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Report Shows Sea Ice May Recover if Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions could go a long way toward saving the world’s polar bears. That’s the conclusion of a recent study that looked at whether the...
House Approves Senior Benefits Program
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Monday, the House approved a program that helps low-income senior citizens with a small monthly benefit to encourage them to stay in the state. The Senior Benefits...
Clean Energy Goals May Boost Market for Alaska Gas
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
President Obama’s goal of boosting clean energy in the U.S. over the next 20 years should be welcome news in Alaska, according to...
Transportation Officials to Present Plans for Road to Nome
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
State transportation officials will present plans for a proposed road to Nome at a public meeting in Fairbanks Monday night.
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New DOT Commissioner Looking to Save Money
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The new boss of Alaska’s Transportation Department is looking for ways to save money. Commissioner Mark Luiken oversees state highways, airports and ferries, along with a large budget...
Deedee Jonrowe Wins Tustumena 200
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
Willow musher Deedee Jonrowe won the Tustumena 200 sled dog race on the Kenai Peninsula over the weekend.
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Four Skiers Safe After Avalanche
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
A group of backcountry skiers from Anchorage found themselves swept up in an avalanche on the Kenai Peninsula Saturday. Thanks to a little bit of luck...
Study Commissioned to Measure Yearly Economic Output of Salmon Fisheries
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
In Southeast Alaska it is easy to think about the value of salmon in dollars per pound. Fish prices are as common in conversation as the weather.
But...
Alaska News Nightly: January 31, 2011
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Parnell Calls for Delay of Health Care Law Implementation
Libby Casey,...
International Pacific Halibut Commission Reduces Longline Quotas
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
Longliners in Southeast and the Gulf of Alaska will see big cuts to their quotas this year under catch numbers approved by the International Pacific Halibut Commission Friday...
Congress Moving to Improve Health Care Law
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Mark Begich says the U.S. Senate now has the votes to repeal an unpopular provision in the National Health Care law that small businesses complained about.
The...
Anchorage Should See More Job Growth in 2011
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage’s economy fared better than expected last year, while 2011 should show even more job growth. KSKA’s Len Anderson reports on the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation’s annual...
Jurors Hear Taped Testimony About Waterman Autopsy
Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The prosecution continued hearing testimony from witnesses in the state’s ongoing trial against Rachelle Waterman in Anchorage Friday. In taped testimony recorded at...
Senators Vote to Ban Anonymous Hold on Legislation, Appointments
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska’s Senators voted Thursday to ban the practice of putting anonymous holds or blocks on legislation and appointments. The “secret holds” tradition got the scorn of...
Kodiak Fisherman Sentenced to Community Service, Anger Management
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
A Kodiak fisherman who threatened a federal fisheries observer has avoided jail time after a judge sentenced him to community service and ordered anger management therapy.
45-year-old Jeffrey...
Fairbanks Assembly Ends Fine Particulate Emissions Standards
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks Assembly has approved an ordinance that eliminates fine particulate emissions standards and fines for violating them. The changes come in response to a proposition passed...
Diane Benson Hired to Promote Gas Line
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Diane Benson has been hired to promote a gas line from the North Slope to Fairbanks. The Democrat, who ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor last fall, is...
Tustumena 200 Brings Together Full Spectrum of Mushers
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
The Kenai Peninsula’s Tustumena 200 Sled Dog race and other races this Saturday will bring together a full spectrum of mushers. KDLL’s Ben Stanton takes a look...
Alaska News Nightly: January 28, 2011
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International Pacific Halibut Commission Reduces Longline Quotas
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK...
Man Refuses to Testify in Waterman Trial
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
Jason Arrant, now in prison for the 2004 murder of Craig's Lauri Waterman, has refused to testify in the current trail going on now in Anchorage, against his former girlfriend...