Troopers: New rural Alaska unit to focus on violent crimes
Alaska State Troopers say a new unit has been created to focus on violent crimes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
Anchorage LGBT non-discrimination ordinance faces opposition
A new effort is underway to repeal the recently enacted Anchorage law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination.
Board to discuss residency rules for legal pot businesses
The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska's recreational marijuana industry is set to discuss and possibly change residency requirements for pot business licenses Tuesday morning in Anchorage.
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Kotzebue city council member speaks at Paris climate talks
Maija Katak Lukin made it to Paris after two days of travel and 17 hours of air time. The Kotzebue city council member spoke at a State Department panel Tuesday morning moderated by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell.
Juneau police confirm Mayor Greg Fisk found dead at home
Juneau’s newly elected mayor was found dead in his home Monday afternoon. Greg Fisk was 70-years-old.
Juneau mayor found dead in home
Juneau police have confirmed that Mayor Greg Fisk was found dead at his home on Monday afternoon.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 30, 2015
First day out: Reconnecting and ordering the perfect eggs at Denny's; Education bill aims to empower states; State: 4 years after Fukushima, no radiation detected in Alaska seafood; Former Bethel officers may still have police certs; In Unalakleet, auction unifies community in low times; Forced to flee: Juneau residents recall arrival as refugees; UAA men's basketball takes 6th at Great Alaska Shootout
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First day out: Reconnecting & ordering the perfect eggs at Denny’s
It’s 6:45 a.m. and 43-year-old April Wilson waits inside the entrance of Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River. It’s her first day out after two and a half years in prison. Her long dark hair is perfectly curled, her eye makeup sparkles, and her piles of papers and decorations are gathered in a clear plastic garbage bag. “Let’s blow this joint!” she jokes.
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Education bill aims to give power to states
Congress appears close to passing an education reform bill that would give Alaska and other states more flexibility than the current 14-year-old education law.
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State: Alaska seafood is radiation-free
Alaska seafood has not been tainted by the Fukushima nuclear disaster four years ago, according to test results announced today by a state agency.
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Bethel tries to bolster screening process for police officers
In a little over a year, the Bethel Police Department has had two high profile cases of police misconduct–one involving police brutality and the other an attempted rape. The department is still working to improve its hiring practices, and its unclear if either of these men still have their police certification.
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In Unalakleet, auction unifies community in low times
A charity auction in Unalakleet Thanksgiving weekend raised nearly $20,000. The community of just over 700 is pulling together amid half a dozen recent deaths.
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Forced to flee: Juneau residents recall arrival as refugees
Alaska receives about 120 refugees from all over the world each year. About 10,000 Syrian refugees will come to the United States. While none are expected to end up in Alaska, the state still has a significant refugee population based mostly in Anchorage. However, some have made Juneau their home.
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UAA men’s basketball takes 6th at Great Alaska Shootout
The University of Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team took sixth place in the Great Alaska Shootout, falling to San Jose State University, 91-87.
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Obama nudges locality pay for federal workers
Federal workers aren’t getting much of a pay increase next year, but those in Alaska will get a small extra bump.
Could market squid become a new Southeast fishery?
Southeast Alaska marine scientists got a rare peek this year into the hatching of a certain species of squid.
Fox-farming fueled Kasilof economy from 1900s onward
The growth of Kasilof owes a lot to an unusual kind of farming. Kasilof in the 1920s was about as far from high society as you could get, with only a dozen year-round residents living off the land, no road, no grocery store, no bank, no post office and none of the creature comforts to be found in a civilized city of the day. Yet, for a little over 20 years, Kasilof helped supply one of the most haute couture trends of the fashionably elite.
Amid state economic woes, Nome focuses on port’s future
Alaska’s harsh environment is often used to explain its resilient population. But more recently it’s been the economy that’s tested the toughness of its people. Royal Dutch Shell pulled out of its multi-year and multi-billion dollar plan to drill in the Chukchi, taking with it business from the Norwegian oil company Statoil, and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers put its plan for a deep draft Arctic port on hold.
Company eyeing new Cook Inlet oil defends tax credit program
A small company working to develop Cook Inlet's first new oil pool in years is urging policymakers to use restraint when considering changes to the state's controversial oil-tax credit program.
DOT plans major repairs to marine highway, Egan Drive
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to launch major renovation projects for a number of highway segments and ferry terminals next year.