KSM Mine Project Wins Key Permits
A controversial British Columbia mine northeast of Ketchikan has gained some key permits needed for construction.
But the KSM project still needs other government approvals – and large investments – before mining can begin. Also, a company with nearby claims says it must also grant approval.
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Subsistence Panel Looks Toward Future of Salmon Management
Tribal co-management and Chinook bycatch took center stage Tuesday at a subsistence panel at the Association of Village Council Presidents conference.
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Environmental Activists Forming Fairbanks Chapter of Climate Change Organization
Fairbanks-area environmental activists say they’re building on the momentum they generated two weeks ago during the local observance of the global People’s Climate March. They’re forming a local chapter of the national organization to help reduce the impact of climate change.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 9, 2014
Shageluk Man Arraigned On Murder Charges In Bethel; Alaska National Guard Officer Recommended For ‘Other Than Honorable’ Discharge; AEA: Fisheries Service Criticism of Susitna Dam Studies ‘Untenable, Bordering On The Absurd’; Officials Say Violence Against Foster Parents Extremely Rare; As Part Of Investigation, Feds Will Hear From UAS Students About Sexual Assault; Governor’s Race Brings Walker To Unalaska; KSM Mine Project Wins Key Permits; Subsistence Panel Looks Toward Future of Salmon Management; Environments Activists Forming Fairbanks Chapter of Climate Change Organization
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Police use tear gas to apprehend man who pulled a gun on an officer
Police have taken into custody the man who barricaded himself into a residence in Mountain View after pulling a gun on a police officer Thursday morning. After negotiations failed they released tear gas into the building, and he was apprehended.
Colonel’s Military Honors Questioned In Wake Of Guard Scandal
Two of the state’s top military officials have already resigned as a result of a grim report on the Alaska National Guard. Now, attention is moving to other members of senior leadership.
AK Public Media, ADN sue Parnell over records requests
Alaska Public Media and Alaska Dispatch News are suing Governor Sean Parnell over access to documents related to the National Guard Scandal. The complaint seeks to make facts about the case public before the upcoming gubernatorial election.
Troopers Investigate 2 Deaths in Shageluk
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel has deployed health care workers to the village of Shageluk where Alaska State Troopers are investigating two deaths.
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Parnell, Walker Spar At Soldotna Gubernatorial Debate
Four gubernatorial candidates took questions at a Chamber of Commerce forum Wednesday in Soldotna. It quickly turned into a debate between the two bigger names on the ballot, Governor Sean Parnell and Bill Walker.
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It’s Cold Out, But Bethel Shelter Won’t Open Until Dec.
The Bethel Winter House, a nonprofit homeless shelter, won’t open its doors again until December. But winter’s come early this year and that leaves the community’s homeless population, out in the cold.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 8, 2014
Retired Colonel Implicated In Guard Scandal; Troopers Investigate 2 Deaths in Shageluk; KSKA DJ Shot, Killed In Home - 16-Year-Old Foster Son Charged With Murder; Parnell, Walker Spar At Soldotna Gubernatorial Debate; It's Cold Out, But Bethel Shelter Won't Open Until December; Ordinance to Add Prayer In Ketchikan Schools Passes First Vote; UAF Exhibit to Feature Work from Autistic Artist; New Exhibit Puts An Alaska Twist on A Familiar Building Block
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Ordinance to Add Prayer In Ketchikan Schools Passes First Vote
An ordinance that would add a prayer to the regular Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly meeting agenda passed in first reading Monday night. The vote was split 4-3, with some on the Assembly expressing concern about inadvertently excluding some people with different beliefs.
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UAF Exhibit to Feature Artist With Autism
University of Alaska Fairbanks officials say a new art exhibit opening next week will feature the work of an artist with autism.
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Retired Colonel Implicated In Guard Scandal
A recent federal investigation documented a whole host of abuses in the Alaska National Guard, ranging from mishandling of sexual assault to embezzlement. While the report largely focused on structural problems and took a broad look at the crisis of confidence in Guard leadership, it made a few references to some particularly egregious examples. Now, some of the alleged perpetrators of those abuses are being called out.
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50th Annual AVCP Convention Kicks Off in Bethel
Leaders from around the state gathered in Bethel Tuesday for the 50th Annual Association of Village Council Presidents Convention. Dignitaries and political leaders form across the state attended.
New Exhibit Puts An Alaska Twist On A Familiar Building Block
Legos—the small, colorful plastic blocks—have grown into the most common place toy in the world, with more than 5.2 million manufactured every hour. And they are not purely for toy-stores and playroom carpets anymore. A new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum focuses on Lego fine arts, and how the building blocks fit in with Alaska's own artistic traditions.
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Unofficial Mat-Su Borough Election Results
Matanuska Susitna Borough voters elected two Borough Assembly seats on Tuesday.
Longtime KSKA DJ Marvell Johnson Shot, Killed
Longtime KSKA DJ Marvell Johnson was shot and killed on Tuesday. His foster son, 16-year-old Peter John Henry, admitted to the crime and is being charged, as an adult, with murder.
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Federal Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban in Idaho, Nevada
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down gay marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada on Tuesday. The federal court also has jurisdiction over Alaska, where five same sex couples are suing to overturn the state's ban on same sex marriage.
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Arctic Summit Tackles A Diverse Spread of Issues
The Institute of the North is bringing together policy makers and local shareholders to discuss short- and long-term goals for America’s presence in the far north during it's "Week of the Arctic" in Nome, Kotzebue, and Barrow.
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