Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Ft. Richardson Paratrooper Dies in Afghanistan
Army officials are reporting a paratrooper from Fort Richardson died in the Bermal District of Paktika, Afghanistan on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty five-year old Specialist Julian L. Berisford, of Benwood, W.VA., was killed by...
Friends, Family Remember Fallen Marine Corporal
Marine Corporal Gregory Fleury was remembered on Friday at a funeral service in Anchorage. The 23 year old died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month. He was born in Sitka, but...
Anchor Point Gas Could Be Coming to Railbelt
The Anchor Point natural gas field on the lower part of the Kenai Peninsula may soon start feeding gas into the railbelt system. Anchor Point Energy has gained regulatory approval of a deal...
Obama Wants Ideas for Improving Relations with Tribes
After the President spoke at the opening of yesterday’s Tribal Nations Conference, he put his cabinet members to work. They have 90 days to report on how to improve consultation with tribes. Obama...
Obama Heading to Alaska
President Obama plans to visit Alaska for the first time next week. He’ll spend time at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage on a refuel stop before heading to Asia. The president joked...
AFN Ready to Push for Subsistence Changes
The Alaska Federation of Natives has collected $100,000 to push for changes in subsistence management and enforcement. AFN Co-Chairman Albert Kookesh says regional Native corporations are the first to contribute to the war chest....
New Affordable Housing Ready in Fairbanks
The first units in a new affordable housing development in Fairbanks are ready. Weeks Field Estates is taking the place of the old Fairview Manor Complex on Airport Way. Weeks Field Estates...
Fairbanks Readies Free Swine Flu Vaccine for Kids
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is planning to provide free swine flu vaccines for any school-age children in the borough at a series of clinics scheduled to begin Nov. 19. State...
Kodiak Sees High Absentee Rate in Schools
The Kodiak Island Borough School district is reporting a large increase in its absentee rate, the school district has asked parents of children with flu symptoms to keep the kids home.
Diana Gish, KMXT...
Parnell Declares a State Disaster for Kodiak Island
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) has declared a state disaster for storm damage last month on Kodiak Island. The declaration means the state will fund eligible emergency-response costs. It also will pay for...
Alaska News Nightly: November 6, 2009
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Pioneer Homes and VA Near Agreement on Free Meds
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YIPPPPEEEE: IT'S BEDE TRANTINA DAY @ KSKA!
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Bede Trantina has been with KSKA for 30 years!
Please help celebrate this very important milestone by coming to the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center, 3877 University Drive, the first left driveway at the entrance to...
Obama Meets with Tribes Today and Makes History
President Obama signs a memorandum pledging meaningful consultation with tribes, and giving every cabinet agency 90 days to come up with a plan to implement and improve consultation.
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Interior Department Drops Charges Against Marshall Protestor
The United States Interior Department is dropping charges against the lone Marshall protest fisherer that was cited this fall. Jason Isacc of Marshall was charged by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service after...
State Directs Swine Flu Vaccine to Little Diomede
State health officials have redirected 130 doses of H1N1 vaccine to the remote island village of Little Diomede. A medical team also was en route Thursday to the western Alaska island...
Availability of Swine Flu Vaccine Prompting Questions
State health officials have been fielding calls from concerned Alaskans demanding to know why H1N1 vaccine is not yet more widely available as well as questioning how decisions are made about the distribution...
Census Bureau Hopes for Greater Participation in Alaska
The US Census Bureau is gearing up for the 2010 count of the nation’s population. Alaska traditionally has the lowest rate of response to the mail-in census survey. So this year there’s a...
Alaska Businesses Call for Action on Climate Change
With November temperatures in the 40s, no snow and full sun in Anchorage, it seemed an appropriate day for representatives of Alaska businesses to call for action on climate change.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN –...
Fairbanks Utility Could Owe $1.2 Million in Refunds
The state says a Fairbanks sewer and water utility owes its customers another $1.2 million dollars in refunds. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska ruled that Golden Heart and College Utilities customers are...
Fairbanks Holds Vigil for Homeless Youth
A candle light vigil for homeless youth is being held in Fairbanks tonight. The event is aimed at putting a face on national statistics that show 40 percent of homeless are under 18-years...