Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Chickaloon Tribe Plans Protest Against Coal Exploration
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
The Chickaloon Tribe plans a demonstration Thursday against coal exploration in the tribe's traditional use area. Angela Wade is the environmental program director for the Chickaloon Tribe. She says...
Petersburg Smoking Ban Ordinance Put on Ballot
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to ban smoking in most workplaces and public spaces. In a five-to-two vote Monday, the city council gave its final approval for a city-wide...
Anchorage Author Investigates "The Fate of Nature"
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Its a story Alaskans know well. Natives lived here for centuries, respecting the environment and cooperatively owning the land. Then the Russians showed up with a very different philosophy and quickly...
Alaska News Nightly: June 9, 2010
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS.
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APD Officer Shot, Will Recover
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
An Anchorage...
Sutton Gains Funds for New Library
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
The little community of Sutton is gaining almost $2 million in state funds to build a new library. Governor Sean Parnell signed the state's capital budget last week, and that includes...
Two Plead Out to Hate Crimes
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The two people who assaulted a Native man in downtown Anchorage a year ago pled out to hate crimes yesterday in federal court. Robert Gum, age 19 and Deanna Scaglione, also...
Murkowski Introduces “Disapproval Resolution”
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senator Lisa Murkowski and a dozen other Republican lawmakers in Washington gathered Tuesday before reporters to preview her plan to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Newly Trained Police Heading to Alaska Villages
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Dozens of villages across Alaska and the YK Delta will soon see the presence of newly trained police officers
A new training academy taking place in Bethel is boasting...
State Lawmakers Demand Special Session
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A group of state lawmakers wants Governor Sean Parnell to call them back into special session so they can override his veto of a bill expanding access to Denali Kid...
“Man Ahead of Us” May Be Key to Past
Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau
There’s no apparent relationship between a man who lived on Prince of Wales Island 10,300 years ago and present day Southeast Alaska natives. But the connection may still be there...
Mining Company Explores Groundhog Mountain
Adam Kane, KDLG – Dillingham
A global mining company is beginning exploratory work at Groundhog Mountain near Lake Iliamna.
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Dome Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
On Sunday, the non-profit corporation that operates the huge sports dome in south Anchorage announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Yesterday afternoon, Anchorage Sportsplex Incorporated was...
Climber Dies on Denali
Associated Press
A mountaineer from Belgium has died in a fall on Mount McKinley. The National Park Service says the accident occurred Monday afternoon on a highly technical section of the Cassin Ridge on North...
First Weekend of Dipnetting at Chitina Solid
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
It was a solid first weekend of dip netting at Chitina. State Management Biologist Mark Sommerville says the few who headed down to the Copper River didn’t limit out at...
Alaska Sees Record-Breaking Pollen Counts
Lily Mihalik, KCAW – Sitka
Alaska has seen record-breaking pollen counts this spring. After seeing billowing clouds of pollen over Sitka’s hilltops, KCAW’s Lily Mihalik spoke with Dr. Jeffrey Demain, Director of the Center for...
Alaska News Nightly: June 8, 2010
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Murkowski Introduces “Disapproval Resolution”
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senator Lisa...
Talk of Alaska: Renewable Energy
We all know that renewable energy makes sense for the environment. And
increasingly it’s good business.
And now there is real money in the state’s Renewable Energy Fund.
On the next “Talk of Alaska” we’ll get an...
Judge Sides with Federal Government in Predator Control Case
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The state lost its court bid on Monday to begin targeted aerial predator control this week in its effort to boost the Unimak Island caribou herd. A federal court...
Damp Weather Helps Crews Subdue Flames
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Damp, cool weather has allowed crews to make good progress on the highest priority wildfire response in the state. Over 700 fire fighters are working the Eagle Trail Fire, which...
Eco-Label Added onto Alaska Flatfish
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
The Marine Stewardship Council’s eco-label is supposed to make grocery shopping easy for the environmentally conscious. It’s just like the “free range” sticker on chicken or the “organic” tag on...