Top Stories

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McCaskill Taking Aim at 8(a) Contracts

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is taking aim at the special breaks given to Alaska Native Corporations seeking federal...

Murkowski Maintains Lead Going Into Final Day

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Elections officials have counted all the ballots they have from the general election held two weeks ago and with...

Johansen’s Answers Haven’t Alleviated Concerns

Maria Dudzak, KRBD – Ketchikan Tuesday night, Ketchikan constituents wanted answers from their representative Republican Kyle Johansen about his reasons for stepping ...

Senate Race Separated By Just Over 1,000 Votes

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau As vote-counting ended Monday, Lisa Murkowski is a little more than 1,000 votes ahead in her write-in campaign to...

State Challenges Miller’s Write-In Suit

Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The thicket of litigation surrounding this year’s write in campaign just got a little thicker.   ...

Only 828 Ballots Rejected in Write-In Count So Far

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau The latest results from the Division of Elections this afternoon show Lisa Murkowski is now getting – without any...

House Fire Near Talkeetna Investigated as Possible Homicide-Suicide

Diana Haecker, KTNA – Talkeetna A house fire in the Talkeenta area is under investigation as a homicide-suicide case after the medical examiner found...

Election Officials Continue Write-In Count

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage Election officials today continued counting write-in ballots for the U.S. Senate race. The division hopes to finish more...

Write-In Ballot Count Begins

Photo and Story by Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Wednesday, the Division of Elections today began counting the write-in votes cast in last week’s...

Judge Denies Request to Stop Write-In Ballot Count

Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline has denied a request by Joe Miller to immediately stop the count of...

Absentee, Early Vote Counting Begins Today

Photo and Story by Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau The Division of Elections is counting the first round of absentee and early votes...

Election Officials Keeping Eye Out For Voter Fraud

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage As division of elections officials oversee the count of absentee, early and questioned ballots over the next several days,...

Decisions Regarding Alaska Drilling Expected Soon

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC The head of the federal agency that oversees offshore drilling says decisions are coming soon about whether oil...

Point Hope Leader Disappointed in Shell, North Slope Borough Agreement

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage The recent announcement of an agreement between Shell and the North Slope Borough for scientific collaboration on off-shore drilling...

Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Bust Leads to 19 Arrests

Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai An inter-state drug trafficking and money laundering investigation by a law enforcement task force has led to the arrest...

State Wins Rights to Issue Clean Water Act Wastewater Discharge Permits

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The state of Alaska has won the right to issue cheap kamagra Clean Water Act wastewater discharge permits for...

Murkowski Digging in for Fight to Keep Seat

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Senator Lisa Murkowski is positioning for a fight to keep her lead in this year’s Senate race.  The incumbent...

Miller Upset With Decision to Move Up Ballot Count

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC Joe Miller is upset with the Division of Elections’ decision to move up the ballot-count of the U.S....

Parnell, Young Retain Seats; Write-In Ballots to be Counted for US Senate Race

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC Tuesday, Alaskans voted to keep their Governor and U.S. Congressman, and may have made history...

Parnell Asks for Resignations from Palin Appointees

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Wednesday, Governor Sean Parnell took the first steps in creating his own administration that will be different from what...