Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Legislation May Restore Felons’ Voting Rights Sooner
Joshua Tucker, APRN – Anchorage
Voting is another civic right that some felons would like to see restored to them sooner. Currently many do not have their right to vote restored until...
Alaska News Nightly: March 4, 2011
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Officials Worried About TransCanada Missing October 2012 Proposal Deadline
Casey Kelly,...
Talk of Alaska: Spirit of Reading
If you were searching for outdoor adventure, a school library might not be the first place you would look. Unless you knew about Will Hobbs and his books for young...
Fairbanks Teen Arrested in Connection with Killing
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A Fairbanks teenager suspected in connection with the killing of his father in Two Rivers this week has been arrested after attempting to flee police during a traffic stop in...
Elmendorf Airman Among Those Killed in Germany
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
One of those killed when a gunman in Germany opened fire on a busload of American soldiers Wednesday was an airman from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on his way to deployment...
Florida Judge Puts Stay on Own Health Care Order
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Florida judge who ruled the federal health care legislation to be unconstitutional in January, released a second ruling in the case today – putting a stay...
Coast Guard Admiral Pushing for US Ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
As his tour in Alaska winds down, Rear Admiral Christopher Colvin, commander of the Coast Guard’s 17th District, says it’s imperative the United States ratify the Law...
Woman Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Murder
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
A woman who admitted to killing her husband in Sitka 22 years ago is going to jail until she’s at least 70 years old. 46-year-old Jane Reth received...
Board of Fisheries Wades Through Proposals
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The Board of Fisheries is meeting in Anchorage this week, wading through hundreds of proposals that affect fisheries in Cook Inlet. Commercial interests, guides and subsistence...
23-Year-Old Hoping to Improve Iditarod Time
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
62 mushers are making final preparations for the Iditarod. The ceremonial start of the 1,100 mile race begins Saturday morning in Anchorage. Pete Kaiser of Bethel will be...
Kobuk 440 Rebounding After Tough Financial Times
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Organizers of the season’s final mid-distance mushing race says things are shaping up after some rough financial times. The primary sponsor of the Kobuk 440, the Kotzebue...
Interior Homesteader, Poet Passes Away
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Former Alaska poet laureate John Haines has died. The interior homesteader spent decades in the bush, an experience that inspired much of his work and garnered broad...
Alaska News Nightly: March 3, 2011
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Florida Judge Puts Stay on Own Health Care Order
Lori...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak
This week: Anger among the drift net fleet on over aplan to conserve sockeye on Cook Inlet; a class-action suit brought by fishermen against an Oregon-based seafood processor...
Alyeska Resumes Loading Tankers
Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez
The Alyeska Pipeline Company resumed loading tankers at the marine terminal in Valdez, Wednesday, after a bout with extreme weather. The decision comes two days after the...
Hearing Scheduled to Determine Status of Brief Relating to Exxon Valdez Settlement
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A federal court hearing scheduled for Friday will allow arguments as to whether an amicus brief can be filed in a case that has not yet been to...
Senators Pressuring TSA to Reexamine Pat-Down Policies
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The head of U.S. Homeland Security says she’ll look into the experience faced by state Representative Sharon Cissna last week in a Seattle Airport. Cissna is...
President Signs Stop-Gap Spending Measure
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
President Obama signed into law Wednesday a stop-gap spending measure that funds the government for two more weeks. This morning the Senate followed the House’s lead...
B.C. Powerline Pushes North Toward Alaska Link
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Canadian officials say construction could begin this spring on a project bringing the North American power grid much closer to Southeast Alaska. Supporters say that will make it...
Spruce Tree Species Shifting West
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Results of tree survey show spruce species declining in the Interior, and increasing in
Western Alaska and other areas previously at the fringe off the conifer species range....