AKPM Staff
Proposed Gravina Island bridge going nowhere
Governor Palin announced today that the state is abandoning plans to construct the Gravina bridge. One of the two infamous "bridges to nowhere" that drew national attention last year.
Deanna Garrison, KRBD - Ketchikan
Kott defense wraps case, closing statements next
The defense rested its case this morning in the federal corruption trial of former legislator Pete Kott.
David Shurtleff and Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska Native artifacts remind museum visitors of complex history
Alaska Native artifacts were on display at the Nome City Museum this week, as it hosted an open house for local tribal members featuring hundreds of indigenous items found last year at the new...
Heavy BIA retirements may hinder agency services
The Bureau of Indian Affairs estimates that about 50% of its current employees will be eligible to retire in the next 10 years. Alaska tribal leaders are concerned the turnover will make it harder...
Sealaska may acquire part of Tongass and cultural sites
Southeast Alaska's regional Native corporation could acquire more federal land under a bill introduced by Congressman Don Young. Sealaska hopes to select second-growth timberland on Prince of Wales Island that is now part of...
Will McCandless bus draw unprepared visitors?
Some Healy area residents want to get rid of the bus where Christopher McCandless died. Locals fear release of the movie "Into the Wild" will inspire a new crop of inexperienced hikers to make...
Alaska remembers historic broadcaster Augie Hiebert
Friends, Family members and admirers said goodbye to Augie Hiebert today at his funeral in Anchorage. Hiebert was a broadcast pioneer who built Alaska's first television station. He died last week at age 90....
Alaska News Nightly: September 21, 2007
Governor Palin decided today to cancel the controversial Gravina Island bridge project in Ketchikan. She says the state will decide how to best redirect the money. Plus, some Healy residents would like to get...
Web Extra: Ramras and Dynasty disagreement
In addition to our two original stories from the September 20th Alaska News Nightly...
Allegations of Pebble Mine payola met with backlash (ANN, 20 Sep 2007)
Northern Dynasty: Pebble Mine corruption allegations baseless (ANN, 20 Sep...
Prosecutors cross-examine Kott on the stand
Former legislator Pete Kott completed his testimony this afternoon in Anchorage federal court. He was called as a witness in his own corruption trial yesterday by his attorneys. Today the prosecution took the opportunity...
AP: Ted Stevens secretly taped in call with Bill Allen
Two sources say the FBI was working with former VECO Chief Bill Allen when it secretly taped phone calls between Allen and Senator Ted Stevens. The sources spoke to The Associated Press on the...
Allegations of Pebble Mine payola met with backlash
Three Alaska Native Corporations want Fairbanks Republican Jay Ramras to retract comments he made concerning the public opinion fight over the Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska. Ramras has written to the Attorney General and...
Northern Dynasty: Pebble Mine corruption allegations baseless
Northern Dynasty's spokesman Sean Magee says Representative Ramras' allegations of bribes or improper payment to individuals or companies in the Pebble Mine project are are without foundation. Magee says the company was surprised by...
Icicle Seafoods paying nearly $1 million for Clean Water violation
Icicle Seafoods will pay $900,000 for dumping fish waste off the coast of Unalaska in a settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement was agreed upon in June and filed with the...
Fisheries observer found dead in Captains Bay, near Unalaska
Divers have found the body of a fisheries observer who was reported missing yesterday in Unalaska. The man is only the second observer to die while working on a boat in Alaskan waters.
Image: Google...
Resource development forum begins in Barrow
Over 200 representatives are gathered in Barrow today and tomorrow for the oil and gas forum hosted by the North Slope Borough. Participants are discussing development over the next 40 years.
Be sure to listen...
UAF to study Yupik diet, lifestyle, genetics, obesity and diabetes
A University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) researcher has garnered a grant to look at the relationship of diet, physical activity and genetics in the health of Yupik people. UAF Associate Professor of Molecular Biology...
Anchorage hotel room boom rolling along
Earlier this month a national chain broke ground for a new hotel in Anchorage. Meanwhile construction of another large hotel is taking place in midtown and the room boom is expected to continue.
Len Anderson,...
Correction
On Monday's Alaska News Nightly (17 Sep 2007), in a story on the Alaska Power Association meeting in Valdez, we wrongly attributed a quote about the need to invest heavily and immediately in alternative...
Alaska News Nightly: September 20, 2007
Former state lawmaker Pete Kott offered an emotional apology to jurors today during his federal corruption trial in Anchorage. Plus, scientists think the traditional Yupik diet may provide clues for warding off diabetes....