST
|By Elena Symmes, Eric Sowl and Casandra Mancl
The last day of the performances on Mar. 12th, coinciding with Ashley Johnson-Barr Day to commemorate both victims and survivors of violence.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:32 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Joe Principe, an Army veteran was recognized and inducted into the USO Alaska Volunteer Hall of Fame.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:04 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
An entire section at the Loussac Library is dedicated to preserving the state's history called the Alaska Collection.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 6:26 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Grady Ward arrived in Alaska more than 70 years ago and was one of the first African-American pioneers to settle in the territory.
7 Day Forecast
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:32 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo
The Ketchikan native was named to the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her role in clean energy.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 7:25 PM AKST
|By Joe Kinneen
The hall of fame will include Alaska Native leaders such as William Paul, who was the first Alaskan Native state legislator, and historic events like the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the founding of the Sealaska Heritage Institute.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 6:48 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
When it comes to dinosaur bones, Alaska may not be the first place that most think of. However, it’s quickly becoming a hotbed for ancient, fossilized remains.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 7:01 AM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Rheumatologist Dr. Dave Templin retires after 52 years in health care serving the Alaska Native community.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 9:37 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
The Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak recently released a new activity book for kids that touches on traditions, both old and new.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 6:39 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Cartoonist Chad Carpenter is celebrating 30 years of Tundra comics.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:48 PM AKST
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
Six decades after a Presbyterian church in Juneau unexpectedly closed with no explanation given, the spiritual leader of that church is receiving a posthumous apology.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 7:18 PM AKST
|By Lauren Maxwell
Rhonda Scott didn’t pick up a brush until she was 50, and said it took a while before she felt confident as an artist. She is an Anchorage artist whose work features iconic scenes from the city.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:57 PM AKST
|By Elena Symmes
An inside look at new tourist-focused efforts promoting authentic Alaska Native culture.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:48 PM AKST
|By Carly Schreck
Only one canoe was spared in a U.S. Naval bombardment on Angoon, carrying hunters who returned to find their home nearly abolished.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:44 AM AKDT
|By Luke Patrick
Black soldiers who were an integral part of building the Alaska Highway were celebrated last week on the 80th anniversary of the ALCAN’s completion.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 8:35 PM AKDT
|By Nick Swann
In this week's Telling Alaska's Story, photojournalist Nick Swann takes us along to witness the traditional art of building birch bark canoes.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 4:57 PM AKDT
|By Casandra Mancl
The work of Alaska Native artists Joe Senungetuk and Fred Anderson is on display throughout the month of October at two galleries on Alaska Pacific University's campus.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 12:38 PM AKDT
|By Ariane Aramburo
Celebrating and remembering how Indigenous Peoples Day became a law for Alaska.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:04 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
The Tlingit music was silent for more than two centuries until experts with the Sealaska Heritage Insitute figured out a way to recreate it.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 6:26 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Telling Alaska's Story: The Kenaitze Indian Tribe has opened a new learning center in Kenai.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 7:46 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Telling Alaska's Story: The Shine project is shining a light on people with Down Syndrome
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:41 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
The Archives and Special Collections at the UAA/APU Consortium Library are full of information, literally.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 12:04 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
Cancer took Nathan Green just before the school year began. But what it didn’t take is the impact that Green has had on the students there.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:22 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Dale Marshall is sometimes called the Pumpkin Man of Alaska. Marshall's giant pumpkin has set a new state record at the Alaska State Fair.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 2:12 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
Recently one of the Jane Doe headstones was replaced at the Anchorage Cemetery after waiting four decades for an identity. DNA was the key.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:31 PM AKDT
|By Rebecca Palsha
The hospital kitchen is run by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Part of its mission statement is to provide healthy eating and food security.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:03 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
A $1.3 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Foundation will go to restore buildings at Independence Mine in Hatcher Pass.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:28 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Telling Alaska's Story: Spring Creek Farm in Palmer was gifted to APU by Matanuska-Susitna Borough pioneer Louise Kellogg
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:04 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Art and Tam Isham have been collecting vintage and classic cars for years and now have a dozen of them.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 5:49 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Owners of Cottonwood Creek Farm in Wasilla see an increase in herd share demands as more people want to drink raw goat milk.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 5:27 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
The VA Clinic in Anchorage has a Veterans Wall of Heroes. 99-year-old World War II Army vet R.C. Roberts is on it.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 12:16 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The entire length of the Chilkoot Trail is not currently open for hikers, but it is still well worth a visit.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 6:41 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
When Neil Darish opens the door to the Kate Kennedy House, he gets excited to show it off. For the last two years it’s been a work in progress and definitely a labor of love.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 7:51 PM AKDT
|By Ariane Aramburo and Mike Nederbrock
The Salty Dawg Saloon is a staple for Homer with a lot of history behind it.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 11:19 AM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
After 10 years of producing music in his native Yup'ik language, using just software in his own bedroom, Byron Nicholai is starting to rack up the views.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 6:33 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Stuart Benson is an Alaskan woodcarver who is working on a bench for the Alaska Zoo of Jake the bear.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 9:29 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
People told Kelly Turney that he’d run out of places to pick because Alaska is so small.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 10:45 AM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
This year’s dishes at a special culinary event give a glimpse into what types of foods were available in Anchorage 102 years ago.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 3:07 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Under federal law any eligible veteran is entitled to a military funeral. Unaccompanied veteran's services are for military members who die without family.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 6:12 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Alaska Native artist Ed Mighell makes art tiles using clay from Cook Inlet.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 6:20 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Albert Whitehead is taking boulders from his yard and finding jade inside. He's now making and selling his polished jade using a huge saw to slice the stone up.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 6:22 PM AKDT
|By Lauren Maxwell
Alaska Native culture doesn't let any part of the animal be wasted. An educator from the Alaska Native Heritage Center explains what is traditionally made from a harvested seal.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:23 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
A video game created in partnership with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council in Anchorage has been recognized with a prestigious award for media and storytelling.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 3:53 PM AKDT
|By Taylor Burke
An Alaska Native resident of Shishmaref received an unexpected gift while in Denver, Colorado attending a Denver Nuggets game on Thursday.