Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Rollins Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
Associated Press
A former Anchorage police officer has been found guilty of sexual assault. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Anthony Rollins also was found guilty today of criminal use of a computer...
Senator Looking Alaskan Input for Budget Trim
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Senator Mark Begich wants Alaskans to propose ideas for trimming the federal budget. The Democrat is asking Alaskans to submit comments to his Congressional website, begich.senate.gov.
House Republicans...
Women’s Health Clinic Draws Protesters from Both Sides
Photo and Story by Joshua Tucker, APRN – Anchorage
In Alaska, Fred and Mary Michaels have been protesting against abortion outside the Valley Women’s Health clinic in Palmer almost every Friday for...
Charges Dropped Against Man With Wolf Hybrid Dogs
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Charges have been dropped against a Healy man accused of keeping two illegal wolf hybrid dogs. Fairbanks Assistant District Attorney Ben Seekins says the case against Terry...
Fairbanks Digs Out of Storm
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Fairbanks is digging out after a two-day storm that dumped over a foot and a half of snow. National Weather service meteorologist Ted Fathauer in Fairbanks says...
New Ferry Chief a Longtime System Fan
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The new head of Alaska’s Marine Highway System has been flying over and sailing through Alaska waters for years. Captain Michael Neussl commanded large in-state operations for the...
Mt. Edgecumbe Strikes up the Band
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Mt. Edgecumbe High School has its first full-time music teacher in 25 years. Stephen Courtright has been at the state-run boarding school since the beginning of the year,...
Alaska News Nightly: February 22, 2011
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Parnell Believes Senate Leaders Dragging Feet on Oil Tax Changes
Rosemarie...
Talk of Alaska: The U.N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Indigenous rights to self determination, land use and economic autonomy are contained in the U.N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. Now that the United States has signed on to it, how...
YK Delta Could See Lower Fuel Prices
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Cheaper fuel could be on the horizon for YK Delta residents, if North Star Gas’s mission comes true. The fuel distributor is expanding from one Bethel-based gas station to owning...
Tell-All Book About Palin May Have Been Leaked By Rival Author
Associated Press
The writers of a tell all book about Sarah Palin now say the unpublished book was leaked to the press by a rival author. Attorney Dan Steinbeck, representing former Palin aide Frank Bailey,...
Researches Say Extreme North Fisheries' Activity Underreported
Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak
Researchers in Canada say Arctic nations have been dramatically underreporting their fishing activity in the extreme north. A study released earlier this year from the Fisheries Centre at the University...
State Legislators Plan to Attend Energy Council Conference
Associated Press
Almost half the state Legislature plans to be in Washington, D.C., next week for an Energy Council conference.
The annual trip brings work at the state Capitol to a slow grind.
Lawmakers defend the junket...
Measure Requires Alaska Children to Stay in School
Associated Press
Alaska children would have to attend school from age six to 18 under a measure approved by the Senate Education Committee.
At present, school attendance is required from age seven to 16. Supporters of...
Representatives Pushing Early Childhood Education
Associated Press
Rep. Scott Kawasaki from Fairbanks is promoting early childhood education. He says those who attended preschool are more employable when they're older and less likely to commit crimes or depend on public assistance.
Kawasaki...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak
This week: A look at the of ice supply for Bristol Bay salmon fishermen, headaches in Homer for p-cod fishermen after the feds move the fishing line, the...
Lack of Ice Causes Problems With Bristol Bay Fishermen
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
Scientists are studying receding Arctic ice, but in Bristol Bay, fishermen have an ice problem of a different kind. There's just not enough of it.
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Necropsy Reveals Cause of Death for Yukon Quest Dog
Emily Schwing, KUAC - Fairbanks
This year’s Yukon Quest has been marred by a series of dramatic and dangerous events. Hugh Neff, who had been the front runner until the notoriously difficult Eagle Summit crossing,...
Militia Leader Fails to Appear in Court
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Fairbanks Militia leader Schaefer Cox failed to appear for a trial on a weapons misconduct charge this week.. Cox was charged after allegedly failing to immediately notify a police officer...
Grounded Fishing Vessel Spills Nearly 4,500 Gallons of Fuel
Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak
A fishing vessel that grounded last week has since spilled as much as 4,500 gallons of diesel fuel in waters west of Afognak Island.
The 86-foot Midnite Sun was...