Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Zirkle In To Nulato
Aliy Zirkle reached Nulato shortly before noon on Saturday, leading a talented field of women mushers. She arrived with 12 dogs about 11:25.
The Two Rivers musher is racing in her 10th Iditarod. Her best...
King Reaches Kaltag
Jeff King is first into Kaltag. He arrived about 11:42 Saturday morning. As of noon, there were no reports on the number of dogs.
Other mushers of interest (and number of dogs):
Hugh Neff: Nearing Kaltag....
King Out of Nulato Leads Iditarod; Mackey in Pursuit
Jeff King continues to lead the Iditarod Saturday morning. He left Nulato at 7:20 Saturday morning with 13 dogs. He took about a four-hour rest in Nulato.
Lance Mackey, another Iditarod champion, was in to...
Stevens: Drop North Slope Gas Line Plans
Former Senator Ted Stevens made a rare public appearance in Anchorage today, calling for the state to drop its current plan for developing a gas line from the North Slope to the North American...
Parnell Administration Address Oil-Gas Tax Split
The Parnell administration on Friday gave its side of legislation that would separate oil and gas taxes.
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Anchorage
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King, First In To Ruby, Leads Iditarod
Jeff King was the first Iditarod musher to reach the Yukon River, pulling into Ruby at 3:08 this morning after the 100 mile run from Cripple.
While King has built a sizeable lead,...
WASPs Finally Recognized for WWII Duty
WASP Deanie Parrish accepted the medal on behalf of her fellow pilots, both those gathered in the audience and the hundreds who have
died or couldn't travel to Washington.
More than 1,000 skilled aviators who served...
Virus Spreading in YK Delta
A respiratory virus particularly harmful to children is continuing to spread in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. In many areas around the State the RSV outbreak seems to be slowing, but the Bethel region was...
Villagers Mourn Teacher’s Brutal Death
Villagers in Perryville and in Chignik Lake are mourning the death of Candice Berner. The special education teacher was killed earlier this week in an animal attack in Chignik Lake.
Ellen Lockyer,...
AK Delegation Meets with NOAA on Endangered Species Act
Alaska’s Congressional delegation met with the head of NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – on Friday and presented a united front on their concerns about the Endangered Species Act.
Libby Casey,...
Anchorage Assembly Tackles Controversial Insurance Plan
The one-of-a-kind municipal life insurance policy for Anchorage former mayor, the late George Sullivan, continues to attract assembly attention. That interest remains even after the assembly voted approved paying the insurance trust over $190,000.
Len...
TV Stars Make Stop in Homer
An unusual pair of TV stars got together in Homer this week to shoot some footage on the Homer Spit.
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
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Alaska News Nightly: March 12, 2010
Photo by Tim Bodony, APRN
Jeff King leads the Iditarod. He was the first in to Ruby on Friday.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s...
Assembly to Review Sullivan Insurance Trust
The one-of-kind municipal life insurance policy for Anchorage former mayor, the late George Sullivan, continues to attract assembly attention.
That interest remains even after the assembly voted approved paying the insurance trust over $190,000.
Len...
Anchorage Edition: March 12, 2010
Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected to include:
Legislative attempts to split oil and gas...
Musher Rescues Runaway Team
Musher Allen Moore was signing to himself on his way to Takotna when a team of 14 dogs raced past him.
To stop the dogs, Moore said he grabbed his hook from his sled and...
Musher Huff Neff and His Support for Reading
Hugh Neff, in to Ruby this morning, talks about his support for books and what he learned about Alaska and the Iditarod by reading.
Wolves Likely Suspects in Teacher’s Death
An autopsy has concluded that a rural teacher was killed by animals and the head of the Alaska State Troopers says wolves are the likely suspect. However, Col. Audie Holloway says the autopsy could...
AK House OKs Operating Budget – North Slope Gas Line Uncertain
The House on Thursday passed its version of the operating budget that will go into effect July 1. But it did so leaving questions unanswered about the future of a gas line from...
Bunde Won’t Run Again
Senate Minority Leader Con Bunde will not seek re-election. The Anchorage Republican made the announcement on Thursday Bunde, a retired commercial pilot, has served in the Alaska Legislature since 1993. He spent nearly...