Yearly Archives: 2011
Alaska News Nightly: January 6, 2011
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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Coming up this week, the Copper River sockeye forecast is looking good for this season, trollers have some money ...
Addressing Alaskans: Polar Bears and Climate Change, The Future of an Arctic Icon
Eric Regehr gently nooses polar bear cub. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
As a polar bear biologist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Escaped Prisoner Recaptured in Wasilla
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
School children in the Matanuska Susitna Borough were kept indoors Wednesday after a prisoner escaped from the...
Judge Decides Against Municipal Ordinance Against Illegal Campsites
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A Superior Court judge has found Anchorage’s municipal ordinance against illegal campsites violates the campers’ rights to...
Escaped Prisoner Recaptured in Wasilla
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
School children in the Matanuska Susitna Borough were kept indoors Wednesday after a prisoner escaped from the Mat-Su...
Judge Decides Ordinance Violates Homeless's Right to Due Process
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A Superior Court judge has found Anchorage’s municipal ordinance against homeless campsites violates the campers’ rights to due process...
Write-In Campaign Historic Start for Murkowski's New Term
Photos and Story Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Two-thirds of Alaska’s Congressional delegation was sworn in for new terms today.
Republicans Senator Lisa...
Young Prepares for New Term, New Goals
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Congressman Don Young started his 20th term in the House of Representatives today. He was sworn...
Sheldon Jackson’s Major Creditor Forgives Loans
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson College is finally out of debt – almost.
Alaska Growth Capital is releasing the balance on loans...
ASEA Still Hoping to Organize UA Employees
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A union attempting to organize a group of University of Alaska employees isn’t giving up. The Alaska State...
Icicle Seafoods Fined Nearly $6,000 for Violation
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A Seattle-based fish processor has been slapped with a waste discharge violation by the Environmental Protection Agency. ...
Commercial Troller Payment Deadline Set
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Commercial salmon trollers have until Feb. 25 to apply for money meant to offset a drop in king salmon...
Tulsequah Chief Mine May Be Back in Business
Vic Ishchenko, Canadian Broadcast Corps.
The Tulsequah Chief Mine, south of Atlin, may soon be back in business.
Its former president has teamed up with...
Alaska News Nightly: January 5, 2011
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS.
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Murkowski, Young Sworn In
Photos and Story by Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
Two-thirds of Alaska’s Congressional delegation was sworn in for new terms today. Republican Senator Lisa...
Anchorage Teacher Arraigned on Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Monday, an Anchorage High School music teacher was arraigned on multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor with three female ...
Shell Oil Faces Another Setback in Beaufort, Chukchi Seas
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Shell Oil is facing another setback in its plans to drill exploratory wells off shore in the Beaufort...
Anchorage Teacher Arraigned on Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Monday, an Anchorage High School music teacher was arraigned on multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor...
Search and Rescue Team Successful Near Bering Sea
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
A search and rescue mission near the Bering Sea ended successfully when a missing traveler was found...