AKPM Staff
Oil spill training tax frustrates fisherman
A program that trains fisherman to help clean up oil spills in Prince William Sound may be in jeopardy. Fishing groups are frustrated by a new state requirement asking boat captains to pay unemployment...
Wrangell City Council votes to support timber sale
With Wrangell’s timber industry struggling, the city council is looking for a way to bring it back to life. Last week the council passed a resolution that supports a ten-year timber sale in or...
Anchorage rejects illegal immigrant ordinance
A proposed Anchorage ordinance intended to help catch illegal immigrants appears dead. The Public Safety committee last week unanimously recommended the full Assembly reject the proposal.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
New Kodiak Wildlife Refuge Visitors' Center opens
A brand new Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center opened to the public this weekend. The refuge is famous for its brown bears, eagles and other wildlife. But its off the road system and...
Alaska News Nightly: November 19, 2007
The Jesuits settle with abused Alaska Natives. Plus, more Alaska soldiers return from Iraq. And a new state survey offers insight into teen behavior. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News Nightly, broadcast...
AK: Word Up!
On the next AK, we'll have a word or two about, well, Words. We'll explore the connections between Athabascan words and climate change, and hear from some AK listeners who aren't just marking their...
Special Session passes oil-tax bill and adjourns
The House this afternoon passed the oil tax rewrite bill, closing out the special session that began 30 days ago. The vote was 26 to 13.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Climate "Synthesis Report" ready for release
Today in Valencia, Spain negotiators from 130 nations finished writing a summary of the science and consequences of climate warming. Known as the "synthesis report," it will be publicly released tomorrow, to guide negotiators...
New State Supreme Court Justice appointed
Governor Sarah Palin has appointed Daniel Winfree, a Fairbanks attorney to the State Supreme Court.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
NCAI convention meets in Denver
The 64th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians wrapped up in Denver today. Denver was also the meeting place of the first NCAI convention in 1944. About three thousand people attended...
Small-scale alternative energy in Dillingham
A Dillingham man isn't waiting for large-scale alternative energy to become available in his area. He recently installed a personal-use wind turbine system.
Anne Hillman, KDLG - Dillingham
Pellet stoves about to take off in Alaska
Pellet stoves are the cleaner burning more efficient cousin of the wood stove. Their use is limited in Alaska by poor availability of fuel, but that’s about to change.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dumpster divers get a break in Fairbanks
The Fairbanks Borough Assembly has voted down an ordinance that would have banned people from picking items out of dumpsters at local transfer stations. The proposal, sponsored by assemblyman Charlie Rex was a reaction...
Taking recycling to a new level
Improving recycling options in all of Alaska, especially the bush is the focus of an Anchorage company called Total Reclaim. The company concentrates mainly on the things many of us don’t even think of...
Walter Soboleff celebrates 99th birthday
Preeminent Presbyterian minister and Tlingit elder, the Reverend Doctor Walter Soboleff, is now 99 years old. Several hundred people turned out at a community birthday party in his honor last night at Northern Light...
Alaska News Nightly: November 16, 2007
The special session adjourns with a new oil-tax rewrite. Plus, a new Supreme Court justice steps into his new role. And alternative energy and recycling. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News Nightly,...
Senator Stevens comments on corruption probe
Senator Ted Stevens briefly commented on the federal probe against him today, breaking months of silence on the topic.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Senate works to get final oil-tax bill
The Senate is running late finishing its work on the oil-tax re-write bill – the subject of the special session that’s scheduled to end tomorrow night. Today’s floor session is running several hours behind...
Sig Hansen sells Russian crab
Millions of American TV viewers have watched Sig Hansen, the captain of the Bering Sea crab boat Northwestern, haul in Alaskan king crab on the Discovery Channel’s hit reality series Deadliest Catch. But Captain...
Kensington mine gets thumbs up
Miners and environmentalists have come to an agreement on the Kensington Gold Mine north of Juneau.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau