AKPM Staff
House and Senate diverge on oil and gas tax
The House and Senate are taking separate paths to a re-written oil and gas tax. In separate committee substitute bills released over the weekend, neither of them addresses changes the governor wanted when she...
AFN wraps up in Fairbanks
The Alskaka Federation of Natives 2007 Convention drew to a close on Saturday tying off loose ends before adjourning.
Lori Townsend/Nellie Moore, APRN - Anchorage
Peter Jacob named Elder of the Year
Also at AFN over the weekend, Peter Jacob of Bethel was named as the AFN Elder of the Year for his lifetime of achievements.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Anchorage safety center dedicated
Today several agencies gathered to dedicate a new multi-agency facility in Anchorage to better serve victims of sexual assault and child abuse.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Clean Elections Initiative making its way around the state
Clean Elections initiative petitions will soon hit the streets in Sitka. Organizers say they’ve collected about a third of the signatures they need statewide to put the measure on next year’s ballot.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska...
NOAA lobbied to move ships north to Alaska
Juneau officials have started trying to recruit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to move its Seattle-based research vessels to Juneau. But NOAA officials in Seattle say Juneau has missed the boat -- by...
Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2007
The Supreme Court takes up the issue of the Exxon Valdez reopener. Ted Stevens name surfaces in the federal corruption trial of Vic Kohring and the Alaska Federation of Natives votes to support...
AK: Coming Together
This week on AK, we come together at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention in Fairbanks and all around the state. Balloon animals, horses, rappers, playwrights, Alaska Natives, environmentalists -- and a ghost...
Kohring trial ends first week with VECO's Bill Allen on the stand
Week one of the corruption trial of former legislator Vic Kohring has come to an end. Today concluded with VECO's former chairman Bill Allen on the stand being cross-examined by the defense.
David Shurtleff, APRN...
Proposed Galena nuclear design goes before the NRC
The nuclear reactor that could one day power Galena was in the spotlight this week at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission near Washington, DC. Toshiba and its American subsidiary Westinghouse met with nuclear regulators to...
U.S. Coast Guard making initial moves into Arctic waters
A Coast Guard C-130 left Air Station Kodiak earlier this week for a flight to the North Pole. After collecting Coast Guard dignitaries and network news people, the plane stopped overnight in Barrow before...
AFN 2007 – Day Two
APRN's Lori Townsend checks in from Fairbanks with independent journalist Nellie Moore, covering the days events at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention in Fairbanks. AFN visitors included U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and...
Anchorage School Board protests statewide reading course for teachers
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development wants all public school teachers to take a mandatory reading course. This week the Anchorage School Board joined the Anchorage Education Association in opposing the requirement.
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Whale researchers roam Southeast waters in 1950's-era craft
For 17 years researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have boarded the John N. Cobb in Juneau and set out in search of whales. KTOO's John Ryan has this profile of...
Alaska News Nightly: October 26, 2007
The federal corruption trial of Vic Kohring continues as VECO founder Bill Allen takes the stand and describes handing Kohring several cash payments. Plus, Alaska Federation of Natives delegates consider ways to boost rural...
BP to plead guilty for North Slope malfeasance
BP today agreed to plead guilty to violations of the federal Clean Water Act and pay $20 million in fines and restitution related to last year's oil pipeline spills on the North Slope. It's...
Rick Smith testifies at Kohring trial
Federal prosecutors brought one of their main witnesses to the stand today to testify against former state representative Vic Kohring. Rick Smith explained what was going on during conversations with Kohring that were recorded...
AFN 2007 – Day One
The 2007 Alaska Federation of Natives Conference opened today in Fairbanks. APRN's Lori Townsend and Nellie Moore discuss the day's events.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Fairbanks
AFN elders and youth fight for disabled housing
It's a universal concern that young Natives in rural Alaska will leave for bigger cities and lose their culture. But the focus of the resolutions approved at AFN's Elders and Youth conference was different:...
USDA defunds Sheldon Jackson Hatchery
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has halted critical funding to the Sheldon Jackson College hatchery following the school's closure earlier this year. The hatchery remains virtually the only functioning entity on campus, kept...