Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Parnell Sets 2015 Deadline for Getting Gas to Railbelt, SouthCentral
People hoping for a gas line from the North Slope to the Railbelt and SouthCentral Alaska now have a deadline. Governor Parnell on Monday signed a bill into law setting up a new, streamlined approach...
Fairbanks, Valdez Accept Departure of North Slope from Gas Authority
The Fairbanks North Star Borough and the city of Valdez have accepted the North Slope Borough’s withdrawal from the Alaska Gas Line Port Authority. The Fairbanks Assembly passed an ordinance at its meeting...
New Totem Raised on Juneau Campus
A new totem pole was raised in Juneau on Saturday. The new eagle totem on the University of Alaska Southeast campus is intended as a complement to another totem that has...
Alaska Airlines Increasing Some Fees, Decreasing Others
Alaska Airlines is increasing the cost of checking a bag. But it’s reducing some other fees.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
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Anchorage Museum Gets New, Huge Sculpture
Sunday morning two cranes lowered a huge stainless steel sculpture to the street in front of the Anchorage Museum.
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
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Su Valley High School Band Strikes Chord in Valdez Competition
The Su Valley high school steel drum band was singled out for special recognition recently at the regional music competition in
Valdez. The student musicians have come a long way this year despite some...
Alaska News Nightly: April 26, 2010
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McGrath Gets Socked with Big Gas Increase
Annie Feidt, APRN –...
BLM Eyeing Impact of Plant Eradication Along Dalton Highway
The Bureau of Land Management is looking at the impacts of invasive plant eradication and control measures along the Dalton Highway. The B.L.M. is taking public input on potential means and effects outlined...
New Cruise Line to Test Alaskan Waters
Just days after the Alaska Legislature passed a bill rolling back part of a 2006 voter-approved head tax on cruise ship passengers, a new cruise line has announced it will test Alaskan waters...
Day 2: Native Youth Olympics Features Stick Pull
The second day of the Senior Native Youth Olympics in Anchorage featured the Eskimo stick pull in the morning.
There's also a version called the Indian stick pull and Elia Tulik from the Nelson...
Talk of Alaska: When Japanese Troops Invaded Alaska
For close to 60 years the battlefield on Kiska Island has lain largely undisturbed. The Japanese Army’s guns are still in place, as are the bomb craters.
The striking imagery of World War Two’s...
Rabbi Sees Common Struggles Over Identity
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
The name Michael Krauss may not be immediately recognizable to all Alaskans, but the map of Native people and languages he developed in the mid 70s probably is familiar.
Professor Krauss...
Juneau Documentary Gives Students Firsthand Look at Drinking and Driving
Casey Kelly, KTOO - Juneau
A Juneau film about a real-life tragedy that has changed the lives of many people, and is now giving Juneau high school students an important firsthand lesson in the dangers...
Alaska News Nightly: April 23, 2010
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White House Wooing Murkowski
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska Senator...
German Shepherd Leads Troopers to Rescue
An Easter Sunday tragedy was averted, thanks to the actions of a very unusual hero.
That's what Alaska State Troopers are calling Buddy (right with Ben Heinrichs) the German Shepherd, whose quick action led to...
White House Wooing Murkowski
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is among the Republicans the White House is trying to work with and mollify over a pending financial regulatory bill. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner made the rounds on Capitol...
Anchorage Edition: April 23, 2010
Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. This week's program highlights the closing days of the most recent session of the...
Gubernatorial Candidates Say Parnell Should Not be Distracted by Health Care Fuss
Candidates to take Sean Parnell’s seat in the governor’s office are reacting to this week’s announcement that he’s making a Constitutional challenge to the Federal health care legislation that passed Congress earlier this...
Hanging Up on Land Lines on Hold
Alaska Communications Systems wants to hang up on clunky pay phone service in the wireless age. The telecommunications company wants to end public land line phone service by the end of this month,...
State to Comment on Tulsequah Chief Mine
The state is weighing in on a deal that could revive the defunct Tulsequah Chief Mine near Juneau. The company that owned the British Colombia mine went bankrupt last spring. Now, the former...