Providence takes next step in loosening visitation policy

A citizens scientist program works to find out why Nushagak king salmon numbers are dwindling by letting commercial fishers report data through an app.

On Wednesday, after around 8 months of being in operation, the doors to the Sullivan Arena mass homeless shelter closed.

Some could argue that Downtown Anchorage has seen better days but a former mayor has a different view — Mark Begich sees opportunity.

The Sanctioned Camp Community Task Force is scrambling to determine the locations for five sanctioned campsites that will offer shelter for people during the summer months. The proposed camps are meant to disperse the number of homeless residents evenly throughout the city, but the plan to locate homeless people in District 3 has been unclear at best.

Alaska Public Media journalist Nat Herz joined us in studio to discuss the resignation of one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's top advisors following revelations that aide had a podcast where he expressed offensive and questionable ideas.