Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media
APTI Reporter-Producer Ellen Lockyer started her radio career in the late 1980s, after a stint at bush Alaska weekly newspapers, the Copper Valley Views and the Cordova Times. When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez Public Radio station KCHU needed a reporter, and Ellen picked up the microphone.
Since then, she has literally traveled the length of the state, from Attu to Eagle and from Barrow to Juneau, covering Alaska stories on the ground for the AK show, Alaska News Nightly, the Alaska Morning News and for Anchorage public radio station, KSKA
elockyer (at) alaskapublic (dot) org | 907.550.8446 | About Ellen
Environmental Groups Seek to Stall Rail Spur
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Alaska Railroad Corp. have joined to oppose a court challenge to the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of construction for the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension.
Fuglvog Sentenced to Five Months In Prison
Arne Fuglvog has been sentenced. The former North Pacific Fishery Management Council member convicted of illegal fishing will receive five months in federal prison.
AMF Granted Permit For Moose Feeding Stations
The Alaska Moose Federation has been given authority to create pathways and set up feeding stations for moose, who are having trouble with the deep snow and not being able to get out of roadways when they get on them.
UAA Gets Funding For Corrosion And Mechanical Integrity Lab
The University of Alaska Anchorage is one million dollars richer Monday thanks to a gift from BP. The money is for the UAA School of Engineering to establish a corrosion and mechanical integrity laboratory, something that has been lacking in the state up until now.
Iditarod Trail Altered To Avoid ‘Happy River Steps’
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race organizers are deciding to make a change in the route for the 2012 race. This year’s race marks the 40th run, and it follows the Northern route.
Chickaloon Author Releases ‘The Snow Child’
Chickaloon author Eowyn Ivey has hit the jackpot with her first novel, The Snow Child. Her story about two homesteading Alaskans almost a century ago is capturing the attention of readers from Norway to Australia.
Mastiffs, Fish, and a Hermit Crab Rescued From Knik Home
Ten large mastiff dogs have been rescued from a residence in Knik in the Matanuska Valley. Matanuska Susitna Borough animal control officers took the dogs, an abandoned hermit crab and two tropical fish from a residence now under investigation for a marijuana grow operation.
Anchorage Folk Festival Taking Place
Anchorage’s Folk Festival is in its 23rd year. The annual event banishes wintertime blahs with hot bluegrass music, folk tunes and fiddle dances.
Erosion Report Pinpoints Danger Areas
Community Pulls Together for Library
Sutton residents are looking forward to the opening of the town's new library. The project has attracted major funders, while the Matanuska Susitna Borough is on board as grants administrator. Despite excitement about the new library, bookworms in town have fond memories of the old one. Frank Reed Passes Away At 99
One of Anchorage’s best-known residents has passed away. Frank Reed, who arrived in Alaska’s tent city on Ship Creek in 1915 as a toddler, died at Providence Hospital yesterday at age 99.
Sen. Murkowski Seeking Answers On Japan Tsunami Debris
It’s been nearly a year since an earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami that devastated whole communities in that country’s Northwest area.
Susitna-Watana Dam Project Moving Forward
The proposed Susitna Watana Dam project is moving forward. The Alaska Energy Authority, which is planning to build the huge hydroelectric facility, has filed paperwork with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which, if approved, puts the project on a timeline for completion in about six years.
Board of Game Delays Bear Control Expansion Decision
Alaska’s game board has decided to delay a decision on a controversial plan to expand the use of snares to kill grizzly and black bears as a means of predator control. Bear snaring is limited to an area on the West side of Cook Inlet.
Board of Game Approves Kenai Peninsula Aerial Wolf Hunting
The Board of Game has approved aerial wolf hunting on the Kenai Peninsula for the first time. The Board unanimously passed two proposals Monday to implement the predator control plan in game management units 15a and 15c, on the Northern and Southern Peninsula.
Anchorage Animal Control Deals With Influx Of Rescues
Anchorage’s animal control facility is coping with rescue dogs and cats, even parakeets from two animal cruelty cases.
Board of Game Meeting Carries On Amid Rossi Charges
The charges against Corey Rossi come at a particularly inopportune time for state Department of Fish and Game commissioner Cora Campbell.
Clive Thomas Explains Essentials Of Lobbying
The start of the legislative session in Juneau means more than lawmakers returning to the capitol. Lobbyists will be returning as well.
Group Sends Letter Of Intent To Sue Over Wishbone Hill
Litigation looms over a current coal exploration operation near Palmer. The Trustees for Alaska have sent a notice of intent to sue to Usibelli coal over the company’s Wishbone Hill exploration development.
Australian Company Wins Mat-Su Coal Lease Bid
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Lands Office has announced the winning bid for a Matanuska Valley coal lease. Greg Jones, Executive Director for the Trust Lands Office, says an Australian company got the nod.