KYUK

07/18/2025

With the passage of a bill that guts federal support for public broadcasting, KYUK now faces the loss of most of its funding. What happens next depends on all of us.

07/18/2025

The July 17 event not only marked the anniversary of the death of a civil rights icon, but also the death of the main source of public radio funding for Alaska.

07/18/2025

Six teams converged in Bethel’s sand pit last weekend for the Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s annual mud volleyball tournament and fundraiser. Teams bumped, set, and spiked through rain and shine until one team reigned victorious: Run VLB, followed by runners-up Hit Faced. Rounding out the top three was team Kiss My Ace.

07/17/2025

Did you know that KYUK's archives are filled with videos of local performers like this one, featuring a performance from the Jenkins Family Band in Nunapitchuk in the 1980's? KYUK is proud to share pieces of our local history like this one, and so many more.

Do you have additional information about this video clip? Let us know in the comments below!

We are digitizing a portion of our video collection and sharing them online in partnership with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Stay tuned each week for a clip from our archive.

07/17/2025

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to vote against the bill to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid. It goes next to the House.

(via Alaska Public Media)

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to vote against the bill to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid. It goes next to the House.

07/15/2025

Racers swam, biked, and ran their way through Bethel’s first triathlon on July 12, centered around the community pool. But while athletes say it was Bethel’s first traditional triathlon, the three-sport race has a history in the community.

07/15/2025

Members of Bethel's LGBTQ+ community and their allies gathered at the Cultural Center on Saturday, July 12 for the sixth annual Bethel community Pride celebration.

07/14/2025

Despite unfinished business in the Alaska Legislature, school districts across the state have reached the deadline to submit the operating budgets that will carry them into 2026. Most of the sprawling districts that serve the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta say they have already planned for the worst.

07/14/2025

Sulunaq means "fish or meat cured in salt" in Yup'ik. Practice saying the word sulunaq with Lewis Angapak Memorial School student, Pat Tinker.

07/12/2025

Naneng’s former boyfriend, 24-year-old Edward Atcherian, has been charged with second-degree murder for Naneng’s death and is currently being held at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center in Bethel.

07/11/2025

The City of Bethel will be closing sections of Ptarmigan Street to install culverts at two locations.

The first closure will be west of Lulu Heron with closures expected July 20th through August 24th.

The second closure will be east of Uivuq Subdivision, with closures expected August 25 through September 30.

The installs will require full closure of the area indicated, no through traffic of any kind will be available.

We understand the closures will impact our residents. Thank you for your understanding as we take measures to protect this critical roadway.

07/11/2025