Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Black Bear Bag Limits Under Consideration in Ketchikan
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
The state board of game will take up Southeast hunting and trapping management issues during a five-day meeting in Ketchikan starting Friday.
Of the 48 proposals the board is...
Recent Accident Follows Familiar Pattern
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A recent four-vehicle accident in Anchorage involving a drunk driver with multiple DUIs received considerable media attention. But as KSKA’s Len Anderson reports, while the driver’s history might...
Contaminated Soil, Debris May Be Removed From Former Military Site Next Year
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
A contractor for the U.S. Air Force could be removing contaminated soil and debris from a former military communications site in Duncan Canal near Petersburg next summer or...
Southeast Fishermen Should See Rise in Pink Salmon Harvest
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
State Fish and Game officials say Southeast fishermen should see a much bigger harvest of pink salmon next summer. Andy Piston, Fish and Game’s Southeast region pink and...
Arctic Flyover Assisting Researchers
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
Every two weeks between March and November, a Coast Guard C-130 flies over the Arctic Ocean. Known as the Arctic Domain Awareness, the mission assists researchers as well...
Interior Department Expected to Explain Why Polar Bear Listed as ‘Threatened’
Associated Press
A federal court judge has given the Interior Department a Dec. 23 deadline to explain why polar bears were listed in 2008 as “threatened” instead of the more-protective “endangered.”
The written order...
Alaska News Nightly: November 4, 2010
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Murkowski Digging in for Fight to Keep Seat
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA...
Wasilla Fire Claims Child's Life
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A child died yesterday in a fire in Wasilla. Neighbors saw the fire and were able to rescue a woman from the burning home, but a six-year-old died in it. ...
Murkowski Compiling Top Legal Team for Write-In Count
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
The Lieutenant Governor announced yesterday that he's moving up the date for beginning to examine write-in ballots from Tuesday's election. There were far more write-in ballots for U.S. Senate than...
East Anchorage Pile-Up Leads to Arrest of DUI Offender
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A pile-up collision in east Anchorage has led to the arrest of a man with a long list of drunk driving offenses. State law requires that multiple DUI offenders serve...
Parnell, Young Retain Seats; Write-In Ballots to be Counted for US Senate Race
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Tuesday, Alaskans voted to keep their Governor and U.S. Congressman, and may have made history with their U.S. Senate vote. A write-in candidate hasn’t...
Parnell Asks for Resignations from Palin Appointees
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Wednesday, Governor Sean Parnell took the first steps in creating his own administration that will be different from what he inherited when Sarah Palin quit last year. It...
Governor May Find Less Opposition in House, But Senate Remains Much the Same
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Governor Parnell will still have to get his own, new agenda through the legislature next year. As Dave Donaldson reports he will find a little less opposition to...
Murkowski’s Push for Bush Votes Appears to Have Worked
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Native corporations’ efforts to get out the vote for Senator Lisa Murkowski in rural parts of Alaska appear to have worked.
In the weeks before Election Day, the group Alaskans...
Fairbanks-Area House Race Sees Upset
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
In Fairbanks area State House races, Republican incumbent Mike Kelly has been upset by Democrat Bob Miller. Miller benefitted from a surge of anti-Kelly mailings and ads in...
Murder Witness Comes Forward With Disturbing Details
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
19-year-old Benjamin Kaiser was found dead in Bethel less than a week ago; the victim of what’s been called a torturous murder by investigators.
Bethel Police believe that several...
Conference Examines Invasive Species
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
A recent conference in Fairbanks examined the problem of invasive species in Alaska. The event was intended to help the public understand the problem and why they...
Assembly Member Proposes Tobacco Tax Hike
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage Assembly Chair Dick Traini wants to raise the municipality’s tobacco tax. A recent public hearing showed the proposed hike is attracting praise from anti-smoking groups, the ire...
Alaska News Nightly: November 3, 2010
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Parnell, Young Retain Seats; Write-In Ballots to be Counted for...
Parnell, Young Win Handily; Senate Seat Drama Begins
Staff, APRN - Anchorage
Lisa Murkowski appears to have beaten the odds. As of this morning, the incumbent senator's write-in campaign has apparently garnered 41 percent of the vote, compared with fellow Republican's Joe Miller's...