AKPM Staff
Alaska remembers Tanana elder David Salmon
Flags are at half-staff across Alaska today, following the death of an Athabascan elder and leader. The Reverend David Salmon died yesterday. He was the first traditional chief for the Tanana Chief's region, and...
Alaska News Nightly: October 12, 2007
Vic Kohring's lawyer says he has new evidence showing improper actions by the FBI, and will ask to have the case dismissed. Plus, Barrow residents take in the strange sight of walrus hauling out...
Stevens hears coastal erosion testimony; grills federal agencies on funding
Senator Ted Stevens held a field hearing in Anchorage this morning to address the problem of erosion threatening western Alaska villages. Residents spoke of dire conditions as oceans and rivers encroach on their communities....
Truthfulness of oil company tax ads under scrutiny
The rhetoric is heating up on both sides of the oil tax debate with exactly one week until the start of the state legislature's special session. Today state lawmakers Les Gara and Harry Crawford...
Don Young's first Republican competitor: Gabrielle LeDoux
Kodiak's two-term state representative Gabrielle LeDoux has become the first Republican to file a primary race challenge to U.S. Representative Don Young. In announcing her candidacy on KMXT public radio, LeDoux said Alaskans want...
Fort Richardson soldier dies in accident in Iraq
The family of an Army sergeant from Connecticut says he died accidentally in Iraq this week after getting pinned between two vehicles that were being moved. 25-year-old Jason Lantieri died Tuesday in Baghdad; he...
Alaska's Clean Water compliance better than some, but shows unique problems
Alaska does not have as a big a problem as other states do when it comes to compliance with the federal Clean Water Act, but a snapshot study released today by the U.S. Public...
Yukon River tribal watershed group extending participation to non-tribal groups
The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council is reaching out to non-tribal entities in an effort to expand its base of support. The Watershed Council advocates for the environmental protection and cleanup of the Yukon...
Valdez hosts formal visit from Ted Stevens as pipeline oil output slows
Senator Ted Stevens also spent a day in Valdez earlier this week.He visited city projects, hung out at a local ice cream joint, and toured the Alyeska Pipeline Terminal. The facility itself is almost...
Kodiak area students prepping to capture elders' history
Students in Old Harbor will soon be taking part in a unique project to document the history of their village community.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
Permafrost study begins evaluating potential CO2 emissions from a warming Arctic
A five-year study of carbon and permafrost is underway in the interior. The investigation, lead by the U.S. Geological Survey and Purdue University, includes a number of Fairbanks-based researchers.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: October 11, 2007
Senator Ted Stevens hears testimony on the erosion problem in western Alaska at a field hearing in Anchorage. Plus, two Democratic lawmakers call on the oil companies to be more truthful in their advertising....
Berkowitz running for 2008 U.S. House seat
Democrat Ethan Berkowitz today added his name to the list of candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's Democratic Primary.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Could polar bears be saved using ANWR lands?
A long-time foe of oil drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has thrown a new argument into the debate. At a congressional hearing yesterday, former Interior Secretary Bruce...
1860s shipwreck explored under Cook Inlet
139 years ago a ship hauling soldiers to southcentral Alaska to build a fort sunk in Cook Inlet after it grounded on a reef south of the Kenai Peninsula. A team of divers led...
Who's melting Glacier Bay glaciers?
A high-speed catamaran carrying tourists up Glacier Bay is not the sort of place you'd expect to turn into a crime scene. But KTOO's John Ryan found one of sorts on board the Fairweather...
Teacher recruiting and retention a complex matter for Anchorage
Anchorage school board members heard this week that being in Alaska has almost as many disadvantages as advantages when it comes to teacher recruitment.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Low youth voting rates driven by perceived lack of relevancy
Turnout for this year's municipal election was light in Sitka. Even though local election officials don't track age demographics, it's a fairly safe bet that turnout among young voters was especially bad. Student reporter...
Alaska News Nightly: October 10, 2007
Tonight we look at the role the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) might play in preserving Alaska's polar bear population, as their ice habitat is threatened by climate change. Plus, a team of divers...
Extended version of historic Dena'ina recordings and interview
On Tuesday we published a story about a new book and audio CD of rare Yupik and Athabascan recordings from more than 50 years ago. This is an extended version of that story, with...