Anchorage Police Investigate Homicide In Spenard
Anchorage police are investigating a homicide in the city's Spenard neighborhood. A suspect has been taken into custody. Police are not releasing the nature of the assault at this time.
High Winds, Blowing Snow Expected Along Bering Sea Coast
Iditarod teams that reach the coast at Unalakleet will run into a fierce windstorm and blowing snow.
Burmeister Takes Iditarod Lead Out Of Shaktoolik
eigning Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey was the first into Shaktoolik early Monday morning, but Aaron Burmeister was the first out of the checkpoint. Both are running with 12 dogs as they enter the last 170 miles of the race. leading the charge to Koyuk.
Iditarod Mushers Consider All Their Options As They Head Up The Coast
Iditarod teams began the final push up the Bering Sea Coast Sunday night. Everything from the condition of the dogs, to the weather can change dramatically and quickly on the sea ice, and that has mushers scrutinizing their own decisions and those made by their fellow competitors.
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Dallas Seavey Leading The Way To Shaktoolik
After a quick 5 minute stop in Unalakleet, reigning Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey took the lead and is on the way to Shaktoolik.
As They Leave Kaltag, Mushers Say The Real Racing Is Yet To Come
Iditarod teams are making their way for the Bering Sea Coast, after days of travel along the frozen Yukon River and through the Interior’s boreal forest.
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Iditarod Mushers Continue to Gamble with Rest, Long Runs and Extreme Cold
According to the Iditarod race rules, teams have to rest for 24 hours somewhere along the trail. They also have to take an eight-hour mandatory rest before they leave the Yukon River and again near the end of the race.
Medicaid Reform Bill Introduced In Alaska Senate
A Medicaid reform bill has been filed in the Alaska Senate. Many Republican legislators have said reform of the state’s low-income health care program must happen before they accept federal dollars to expand it.
House Passes Leaner Operating Budget
Every state agency saw its non-formula funding reduced compared to the previous budget. The Departments of Commerce, Education, and Military and Veterans Affairs took the greatest hits, with funding cut by roughly a third each.
Board of Game Says No to Denali Buffer Zone
The Alaska Board of Game has turned down an emergency petition to re-establish a buffer zone to protect Denali National Park area wolves. Meeting on Friday in Anchorage, the board voted unanimously to reject the petition from the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, the National Parks Conservation Association, Denali Citizens Council and several individuals, to create a no kill zone on state lands along the northeastern edge of the Park near Healy.
Worker Killed at Port of Anchorage
A worker was killed at the Port of Anchorage earlier today while handling military equipment. Lindsey Whitt is the head of the External Affairs for the Port, and says this morning's incident involved cargo shipping to the 1st Stryker Brigade in Fairbanks.
Gray Named Bethel DA
Alaska’s attorney general has named the Fairbanks district attorney as Bethel’s new district attorney. J. Michael Gray will begin in Bethel April 1 and will replace June Stein, who was fired last month.
New Route Makes Some Mushers Feel Like Rookies
This year’s race reroute has left even the most seasoned of Iditarod mushers feeling like rookies. Race leaders won’t start to appear until after teams complete their mandatory layovers and make up their start time differentials.
Women’s Hall of Fame Inducts New Members
The annual spring ritual of honoring women who have helped shaped Alaska, took place last weekend in Anchorage. The Alaska Women's Hall of Fame holds their induction ceremony in the Wilda Marston theater at the Loussac Library. Every year, women, some well known and others not, are honored for their contributions to the state. This year's 13 inductees ranged from one of the first female USGS geologists, who at one point worked on a top secret federal program-- to women who had achievements in musical artistry and activism and others who championed conservation and science education.
“One Hot Mess” Gets National Attention
There are a bazillion blogs these days but what does it take to write one people will actually read? Juneau writer Libby Bakalar has figured out the formula with her blog “One Hot Mess.” Bakalar mixes it up when she writes- using humor, self-deprecation, social media and even a Stephen Colbert-like character to connect with her audience. Her most-read post, titled “Alaska Airlines-to-English Dictionary,” received more than 8,000 hits, and the blog is getting national attention too. Boston’s Women in Comedy Festival has asked Bakalar to submit to their blog.
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49 Voices: Tom James Greg Tomaganuk of Scammon Bay
Now it's time for 49 voices. This week we will hear from a high school student from the western Alaska village of Scammon Bay. Tom James Greg Tomaganuk is from Scammon Bay. He was in Anchorage recently for the Academic Decathalon. 49 voices is AK's attempt to put every Alaskan on the radio.
Alaska News Nightly: March 13, 2015
House Passes Leaner Budget; Board Says No to Denali Buffer Zone; Worker Killed At Port; Three Advance in VPSO Program; Gray Named Bethel DA: New Route Makes Some Mushers Feel Like Rookies; Women's Hall of Fame Inducts New Members; AK: Blogger LIbby Bakalar
Three Advance in Pilot Project to Arm VPSOs
Three Village Public Safety Officers have been selected to advance in the VPSO Arming Pilot Project with training this month in Sitka. 21 VPSOs initially showed interest in taking part. There were seven earlier this year still in the process.
Governor Bill Walker And The Alaska State Budget
Governor Bill Walker and legislators need to work together to bring down state spending and raise new revenue. The Governor wants to expand Medicaid, beef up the instate gasline proposal and halt spending on several large infrastructure projects. Some Lawmakers are pushing back. How will they compromise?
APRN: Tuesday, 3/17 at 10:00am
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River Running, Good Dog Care Allows Iditarod Mushers To Keep Larger Teams Later In The Race
Mushers are allowed to start the Iditarod with a maximum of 16 dogs. More than a third of way into the race, many teams are still that large because of a combination of easy-going river miles, good dog care and support from fellow mushers.
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