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Sunday Marked 40th Anniversary of ANCSA
Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
Chythlook-Sifsof Takes Bronze Medal in Snowboard Cross
It was a great weekend for Alaska's World Cup athletes. Snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sifsof took a bronze medal in a team with Lindsey Jacobellis in the snowboard cross in Colorado.
Two Found Dead in Kipnuk
Two people are dead in the village of Kipnuk but authorities are saying little more about it. State Troopers say an infant was found alive in a home with two dead adults by a tribal police officer doing a welfare check requested by family members Sunday.
Winds Causes Power Outages in Turnagain Arm, Parts of Kenai Peninsula
Sunday's winds brought power outages to Turnagain Arm and parts of the Kenai Peninsula when wires were downed.
Holiday Greetings
It might be too late to send out a card, but it's not too late to send out your holiday greetings in other ways. Call in, send us an email, or write a note on our Facebook or Twitter page @alaskapublic.
Conoco Phillips LNG Plant, Shut Down Less than a Month Ago, Will Start Up Again Next Month
Less than a month after it began shutting down, the Nikiski Liquified Natural Gas plant Conoco-Phillips has some more business. Details are being kept confidential but basically the company is buying gas from a producing well complex in Kenai owned by Buccaneer Energy.
Bad Cooper Landing Fishing Guide Leaves Town, Stiffs Clients
A fishing guide who left the state apparently also left his fishing clients in the lurch. Tom Murray, formerly of Cooper Landing, has been charged with theft and fraud after his business, Wise Guide Outfitters, sold fishing trips over the internet that allegedly didn't happen. Murray is also accused of running out on his debts in town.
State Disaster Declared For Kenai Peninsula
A state disaster has been declared for the Kenai Peninsula due to last month's storms. Monday, Governor Sean Parnell issued the declaration and said he would be seeking a federal declaration as well.
Occupiers Plan To March on West Coast Ports
Anchorage is among the west coast port cities where the Occupy Wall Street movement plans a blockade on Monday.
Randall Wins Gold In Freestyle Sprint
Another gold medal for skier Kikkan Randall in the freestyle sprint. This time she came in ahead of Natalia Matveeva of Russia by 1.7 seconds in Davos, Switzerland World Cup competition.
Hooper Bay Infant Found Dead, Father With Knife In Chest
Saturday morning in Hooper Bay a mother found her infant daughter dead and the father with a knife in his chest. Michael Kuphaldt, 33, was hospitalized. Troopers have not released a cause of death for the infant or an identity.
2-Year-Old Shot In Head, Hospitalized
An east Anchorage baby was shot in the head Sunday night after a gun was apparently accidentally discharged in an adjacent condominium apartment.
Southcentral Hit By Blizzard
Southcentral Alaska has been battered by foul weather. Sunday, it was high winds and heavy snow on the Kenai Peninsula, causing power outages, many accidents and road closures. Monday, it's a heavy snow dump that hit in the early morning hours in Anchorage.
Predators
Wildlife management policymakers tend to talk about “sound science” - until science doesn’t support what they want to do. On the next Talk of Alaska we’ll talk about how to find the truth about wildlife when that truth is unwelcome and inconvenient.
KSKA: Tuesday, 12/13 @ 10:00am
Oil Companies Buy Two Leases Near NPR-A
Two lease sales on Wednesday showed that the oil and gas industry is still very interested in the North Slope. Just two days after the way was cleared for a pipeline into the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the industry snapped up all the available acreage near it Wednesday.
Obama Supporting Stafford Act Amendment
In Washington on Wednesday, the Obama administration announced it will support amending the Stafford Act to allow tribes to issue their own disaster declarations and request federal aid without going through state governors.
Man Sentenced To 22 Years On Child Pornography Charges
A federal court sentencing hearing yesterday for Andrew Young on child pornography charges brought out some pretty shocking information.
ConocoPhillips Announces Capital Spending Plan
Friday Conoco Phillips announced its capital spending plans for next year. The company will spend $2 billion more than it initially budgeted.
Kikkan Randall Wins Freestyle Sprint Race
Kikkan Randall's great World Cup year is getting even greater. Randall won a gold medal in the freestyle sprint in Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Woman Drowns in Campbell Creek
Divers recovered the body of a woman from Campbell Creek in South Anchorage Friday. Lamia Bouziane, 35, apparently had gone to the creek Thursday night or Friday morning to fill a water bottle and fell through the ice.