Student reporter Samuel John shares a status update on the new school in Mertarvik, the new townsite for Newtok after sustained coastal erosion.
KYUK - Bethel
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State lawmakers seek answers after report finds squalid conditions at rural public schools
KYUK and ProPublica launched a project highlighting the public health and safety crisis inside Alaska’s rural public schools this month, kicking off a discussion among lawmakers on the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.
Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the problems that have left public schools across Alaska crumbling, according to an investigation by KYUK and ProPublica.
How a warming climate is part of a shift in sled dog genetics
While some changes in mushing come from development in the sport, others have been forced by a changing climate. One part of the story is told in the DNA of the dogs.
Kuskokwim 300 delayed 2 weeks due to low snow and warm temperatures
The 2025 Kuskokwim 300 has been pushed back two weeks because of poor snowfall and looming above-freezing temperatures, according to the K300 Race Committee.
Tidal action and fierce winds flood low-lying areas of Kwigillingok
Wind gusts as high as 55 miles per hour pushed waters well above the normal high tide line.