AKPM Staff
Palin administration lays out plan for transportation infrastructure projects
The Palin administration today introduced legislation outlining the Department of Transportation's plan for road and infrastructure projects funded by the federal stimulus package. The bill includes $175.5 million for highways and roads in...
3 Alaska-based soldiers die in Iraq
The Department of Defense says three Alaska-based soldiers have died in Iraq. The three died of wounds suffered Monday in Balad when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms fire. The dead include...
Coast Guard rescues four men from grounded fishing vessel
The Coast Guard rescued four men from a grounded fishing vessel in the Aleutian Islands this afternoon.
Anne Hillman, KUCB - Unalaska
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Oil companies urge congress to open coastal drilling
The heads of America’s most powerful oil companies urged Congress today to open up more of America’s coast to offshore drilling. The Presidents of Exxon Mobil, BP America, Chevron, and Shell Oil testified...
Cost of bypass mail set to rise
Postal rates are increasing across the country on May 11. It’s part of the postal services annual rate adjustments. Last year, rates increased by about 12 percent. But this May, some Rural Alaskans will...
Nikolski welcomes State’s change of heart over alternative energy project
The remote Aleutian Islands community of Nikolski is pleased with an apparent change of heart by the state of Alaska. The small island community has had a couple of rough years with notoriously bad...
Possible solution to cruise ship pollution compliance
Technology exists that could bring cruise ships into compliance with the state’s strict new pollution standards. But it hasn’t been tested on the ships yet. And it could be too costly – or large...
Alaska News Nightly: February 25, 2009
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Governor agrees to reimburse state for children’s travel expenses
Governor Sarah Palin will reimburse the state for costs associated with nine trips taken by her children. The Governor's office says it will amount to about seven thousand dollars. Palin must pay the...
Schnuelle sets new record in winning Yukon Quest
Sebastian Schnuelle has his first Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race title. And he did it in record time. Schnuelle completed the 1000 mile race from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, to Fairbanks at 10:44 this...
Kikkan Randall takes silver in the Nordic World Ski Championships
Anchorage skier Kikkan Randall claimed a silver medal today in the skate sprint at the Nordic World Championships in the Czech Republic. It was the best finish for an American in the history of...
Armed Services Committee chairman concerned about National Missile Defense system
The Chairman of the Senate Armed Service’s Committee, Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan, continues to voice concerns about the National Missile Defense system, part of which is based in Alaska. It has components at...
Legislature takes first steps towards Darfur investment divestiture
The state’s investment officers – including the retirement board and the Permanent Fund – are one step closer to getting rid of any holdings they have left in companies that do business in Sudan....
Alaska tribes urged to act quickly on stimulus funds
Alaskan attorney Heather Kendall-Miller who works with the Native American Rights Fund is being considered for a position in the Obama White House. The position would be within the Domestic Policy office and would...
Tourism outlook mixed for 2009
The price of gas is down nationwide. The travel industry - both large cruise lines and smaller Alaska owned businesses - are offering visitors cost-saving bargains. Are these efforts likely to mean Anchorage and...
Commemorative “Serum Run” heads for Nome
Mushers and snowmachiners have hit the trail on the commemorative serum run from Nenana to Nome. Legendary mountaineer and musher Colonel Norman Vaughn started the commemorative run in 1997 to honor the 1925 lifesaving...
Alaska News Nightly: February 24, 2009
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Governor agrees to reimbursestate for children's travel expenses
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Talk of Alaska: Accelerating Climate Change
Research is finding carbon dioxide emissions are rising faster than scientific models predicted, threatening to accelerate climate change effects beyond all prior predictions. What should our collective policies be to deal with these changes?...
State prepares for influx of stimulus funds
Besides some $800 billion tucked into the Economic Stimulus package President Obama signed last week, state and federal officials see deadlines they have to meet to share in the distribution. The federal plan is...
Yukon Quest enters exciting endgame
The standings in the Yukon Quest sled dog race have shifted dramatically in the last 12 hours. Longtime race veteran, William Kleedhen, looked like he had a good shot at winning the race. But...