In the event of widespread disease, it could take several days before help arrives in a remote Alaska community like Nome.
KNOM - Nome
KNOM is our partner station in Nome. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.
Busiest cruise ship season ever for Nome expected this summer
The first cruise ship to pass through the Port of Nome will arrive in July. So far, seven ships have booked arrangements to stop in Nome this year.
Alaska delegation introduces bills to curb states’ bans on walrus ivory
Alaska’s congressional delegation has introduced legislation to pre-empt states from banning walrus ivory, whale bone and other marine mammal products.
Iditarod mushers react to rules reducing maximum dog team size
Race officials reduced the maximum team size from 16 to 14 for this year’s Iditarod. That means quite a bit for race strategies, speeds and the trade-offs that mushers face as they travel across Alaska.
‘Incredibly competitive’ as mushers begin 47th Iditarod
With 52 dog teams slated to run the 1,000-mile race to Nome, it’s the smallest field of mushers starting an Iditarod in decades. But that doesn’t mean the competition is any easier.
Sea ice almost gone in Norton Sound
Sea ice extent has been reduced to almost nothing after the latest series of storms that hit several communities in the Bering Strait region, causing concern about coastal flooding.