Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
April Fools: Juneau Comic Keynotes the Day
Juneau funnyman Jeff Brown unleashes his latest project on an unsuspecting public on Wednesday Brown's “Real Alaskan Magazine” is available at select locations in many of the state's larger communities, and...
Alaska News Nightly: March 31, 2010
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Obama OKs Offshore Drilling
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The Obama administration says...
Lawmakers Unlikely to Approve Parnell’s Scholarship Plan
Lawmakers aren't likely to approve Governor Sean Parnell's scholarship program this year. They're still looking for money to pay for the plan. The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday will take a look at what...
Corrections Department Closing Last Prison Industry
The Alaska Department of Corrections is closing the last of the state’s prison industries. A garment shop and a furniture factory shut down on Wednesday. An industrial laundry closes in September.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO –...
Researchers Studying Sea Lions’ Diet
Researchers are trying to figure out how Stellar Sea Lions react to changes in their diets. The information might help scientists understand the population decline in the wild.
Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska
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Sealaska to Pay Out $8 Million to Shareholders
Sealaska (left) will distribute almost $8 million to shareholders.
The Southeast regional Native corporation has about 20,000 tribal members, more than half living outside the region.
Photo and Story by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
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Less Snow Might Mean Less Flooding
This winter’s well-below normal snowfall could help reduce flooding during breakup. National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb says run off from snowmelt is one of the factors that affects spring flood potential.
Dan Bross, KUAC...
Sales Tax Dropping in Wasilla
Wasilla consumers will be paying less in sales taxes come this summer. A one-half percentage point cut takes effect in July. The reduction comes about a year early, since city voters raised their...
Pratt Museum Featuring Special Show
From now through mid-May the Pratt Museum in Homer is featuring a special show that combines slices of Alaska history with the talents of two local artists to create a stunning and thought...
Nome: Artists Love the Vistas
Nome Alaska is noted as a historic gold rush town, and as the final checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. But there is another side to the rugged city on the...
Alaska News Nightly: March 30, 2010
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Lawmakers Unlikely to Approve Parnell’s Scholarship Plan
Dave Donaldson, APRN –...
Talk of Alaska: Local Food Production
Alaskans are looking closer to home for their food. Community Supported Agriculture started in our larger cities but has spread to smaller communities now. And soon it will be planting time for gardeners.
The U.S....
Debate Opens on Illegal Immigration
Debate opened Monday morning on a bill re-asserting the state’s role in guarding against illegal immigrants by taking away their drivers’ licenses and state ID cards. The only thing that supporters and opponents...
Senate to Vote on Electioneering
A bill making public any corporate or union electioneering activity is on its way to a vote by the entire Senate. The measure moved from the Finance Committee on Monday after one change...
Vandals Break Window at Democratic Pary HQ
Vandals broke a window at the Democratic Party Headquarters office in Anchorage over the weekend. Party officials say they don't know what the motive was but suspect the incident was tied to the passage...
Begich Updates Reporters on Indian Health Care Act
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) is in the state this week during Congress's Easter recess. Begich brought back an update on the new reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which he shared with...
Canada Hosts Arctic Ocean Conference
Discussions about the Arctic Ocean got under way today between the foreign ministers of Canada, the United States, Russia, Norway and Denmark. Canada is hosting the event in Chelsea Quebec.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Cama-ii Dance Festival Wraps Up in Bethel
The Annual Cama-ii Dance Festival wrapped up this weekend in Bethel. The event was attended by two dozen dance groups and thousands visitors.
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
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Alaska Suing Ferry Contractor
The State of Alaska is suing the contractor that built the fast ferries Fairweather and Chenega. Since the Fairweather was deployed in 2005, the ship has been plagued with engine problems that often...
Small-Boat Fishermen May Have to Carry Onboard Observer
Some of Alaska’s small-boat fishermen may have to carry an onboard observer in the near future. The federal government is restructuring its fishery observer program to better monitor bycatch on larger vessels, but...