Tennis Courts Re-Appear As the Assembly Approves a $472 Million Budget for Anchorage
With very few amendments or changes made, many members said it was one of the smoothest budget cycles they have been a part of in their time on the Assembly.
Alaska Gov.-elect Walker names 4 to positions
Alaska Gov.-elect Bill Walker on Tuesday announced four new staff members, including an attorney general.
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Industry Blames Pirate Fishing as Red King Prices Drop
The Bering Sea red king crab fleet finished catching 10 million pounds of quota last week -- and they're facing some lackluster prices as the crab goes to market. It could be due to higher catch limits in Alaska and Russia.
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Iditarod Musher Hospitalized After Vehicle Strikes Dog Team
On Tuesday, Iditarod musher Karin Hendrickson was injured when a Talkeetna woman lost control of her vehicle and struck the ATV that Hendrickson's dog team was pulling.
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Palmer Man Sentenced To 50 Years On Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
A Palmer resident has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison on multiple charges of child sexual exploitation. Forty nine year old Robert Earl Cunningham, also known as "Bear" Cunningham and a registered sex offender, will serve the term concurrently with an 88-year state sentence.
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Regional Committee Votes to Hold Governance Convention
The Calista-sponsored Regional Committee voted Monday to hold a Governance Convention next year to pursue the possibility of a creating a regional tribal government or making changes to the Association of Village Council Presidents.
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Decision due soon on ‘distorted’ school texts depicting Native tragedies
The Juneau School District will decide next week if four controversial texts will remain part of the elementary school curriculum.
Members and organizations of Juneau’s Alaska Native community raised concerns about texts depicting Alaska Native and Native American experiences, like boarding schools and the Trail of Tears. A cultural specialist calls the texts “inaccurate” and “distorted,” and a school district committee voted to remove the books from the classroom.
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APU Nordic Skier To Compete In World Cup
A cross country skier from Fairbanks is taking on the world’s best. Alaska Pacific University team member Reese Hanneman, who grew up in Fairbanks, will compete for the U.S. Ski Team in World Cup races in Europe over the next month.
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Design Challenge encourages innovative solutions for Cabin Fever
As the state is cloaked in darkness and cold, cabin fever starts to set in. But some Alaskans think they can fight winter's scourge by reinventing the spaces we inhabit. The Alaska Design Forum is hosting a challenge to get community members and designers to reconsider the cabin of the future.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 26, 2014
Alaska Gov.-elect Walker names 4 to positions; Industry Blames Pirate Fishing as Red King Prices Drop; Iditarod Musher Hospitalized After Vehicle Strikes Dog Team; Palmer Man Sentenced To 50 Years On Child Sexual Exploitation Charges; Regional Committee Votes to Hold Governance Convention; Decision Due Soon on ‘Distorted’ School Texts Depicting Native Tragedies; APU Nordic Skier To Compete In World Cup; Design Challenge Encourages Innovative Solutions For Cabin Fever; Finding the Perfect Thanksgiving Wine
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What Does Ferguson Mean to Alaska?
Even before the announcement was made about the Grand Jury in Ferguson, Missouri, the Governor had declared an emergency for the area, buildings were boarded up and schools were closed in anticipation of a violent reaction. Police were ready in full military gear. In the aftermath, protests continue and questions arise. What do Alaskans think about Ferguson and the militarization of the police?
APRN: Tuesday, 12/2 at 10:00am
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Sterling Highway Crash Leaves 1 Dead, Several Injured
A crash Tuesday on the Sterling Highway has left one motorist dead and several others injured.
Iditarod musher hurt in crash with vehicle
A veteran Iditarod musher was struck and injured Tuesday night by a driver who left the roadway and crashed into her team near Willow.
Alaska News Nightly: November 25, 2014
Anti-Begich Ad in Voter Guide Prompts Bill to Ban Parties From Booklet; Lobbyist: State budget shortfall will affect Juneau; Ketchikan Assembly Responds to Education Lawsuit Ruling; NMFS Expands Fishing Near Steller Sea Lion Habitat; Sitka herring forecast lowest in a decade; Calista Shareholders Reconsider Enrolling Descendants; ANSEP tripling enrollment in middle school program; Nome Churches, Nonprofits Keep Sales Tax Exemption; Orphaned Bear Cub Finds Temporary Home At Alaska Zoo; When missing person isn’t found, Juneau SEADOGS search for happy ending
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Anti-Begich Ad in Voter Guide Prompts Bill to Ban Parties From Booklet
The state Division of Elections took some heat this year for publishing an attack ad against Sen. Mark Begich within the pages of the official voter guide. Now, Rep. Les Gara, an Anchorage Democrat, wants to ban partisan ads in the guide, a booklet that’s mailed to every voting household.
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Lobbyist: State budget shortfall will affect Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau’s lobbyist for state issues says Alaska’s budget woes may lead to conversations during the upcoming legislative session about tapping the Alaska Permanent Fund.
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Ketchikan Assembly Responds to Education Lawsuit Ruling
A Superior Court Judge has ruled in favor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough in its lawsuit against the State of Alaska over the state’s education funding mandate. The Borough Assembly talked about Friday’s ruling during Monday night’s regular meeting, and Borough Manager Dan Bockhorst calls it a “big win” for Ketchikan.
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NMFS Expands Fishing Near Steller Sea Lion Habitat
The National Marine Fisheries Service will re-open fisheries in the Western Aleutian Islands that have been restricted for years to protect a population of Steller sea lions.
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Sitka herring forecast lowest in a decade
Sitka’s commercial herring fleet should expect to catch significantly fewer fish this spring. That’s the news from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which released its preliminary harvest level for the 2015 Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery on Friday.
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Calista Shareholders Reconsider Enrolling Descendants
Representatives from the Calista Corporation met at the Cultural Center in Bethel earlier this month with shareholders and descendants, to discuss the details of an upcoming vote on whether to issue shares to “afterborns,” those born after December 1971 when newly formed Alaska Native Corporations enrolled their shareholders.
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