Mackey; Zirkle; Williams, Jr. Reach Nome
Photos by Dianna Haecker, APRN - Nome
Iditarod Champion John Baker of Kotzebue celebrates his victory with daugther Tahayla in Nome.
Mushers continued to arrive in...
Japan Quake Cause for Reevaluation of Proposed Tsunami Warning Center Cuts
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The U.S. House, Tuesday, passed yet another temporary spending bill that would keep...
Murkowski Maintaining Support for Nuclear Energy
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is not backing down on her support of nuclear...
Japan Struggles to Contain Damaged Nuclear Reactors
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
As Japanese officials struggle to contain three nuclear reactors damaged during Friday’s massive earthquake and resulting tsunami in...
Weyhrauch Accepts Plea Deal
Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau
A former Juneau lawmaker will be sentenced Tuesday night on a single charge of knowingly helping or...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press & Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska State Troopers, Fairbanks police and federal law enforcement officers have arrested five people in the Fairbanks area for...
Ferries Sent Out to Sea as Precaution
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The Alaska Marine Highway System sent two ferries out to sea this morning to avoid high waves expected from...
Tsunami Impact Appears to be Minimal in Alaska
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
Japan is currently recovering from a major earthquake that has left hundreds dead. Alaska’s coastal communities braced themselves for...
Japanese Quake Puts Alaska on Tsunami Watch
Associated Press & KTUU
A massive earthquake in Japan late Thursday created a tsunami which has set off warnings along portions of the Alaska coastline...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press
Alaska State Troopers, Fairbanks police and federal law enforcement officers have arrested five people in the Fairbanks area for allegedly planning to kidnap...
Murkowski Questions Attorney General About Bill Allen Case
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says convicted felon and government witness Bill Allen has not been prosecuted...
Top Teams Resting at Iditarod
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The top teams in this year’s Iditarod are resting at the race’s namesake checkpoint Thursday evening. Big Lake...
U.S. Senate Rejects Two Proposed Budgets
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The U.S. Senate rejected two budgets today (Weds) that would keep the federal government running through...
Congressional Delegation to Introduce Whaling Legislation
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Alaska’s Congressional delegation are saying they hope to introduce subsistence whaling legislation in the coming weeks....
Buser Resumes Lead in Iditarod; Mackey Down to 12 Dogs
Martin Buser, who last won the Iditarod in 2002, led this year's race out of Nikolai Tuesday afternoon.
Buser holds the record for the fastest...
Iditarod Leaders Reach Nikolai
More than a dozen mushers have reached Nikolai, including reigning champion Lance Mackey.
Others who have reached Nikolai include:
* Martin Buser.
* Ray Redington, Jr.
* Ramey...
Buser Joins Leaders in Iditarod
Martin Buser joined the leaders in this year's Iditarod. Official standings show him now in first. Buser had reached Nikolai Tuesday morning just ahead...
Fish and Wildlife Decides Against Unimak Island Wolf Kill
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided that it will not conduct a wolf kill on Unimak Island...
Another Gas Pipeline Project Expected to Miss Deadline
Associated Press
Another major natural gas pipeline project in Alaska is expected to miss a self-imposed deadline for securing agreements with shippers.
Scott Jepsen, vice...
Bundtzen Outside Rohn; Gebhardt Right Behind
Robert Bundtzen, one of the older mushers in the 2012, Iditarod was nearing Rohn late Monday afternoon and leading field. The 61-year-old is a...