Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: May 26, 2009
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State Fights Season's...
Governor Palin Asks For Federal Disaster Help
Governor Sarah Palin is asking the federal government for help with recovery efforts after heavy flooding this spring. Palin sent a letter to the federal government officially requesting a federal disaster declaration for...
Senator Begich Tours Afghanistan
Senator Mark Begich is in Afghanistan with four other Senators, meeting with soldiers and government officials.
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
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Alaska Supreme Court Sets New Guidelines for Dispensing Drugs
The state Supreme Court has set new guidelines for giving psychotropic drugs to people who don't want to take the medication.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Denali Climber Still Missing
The search is continuing today for a missing climber on Mount McKinley.
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Ocean Conference Ends in Seward
The annual conference of the Center for Ocean Law and Policy ended in Seward over the weekend.
Ben Stanton, KDLL - Kenai
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Kotzebue Artists Enjoy Special Studio
There aren't very many places in the world where you can walk along a beach and stumble across a tusk from a woolly mammoth.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
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Gillnetters Disappointed with Herring Catch
This season was a bit of a let-down for herring gillnetters at Seymour Canal off southern Admiralty Island.
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
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Kodiak Examines What To Do With Bio-Solids
The City of Kodiak's pilot study to determine the best way to deal with bio-solids left over from the sewage treatment plant, has gotten underway.
Erik Wander, KMXT - Kodiak
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Fairbanks Moves to Eliminate Pollution from Wood and Coal Heaters
Fairbanks area government is moving ahead with laws to eliminate polluting wood and coal fired heaters.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
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Homer Artist Wins Praise for First Book
Homer writer Miranda Weiss's first book Tide, Feather, Snow just came out in hardback and is already garnering high praise.
Casey Kelly, KBBI - Homer
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Alaska News Nightly: May 25, 2009
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Governor Palin Asks For...
Talk of Alaska: Bloggers and Presidential Politics
What happens when the Internet becomes a powerful tool in the news coverage of a presidential campaign? You end up with bloggers on the bus. Eric Boehlert, one of the bloggers who followed...
Yukon Floodwaters Are Receeding Near Russian Mission but Still Pose Threat
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Yukon River floodwaters are beginning to receed in Russian Mission, although the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings in effect through today from Russian Mission to Pilot Station. A...
Denali Climber Remains Missing, Search Continues
No sign so far of a missing solo climber on Denali.i National Park Service spokeswoman Maureen McLaughlin says there was
no sighting of 41-year-old Gerald Myers during an aerial search on Friday. The two-hour...
Conference Holds Hearings on Arctic Ocean
It's day two of the annual conference of the Center for Ocean Law and Policy and people are gathered in Seward. They're hearing about changes in the Arctic Ocean.
Ben Stanton, KDLL - Kenai
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Congressman Don Young Crosses Party Lines to Support FAA Funding Bill
Alaska Congressman Don Young crossed party lines yesterday to be one of only four Republicans who voted for an Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. The bill would fund the FAA to modernize air...
Immersion School in Kotzebue is Set to Expand
The Inupiak immersion school in Kotzebue is getting ready to expand. The tiny one-room school currently teaches pre school, kindergarten and first grade. But next year teachers and students will move to a two...
Fish and Game Officials Worried About Lack of Processing Capacity
Sockeye salmon will be heading into Bristol Bay nets in a few weeks. And the the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is worried that there may not be enough processing capacity there to...
Wet Dog Competition Delayed Again
The jet skiiers set to participate in the the Wet Dog expedition are delaying their departure from Anchor Point. After working until the early morning hours separating water from their gas and replacing fouled...