Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Mat-Su Officials Pump Census Compliance
Matanuska Susitna Borough officials are urging borough residents to respond to the census questionnaire. According to borough sources, the Mat Su population has grown 42 percent in the decade since the 2000 census....
Man’s Body Found in Anchorage Baseball Park
A man's body was discovered in an Anchorage ball park dugout on Tuesday, bringing to four the number of bodies found on city streets this year. The spate of outdoor deaths among the...
Southern Kenai Gets Extension on Snow Tire Removal
A day after a spring storm dumped several inches of fresh snow across Southcentral Alaska, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Joseph Masters has extended the studded-tire deadline for drivers on the southern Kenai Peninsula...
Young Hints at AK-BC Electrical Intertie
U.S. Representative Don Young, a Republican, was in Wrangell on Wednesday as part of his trip through Southeast Alaska this week. He touched on the possibility of an Alaska-British Columbia electrical intertie.
Tony Gorman,...
North Pole Musher Avid Advocate of Protecting Environment
Renowned polar explorer Will Steger made the first documented un-supported sled dog trip to the North Pole in 1986.
He is the author of "Over the Top of the World," and other books,...
Alaska Nightly News: April 14, 2010
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House Takes a Look at Senate’s Oil, Gas Plan
Dave Donaldson,...
Interior Department to Gather Info On Offshore Drilling Plans
The Interior Department plans to spend the next six months gathering information about offshore drilling’s impacts in Alaska’s arctic waters. Secretary Ken Salazar announced the plan on Tuesday to compile existing research – and...
Senate Approves its Capital Budget
The Senate on Tuesday passed its version of next year’s capital projects budget. The measure spends $1.4-Billion dollars in state money, another Billion in federal money and sets up a spending plan for another...
House Adds Items to Senate’s Capital Budget
The House added the items to the portion of the Capital Budget that will require voter approval for bonds. They passed legislation needed to put a $397 million question to voters in this...
Old Growth Logging May Be Finished in Tongass
The days of large-scale old growth logging in the Tongass are finished. That’s according to top U.S. Forest Service officials in Alaska, who say future Tongass timber sales will include “very low”...
Search Continues for Missing Bethel Man
In the Bethel region, the search continues for a missing traveler. Now that weather conditions have cleared up an aerial search will begin. Volunteer Search and Rescue teams have been on the ground,...
Forest Service Seeking Input on Planning Rule
U.S. Forest Service is asking the public for input before it rewrites the national forest planning rule.
The agency is holding nine regional “roundtables” across the nation, including Alaska. It’s the very beginning of a...
Kluane Naitonal Park Avalanche Claims Skier
A 29-year old man is dead following an avalanche in Kluane National Park on Sunday. The man's name isn't being released and his body hasn't been recovered as yet. He was skiing with three...
Bottom Trawl Gear Kills Crabs
New research shows that bottom trawl gear does kill some of the crabs it comes into contact with, but simple gear modifications can reduce the mortality rates.
Anne Hilllman, KUCB - Unalaska
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Bethel Loses Traditional Chief
Bethel’s Traditional Chief died on Monday morning. Peter Jacobs Sr. was known throughout the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta for many things, but his activity as an elder, may be his final legacy.
Shane Iverson, KYUK...
Alaska News Nightly: April 13, 2010
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Interior Department to Gather Info On Offshore Drilling Plans
Libby Casey,...
Talk of Alaska: Predator Control
Predator control. One of the most controversial subjects in Alaska.
Is it scientific? Is it Alaskan?
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Scholarship Legislation Makes it to Senate Floor
Major scholarship legislation tacked on to a bill to retain dentists, pharmacists and optometrists in Alaska is going to the Senate floor. The Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill today to significantly expand two...
Cruise Lines to Drop Suit if Parnell Prevails
Nine cruise lines have agreed to end a lawsuit against the state, if Governor Sean Parnell’s head-tax legislation passes. Versions of the bill are before the House and Senate Finance Committees. They would reduce...
Senate Puts off Voting on Capital Budget
The Senate on Monday put off amending and voting on its capital projects budget that is essential to ending the legislative session this week. Meanwhile, the House has delayed until Monday night its...