AKPM Staff
Pete Kott takes the stand
In an unexpected move today by the defense team, former legislator Pete Kott took the stand in his own corruption trial.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
PFD: $1,654
Governor Sarah Palin was in Valdez today to announce this year's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) amount. About a hundred people gathered at the Valdez Civic Center this afternoon to hear the big announcement. This...
Climate change affecting forecasting models
A federal meteorologist says climate change is eroding the reliability of weather forecasting models. National Weather Service Alaska Region chief of operations, James Partain, told participants in a teleconference meeting how climate change is...
U.S. House examining tribal 8(a) contracts
The U.S. House Natural Resources committee held a hearing today in Washington to gather testimony about the effectiveness of tribal 8(a) contracting. 8(a) contracts enable Alaska Native Corporations (among other minority groups) to secure...
North Slope convenes meeting on future of far north resource development
Tomorrow the North Slope Borough will begin a two-day oil and gas forum in Barrow entitled "The Next 40 Years." North Slope Borough Mayor Edward Itta says more than 200 industry, state, federal and...
Sheldon Jackson College cutting back again in bid for survival
Three months after announcing it was closing its academic program, Sheldon Jackson College is downsizing again. Thirty-five more employees were laid off late last week and two mainstays of the Sitka community -- the...
International cannery workers crank through huge pink run in Cordova
It was a big year for pinks in Cordova -- one of the top three harvests in more than a century. The town recently recognized a group of laborers that are often overlooked in...
Alaska News Nightly: September 19, 2007
Former lawmaker Pete Kott took the stand today in his own defense during his federal corruption trial. Plus, the North Slope Borough considers how to balance cultural needs and resource extraction as the community...
Governor and Alaska House members discuss new oil tax
The Palin Administration sat down with members of the state House today to discuss its proposal for revising Alaska's oil tax structure. It was the first chance for lawmakers to peak behind the scenes...
Kott defense takes helm of corruption trial proceedings
The defense began presenting its case today in the federal corruption trial of former Alaska legislator Pete Kott. APRN's David Shurtleff has been following the trial and joins us from the federal courthouse in...
Senator Cowdery plans to skip special session in wake of Kott trial allegations
Anchorage Republican Senator John Cowdery today announced he will not take part in next months' special legislative session dealing with oil taxes. In a statement released late this afternoon, Cowdery says he does not...
Epidemiologists in Kotzebue investigating possible infant virus outbreak
State department of health epidemiologists were in Kotzebue last week to investigate the cause of nine similar cases of respiratory illness in babies. State epidemiologist Dr. Beth Funk says the infants had a number...
Red king crab fishing off-limits in Southeast this fall
The southeast red king crab fishery will be closed again this fall. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Friday that the state's estimate of the red crab abundance was far too...
30-day public comment period opens on Tulsequah Chief mine
The public will get its chance to comment on the controversial Tulsequah Chief mine proposal over the next 30 days. But an environmental group says that's not enough time to give people a chance...
Alaska Native groups gathering in Kake to discuss economics, health
Southeast Alaska's oldest Native organizations will hold their annual meeting next month. The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood's Grand Camp Convention will take place the first week of October in Kake. Delegates will hear...
Kwethluk men building first bear/caribou skin boat in 15 years
On the Kuskokwim River, building a bear skin boat is a job traditionally performed in the spring. But last week it was happening at the Cultural Center in Bethel. Two men from Kwethluk, a...
Homer scientists look back on 20 years of research with celebrated vessel
Officials are preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of an important research vessel -- the Tiglax -- for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
Alaska News Nightly: September 18, 2007
Alaska House lawmakers today got their first peek behind the scenes at what went into the Governor's new oil tax proposal. Plus, the defense began presenting its case today in the corruption trial of...
Talk of Alaska: Mystery! Alaska Style
Alaska's many mystery writers must be doing something right, because a whole lot of their colleagues are about to come visiting. A national convention of mystery writers happens this month, and many of those...
Prosecutors wrap up corruption case against Kott
Federal prosecutors finished presenting their political corruption case against former State Representative Pete Kott today.
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage