Bureau of Vital Statistics Prepares New Marriage License Documents
With same-sex couples applying for marriage licenses across the state, the office that processes those documents made sure new applications were ready to go Monday morning.
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Report Details Rural Health Care Challenges
A new report details the challenges involved in providing health care to rural communities in Alaska.
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Groups Push To Mobilize Alaska Native Voters
Over the last few months, the non-partisan ‘Get Out the Native Vote’ has made a big push to mobilize native voters across the Alaska. Roughly one in five potential voters in the state is Alaska Native. A number of native organizations have signed on to help with the movement.
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Protesters Block Access To BC Mine As It Nears Completion
A nearly-completed British Columbia mine in the Stikine River watershed is expected to begin full production at the end of this month. Meanwhile, protesters blocking access to the controversial Red Chris mine may be forced out Tuesday.
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Gubernatorial Candidates Square Off Over Medicaid Expansion
When Alaskans vote for governor on Nov. 4, they’ll also be deciding the fate of Medicaid expansion in the state. Incumbent Governor Sean Parnell has said he won’t expand the federal health insurance program under the Affordable Care Act. But his opponent, Independent candidate Bill Walker says if elected, he will immediately accept the federal money.
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Sen. Murkowski, Julie Fate Sullivan Bring Senate Campaign To Bethel
Just weeks before the November election, the Sullivan campaign has come to Bethel.
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Judge Sides With Anchorage In Ride-Sharing Lawsuit
A state court judge says ride-sharing company Uber cannot offer transportation for hire in Alaska’s largest city unless it complies with a local ordinance.
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Leaders Gather In Bethel To Discuss Rural, State, Federal Issues
Leaders from around the state gathered in Bethel last week for the 50th Annual Association of Village Council Presidents Convention.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 13, 2014
Same-Sex Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses, State Asks For A Stay; Gubernatorial Candidates Spar Over Same-Sex Marriage Decision; Bureau of Vital Statistics Prepares New Marriage License Documents; Report Details Rural Health Care Challenges; Groups Push To Mobilize Alaska Native Voters; Protesters Block Access To BC Mine As It Nears Completion; Gubernatorial Candidates Square Off Over Medicaid Expansion; Sen. Murkowski, Julie Fate Sullivan Bring Senate Campaign To Bethel; Judge Sides With Anchorage In Ride-Sharing Lawsuit; Leaders Gather In Bethel To Discuss Rural, State, Federal Issues
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Parnell, Walker Tussle Over Appeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Decision
While neither gubernatorial candidate support same-sex marriage, they disagree on whether a recent court decision overturning a ban should be appealed.
Same-Sex Marriage is Legal in Alaska
A federal judge legalized same-sex marriage in Alaska on Sunday. Couples can start applying for licenses immediately and the state will recognize marriages from other states. Governor Sean Parnell said in a press release he will appeal the ruling in order to "defend and uphold the law and the Alaska Constitution."
Judge to rule on same-sex marriage in Alaska “soon”
Same-sex marriage is not legal in Alaska -- yet. The US District Court judge chose not to make a decision today after hearing oral arguments from both the state and a group of couples who are fighting the marriage ban. The arguments were complicated by the recent 9th District Court decision that overturned the same-sex marriage ban in Idaho. Alaska is within the 9th Circuit, so that decision holds here as well.
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Elections Chief: Parties Say What They Want in Voter Pamphlet
The Division of Elections voter pamphlet is arriving in mailboxes across the state. Way in the back is a page that caught some voters by surprise. It’s a negative ad against Sen. Mark Begich.
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Begich Campaign Believes Race Comes Down To Rural Alaska
Just weeks before voters decide the future make up of the U.S. Senate, Bethel residents heard what might be the start of the final push by the incumbent Senator.
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Former Juneau Resident Sets New Pre-Teen Book Series In Alaska
Born and raised in Juneau, writer Katherine Rue used her childhood as fodder for a recently published book for middle school readers.
“Braving the Brontes” is the first in a series that introduces “Carly Keene, Literary Detective” – a Juneau girl whose adventurous spirit allows her to brave time travel, ghosts and Victorian England.
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Upper Valley Residents Remember Barbara Washburn
Recently, Barbara Washburn passed away at the age of 99. She was the first woman to set foot on the summit of Denali, but her legacy in the Talkeetna area has as much to do with who she was as what she did.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 10, 2014
Judge Hears Oral Arguments In Lawsuit Challenging Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Elections Chief: Parties Say What They Want in Voter Pamphlet; Begich Campaign Believes Race Comes Down To Rural Alaska; Legislation Planned To Strengthen Alaska’s Public Records Act; Upper Valley Residents Remember Barbara Washburn; AK: Bodybuilding; 300 Villages: Igiugig
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300 Villages: Igiugig
This week, we're heading to Igiugig, a community of just 69 people on Lake Iliamna. Alexanna Salmon is President of Igiugig Village Council in Igiugig.
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AK: Bodybuilding
The sport is usually associated with steroids, spray tans and bizarrely bulging muscles, but for some competitors in Alaska, drug-free bodybuilding isn't about vanity, it's about therapy.
After 24 years as an Army Ranger and a grueling tour in Afghanistan, Frank Loomis retired, joined the police and started having a mid-life crisis. His solution? Start training with Mr. Alaska. KSKA's Anne Hillman followed Loomis from training to his first masters level competition.
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U.S. Senate Race: Mark Begich
Six years ago, Mark Begich narrowly won his position as a U.S. Senator for Alaska. Now Senator Begich is in a fight to keep that seat with a strong challenge from former Attorney General and DNR Commissioner Dan Sullivan.
APRN: Tuesday, 10/14 at 10:00am
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