Monthly Archives: October 2010
North Slope Bids Dominated by Great Bear Petroleum
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state received approximately $9.5 million in bonus bids for its competitive oil and gas lease sales in the...
Democrats Take Write-In Case to Supreme Court
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Alaska Democratic Party is taking its fight with the state division of elections to the Alaska Supreme Court.
The...
Election Officials Mail More than 30,000 Absentee Ballots
Associated Press
Alaska election officials mailed more than 30,000 absentee ballots to voters for next week’s election.
This surpasses the roughly 26,460 absentee ballots mailed...
U.S. House Candidates Meet in Debate for the State
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Wednesday’s Debate for the State series kicked off on Alaska public broadcasting stations with the candidates for U.S. House. ...
Senate Candidates Discuss Lesser-Known Issues
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The three front-running candidates in Alaska’s contentious U.S. Senate race also answered questions during last night’s debate. Democrat Scott...
Former Fairbanks Accountant Pleads Guilty of Embezzlement
Associated Press
The former district accounting supervisor at the Fairbanks courthouse has pleaded guilty to embezzling $237,000 worth of bail money.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
VPSOs Converge on Bethel for Training
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Peace officers from small communities all over Alaska were in Bethel for an intense two weeks of training. Village...
Scientists, Hunters Receive Conservation Award for Tracking Whales
Adam Kane, KDLG – Dillingham
An international group of scientists and traditional native hunters have received a special conservation award for work done in...
Alaska News Nightly: October 28, 2010
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City Seeks Voluntary Spice / K2 ban
There's no legal ban yet, but this week the Anchorage Assembly passed a resolution asking businesses to pull a hallucinatory drug being sold throughout...
Addressing Alaskans: U.S. Senatorial Candidate-Student Forum
On Tuesday Alaska's senatorial candidates met for a public debate at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, except this time Alaska's students had the chance...
Jet Blue Enters Alaska Market
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Trimmed-down budget air carrier Jet Blue has entered the Alaska market and started a price war. The company...
Man Shot in Remote Kodiak Fishing Community
Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak
An altercation apparently fueled by alcohol resulted in a man being shot in the neck early yesterday morning in a...
Exxon Finishes Drilling Two Gas Wells
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Exxon-Mobil reports it has finished drilling two gas wells at Point Thompson on the North Slope ahead of schedule. The...
Debate for the State: U.S. Senate
Photos by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Democratic nominee Scott McAdams, Republican candidate Joe Miller and write-in incumbent Lisa Murkowski were in the...
Debate for the State: U.S. House
Photos by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Incumbent Republican candidate Don Young and Democratic nominee Harry Crawford came to the KAKM studios for...
Traini Wants Tobacco Tax Increase for Anchorage
Anchorage Assembly Chair Dick Traini wants to raise the municipality's tobacco tax. Tuesday evenin
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Judge Sides With Democratic, Republican Parties About Write-In List Issue
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Wednesday, an Anchorage judge sided with both the Alaska Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Alaska against the...
Multiple Lawsuits Arise Leading Up to General Election
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The court case involving polling place violations is only one of the legal actions marring this year’s general election.
Yesterday’s...
Weekend Vandals Smash Windows Across City
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage police are looking for those responsible for a weekend vandalism spree that spread across the city and...