Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Frontrunners Hit Yukon; Mushers Divided on GPS Issue
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage, Tim Bodony, APRN – Anvik & Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
The five leading teams are arriving at the Yukon River, Hugh Neff first, and then John Baker.
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Trail Notes: Anvik – Friday, March 11
Photos and Story by Tim Bodony, APRN - Anvik
Watching the GPS tracker last night, it became clear that the race was entering a new phase. Sebastian Schnuelle came off of a rest along the...
Japanese Quake Puts Alaska on Tsunami Watch
Associated Press & KTUU
A massive earthquake in Japan late Thursday created a tsunami which has set off warnings along portions of the Alaska coastline and earlier this morning pushed rising water through the Aleutian...
Iditarod Leaders Arrive in Anvik
Len Anderson, APRN - Anchorage
The first of the Iditarod leaders are appearing at the Anvik checkpoint with several others on their way having left Shageluk this morning. Hugh Neff arrived first in Anvik at...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press
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 Fairbanks judge.
According to a...
Murkowski Questions Attorney General About Bill Allen Case
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says convicted felon and government witness Bill Allen has not been prosecuted for sex crimes only because of the facts of...
Top Teams Resting at Iditarod
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The top teams in this year’s Iditarod are resting at the race’s namesake checkpoint Thursday evening. Big Lake musher Martin Buser arrived in Iditarod at 10:40 this...
Trent Herbst Wins Halfway Award
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Because he was first into Iditarod, Trent Herbst won the GCI Dorothy Page Halfway Award that includes $3,000 in gold nuggets.
Iditarod spokesman Chas St. George says this year’s...
Mitch Seavey Out of Race
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage & Anchorage Daily News
Former Iditarod Champion Mitch Seavey is out of the race. Race marshal Mark Nordman decided not to allow Seavey to continue down the trail...
Crowley Cleaning Up Jet Fuel Spill in Aniak
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Fuel sales and distribution company Crowley Maritime Corporation has contractors on site in the village of Aniak cleaning up a jet fuel spill of some 23,000 gallons....
Ulmer Named Chairwoman of Arctic Research Commission
Associated Press
President Obama has named former Alaska Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer as chairwoman of the Arctic Research Commission.
The commission develops a national Arctic research policy and assists in establishing a program plan...
Alaska Senators Say Brace for Public Broadcasting Cuts
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Both of Alaska’s Senators say brace for cuts to public broadcasting. They say everything is on the table as spending cuts are debated in Washington.
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Subcommittee Addresses Ethics-Related Questions
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A state house subcommittee on legislative ethics released opinions this week on three separate concerns.
The first was a dismissal of a complaint against Anchorage Representative Republican Bob...
New Trash Cans Appear to Deter Bears
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
There are some modifications to be made, but a new bear-resistant trash can tested Wednesday in Sitka appears to be a success. That’s the word from city and...
Alaska News Nightly: March 10, 2011
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Murkowski Questions Attorney General About Bill Allen Case
Libby Casey, APRN...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Coming up this week, a federal judge holds off on the Exxon Valdez Re-Opener; the state legislature considers dedicating money to salmon weirs; and another community starts serving local...
Homemade Treats Await Mushers
Photo by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
So far, each of the three mushers who have made it to McGrath, as of 8:08pm Tuesday have only stopped long enough to check in and head right...
Fish and Wildlife Decides Against Unimak Island Wolf Kill
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided that it will not conduct a wolf kill on Unimak Island as part of an effort to grow a dwindling ...
Another Gas Pipeline Project Expected to Miss Deadline
Associated Press
Another major natural gas pipeline project in Alaska is expected to miss a self-imposed deadline for securing agreements with shippers.
Scott Jepsen, vice president for business services with the Denali gasline project...
Roadless Rule’s Future in Tongass Remains Uncertain
Photo and Story by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
It’s unclear whether the federal government will appeal a judge’s decision to apply the roadless rule to Southeast Alaska’s Tongass Forest.
A federal judge on...