Alaska’s Top Secret Cold War History
Those stories grandpa told of being a secret government spy after the Second World War may be true. Secret documents now made public reveal that Alaskan bush pilots and other civilians were recruited by intelligence agencies to be spies in the event of a Russian invasion. We’ll hear more about Alaska’s secret Cold War history on the next Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00am
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General Katkus Resigns As Report Details Guard’s Failure In Addressing Sexual Assault
An investigation released Thursday details a long list of failures in how the Alaska National Guard handles reports of sexual assault and other matters. In response to the findings, Governor Sean Parnell asked for the resignation of National Guard Major General Thomas Katkus, effective immediately.
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Dems Ask Maryland to Investigate Sullivan Tax Breaks
Maryland tax authorities said this week they’ll investigate whether Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan improperly benefited from tax breaks intended for Maryland residents for a house he owned in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
As it turns out, Sullivan’s history of voting in Alaska elections may cost him.
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Seward Coal Dumping Case Referred Back To Lower Court
Ongoing case against coal pollution in Seward thrown back to lower court by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Three judges of the Ninth Circuit met in Anchorage in August.
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Archaeological Dig Near Quinhagak Provides a Look Into Ancient Yup’ik Culture
At the site of an ancient village near Quinhagak, Archeologists race against erosion to uncover Yup’ik artifacts. What they find not only provides a look into the daily lives of Yupi’k ancestors, but also sheds light on a brutal period in the region’s history.
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YWCA aims to close gender pay gap by 2025
Women in Alaska earn significantly less than men, and the YWCA is setting out to change that. Their new initiative aims to close the wage gap by 2025. One of the solutions may be simple--encourage more women to join the trades.
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California Company Pitches LNG Project At Port MacKenzie
A California energy company is exploring constructing a liquified natural gas plant at Port MacKenzie to supply gas to interior Alaska and the railbelt. WesPac representatives outlined the plan to the Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly last week.
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Interior Earthquake Monitor Ramps Up
Seismologists are ramping up efforts to monitor the region where a major Interior earthquake occurred. The area was already targeted for research.
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Alaska News Nightly: September 4, 2014
General Katkus Resigns As Report Details Guard’s Failure In Addressing Sexual Assault; Dems Ask Maryland to Investigate Sullivan Tax Breaks; Seward Coal Dumping Case Referred Back To Lower Court; Archaeological Dig Near Quinhagak Provides a Look Into Ancient Yup’ik Culture; YWCA aims to close gender pay gap by 2025; California Company Exploring Port MacKenzie’s LNG Possibilities; Interior Earthquake Monitor Ramps Up; LKSD Moves Forward On Student-Based Health Center
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LKSD Moves Forward On Student-Based Health Center
The Lower Kuskokwim School District is moving forward on a school-based health center for students in Bethel.
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Bethel Man Shot by Officer Arrested in Anchorage
A man shot in Bethel last month during an altercation with police was arrested Wednesday by Alaska State Troopers after being released from the hospital in Anchorage.
Invasive Elodea Found In Valley
Elodea, the waterway clogging invasive plant, has been identified for the first time in a Matanuska-Susitna Borough lake.
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“Partial Ruling” Against State In Alaska Native Language Ballot Case
A federal district court judge has sided with plaintiffs who say the state is not doing enough to help non-English-speaking voters. A "partial decision" Wednesday in a case against the state division of elections is aimed at protecting the voting rights of Alaska Natives.
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Alaska Natives Wait… And Wait, For Health Law Exemption
Most Americans are supposed to have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. But up to 50,000 Alaska Natives and American Indians in Alaska are excused from the requirement. They have to apply for that lifetime exemption though. And the federal government is mishandling many of those applications.
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Alaska News Nightly: September 3, 2014
Court's Says State Needs To Provide Assistance To Yup'ik, Gwich'in Speaking Voters; Alaska Natives Wait... And Wait, For Health Law Exemption; Politifact Rates Begich Ad "Pants on Fire"; Initiative Revives Air Regulation Debate; Only Arkansas Has Slower Internet Than Alaska; New UAS Dorm Provides Housing for About 100 Freshmen; Not My Town! ‘Grizzly Trade’ Ambles Through Places, Personalities of Southeast
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Politifact Rates Begich Ad “Pants on Fire”
The fallout continues after U.S. Sen. Mark Begich aired a campaign ad blaming his opponent for a sentencing error that freed a sex offender now charged in a double homicide.
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Initiative Revives Air Regulation Debate
Sides are lining out their positions is the long running battle over who should be in charge of cleaning up Fairbanks air. A twice passed citizen initiative, which bans the North Star Borough from regulating wood and coal burning stoves and boilers, is up for renewal in next month’s municipal election.
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Only Arkansas Has Slower Internet Than Alaska
Alaska’s internet speeds are up 33 percent from last year, but we’re only up one spot ahead of Arkansas for the slowest internet in the country, according to a pending study.
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New UAS Dorm Provides Housing for About 100 Freshmen
Classes for the fall semester started Tuesday at University of Alaska Southeast. More than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students are currently enrolled at the university’s Juneau campus. About a hundred freshmen have settled into campus life at UAS’s new residence hall. The $14.3 million facility opened at the end of August.
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Not My Town! ‘Grizzly Trade’ Ambles Through Places, Personalities of Southeast
It’s got a Vietnam vet with a big heart and anger management problems, a small-town newspaper reporter, and a hippie radio station. Throw in some meth-fuelled wildlife crime and a few cruise ships and you have the makings of an adventure mystery set in Southeast Alaska. Dale Brandenburger is a former biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game who’s combined decades of journaling and a knack for storytelling into a new novel called Grizzly Trade.
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