Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
37-Inch Limit on for Charter Halibut Catch
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Southeast Alaska charter halibut operators are facing new restrictions. Clients on their boats can now only keep fish up to 37 inches long. That’s on top of an...
Growing Rift Between Leisnoi, Timber Company Spills into Court
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
A rift between the Leisnoi Native Corporation and a timber company contracted to log around Chiniak spilled into the courts last week after A1 Timber filed a...
Zombies Invading Talkeetna
Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna
Film makers are not new to the village of Talkeetna, but this month brings the first zombie horror film entirely set in Alaska and Talkeetna. Dozens of...
Alaska News Nightly: March 14, 2011
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Japan Struggles to Contain Damaged Nuclear Reactors
Lori Townsend, APRN –...
Ketchikan Musher Enjoying Hometown Support
Jerzy Shedlock, APRN - Anchorage
Ketchikan has a hometown favorite in the last great race thanks to Angie Taggart. Wearing bib number 19 Taggart has support from family and friends and from the scores of...
Preparing Iron Springs Cafe's Famous Gumbo
Photo and Video by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
In McGrath, amid the outdoor preparations, Chef Todd Bulock was hard at work cooking food for the incoming mushers and race staff. The centerpiece of Tuesday's...
Redistricting Board Preparing for Release of Census Data
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
With the 2010 Census data expected to be released this week, the five-member Alaska Redistricting Board is about to become very busy.
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Baker Leads Heading into Final Stretch
Diana Haecker, APRN - Nome & Tim Bodony, APRN - Anvik
It is John Baker, with a solid lead as teams head for Elim, White Mountain, Safety and Nome.
DAY EIGHT
There will be no new five-time...
Trail Notes: Saturday March 12, 2011
Photos and Story by Tim Bodony, APRN - Kaltag
The race continues to roll along at a record pace. John Baker was the first to get here at 1:19 pm Saturday. The leader usually gets...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press & Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska State Troopers, Fairbanks police and federal law enforcement officers have arrested five people in the Fairbanks area for allegedly planning to kidnap and possibly kill troopers and a...
Ferries Sent Out to Sea as Precaution
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The Alaska Marine Highway System sent two ferries out to sea this morning to avoid high waves expected from the earthquake in Japan.
The small ferry Lituya left its dock...
Federal Court Orders New Trial for Kohring
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
A federal appeals court panel has ordered a new corruption trial for former State Representative Vic Kohring because federal prosecutors failed to share favorable evidence with his...
Obama Rebuffs Oil Development Criticism
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
President Obama rebuffed Republican criticism Friday that his administration is not doing enough to encourage oil development.
With the cost of gasoline at the pump lurching higher because...
Unemployment Level Drops to Lowest Level in Over a Year
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in January, the lowest level in more than a year and a half.
January’s rate dropped 0.2 percent from December, according...
Race Leaders on the Yukon
Tim Bodony, APRN – Anvik
The leaders of the 2011 Iditarod are on the Yukon.
Sebastian Schnuelle is currently leading mushers in the Iditarod, checking into Grayling at 10:48 this morning with Hans Gatt...
Expert to Talk About Environmental Links to Human Health
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
An internationally recognized expert on environmental links to cancer and human health will be speaking in Anchorage Sunday evening. Dr. Sandra Steingraber will be discussing her newest...
Panel Focuses on Women Behind ANCSA Movement
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The ad hoc “ANCSA at 40” committee recently hosted its third panel on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, this one featuring some of the...
Tsunami Impact Appears to be Minimal in Alaska
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
Japan is currently recovering from a major earthquake that has left hundreds dead. Alaska’s coastal communities braced themselves for the resulting tsunami Thursday night, but the impact in...
Crime Bill Addresses Electronic Stalking, Legal Protection of Minors
Associated Press
The House Judiciary Committee today passed a crime bill designed to address electronic stalking and expand the legal protections for minors.
The bill, was proposed by Gov. Sean Parnell as a way...
Alaska News Nightly: March 11, 2011
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Tsunami Impact Appears to be Minimal in Alaska
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB...