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Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states

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State Medicaid officials and lawmakers describe Alaska’s public assistance system as a coordinated safety net, guided by clinical scoring rubrics and legal spend-down formulas designed to determine wh...

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Tummassak is among more than 100 Native students still buried at the Carlisle cemetery, including 11 from Alaska, but she will soon be headed home.

Additional reporting shows conflicts between Alaskans and East Coast staff during Peltola’s term in Congress.

Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.”

With upcoming changes to Medicaid eligibility, learn how to navigate your healthcare coverage and cash pay options.

Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth Rosen’s award-winning science story weaves together regional indigenous knowledge, scientific study findings and political influences to answer a freighted question about...

Alaska Democrats are hopeful the governor's race could tip blue, but pollsters are seeing many undecided voters.

"Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles" tells the story of the 19th century battles between the Tlingit tribes of what is now known as southeastern Alaska and the Russians.

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Two studies published this summer describe the new species, which were found in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

This is the second severe issue for the Healy in two years, following an electrical fire in 2024 that also canceled a trip north.

An Alaska nominee for federal judge joined other nominees in a joint confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and declined to answer some questions about the 2020 e...

Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins and Bernadette Wilson advise caution, while Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor see economic opportunity.

University of Alberta researchers are excited about a breakthrough that could improve how Alzheimer's disease is treated.

Suicide death rates for older Alaskans have been rising, especially for people age 75 and older. Elders face unique stressors that can lead to depression and thoughts of suicide, but the state is work...

KSTK is hiring a part-time Station Manager to lead and support the station. KSTK is a local non-profit public media organization that provides local news reporting, community connections and health […...

Over 50 people gathered outside the Petersburg airport’s chain-link fencing to welcome the repatriated ancestor, a 6-month-old girl of Tlingit descent. Her remains had been at the Burke Museum of Natu...

You may have seen me in a new ad speaking out about Sen. Dan Sullivan and Alaska’s trawl industry. I agreed to be in that ad because I believe our elected leaders have a responsibility to put Alaska’s...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on.

In rural communities, the availability of affordable childcare is a key component of economic success.

The changes will take effect Oct. 1 and will affect reservations that begin Jan. 1, 2027 and continue onward at state parks.

The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can p...

The people we elect this November will help shape our food systems — how our food gets here, what it costs and who can reach it.

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