Monthly Archives: February 2011
New Bill Encourages Independent Oil Exploration
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
A bill introduced Wednesday morning in the state House would give independent oil exploration companies more direct access to the...
North Slope Voters Approve Bond Financing New Gas Wells
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
North Slope Borough officials are moving forward with a plan to drill six new wells in the Barrow...
Jury Reviews Arrant’s Letters to Waterman
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Cross examination of witnesses continued Wednesday in the state’s trial against Rachelle Waterman. Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Randel...
Miller’s Future Remains Undecided
Associated Press
Failed U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller ended 2010 with about $825,000 in the bank – more than twice that of his...
Ambler Man Convicted of Manslaughter
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A Kotzebue jury convicted an Ambler man Tuesday of manslaughter for the death of an Anchorage pediatrician....
NANA Partnering with Ruralcap for Energy Wise Program
Susan Bucknell, KOTZ – Kotzebue
Kotzebue-based NANA Regional Corporation announced Monday it will be partnering with Ruralcap to bring Ruralcap’s Energy Wise program...
Alaska News Nightly: February 2, 2011
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Municipal Ballot Propositions Receive Assembly Approval
On April 5th, Anchorage voters will decide the fate of several capital bond propositions totaling more than 100 million dollars. Last night the...
Lawmakers Consider Change to Casting of Electoral College Votes
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
State lawmakers are considering legislation to pledge Alaska’s Electoral College votes every four years to the presidential candidate...
Testimony Continues at Waterman Trial
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Testimony continues in the state’s criminal case against Rachelle Waterman. The Craig woman, now 22, is being retried...
Troopers Issue Summons for Healy Man in Possession of Wolf Hybrids
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Encounters with aggressive wolves on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage have prompted the Alaska Department of Fish and...
Begich Says Health Care Law Needs to be Followed Until Challenges Hit Supreme Court
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska’s lone Congressional member who supports the 2010 federal Health Care Act says it’s the law, and...
Sealaska Lands Bill Will be Reintroduced in Congress
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Every new session of Congress is a clean slate. Bills that didn’t pass in the previous two-year...
Interior School Receiving Wood-Fired Heat
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Another Interior school is getting a wood fired heating system. As KUAC’s Tim Ellis reports the clean burning...
Bill Limiting Immigrants Rights to Drivers’ License Approved by Committee
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
A bill limiting immigrant’s rights to a drivers’ license was approved by the House State Affairs Committee Tuesday. ...
Scientists Investigating Struggling Sea Lion Population
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
In Seward, scientists are working to find out more about why the Steller Sea Lion population is struggling....
Derby Gets Rolling in Mat-Su
Jerzy Shedlock, APRN – Anchorage
Roller Derby in the valley is off to a healthy start. More than 300 attendees gathered last month...
Alaska News Nightly: February 1, 2011
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Talk of Alaska: The Role of the Press in the Statehood Push
The cross-winds of history were blowing strongly in the late nineteen-fifties when Alaska became a state. The Civil Rights Act was five...