Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Searchers Find Body of Missing Snowmachiner
Associated Press
They have found the body of a woman missing since last Friday from a snowmachine that went through the ice near Teller. The body of Barbara Scholten, 44, was found Monday. She was...
BP Putting Liberty Project on Hold
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
BP is putting its drilling plans for the Liberty project in the Beaufort Sea on hold for a year. Company spokesman Steve Reinhart says the company wants to...
Parnell Selects New Attorney General
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
John Burns is Governor Sean Parnell's choice for Attorney General. Burns is a Fairbanks lawyer. He will replace Dan Sullivan, who has been named to lead the Department of Natural...
Senators Review Pentagon Report Regarding ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska’s Senators are both reviewing a Pentagon report unveiled Tuesday on the effects of repealing the law banning gays in the military. It concludes that getting rid...
Anti-Earmark Legislation Fails in Senate
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Attached to the Food Safety bill was an attempt by Senator Tom Coburn to ban earmarks. It failed on a vote of 39 to 56, and both...
Senate Passes New Food Safety Bill
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Gridlock may be the prevailing theme on Capitol Hill, but Senator Lisa Murkowski and 14 other Republicans joined with Democrats – including Senator Mark Begich – to...
Murkowski Asks to Intervene in Miller Suit
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The venue change of candidate Joe Miller’s lawsuit against the state of Alaska has put a new wrinkle in the ongoing saga of Alaska’s U.S. Senate election. Senator...
Bob DeArmond (1911-2010) Created ‘Window into Past’
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Robert DeArmond is being remembered this week as among the foremost of Alaska’s historians, although DeArmond himself might not have seen it that way.
DeArmond died last Friday (11-26-10)...
State Offering Grants to Help Combat Domestic Violence
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The State of Alaska is offering grants to rural areas as part of the state’s initiative against domestic violence. Melissa Stone, behavioral health director for the state Department...
Sitka Priest Removed From Public Ministry
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
The priest of St. Gregory Catholic Church in Sitka has been removed from public ministry while authorities investigate questionable material found on a parish computers.
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ASRC, North Slope Borough May Fight Polar Bear Habitat Designation
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and North Slope Borough officials are considering filing suit against the U.S. Department of Interior over its decision to designate a vast area of...
Alaska News Nightly: November 30, 2010
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Senators Review Pentagon Report Regarding ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Libby Casey,...
Talk of Alaska: Corporate Responsibility
If nobody hears it when a whistle-blower exposes a problem, did anybody really blow the whistle? Join the “Muckraker of the Year” and an expert on corporate culture for a stimulating discussion...
Senate Passes Food Safety Bill; Attempt to Ban Earmarks Fails
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
The lame duck congress may not be able to agree about gays in the military, an arms treaty or most of the spending bills, but this morning the Senate...
Miller Lawsuit to be Heard in Juneau
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Fairbanks judge Douglas Blankenship ruled this afternoon that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller’s lawsuit against the state division of elections should be heard in Juneau. Blankenship said...
Stretch of Kuskokwim River Experiences Break-Up Over Weekend
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
For some residents along the Kuskokwim River, Thanksgiving meant more than just eating lots of turkey. It meant preparing for a flood. A large stretch of the river...
Congressmen Referenced in Zachares’ Trial May Never Be Named
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The conviction of Congressman Don Young’s former aid Mark Zachares who was convicted for taking gifts from corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, left hanging the identity of two lawmakers...
Council Member Ousted From Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
The Sitka tribe of Alaska’s tribal council has ousted one of their members. George Paul has been removed from the council. Five members found Paul guilty of neglect...
Water May Become a Commodity
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Alaska is home to a commonplace resource that is becoming scarce in many parts of the world. No, not oil – water. And an Alaskan marketing expert tells...
Southeast Police Come Together to Bring Protection to Hoonah After Tragedy
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
It’s been three months since two Hoonah police officers – Matthew Tokuoka and Anthony Wallace – were murdered by a local resident. 45-year-old John Marvin Jr. is accused...