Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 13, 2024

Homeschool families remain in limbo after a court decision. Plus, Kwethluk was the hardest-hit by breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River.

14.May.2024


Alaska Legislature pushes through flurry of bills as session gets down to the wire

The House spent hours debating and eventually passing a bill restricting trans girls from being on girls’ sports teams.

14.May.2024


Anchorage residents turn in 51K ballots ahead of mayoral runoff election deadline

As of Monday night, the city has received about 6,000 more ballots than it had by the same point in the April regular mayoral election.

14.May.2024


Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance

Here’s what incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance had to say about many of the issues Anchorage voters said they care about most.

14.May.2024


Correspondence school families say recent Alaska court ruling left them panicked, shocked and angry

Alaska Public Media asked homeschool families to tell us how the court decision impacts their lives and received a flood of responses.

13.May.2024