Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
State Revenue Sharing, Education, Local Involvement Top Priorities for AML
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
State revenue sharing, education and local involvement in regulatory and development decisions are among the Alaska Municipal League’s top priorities for 2011.
The AML Board of Directors held its...
Diabetes Prevention Program Called a National Success
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Federal health officials say a diabetes-education program targeting Native Americans is a success. The five-year demonstration project, funded by the Indian Health Service, inspired patients to get more...
Conference Emphasizes New Technology for Learning Inupiaq Language
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Hundreds of people from across the North Slope gathered at the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow for the annual Elders and Youth Conference last week. The emphasis this...
Reflections on Heritage
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
November is Native American Heritage Month, and the occasion was marked by a parade through downtown Sitka on Saturday afternoon. KCAW’s Ed Ronco walked down Lincoln...
Alaska News Nightly: November 22, 2010
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‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ to be Addressed During Lame Duck...
Fairbanks Proposes Changes to Fine Particulate Control Ordinance
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
The Fairbanks Borough has proposed changes to a fine particulate control ordinance passed by the assembly earlier this year. Borough voters have since passed an initiative to halt a ban...
State Revenue Sharing, Education, Local Involvement Top Priorities for AML
Casey Kelly, KTOO - Juneau
State revenue sharing, education, and local involvement in regulatory and development decisions are among the Alaska Municipal League’s top priorities for 2011.
The AML Board of Directors held its annual meeting...
Rocket Lifts Off From Kodiak Launch Complex
Photo by Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Story by Jacob Resneck, KMXT-Kodiak
A streak in the sky that could be seen from Kodiak to Homer at dusk Friday was a multi-stage Minotaur IV rocket. The joint...
Kwethluk Man Awarded $23 Million by Bethel Jury
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
A Bethel jury awarded a Kwethluk man and his family more than $23 million after he was severely injured by a village police officer.
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State Says Fuel Watch Program is Working Well
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The state of Alaska says Fuel Watch, a program designed to keep the heat and lights on in rural Alaska, is working well. It came about after ...
Judge Orders Senate Race Certification Halted if Miller Files Injunction by Monday
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A federal judge on Friday afternoon ordered the certification of Alaska’s Senate race halted if Republican Joe Miller files a lawsuit in state court by Monday. U.S. District...
Young Calls New 8(a) Legislation an Attack on Alaska
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
A member of the U.S. House has introduced a bill to alter the way Alaska Native Corporations do business. It’s a companion bill to a Senate version...
New Acting Commissioner of Fish and Game Enthusiastic About Opportunity
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
Former Petersburg resident Cora Campbell is enthused about her appointment as acting commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game. Governor Parnell announced cabinet selections yesterday.
Campbell worked as...
Attorney General Sullivan Appointed as Department of Natural Resources Commissioner
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Another Parnell appointee who is eager to get started is incoming Department of Natural Resources commissioner, Dan Sullivan. Currently the Attorney General for the state, Sullivan says Alaska...
Familiar Alaska Author Writing Column for ‘Woman’s Day’ Magazine
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
Alaska author Heather Lende’s name has been a familiar one in the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Dispatch, and is now on a new column appearing in...
Alaskan Artists Visit Smithsonian Collections
Photo courtesy of John Hudson: Titled - "Gorged Raven"
Photo courtesy of Erica Lord: Titled - "I Tan To Look More Native"
Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
It used to be that museums had...
Alaska News Nightly: November 19, 2010
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Kwethluk Man Awarded $23 Million by Bethel Jury
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK...
New Parnell Administration Aiming to Grow Economy
Photo and Story by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Governor Sean Parnell spoke to the Resource Development Council in Anchorage Thursday morning. Marking his first large public appearance since winning the election, Parnell...
Murkowski Declares Victory, Miller Seeking Preliminary Injunction
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Lisa Murkowski trumped naysayers yesterday by claiming victory in her U.S. Senate race against Republican Party candidate Joe Miller. Murkowski flew back to Anchorage from Washington DC, on...
Military Searching for Missing F-22 Pilot
Associated Press
Military officials are setting up a camp off the Denali Highway in interior Alaska in preparation for a ground search for an Air Force pilot missing after a crash of an...