APRN News | KBRW - AM/FM Silakkuagvik Communications https://www.kbrw.org “Top of the World Radio” Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:55:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 21, 2026 https://alaskapublic.org/programs/alaska-news-nightly/2026-08-21/alaska-news-nightly-friday-august-21-2026 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:55:39 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/alaska-news-nightly-friday-august-21-2026/ A charter plane crash in a remote area of Southwest Alaska kills all eight on board.]]>

A charter plane crash in a remote area of Southwest Alaska kills all eight on board.

]]> Anchorage police officer sped through red light in collision that killed 2, police chief says https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-08-21/anchorage-police-officer-sped-through-red-light-in-collision-that-killed-2-police-chief-says Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:04:39 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/anchorage-police-officer-sped-through-red-light-in-collision-that-killed-2-police-chief-says/ Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case declined to say whether officer Kaden Pohl violated a new department policy that requires officers to be “stopped or close to it” before proceeding through a red light.

]]> NTSB says Security Aviation plane was on its 2nd landing attempt when it crashed, killing 8 https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-08-21/ntsb-says-security-aviation-plane-was-on-its-2nd-landing-attempt-when-it-crashed-killing-8 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:25:40 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/ntsb-says-security-aviation-plane-was-on-its-2nd-landing-attempt-when-it-crashed-killing-8/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers chartered the plane to fly from Anchorage to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in a remote area of Southwest Alaska.

]]> Billions in military spending expected to boost Anchorage economy, strain housing supply https://alaskapublic.org/news/anchorage/2026-08-21/billions-in-military-spending-expected-to-boost-anchorage-economy-strain-housing-supply Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:02:39 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/billions-in-military-spending-expected-to-boost-anchorage-economy-strain-housing-supply/ Over the next few years, thousands of military families will arrive in Anchorage, and they’ll need homes in an already tight housing market.

]]> Low Alaska wildfire season punctuated by serious Interior blaze https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-08-21/low-alaska-wildfire-season-punctuated-by-serious-interior-blaze Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:51:32 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/low-alaska-wildfire-season-punctuated-by-serious-interior-blaze/ An abnormally cold spring limited the spread of fires, even as summer lightning strikes were about normal in number.]]>

An abnormally cold spring limited the spread of fires, even as summer lightning strikes were about normal in number.

]]> 4 takeaways from Alaska’s primary election https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-08-21/4-takeaways-from-alaskas-primary-election Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:49:14 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/4-takeaways-from-alaskas-primary-election/ The dust is still settling, and votes are still being counted. But in the meantime, here are four takeaways from Alaska’s primary election.

]]> As Anchorage Assembly weighs police surveillance upgrade, some members want privacy protections first https://alaskapublic.org/news/anchorage/2026-08-21/as-anchorage-assembly-weighs-police-surveillance-upgrade-some-members-want-privacy-protections-first Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:05:45 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/as-anchorage-assembly-weighs-police-surveillance-upgrade-some-members-want-privacy-protections-first/ The Assembly will take up a roughly $600,000 contract with the tech company Thundercat for the police department’s Real-Time Crime Center, where officers would be able to access a wide variety of technology, from hundreds of traffic cameras to license plate readers.

]]> NOAA is ending support for a key climate report. Arctic scientists say they’ll release it anyway. https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2026-08-21/noaa-is-ending-support-for-a-key-climate-report-arctic-scientists-say-theyll-release-it-anyway Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:58:55 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/noaa-is-ending-support-for-a-key-climate-report-arctic-scientists-say-theyll-release-it-anyway/ The Arctic Report Card has been documenting environmental changes in the northern part of the globe for two decades.

]]> With almost all Alaska primary election day ballots counted, only a few races remain in question https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/elections/2026-08-21/with-almost-all-alaska-primary-election-day-ballots-counted-only-a-few-races-remain-in-question Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:40:32 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/with-almost-all-alaska-primary-election-day-ballots-counted-only-a-few-races-remain-in-question/ Candidate withdrawals may complicate the bottom of the ballot in some statewide general election races.]]>

Candidate withdrawals may complicate the bottom of the ballot in some statewide general election races.

]]> SEARHC opens new compounding pharmacy in Mendenhall Valley after years without one https://alaskapublic.org/news/health/2026-08-21/searhc-opens-new-compounding-pharmacy-in-mendenhall-valley-after-years-without-one Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:29:07 +0000 https://www.kbrw.org/2026/08/21/searhc-opens-new-compounding-pharmacy-in-mendenhall-valley-after-years-without-one/ Ron’s Apothecary closed its doors in late 2023 after nearly 50 years of service. It was Juneau’s only compounding pharmacy and one of just a handful across the state.

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