Monthly Archives: April 2008
Museum of the North catalogs 100,000 specimens
The University of Alaska's Museum of the North in Fairbanks cataloged it's 100,000th specimen recently. The museum's collection includes everything from meadow voles to...
Doyon names Norm Phillips as its new president
The Interior Native Regional Corporation Doyon has named Norm Phillips as its new president and CEO. Phillips has worked at Doyon for more than...
WWF Canada calls for polar bear hunt moratorium
World Wildlife Fund Canada is calling for a moratorium on the polar bear hunt in Baffin Bay. The environmental activist group sent a letter...
Native Youth Olympics descends on Anchorage
The Native Youth Olympics are taking place in Anchorage this week. The games work to promote healthy lifestyles, an appreciation of Alaska Native traditions...
Alaska News Nightly: April 24, 2008
A new report shows a remarkable jump in greenhouse gas totals in Earth's atmosphere, raising fears of accelerated global warming. Meanwhile we cover energy...
APRN dominates Alaska Press Club radio news awards
This past Saturday (19 Apr 2008) the Alaska Press Club held its annual banquet and awards ceremony and reporters from across the Alaska Public...
Land swap leading to road for King Cove and Cold Bay at cost to Izembek refuge
Today the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee easily approved a bill that would swap land and allow for a road to be built through...
Governor's disaster cabinet reviewing Juneau power crisis
The governor's disaster policy cabinet met for nearly 2 hours this morning to discuss Juneau's request for state disaster funds to help the town...
Survey finds Arctic air a nasty mix of global pollutants
Federal scientists have completed a 3-week survey of the arctic atmosphere. 100 NASA, NOAA and Department of Energy researchers flew aboard specially-outfitted aircraft to...
Petersburg may raise rates 50% for some assisted living residents
The cost of living at Petersburg's assisted-living home could get a lot more expensive for residents who pay their own way. The City Council...
University using federal grant to fight fat in Alaska
The University of Alaska's Interior-Aleutians Campus is using a $1 million federal grant to address the issue of obesity in rural Alaska. The award...
Wrangell mayor resigns, citing messy politics
The mayor of Wrangell resigned yesterday in a surprise move. He made the announcement at last night's city council meeting.
Lisa Phu, KSTK - Wrangell
Rebounding bowhead whales may drop off Canadian endangered list
Bowhead whales may be coming off the endangered list in Canada, thanks to some new population estimates. For decades, the Department of Fisheries and...
Alaska News Nightly: April 23, 2008
A U.S. House committee approved a land swap today that would allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. Plus, 100 federal researchers...
Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: The Three Barons Renaissance Fair 2008
The "Renaissance Man," Shane Mitchell and Dana Fahrney join hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman to talk about the upcoming Three Barons Renaissance Fair...
Correctional officers union vote to censure commissioner Schmidt
The Alaska Correctional Officers Association gave the state corrections commissioner Joe Schmidt a "no confidence" censure vote today. ACOA union members voted 514 to...
Wade pleads not guilty
Joshua Alan Wade pled not guilty this morning to federal charges that he murdered Anchorage nurse Mindy Schloss.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Irwin blocks Exxon on Point Thompson
Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin has turned down Exxon’s latest attempt to keep open the Point Thomson Unit on the North Slope. With reserves...
Electricity crisis consumes Juneau
The local electricity crisis dominated the Juneau Assembly meeting last night. Alaska Electric Light and Power president Tim McLeod told the Assembly his utility...
Norovirus rears its ugly head in Soldotna
The State Division of Public Health has confirmed the stomach bug that has been affecting residents and staff at a Soldotna assisted living home...