AKPM Staff
Alaska News Nightly: August 13, 2007
A jury in Anchorage found Michael Lawson guilty today of second degree murder in the 2003 death of Bethany Correira. Plus, scientists come up empty-handed on a two-week mission to find endangered Right Whales...
Lawson: Guilty of second-degree murder
Jury members in the murder trial of Michael Lawson have handed down two convictions this afternoon in Anchorage. Lawson has been found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Lawson was accused of...
Preview: Talk of Alaska for Tue, Aug 14
Coming up Tuesday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m. on Talk of Alaska...
Govern Palin has called a special session of the legislature this fall to reevaluate the Petroleum Profits Tax (PPT). What's the best and...
AK: The Five Senses (PRNDI 2007 Award-Winner)
This week on AK, we listen again to our national award-winning show, "The Five Senses." This episode, from last November, recently took first place in a national competition hosted by Public Radio News Directors...
Stevens note says he spent more than $130k on home renovations
FBI agents investigating the relationship between VECO executives and Senator Ted Stevens are now studying a handwritten letter in which Stevens says he paid "over $130,000" for renovations to his house in Girdwood. Former...
Stevens cautious on Pebble Mine but bullish on responsible development
Senator Ted Stevens thinks Alaska can cultivate new mining, oil and gas prospects while preserving fisheries and other renewable resources. Stevens came to the APRN studios earlier this week to talk about resource development...
Polar bears bring U.S. and Russia together for treaty and research
Russian biologists were in Anchorage this week to work out some of the details of a treaty to protect polar bears that wander between the U.S. and Russia. The treaty was officially implemented earlier...
Pollock shifting hundreds of miles north, costing Bering Sea fishermen
Alaska pollock is the biggest fishery in the world and one of the few that's considered sustainable. But as the waters of the Bering Sea warm, the local ecosystem is changing. Pollock are moving...
Greenland ice yielding 100,000 years of climate data
Photo: Dustin Solberg
"Immersed in an infinity of snow" sounds like a description of the long Alaska winter. But that's how a reporter with Alaska Newspapers is describing summer -- on the Greenland ice sheet....
Troops to Lower 48: You call that hot? Puh-leeze.
The heat waves hitting the Lower 48 pale in comparison with the temperatures facing Alaska Army National Guard troops serving in Kuwait.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Trespassing to protest war in Iraq
An Alaskan peace activist facing charges of criminal trespass has continued to use his court appearances to make statements against the Iraq War. Rob Mulford was arrested last winter for refusing to leave the...
Alaska News Nightly: August 10, 2007
Former U.S. Attorney Wev Shea talks about the note he recieved from Senator Ted Stevens that's become the latest focus of the federal corruption investigation. Plus, Russian biologists were in Anchorage this week to...
Correira murder trial entering third day of jury deliberations
The jury is heading into its third day of deliberations this morning in the murder trial of Michael Lawson, an Anchorage man accused of killing 21-year old Bethany Correira in 2003. At least one...
U.S. Senator Ted Stevens — Extended Interview
On Wednesday (8 Aug 2007), U.S. Senator Ted Stevens stopped by the APRN offices in Anchorage for an interview with reporter and ANN host Lori Townsend. We've included the entire audio of the interview...
Stevens back in Alaska, focused on issues and looking ahead to campaign
Senator Ted Stevens is on his first trip back to Alaska since FBI agents searched his Girdwood home last week. The senator isn't responding to questions about the renovation of his home and the...
State-funded elections initiative approved for signature collection
Supporters can begin gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would pay for state political campaigns with state money. The Lieutenant Governor today certified the initiative that will be on the 2008 ballot --...
Ocean Rangers program getting off to a slow start
The state is having a hard time finding a company to hire and oversee Ocean Rangers. The cruise ship environmental monitoring program was approved by voters last year.
Read Ralph Nader’s column on cleaning up...
Alaska's schools gaining on No Child Left Behind performance goals
Alaska's schools this year have shown continued improvements in their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) scores. Primarily the results of annual language and math tests given to most students between grades 3 and 12, the...
Teachers learning art skills and ways to integrate arts into regular instruction
Some teachers travel during summer vacation. Others have second or third jobs. Some, however, can't seem to get enough of school. For two weeks last month, 44 teachers from across Alaska gathered in Juneau...
State to hear formal concerns over oil spill response plans near Copper River
The State has agreed to consider oil spill response concerns raised by an environmental group. Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) spokeswoman Linda Giguerre says the DEC has granted Cascadia International a hearing regarding Alyeska...