Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Baker Wins Kobuk 440
Musher John Baker of Kotzebue has won the Kobuk 440 sled dog race. The race started Friday afternoon and ended Sunday morning. It starts in Kotzebue and weaves through Northwest Alaska villages, loops around...
Clean Harbor Effort Underway
A statewide “Clean Harbor Certification” program is in the works for Alaska’s harbors. It is a voluntary process that encourages managers and users to reduce pollution of the state’s harbor.
Marcia Lynn, KBBI – Homer
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Predator Control Controversial in AK and in Lower 48
Alaska’s predator control program has caused controversy out of state and at home. The justification is that removing predators will encourage the expansion of moose populations for the benefit of subsistence hunters, but...
Work Underway to Assess Potential Problems with Chena Flood Contro
Work is underway in North Pole to address concerns about potential seepage or failure of the Chena Flood Control project. The Army Corps of Engineers operated Moose Creek dam and spillway are used...
Fairbanks Getting Grant to Experiment with CO2 and Oil Exploration
The Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation is getting $2.4 million to look at using CO2 to force more oil from the ground on the North Slope. FEDCO CEO Jim Dodson says his organization will...
Changing Tickets Could Get More Expensive on Alaska Air
Changing out-of-state Alaska Airline reservations is getting a lot more expensive. But altering in-state tickets is becoming cheaper. The Seattle-based carrier continues to charge $75 to change most tickets involving Lower 48 travel.
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Energy Board to Hear Final Arguments on Mackenzie Gas
People with strong opinions about the Mackenzie Gas Project in the Northwest Territories have one last chance to make their case. The National Energy Board is in Yellowknife this week to hear...
Alaska News Nightly: April 12, 2010
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Scholarship Legislation Makes it to Senate Floor
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Competing Gas Line Proponents Start Working Together
A gas line directly from the North Slope to SouthCentral Alaska got extra force on Friday as sponsors of two competing development paths began to work together. A bill sponsored by House Speaker Kenai...
Legislators Reject Two of Parnell's Appointments
Legislators on Friday rejected two of Governor Parnell’s appointments to governmental services while approving seventy two others – named to fill vacancies on Boards and Commissions as well as top-level cabinet jobs. Among those...
Former Coast Guard Commander Given Maximum Punishment
Former Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Commander Captain Herbert M. Hamilton was given the maximum allowable punishment at an Admiral’s Mast on Friday and will retire on July 1 in the grade of lieutenant with...
Lemon Creek Correctional Laundry Center May Be Saved
The Lemon Creek Correctional Center laundry may be saved through the capital budget.
Since 1985, Lemon Creek inmates have done hundreds of thousands of pounds of laundry annually for the Alaska Marine Highway System....
Cruise Tax Proceeds Aimed at Waterfront Projects
The state Senate’s capital budget proposes spending more than $45 million in cruise-ship head-tax proceeds. Almost all the funded projects are at or near the waterfront. That’s a change from last year’s budget, passed...
Kobuk 440 Mushers Resting in Ambler
Above the Arctic circle, about nine of the 12 mushers running the Kobuk 440 sled dog race are now at the 4th check point in Ambler. Kotzebue resident Liz Moore is the official timekeeper...
2nd Amendment Group to Rally in Fairbanks
A citizen-lead government reform movement that got its start in Fairbanks, is organizing Patriots’ Day rallies across the country. The 2nd Amendment Task Force is planning a large gathering at the Washington Monument...
AK AARP Director Lauds Passage of Health Care Reform
About 62,000 Alaskans are on Medicare. During the heat of the debate over health care reform, the AARP, a more than 37-million member elder advocacy organization, took some heat of its own when it...
Alaska News Nightly: April 9, 2010
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Gas Line Foes Start Work Together
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
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Anchorage Edition: April 9, 2010
Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. The topics for this week are expected to include:
The outcomes of the Anchorage Assembly...
Parnell and Legislature Dueling Over Budget
The capital in Juneau on Thursday was trying to get a handle around the capital projects budget released by the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday night. Drawing special attention was the section of the bill...
Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Review of ANWR
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is starting to review the conservation plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The process is stirring debate because it could eventually lead to setting aside more wilderness...