AKPM Staff
President vetoes water bill
Today President Bush vetoed a big national water projects bill that includes a slew of Alaska items.
Joel Southern, APRN - Anchorage
Anchorage Fire Department brings home gold
After winning a gold medal at the firefighter combat challenge national championships last month, the three man team from the Anchorage Fire Department leaves this evening for the World Championship competition.
Len Anderson, KSKA -...
Fairbanks food bank suffers Thanksgiving cut
The Fairbanks Community Food Bank is taking a major cut in state funding for its Thanksgiving program.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Rabid Wolf surfaces in Marshall
One of the wolves that killed dogs last week in the western Alaska Village of Marshall had rabies.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Survey examines Native-community attitudes
A recent Alaska Native opinion survey conducted by the First Alaskans institute was the first state wide effort to gauge the attitudes of Alaska Natives.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
UAF looks to map its future
Back in March the University of Alaska at Fairbanks formed the so-called "Vision Task Force 2017" to map the school's future.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: November 2, 2007
Vic Kohring's fate rests in the hands of the jury; The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea inches forward in the U.S. Senate, and the Izembek road gets a hearing...
Vic Kohring: Guilty
A federal jury found former state legislator Vic Kohring guilty of bribery, conspiracy, and attempted extortion this afternoon in Anchorage.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Speaker Harris says Alaska House is now clean
Speaker John Harris was responsible for Kohring resigning his office earlier this year, and he says he now believes no other members of the House are under any sort of investigation for any improper...
Musser weighs in
Eric Musser was legislative assistant to Kohring, but was fired from his job after he raised ethics concerns about another legislator -- Bev Masek of Willow.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Anchorage
House votes for mining regulation changes
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House approved a bill today that calls for a big overhaul of the laws that govern hard rock mining on public lands.
Joel Southern, APRN - Anchorage
Halloween armed robbery no trick in Talkeetna
Two men were arrested in downtown Talkeetna last night for armed robbery. Witnesses say the two held a group of trick-or-treaters at gunpoint and demanded the children's candy.
Amanda Stossel, KTNA - Talkeetna
Invasive species poised to cruise into Alaska's waters
Many Alaskans know to watch for Atlantic salmon, on the lam from fish farms in British Columbia. But many other species are poised to invade Alaska's waters.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Mat-Su creamery gets one last look
Matanuska-Susitna valley dairy farmers are hoping a last-ditch effort to put together a small creamery will pan out in time to save their struggling industry. But the current lack of a processing facility could...
Cruise ship ranger program nears reality
State officials are close to awarding a contract to manage cruise-ship pollution monitors. The Ocean Rangers program ran on a part-time basis last summer. Officials hope to have it fully functioning next season.
Ed Schoenfeld,...
Fairbanks dumpster divers targeted
Dumpster diving may soon come to an end in Fairbanks.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: November 1, 2007
Vic Kohring is found guilty on three of four counts and is the second Alaska legislator to face sentencing in the federal corruption probe of Alaskan state politics. Plus, a halloween night stick-up...
Kohring corruption trial goes to the jury
A jury that has begun deliberating corruption charges against former state legislator Vic Kohring has gone home for the day. The trial at the federal court-house featured a high-profile defense attorney who argued that...
Convention on the Law of the Sea on the move
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea took a step forward today. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17 to 4 to send it for consideration by the full Senate.
Joel...
Izembek road gets consideration in Washington, DC
Officials representing King Cove and Cold Bay went before a congressional panel today. They pitched their latest plan for a land exchange so a road connecting the two communities can be built through the...