Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Ag Division Wants Alaskans to Eat Local
The State Division of Agriculture is challenging Alaskans to eat local produce this week. The biggest grocery chains in the state have offered Valley farmed vegetables for decades, but most restaurants stick to...
Anchorage Mayor Seeking Energy Plans
As summer draws to an end, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan has ordered his top staff to work with local energy utilities to devise ways to handle a possible winter energy crisis.
Len Anderson, KSKA...
State Modifies Coal Deal
The state has approved a modified deal to sell the Healy Clean Coal Plant to Golden Valley Electric. The agreement announced by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority cuts Homer Electric out as...
Pelican Wants State Assistance
The Southeast fishing village of Pelican is asking for emergency state assistance to repair parts of its water and hydroelectric power systems. Both failed recently, adding to the burden of a small community...
Wrangell Fish Plant Gets Unexpected Benefit
Wrangell's new fish processor had a lighter than expected pink season, but that turned out to have a side benefit for the city-owned cold storage plant.
Lisa Phu, KSTK – Wrangell
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Alaska News Nightly: August 27, 2009
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House Panel Seeks Alternative Energy Ideas
Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska
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Stevens Pays Tribute to Kennedy
Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens joined the chorus of voices today paying tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy, who died last night of brain cancer. Stevens worked across the aisle from Kennedy for his...
Kennedy Delivered Memorable Speech in Sitka
One of Senator Ted Kennedy's most dramatic speeches was delivered in Sitka, Alaska. Kennedy gave the keynote address at the state Democratic convention in 1968, shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Kennedy Showed Early Flair for Politics
Senator Kennedy gave one of his first political speeches to a small group of his fellow law school students at the University of Virginia in 1956. It was November 4th, just a few...
Crawford Announces for US House Seat
Anchorage Democrat Harry Crawford today announced he is running for Alaska's sole seat in the US House. Crawford has served in the state Legislature for 10 years, in a conservative district that...
Hunters Want Protections on Federal Land
A letter signed by nearly 300 hunters, guides, fishermen, and outfitters has been sent to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior asking for over 1 million acres of federal land in the Bristol...
EPA Wont Veto Corps’ Plans for Kensington
The Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t veto the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to reauthorize the Kensington Gold Mine to dump tailings into Lower Slate Lake.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau
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Mat-Su Roads Getting Crowded
Automobile traffic in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough has gone far beyond the ability of local roads to handle. This week, state legislators and Borough officials heard public comments about highway safety.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage
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Fast Ferry Experiencing Engine Trouble
The fast ferry Fairweather is having engine trouble, again. The ship will be out of service much of this winter for repairs. And it’s slated for limited runs upon its return. But there’s...
Moose Could Benefit from Wildfire Aftermath
Moose will benefit from the massive wildfires that burned south of Fairbanks this summer. Three large wildfires burned in excess of 700,000 acres, including areas of prime moose habitat in Game Management Units...
Alaska News Nightly: August 26, 2009
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Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
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Oil Terminal Command Stands Down
The unified command for the drift river oil terminal protection has stood down. A meeting was held in Kenai last night to review the process. The oil storage area is at the foot...
Interior Official Says Alaska Trip Gave Him New Perspective on Warming
Deputy Interior Secretary Tom Strickland is back in Washington after spending nearly two weeks touring Alaska. Strickland oversees the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service. He says the trip...
Energy Funds Headed to Alaska
The US Energy Department has sent the first half of a $28 million federal stimulus grant for energy projects. It arrived only two weeks after the legislature voted to override former-governor Sarah Palin’s...
NOAA Using Stimulus Funds to Chart Unimak Pass
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using $5.3 million dollars of new federal stimulus funds to survey and chart Unimak Pass and other Alaskan waters. Unimak Pass has not been surveyed since...