Rep. Young’s Fisheries Bill Passes House
A bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act passed the U.S. House this evening, largely on party lines. Alaska Congressman Don Young says the bill makes practical revisions to continue a law that has restored the health of America’s fisheries. Opponents says it weakens environmental law.
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North Pacific Council to Vote on Halibut Bycatch Limits
Of the 30 million pounds of halibut caught last year by commercial fishermen statewide, nearly a third was thrown back into the ocean, dead. It were netted accidentally by boats targeting other fish.
Now, that may change.
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U.S. House Votes to Sell Midtown Lot to Muni
The House today voted to sell a 9-acre lot in Anchorage to the Municipality, at fair market value. The property at 40th and Denali Street, once intended for the National Archives, is one of the largest undeveloped lots in Midtown.
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Medicaid Denials May Boot Some Seniors From Assisted Living
Many of Alaska’s seniors are in danger of losing their only means of paying for disability services. The state and the federal government partner in funding in-home and assisted living services for the seniors who qualify. Caregivers say the problem is individuals who met the state’s criteria for years are now being let go from the system.
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Cold Front Sweeps in From the North
June has ushered in a dramatic change in the weather as a cold front from the high arctic dips into Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 29, 2015
As Marijuana Rules Take Shape, Focus is On Control; Supreme Court: DNR Wrongfully Issued Pebble Permits; AIDEA Holds Off On F.N.G. Decision; Earthquake Rattles Southwest Alaska; State Reacts To Study Linking Childhood Obesity to Domestic Violence; UAS Chancellor John Pugh Leaves Behind a Legacy of Caring for Students; AK: A Teenager And His Past; 49 Voices: Amanda Cash and 'The Magpie'
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1 hospitalized after mid-air crash over Talkeetna airport
On Sunday evening, an airborne collision between two airplanes hospitalized an Eagle River man. At 5:15 pm, the Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of the collision at the Talkeetna State Airport.
Wreckage of Yute Air Plane Found
Searchers have found the wreckage of the Yute Air plane that’s been missing since Saturday morning. A team Sunday evening spotted the Cessna 207 in the Kwethluk River, about 40 miles southeast of Bethel.
Court Recordings Highlight Nome Judge Tim Dooley’s Alleged Conduct Violations
Nome Superior Court Judge Timothy Dooley is facing a host of allegations from a judicial oversight commission for alleged violations of professional conduct, as well as violating sections of state law that the charges allege call his integrity into question.
Tribal leaders and fishermen protest Alaska military plans
Tribal leaders and commercial fishermen are protesting against military exercises planned for the Gulf of Alaska.
Healy power plant back online after 16 years
A Healy power plant is back online after sitting inoperative for more than a decade. Crews from Golden Valley Electric Association started up the Healy Unit 2 power plant on Thursday.
Senate Finance rolls out proposal meant to spur talks
The Senate Finance Committee has proposed a version of the budget similar to what lawmakers passed in late April as a way to force negotiations between the House and Senate on a spending plan.
City of Bethel Settles For $175,000 Over Violent Arrest
The City of Bethel has settled with Wassillie Gregory, a man who was violently arrested by a Bethel Police Officer in 2014. Bill Ingaldson, an attorney hired by the City says the settlement was dispersed last week.
Haines wants to waive dock fees to lure more cruise ships. But will it work?
Haines has the lowest cruise ship docking fee of any Southeast port. The Haines Borough thinks waiving that fee could lure even more ships here. Economists say it’s hard to know if that strategy will work. But industry officials say it could open the door for more ships to take a look at Haines as a destination.
KIYU-Galena GM Rigs His Home for Temporary Broadcast
KIYU-Galena serves middle Yukon River area communities; it's making do while the station’s building is being elevated. KIYU-Galena general manager Brian Landrum says the facility is being raised above the high water level as a precaution in case of floods like the one that inundated the village two years ago this month.
Illness Linked To Child Trauma
Adverse childhood experiences are long lasting, and efforts are underway to understand the link between childhood trauma and disease.
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Mat-Su Borough Assembly Rethinks Lifetime Auto Registration
The Mat Su Borough was the first governmental entity to put a new state law into practice. But now, the Borough is taking a second look.
As Marijuana Rules Take Shape, A Focus on Local Control
Emerging rules are modeled on commercial alcohol sales, with regulators hoping to learn from past mistakes in Washington and Colorado.
Supreme Court: DNR Wrongfully Issued Pebble Permits
Just a day after two federal lawsuits involving the Pebble mine were in the news, mine opponents Friday are hailing the Alaska Supreme Court’s decisions on two state cases. The justices unanimously overturned a 2011 ruling in a case that challenged whether the DNR permits issued for exploratory work at the Pebble site should’ve included some public notice.
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AIDEA Holds Off On F.N.G. Decision
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has delayed action on the state agency’s proposed purchase of Fairbanks Natural Gas parent company Pentex. The AIDEA Board announced the delay, following an executive session in Anchorage Wednesday, siting technical engineering issues related to the $54 million deal.
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