Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Skagway Police Want to Reduce Bike Accidents
Police in Skagway are trying to reduce the number of impaired pedalers. Chief Ray Leggett says drunks riding around town on bicycles are a problem for emergency responders. Leggett says police also have to...
Alaska News Nightly: May 22, 2009
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Yukon Floodwaters Are Receeding...
Governor Palin Vetoes $28 Million in Stimulus Money
Governor Sarah Palin today on Thursday followed through on her threat to veto federal stimulus money for energy conservation projects. The Governor is giving up more than $28 million from the U-S Department of...
Ocean Conference Opens in Seward
The 33rd Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans and Law Policy is underway at the Marine Education Center in Seward. The conference in previous years has been in Singapore, Germany, and Ireland. Organizers...
Floods Trap Eagle Couple at Homestead
An Eagle area couple is trapped at their homestead on the Yukon River by ice and high water. Wayne and Scarlett Hall live about 6 miles downstream from Eagle, near the site of an...
Air Force Still Examining New Energy Plant at Eielson
Senator Lisa Murkowski has received assurance from the Air Force that it will work with the Fairbanks Borough on a coal-to-liquids study. Borough and Air Force officials have been looking at the potential of...
Feds Researching Impact of Proposed Angoon Airport
Federal crews are conducting research in Angoon this summer on possible impacts of a community airport. State officials have proposed building the facility in a wilderness area near the Admiralty Island village.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska...
Obama Group On Alaska Listening Tour
An offshoot of Barack Obama's grassroots campaign organization is gearing back up in Alaska, just in time to help support the president's agenda as it goes through Congress. Jonathan Teeters is the director of...
Doyon Moving Ahead with Gas Exploration in Nenana Basin
Interior regional Native corporation Doyon and several partners are moving ahead with natural gas exploration in the Nenana Basin. Doyon Vice President of Lands and resources Jim Mery says the company and partners Usibelli,...
Juneau Transportation Center Draws Debate
Construction on the new Downtown Transportation Center in Juneau may be a go, but not everyone in the neighborhood - Telephone Hill - has been keen to green-light the project.
Rebecca Sheir, KTOO - Juneau
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Air Search Underway for Denali Climber from Colorado
An air search is underway for an overdue climber on Denali. An Air National Guard HC 130 Hercules was dispatched this morning in efforts to locate Gerald Myers, a 41 year old solo climber...
Jet-Ski Marathon Delayed
The five jet-skiers blazing the trail for a 2,000-mile race from Anchorage to Bristol Bay were waylaid before they got out of Cook Inlet, and it looks like they'll be onshore until Friday morning.
Jay...
Alaska News Nightly: May 21, 2009
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Governor Palin Vetoes $28 Million in Stimulus Money
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Congress Passes Restrictions on Credit Card Rules and Bill to OK Guns in Parks
Alaska's Congressional delegation has voted to tighten regulations on credit cards - and to allow loaded guns in national parks. The credit card reform legislation passed the Senate and House this week, and now...
Russian Mission Hit Hard by Flood Waters
The Lower Yukon Village of Russian Mission is being hard hit by breakup flood waters. Homes have flooded and the village's massive fuel tank is floating.
Alice Criswell, KYUK - Bethel
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Anchorage’s Homeless Population Growing
Growing homelessness in Anchorage has prompted the city' s Coalition on Homelessness to take urgent action. Recent data indicates that homelessness in the city has almost doubled and many of those affected are children....
Governor Palin Signs New Education Bill
Governor Sarah Palin signed a new education bill into law during a brief stop in Petersburg on Wednesday.
Alex Hotz, KFSK - Petersburg
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Governor Palin Also Signs New Boating Safety Bill
Governor Palin visited Wrangell to sign a boating safety bill.
Tony Gorman, KSTK - Wrangell
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North Pole Plant to Make Pellets From Waste Wood
Construction is getting underway in North Pole on a plant that will turn local waste wood into pellet fuel for heating. The new
Alaska company, Superior Pellet Fuels is backed by private lower 48 investors.
Dan...
Air Force Retiring Local F-15 Fighters
A little piece of aviation history will soon disappear from Alaska's skies. The Air Force is putting its F-15 into retirement. They've been the backbone of the nation's Asian and Pacific defense for twenty...