Proposed tax in Fairbanks shot down by Assembly
The Fairbanks Borough Assembly voted down a proposed gross receipts tax last night. Ordinance co-sponsor Tim Beck says the tax failed to move forward...
Advisory board prepping recommendations for Marine Highway schedule
The state's Marine Transportation Advisory Board plans to take its recommendations for changes in the Marine Highway schedule directly to the Governor. Following three...
BLM (finally) issues land titles to Vietnam vets and a Native corporation
At a ceremony in Nome this week, four Alaska Natives became some of the first Vietnam veterans in the state to receive Native land...
MCI dropping calling card recharges for Alaskans
After September 4, 2007 people with MCI prepaid long distance phone cards will no longer be able to add minutes for calls out of...
Ultra Challenge racing field includes hard-core professionals
In today's stage of the Sadler's Ultra Challenge handcycle and wheelchair race (between Fairbanks and Anchorage), South African Ernst Van Dyk tied for first...
Kenai land deal between friends puts Murkowski on defense
Senator Lisa Murkowski and her husband have come under fire from bloggers, talk radio and conventional news media for a Kenai River land purchase...
Melting glaciers expected to feed faster, higher sea level rise
The massive polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica contain the vast majority of frozen water on the planet. But a new study shows...
Legislators ask Governor's team to collaborate in expanding children's health insurance
The sponsors of House and Senate bills that would provide affordable health care coverage to all the state's children have asked the Palin administration...
McGrath fuel costs nearly double, gas now $7.15/gallon
Low water levels on the upper Kuskokwim have made it impossible to barge fuel into McGrath this year. The region's fuel delivery company --...
New state law will develop alcohol shipping database alongside new transport rules
A new state law is intended to help curb the bootlegging of alcohol in rural Alaska.
Angela Denning-Barns, KYUK - Bethel
Exploratory mining begins in Kisaralik Lake area; DNR takes public comment
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) commissioner Tom Irwin was in Bethel earlier this week to hear public testimony about an exploratory mining permit the...
Murkowski takes the helm of Senate's Indian Affairs committee
Lisa Murkowski made a little history when she was formally installed today as the ranking Republican and Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate's Committee...
Initiative to publicly fund state elections blocked, expected to resurface
The Lieutenant Governor today denied certification of a preliminary ballot initiative that would have enabled a system to pay for some state election campaigns....
Echo Cove area suffering off-road damage; Juneau to hold hearings
Juneau officials expect to hold public hearings next week to address tribal concerns about property destruction, alcohol consumption and gunfire around the Echo Cove...
Governor’s funding cuts slowing watershed documentation and cleanup in Southeast
Watershed work in Yakutat, Haines and Skagway could slow due to one of Governor Sarah Palin's vetoes. The governor's office says it's not a...
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics: Day 2
Athletes at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics competed in the stick pull today. In the men's division Darrel Shavings from Nunuvut Island took first place...
Proposal emerges to change gun laws in Alaska
Federal law provides a way to prevent potentially dangerous people from getting firearms -- such as the student who killed 32 people at Virginia...
Don Young teams with House Democrats to preserve Alaska Native education funding
U.S. House Democrats came to the aid of Congressman Don Young today when they defeated an attempt to slash funding for the Alaska Native...
UA and Sheldon Jackson considering academic partnership
The University of Alaska (UA) is offering to help students from Sheldon Jackson College, the century-old Sitka institution that's shutting down for a year....
Port Graham considers fish and wood biomass options for power and heat
The village of Port Graham, on the Kenai Peninsula, is considering using biomass energy to generate electricity and heat. The University of North...