AKPM Staff
AK: Birth and Rebirth (Encore Edition)
This week on AK, we dig into the archives and present an encore edition of our "Birth & Rebirth" show from January 8, 2005. We'll hear about boot camp for new dads and learn...
TransCanada the only company to meet AGIA requirements
Governor Sarah Palin has named a Canadian company as her choice to build a natural gas pipeline for the state. Five different companies had applied for the rights to the multi-billion dollar project, but...
Second sea turtle washes ashore in Southeast
A female green sea turtle found dead near Sitka last week traveled thousands of miles to reach Southeast Alaska shores. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the turtle likely originated from Mexico or...
Legislative Session has full plate
This year’s legislative session begins on January 15. Some important decisions will made – on the gas pipeline from the North Slope, on major budget innovations, ethics and health care interests – all while...
Holiday job fair well attended
Several hundred job seekers descended on the Egan Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage this week to meet with two dozen potential employers at the 9th Annual Holiday Break Visitor Industry Job Fair.
Len Anderson,...
Healy gets a bank
First National Bank of Alaska announced plans this week to set up shop in the Park’s Highway community, near the entrance to Denali National Park.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Harbor repair program may have new legs
The state’s two-year-old harbor repair program could finally go into full operation this year. Governor Sarah Palin’s spending plan proposes full funding for the program. That comes after she vetoed half its appropriation last...
Polar bear strays up Kobuk river to Noorvik
Photo from Noorvik provided by Bill Zibell
The village of Noorvik in Northwest Alaska has taken its first polar bear. The community is located inland on the Kobuk River, about 40 miles east of Kotzebue...
Alaska News Nightly: January 4, 2008
TransCanada is the only company to meet AGIA. Plus, Healy gets its first bank and a polar bear wanders up river to Noorvik. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News Nightly,...
Palin supports a plan to keep the state's LNG plant running
The State of Alaska is supporting a plan that would continue the shipment of Cook Inlet natural gas to Asia for the next several years.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Rock Creek mine gets a vote of confidence from the courts
A decision issued today by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals means Vancouver-based NovaGold Resources is now one big step closer toward starting up its Rock Creek mine, just northwest of Nome.
Paul Korchin,...
Chukchi lease sale stirs controversy
Environmental groups are calling on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to postpone the Chukchi Sea lease sale scheduled for next month. The Minerals Management Service announced yesterday its holding the first oil and gas lease...
APU skiers excel at national championship
Skiers from Alaska Pacific University won both the men's and women's national championship classic races today in Houghton, Michigan. Kikkan Randall won the 10 kilometer women's competition and Lars Flora took gold in the...
Juneau to improve school lunches
The Juneau School District says it will take steps to improve its school lunch program. District officials sent their response earlier this week to a state review that found a variety of problems in...
Alaska turns 49
The 49th state celebrates its 49th birthday today.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Fairbanks considers dropping IM program
The state is accepting comment on the proposed phase out of the Fairbanks Borough’s vehicle Inspection and Maintenance program. The “I.M.” program was instituted in the 1980’s to force repair or removal of vehicles...
Bushby prepares to continue world trek
British adventurer Karl Bushby is back in Fairbanks preparing for the next leg in his 36,000 mile walk round the world.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Halibut catch limits to hit Homer charter fleet
The Homer-area sports halibut charter fleet is willing to take a part of the catch-limit hit the International Pacific Halibut Commissionis about to level on the Southeast fleet, due to a new way of...
University of Alaska considers Gmail
Students and faculty tired of cleaning out their email inboxes may soon get a reprieve. Following a trend set by Northwestern University and Arizona State, the University of Alaska is reviewing a plan to...
Alaska News Nightly: January 3, 2008
The state's LNG plant will remain open. Plus, a lease sale in the Chukchi Sea stirs debate, and Alaska turns 49 today. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide...