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In Depth Alaska: Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance
The administration of Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance released an end-of-the-year update on accomplishments and challenges during her first six months in office, as well as priorities for the coming year. LaFrance sat down with Alaska's News Source reporter Lauren Maxwell to discuss the early mont…
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In Depth Alaska: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Alaska's Senior Senator Lisa Murkowski sat down with our Washington D.C reporter, Josh Rultenberg in a wide-ranging discussion on topics from the Albertsons-Kroger merger to how she will work with the incoming administration.
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In Depth Alaska: Breaking barriers, Charitie Ropati on her Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition
In this episode, hear from Charitie Ropati, a 23-year old trailblazing advocate recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She shares how her love of STEM inspired her to create a passion project for other indigenous girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and math.
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In Depth Alaska: Chief Justice Peter Maassen
Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Maassen is set to retire in January 2025 as he approaches the mandatory retirement age for justices in Alaska. Political reporter Steve Kirch had the opportunity to talk with Maassen about his time on the bench, as well as his thoughts about the Alaska Supre…
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In Depth Alaska: Postal scams during the holidays
Reporter Lauren Maxwell sat down with U.S. Postal Inspector Alexander Laumb to discuss postal scams during the holidays and what to do if you are a victim of one.
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In Depth Alaska: Jane Angvik
Jane Angvik, a historic Alaska figure who was the first woman to serve as Anchorage Assembly chair from 1984-1985, spoke with political reporter Steve Kirch about the news of another historic milestone for women in Alaska — Alaska’s Supreme Court will soon have a female majority for the first time …
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In Depth: Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach
Alaska is only three months from the start of the 2025 Iditarod — the 53rd running and the 100th anniversary of the original serum run. Sports Director Jordan Rodenberger sat down with Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach to talk about what's happening in the leadup to the big race.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan talks about fentanyl crisis, President-elect Trump
Sen. Dan Sullivan recently spoke with Alaska’s News Source about President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, tariffs and combating the fentanyl crisis in Alaska. Listen to the full interview here.
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In Depth Alaska: Changes in Bering Sea, storm impacts
New report from the University of Maryland talks about how changes in sea-ice could increase storm damages on the Bering Sea coast. Reporter Georgina Fernandez spoke with Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, about impacts and changes we're seeing already. Here is an extended version of that conv…
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In Depth Alaska: Civics Bee Winner
An Anchorage middle school student won the first National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C.on Nov. 11, 2024. Romig Middle Schooler Emily Brubaker, who won the Alaska state finals earlier this year, beat dozens of other national finalists. When she returned to Alaska, Joe Allgood sat down with Emily a…
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