AARP President Trying to Demystify Federal Health Care and Social Security
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau
More baby-boomers live in Alaska than any other state – and AARP is the largest single-member organization in Alaska,...
Remembering Rosealee Walker’s impact on Alaskan politics
Memorial services were held today in Baltimore, Maryland for long-time Alaska resident Rosalee Walker, who died Thanksgiving Day.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau
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Groups Submit Reviews Of Susitna-Watana Dam Studies
National and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individuals have submitted their reviews of studies designed to show what will happen to the Susitna River if the 800 foot-high Susitna Watana hydroelectric dam is built. And many national agencies have expressed concerns with the speed of the process the Alaska Energy Authority has undertaken as it prepares to apply for the license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Mallott Leaving Sealaska To Focus On Campaign
Bryon Mallott will leave Sealaska’s board of directors next month to spend more time campaigning for governor. He’s served on the Juneau-based regional Native corporation’s governing body – or been its CEO – since 1972.
Juneau Residents Recover from Massive Mud Slide
Juneau residents displaced by this weekend’s landslides will stay in hotel rooms through the weekend. About 80 residents of downtown Juneau were allowed to...
17 New Forest Fires Reported Sunday
Lightning was active across the Central and Southern Interior region of the state this weekend, with more than 2000 strikes on Saturday alone. The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center reported 17 new fires Sunday.
Mat-Su COVID-19 cases were not related to travel, borough says
The first two positive tests for COVID-19 in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough were not related to patient travel, according to Borough Manager John Moosey.
Alaska Capitol will close to the public
Lawmakers voted today to close the State Capitol to the public to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Shell Gets Final Federal Approvals To Drill in the Chukchi
The federal government has given Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.
Former Veco boss who served prison time in corruption scandal has died
Bill Allen, who was at the pinnacle of wealth and power in Alaska until he was exposed as a central figure in a political corruption scandal, died last week at age 85.
Proposed constitutional amendment would protect dividends, sort of
Concern over the dividend’s future led House members to propose a constitutional amendment, House Joint Resolution 23. Listen now
Federal commission hears from Alaskans on high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people
The Not Invisible Act Commission met in Anchorage this week to hear testimony from victims and from advocates working to prevent violence.
The new U.S. monkeypox vaccine strategy offers more doses — and uncertainty
Missteps and delays have hampered the U.S. effort to vaccinate people against monkeypox. Now state health officials and community members are trying to adapt to a controversial "dose sparing" plan.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 17, 2019
Troopers shoot, kill Fairbanks suspect who allegedly wounded officer serving warrants; Army investigating fatal humvee crash near Ft. Wainwright; Authorities: Man offered money to 'rape and murder' Alaskan; Court: Alaska sex offender registry violates rights; North River wildfire smoke spreads across Norton Sound; Mat-Su Borough to leave Alaska Municipal League; ConocoPhillips picks up another oil prospect west of Prudhoe Bay; For Quinhagak, climate change means they may have to move; Alaska fishermen appeal Carnival’s $20 million pollution settlement; Despite ice loss, study shows Chukchi Polar Bears are doing well; For Homer residents with disabilities, accessibility is a waiting game
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 22, 2019
Dunleavy goes past deadline to appoint Palmer judge; Speaker Edgmon: Dunleavy's ten-year budget plan puts him at odds with Legislature; Botulism confirmed as source of illnesses and death in Nome this January; Local residents show support after racist message spray-painted on Homer restaurant; Lower Yukon School District partners with Anchorage to bring rural students to CTE classes; Small solar storm coming to Earth but no big light show; AK: What happens when a community gets running water? People get healthier; 49 Voices: Mary Miner of Anchorage
Anchorage VA clinic named for pioneering female Army colonel
Mary Louise Rasmuson was head of the Women's Army Corps. She later married Anchorage banker Elmer Rasmuson and moved to Alaska.
A frustrated Mat-Su doctor implored Alaskans to get vaccinated. The surprise: They listened.
An emergency room doctor in the Mat-Su gave an emphatic speech last week about the "soul-crushing" workload that doctors are facing amid the latest surge in COVID-19. He was deluged by messages afterward, including a dozen that reported he'd changed people's minds about vaccination.
Bill Establishing Marijuana Control Board Poised To Become Law
In spite of the session extension in Juneau, the status of new legislation dealing with commercial marijuana for the year ahead is clear.
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Wasilla explosion that injured man and demolished building likely due to gas leak, troopers say
A woman who identified herself on Facebook as the wife of the owner of Connoisseur Lounge, a cannabis retail shop, wrote that the injured man was a contractor checking on a newly built part of her husband’s shop.
Alaska-based fighters intercept 6 Russian aircraft flying near Alaska
According to NORAD, there were two separate incidents in the international airspace near Alaska, neither of which violated U.S. air sovereignty.