During the March 24 weekend, people from across Alaska came to Bethel to celebrate the three-day Cama-i dance festival. KYUK talked to attendees about their experiences.

A man from St. Mary's was shot and killed on March 24. Mountain Village Tribal Police officers contacted Alaska State Troopers about the incident, according to a trooper report.

Cama-i’s "Heart of the Drums" ceremonial performance started when more than 45 drummers marched from backstage and dispersed to the top row of both sides of the bleachers that line Bethel Regional High School’s gymnasium. The drummers spanned three generations and were of mixed genders.

Gov. Dunleavy gave his senior military advisor Torrance Saxe the official promotion at the Bethel Armory in front of a packed house. Saxe’s family helped pin on the third star.

On Sunday, March 26, crowds gathered for the final day of the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival. After three years, the return of a full-capacity event exemplified the spirit of Alaskan community.

“When I create story masks, I make them functional. Not just something that you'd hang on the wall, because they weren't designed to be on the wall.”

The park is now in the second year of a permit program aimed at educating visitors on how to behave along the Brooks River, and staff want to hear from the public.

Without an additional $400,000 from the city, the school says arts, music and sports could face cuts. But city officials say they've deferred paying municipal bills to continue funding the school in recent years.

A delegation of Alaska energy officials on Tuesday visited Unalaska, where representatives from the Makushin Geothermal Project made their case for what could prove one of the biggest geothermal projects in Alaska history.