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Alaska's senior senator spoke to the Northern Journal about some of the major congressional debates from the past year.
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The transition is complicated by financial and logistical hurdles, according to state officials.
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Today, Dec. 31, marks the end of 2025. Here’s a look at some highlights of 359 stories reported on by KYUK this year.
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The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program was authorized as part of the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill.” At a news conference in Anchorage, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the program has the potential to reshape Alaska’s health care system in a way that benefits everybody.
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Safari Club leaders and Alaska Native subsistence advocates have long been at odds over rights to hunt and fish in Alaska. But the sport hunting group reached out to help a group of Native hunters, displaced by October's devastating storm, reconnect to their subsistence culture.
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David Paul’s sentence is among the longest given for sexual assault and sexual abuse in the state’s history.
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Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reporter Kyle Hopkins recently wrote about Whitman’s murder and Paul’s release. He said the incident speaks to wider issues within Alaska’s justice system.
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Individuals who have been impacted by Typhoon Halong may be eligible for unemployment benefits if their ability to work was impacted.
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In separate incidents in 2023 captured on police body cameras, Bernard Mael and Nicholas Kerr claimed that Bethel police caused them serious harm. A criminal trial is pending for a former officer involved in both incidents.
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According to a notice published Dec. 15 in the Federal Register, the Interior Department is conducting “a targeted review” of the program mandated by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).
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The Alaska Court System says a lack of accommodations has created unnecessary burdens for prospective jurors from a dozen nearby villages. Beginning in January 2026, trial jury service will be limited to Bethel residents.
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Justine Paul was indicted on flawed evidence. A defense witness wrote that police should have treated no fewer than 12 people as suspects of “higher interest.” A decade after the killing, no one has been convicted in Whitman’s death.
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The Akiak musher said the 47-mile trail from Bethel to Kasigluk and back was "just about perfect."
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Bethel sophomore Cole Iverson took second place in the 119-pound weight class, while Aniak junior Ralph Steeves took third in the 135-pound weight class.
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The state has seen about 1,100 reported flu cases so far this season.
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Alaska public health officials continue to recommend the Hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, citing high rates of chronic infection in the state.
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Alaska was awarded more money than any state except for Texas — and far more per person, roughly $365 per Alaskan.
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The man is isolated and is unlikely to infect others, but state epidemiologists are urging clinicians to test anyone with symptoms and report cases to the state.
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