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.

Despite Prevention Efforts, Suicide Rates Remain High

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage An annual report by the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council shows Alaska Natives continue to have a high suicide rate,...

Waterman Trial Moved to Anchorage

Maria Dudzak, KRBD – Ketchikan The second jury trial of Rachelle Waterman has been moved to Anchorage.  That was the decision at a...

ANB Drops Objections to Campbell’s Appointment

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood have changed their minds about Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell. Southeast’s oldest Alaska...

Pipeline Fix Expected This Weekend

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Oil is leaking at rate of less than two gallons a minute from a feeder line at Trans...

Military Training Ranges May Expand

Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks Starting Thursday night, Alaskans will get a chance to give their opinions on a plan to nearly double...

Climber Soloing Denali Hits 11,500-Foot Mark

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Minnesota adventurer Lonnie Dupre reports making it to the 11,500 foot level of Denali, and starting up the...

UAF Looking Overseas for Enrollment

Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Brian Rogers says they are looking to overseas to increase enrollment.  Rogers told the Fairbanks...

2010 Ties for Hottest Year in History

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage It's official - last year joins 2005 as the hottest year in the history of weather records, according to two...

Alaskans Heading to Skiing Championships

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage Team USA for the world championship in snowboarding and cross country skiing will include a number of Alaskans - many...

157 Malnourished Dogs Taken From Breeder, Placed in Care of Mat-Su Animal Shelter

Diana Haecker, KTNA – Talkeetna The Mat-Su borough animal shelter is overcrowded Wednesday as the borough removed 157 malnourished dogs Tuesday night from...

Mat-Su Shelter Workers Cope With Sharp Influx of Rescued Dogs

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The Matanuska Susitna Borough shelter has had plenty of ups and downs in its short history.  Only last...

Forest Service Greenlights Sitkoh River Restoration

Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka The Sitka Ranger District has the green light to move ahead on the restoration of fish habitat in...

Coast Guard Releases New Report on Alaska Ranger Sinking

Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska The Coast Guard’s new report on the 2008 sinking of the Alaska Ranger says that the ship went...

Novel Ponders Life After Civilization

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel Here’s a question to consider: What if civilization as we know it came to end? And, how would...

Over 100 Neglected Dogs Discovered at Dog Lot in Mat-Su

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage The Matanuska Susitna Animal Shelter has a major problem to deal with - more than a hundred neglected dogs discovered...

Survey Strives to Determine Discrimination in Anchorage

When Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoed the equal rights protection ordinance in 2009, he said there was no evidence of discrimination against lesbians, ...

Company Planning Bypass to Restart Trans Alaska Pipeline

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks A plan is in the works to get the Trans Alaska pipeline restarted.  The line has been shut...

Wainwright Soldier in Custody in Connection With Death of Wife

Associated Press An Army spokesman says a soldier stationed at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks is in military custody in connection with the death of...

Search for Kodiak Man Ends Tragically

Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak A search for a man who had gone skating on Kodiak’s Island Lake ended tragically Monday morning after...

Jake Berkowitz Wins Copper Basin 300

Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez Jake Berkowitz won the Copper Basin 300 this morning. The Big Lake musher upset four-time Iditarod champ Lance...