Alaska News Nightly: January 7, 2014
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Anchorage Road; Polar Star Called Off After Ice-Bound Ships Get Free; Murkowski Calls For End To Crude Export Ban; New Rules Adopted For Abortion Payment Conditions; Judge Sen Tan To Step Down; Susitna-Watana Dam Timeline Pushed Back; Buccaneer Seeks New Revenues In New Year; Technology Gives Exhibit Statewide Presence; Era Alaska Changes Name To Ravn Alaska; Why The Capital City Isn’t As Likeable As It Should Be
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Election Law Revision Before Assembly
A new version of Anchorage Election law, or Title 28, will be before the Assembly at their next meeting. Officials began reviewing the law after problems with an election in 2012. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has more.
Plane Lands On Anchorage Street Median
Anchorage police say a plane with three people on board made an apparent emergency landing on the median of a major street.
The Spoken Word Movement in Alaska
Spoken Word is not a new art form, it is seen throughout history in the form of storytelling, oral history and song.
Now Spoken Word is unraveling into an international movement, looking to promote the voices of the voiceless, focusing specifically on teens.
Read more. Wash. Arsenic Tests Show Geoducks Safe To Eat
Washington state health officials say its own arsenic testing has confirmed that geoducks harvested from a Puget Sound bay are safe to eat and don't pose a health concern.
Scholarships Offered To Sealaska Shareholders
The Sealaska Heritage Institute is once again offering scholarships to students attending college, graduate school or vocational-technical programs. Only Sealaska shareholders and their lineal descendents are eligible.
Begich Calls for Restraint in Ivory Trade Policy
Alaska Senator Mark Begich has written Interior Secretary Sally Jewell asking her to exercise restraint in upcoming policy recommendations on the ivory trade.
Alaska News Nightly: January 6, 2013
Treadwell Blocks Setnetting Initiative; Ice Breakers Heads to Antarctica; Ben Neeley Dies; Rick Leo Killed in Accident; Begich Calls for Restraint in Ivory Policy; Sitka, Anchorage Teachesr Win White House Award, Medevac Undergoing Changes, Justice Department Files Suit Against Heli-ski Company
Treadwell Rejects Setnetting Initiative
Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell rejected a proposed ballot initiative aimed at banning commercial setnetting throughout most of the state on Monday. The language in the initiative didn’t agree with a previous Alaska court ruling.
Coast Guard Icebreaker Heads for Antarctica to Free Two Ships
A newly refurbished Coast Guard icebreaker is en route to Antarctica to free two vessels stuck in ice. The stuck ships are a Russian research vessel and a Chinese icebreaker, according to Allyson Conroy, the Coast Guard’s chief warrant officer for the Pacific Area. The Russian ship has been stranded since before Christmas. The Chinese vessel got stuck when it tried to help.
Ahtna Traditional First Chief Ben Neeley Dies
Ahtna Traditional First Chief Ben Neeley passed away Saturday at his home in Gulkana. He was 99.
Environmental Leader Rick Leo Killed in Accident
A December 23rd traffic accident claimed the life of Rick Leo of Trapper Creek. Leo was a well-known writer and advocate for environmental stewardship in the upper Mat-Su Valley.
Sitka Teacher Wins White House Award
A Sitka educator has won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science. Rebecca Himschoot teaches science at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary. She’s one of two Alaskan teachers honored by the White House this year, and one of only 102 teachers nationwide who receive the recognition, which includes a $10,000 cash prize from the National Science Foundation. Amy Laufer, a math teacher at Kasuun Elementary in Anchorage, also won the award.
Medevac System Undergoing Changes
If you get sick – really sick – there’s a good chance you’ll end up on a flight out of town. Medical evacuations, called “medevacs,” are taking more and more Alaskans to in-state and Lower 48 critical-care facilities. But the medevac system is undergoing changes, with new aircraft, more competition and a shift in patients’ needs.
Justice Department Files Charges Against Heli-ski Company
The Department of Justice last week filed criminal charges against a Haines heli-skiing company for repeatedly operating tours on federal land without a permit. The violations came to light because of a fatal accident within the off-limits area in March of last year.
I Am A Bush Radio Reporter
Angela Denning-Barnes has worked at KYUK in Bethel for more than a decade, reporting on stories from the very edge of society.
For her living in, and reporting on, bush Alaska is more than just a lifestyle - it's a source of true happiness.
Showing you #Lovalaska
Today we’re giving back. Since its introduction in 2009, Alaska’s Pick Click Give program has enjoyed major success, despite residents seeing diminishing Permanent Fund Dividends almost every year.
This year Pick Click Give is unveiling a new campaign and slogan for the project. The mantra is “Lovalaska.”
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Arctic Port Feasibility Study Expected In March
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to release a feasibility study on an Arctic port in early March, according to Corps spokeswoman Lorraine Cordova.
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Election Year Ramps Up
With 2014 underway, we now entered an election year. Alaskans will be choosing a governor, a lieutenant governor and as always, deciding whether to re-elect Alaska Congressman Don Young. But national attention, and money, is already focused on the U.S. Senate race.
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Slow to Moderate Job Growth Forecasted This Year In Alaska
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development predicts that the state’s economy will grow only a little this year, with just 1,500 jobs added.
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