News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Aces Head to Michigan for Kelly Cup Finals

Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage The Alaska Aces are two games away from defeating the Kalamazoo Wings and taking home the Kelly...

UMed Traffic Concerns Push New Access Project

Image courtesy of State of Alaska Wednesday evening the state Department of Transportation and Dowl HKM are hosting a public gathering to discuss...

Oil Tax Break Debate Heats Up in DC

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC The battle of words over whether to get rid of tax breaks for big oil companies heated up Tuesday...

BP, ConocoPhillips Abandon Alaska Gas Pipeline Project

Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage BP and Conoco Phillips are abandoning their joint effort to build a gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope to the...

Medivac Plane Crashes Near Atqasuk

Associated Press Monday morning at about 2:30 a medivac plane crashed as it was on approach to land at the North Slope Borough village of...

Three Wainwright Soldiers Killed by IED

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Three soldiers from the First Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Wainwright were killed today by an...

Italian Climber Dies on Denali

Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage An Italian climber was killed in a fall today on Denali. Luciano Colombo, died in a 1,000 foot...

Bear Attack Leaves Nome Man in Critical Condition

Ben Matheson, KNOM – Nome A Nome man is in critical condition following a brown bear attack Sunday east of Nome. Download Audio (MP3)

Funds for Tanana River Bridge Included in Capital Budget

Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks The $200 million bridge across the Tanana River at Salcha may yet be built. The bridge to access...

Mat-Su Borough Members Debate This Year’s Budget

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly members have started debating this year’s $379 million Borough budget. The bulk of the budget...

Biologists to Begin Sea Otter Study in Southeast

Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage Biologists will begin capturing sea otters in Southeast Alaska this week in an attempt to learn more about...

Totem Pole Marks End of Sitka Park’s Centennial Year

Video and Story by Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka Hundreds of Sitkans gathered along the beach at Sitka National Historical Park on Sunday to...

New Barges Heading for Western Alaska

Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham A couple of new double-hulled barges are headed to Western Alaska after being christened in Anacortes, Washington. Download Audio (MP3)

Anchorage Gas Prices Fall Slightly

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Average retail gasoline prices in Anchorage fell about two cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.20 yesterday....

Obama Singles Out NPRA as Part of Plan Boosting Domestic Oil Production

Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC President Obama is singling out oil in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve as part of a plan to boost domestic...

Legislature Ends Special Session

Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau The Legislature ended its special session Saturday night by passing a $3.1 billion capital projects budget – but it failed...

One Dead, Three Injured in Accident on Denali

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks & Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage One climber is dead and three others injured in an accident in a...

Evacuees Return to Crooked Creek

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel Evacuees returned to flood damaged Crooked Creek Friday after spending days at the nearby Donlin Creek Gold Mine site....

Bethel City Council Protests Brown Jug Liquor License

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel The biggest alcohol chain in the state is proposing to sell directly to customers in Bethel. It’s the...

House Poised to Vote on Capital Budget

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau The House is poised to vote on its $3.1 billion capital budget this evening, and the Senate is...