AKPM Staff
Sudden resignation a mystery at Doyon
Shareholders for the Alaska Native regional corporation Doyon are asking questions about the recent resignation of its President and CEO.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Oil giant BP makes huge donation
Anchorage's library renovation and expansion campaign received a big boost when BP-Alaska announced the company is giving $840 thousand toward the city's libraries.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Cold, darkness not wearing on Barrow residents
The residents of Barrow had been enjoying warmer than average weather, then temperatures dipped to 20 below.
Earl Finkler, KBRW - Barrow
Alaska News Nightly: December 19, 2007
Governor Palin signed the state's new oil tax into law today. Plus, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits the western Aleutian Islands, and a convicted former legislator appeals his conviction. Those stories and more on...
Cook Inlet Beluga population nears 400
The annual count for the depleted Cook Inlet Beluga was released today, but researchers aren't ready to say the population is truly recovering.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Senator demands 'Coconut Road' investigation
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is calling for an investigation into $10 million that was earmarked by Congressman Don Young while he was head of the House Transportation Committee in 2005.
David Shurtleff, APRN...
Mat Maid workers brace for closure
Matanuska Maid dairy plant in Anchorage, Alaska.
Photo by Ellen Lockyer, APRN.
Urban dairy workers are wondering where to find employment, and rural dairy producers are wondering what they’ll do with all that milk.
More photos on...
Feds will pay millions for Native care neglect
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation has settled its on-going lawsuit with the Indian Health Services.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Law would keep cruise ships in Canadian ports longer
A new customs and border patrol regulation being considered for Hawaii may have repercussions in Southeast Alaska.
Alec Dickinson, KRBD - Ketchikan
Fairbanks shelter gets national recognition
Loving Companions Incorporated, a volunteer run shelter for unwanted animals received the “Shelter of the Week Award” from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Anchorage school propositions total $43 million
If the assembly agrees, the request for capital bonds will go before voters in next April's municipal election.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Car thefts on the rise in the interior
It’s that time of year again, as the mercury drops, vehicle thefts are on rise.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: December 18, 2007
A new population estimate for Cook Inlet Belugas is encouraging, but scientists aren't ready to say the species is recovering from several years of steep decline. Plus, Mat Maid employees reflect on the last...
Talk of Alaska: Clean Elections
Alaska's appetite for political reform could result in public funding for election campaigns. There's a move to put it on the ballot and the deadline for signatures is approaching. They call it the...
ConocoPhillips pipe rupture leads to spill
Emergency clean-up crews are on the North Slope this evening after more than 4,200 gallons of fuel and water leaked out of a pipeline at the Kuparuk oil field.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Randall first U.S. woman to win World Cup
Anchorage skier Kikkan Randall made history this weekend as the first American woman to win a World Cup event.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Ocean acidity study spells trouble for sea life
Corrosive waters will effect ocean creatures that make shells such as crabs, clams and shrimp. High acidity also affects the food critical to first year juvenile salmon and pollock.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Three die in Ketchikan kitchen fire
3 children are dead and another flown to Seattle after a fire in Ketchikan over the weekend.
Deanna Garrison, KRBD - Ketchikan
Anchorage in legal dispute over recycling land lease
The city wants the composting outfit off its property, but the green-friendly lessor isn't willing to go without a fight.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
Online theft forces University system to rethink security
An analysis by USA Today shows electronic record theft nearly tripled last year. The University of Alaska, Fairbanks wasn’t immune.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks