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Rare 4.1 magnitude quake shakes Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
A rare earthquake shook residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta early on the morning of April 22. The magnitude 4.1 quake was centered roughly 27 miles southeast of the lower Yukon River village of Holy Cross. While many in the surrounding region were likely fast asleep just after 1 a.m. when...
Akiachak man charged with stealing village police vehicle
An Akiachak man has been arrested and charged with felony vehicle theft and criminal trespass after allegedly stealing a side-by-side off-road vehicle from the village’s police department. According to Alaska State Troopers, surveillance video footage shows 24-year-old Nathaniel Moses entering an unoccupied Akiachak Police Department building at around 3:30...
Kuskokwim breakup starts in Nikolai
Downriver from Nikolai, pictured the afternoon of April 20, 2024. Water reportedly started flowing in the area the previous day. Breakup on the Kuskokwim has begun in the upper-river village of Nikolai, while some other communities report snowmelt and thinning river ice. Johnse Ostman is a hydrologist with the National...
Record snowfall weighs on Kuskokwim Ice Road
The Kuskokwim Ice Road remains open from the tundra villages all the way to Aniak, but record snowfall for the region is a heavy burden to bear for the river. “With all this snow and the berms getting bigger, and bigger, and heavier, we've been experiencing cracking in some areas with water coming out,” Kuskokwim Ice Road crew leader Mark Leary said on KYUK’s Talkline on March 8. “This is something we rarely ever see with the ice road.”
Kalskag man acquitted on murder charges after igniting 2022 house fire, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Kalskag man was acquitted of all charges in a December 2022 murder and arson case in the Western Alaska town of Upper Kalskag. A jury found 28-year-old Levi Levi not guilty on all charges Feb. 13 in a Bethel courthouse. Bethel District Attorney Mark Clark confirmed the acquittal Tuesday in an email.
Kuskokwim Ice Road crew fights weather to keep river traffic flowing
The Kuskokwim Ice Road crew confirmed Friday that travel was safe from the tundra villages of Kasigluk and Nunapitchuk down the Johnson River, and up the Kuskokwim River all the way to Kalskag. However, the crew still urged travelers to prepare for the worst. Safe passage has also been confirmed from Kalskag farther upriver to Aniak.
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