Forager’s Delight: Blueberry Cornmeal Skillet Cake
I have a massive issue when it comes to foraging. Some would call it my gift. Others (like my berry-picking friends) would call it my curse. You see, deep in the incomprehensible double-helix thingy of my DNA structure, I have an unmistakable gene for hunting and gathering. I love it. Alaska Mayors Group Rallies Against Pot
The Alaska Conference of Mayors has come out against a ballot initiative that would regulate marijuana like alcohol.
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Mom, Tot Injured In ATV Hit-And-Run
A Mountain Village woman was arrested Wednesday after driving an ATV into a woman pushing a toddler in a stroller.
Commercial Fishing Winds Down In Lower Cook Inlet
The season is wrapping up in the Southern, Outer, and Kamishak Bay districts. Sockeye returns were not very consistent over the lower Cook Inlet, but pinks did well overall, a Fish and Game biologist says.
Meeting in Nome Attempts to Elucidate Arctic Policy Goals
The Alaska Arctic Commission has been working for more than a year and a half to write the state’s first comprehensive arctic policy—a policy the commission hopes will lay out not just Alaska’s future, but America’s future, in the arctic. But with priorities ranging from international to extremely local, Tuesday's meeting in Nome saw lawmakers, researchers, and coastal representatives still working out just what that policy will be.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 27, 2014
Meeting in Nome Attempts to Elucidate Arctic Policy Goals; Libertarian Senate Candidate To Withdraw, Leaving One Walker On Ballot; Judges Weigh Yup'ik Religious Appeal; DOT To Commence Herbicide Spraying In Southeast; Post-Ferguson, APD Stands By Civil Unrest Preparation Plans; Charges Filed In Haines Bear Shootings; Celebrating Recovery From Alcohol and Drug Addiction
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Celebrating Recovery From Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Alcohol and drug abuse cost Alaska’s economy more than $1 billion every year. Shame and stigma can make it difficult to get help for substance abuse. But a group of Juneau residents is out to change that. They organized last weekend’s Recovery Fest to celebrate those seeking to overcome addiction.
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Libertarian Senate Candidate To Withdraw, Leaving One Walker On Ballot
There won't be two Walkers on the November ballot after all. Thom Walker, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate, announced he was dropping out of the race via Facebook on Wednesday.
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Charges Filed In Haines Bear Shootings
Charges were filed against two Haines men for the shooting brown bears recently in cases that highlight the challenges of bear and humans coexisting.
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Judges Weigh Yup’ik Religious Appeal
Three judges with the Alaska Court of appeals are now weighing whether Yup’ik Fishermen, who targeted Chinook or king Salmon during a closure on the Kuskokwim River in 2012, were wrongfully convicted. Their attorney based their defense on a 1970s moose-hunting case. The fishermen say state fisheries managers interfered with their religious rights and they want new regulations to insure it won’t happen again.
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DOT To Commence Herbicide Spraying In Southeast
The Alaska Department of Transportation plans to spray herbicides on Prince of Wales Island. It will be the first time the DOT has applied herbicides in southeast Alaska since the state eliminated public review requirements in 2013. This has some community members and environmental groups worried about chemicals leaching into nearby habitat.
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Post-Ferguson, APD stands by civil unrest preparation plans
The Anchorage Police Department says they are ready if civil unrest breaks out in Alaska's largest city, like it did in Ferguson, Missouri earlier this month. But their main tactic is being as transparent and open as possible so that riots don't happen in the first place.
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Attorney: Yup’ik Fishermen Wrongfully Convicted
Attorneys argued before the Alaska Court of Appeals in downtown Anchorage today about whether Yup’ik fishermen, who fished for Chinook or king Salmon during a closure on the Kuskokwim River in 2012, were wrongfully convicted.
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Ad Alleges Begich Shortchanges His Female Staff – Is It True?
An ad running against Sen. Mark Begich attacks him on his support for women – exactly where he proclaims his strength. The ad, by Crossroads GPS, says he favors men when it comes to setting salaries for his Senate staff.
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More Than A Win, Constitution Party Candidates Want Ballot Access
If gubernatorial candidate J.R. Myers can secure three percent of the vote, the Constitution Party will get formal recognition from the Division of Elections.
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Alaska Seeks Continued Involvement In BC Mine Review
The state of Alaska is requesting to be involved with Canadian approval of a proposed copper and gold mine across the border in British Columbia. State commissioners of three departments submitted comments on Seabridge Gold’s Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell or KSM mine this month.
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Tlingit-Haida and State Sign Agreement to Improve Relationship
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and the State of Alaska signed a Memorandum of Agreement yesterday signifying a new level of communication and cooperation.
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Giant Pumpkin Tips the Scales
The winner in this year's Alaska State Fair giant pumpkin weigh-off tips the scales, but doesn't break the record.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 26, 2014
Attorney: Yup'ik Fishermen Wrongfully Convicted; Ad Knocks Begich's Stance On Women, Noting Staff Pay; More Than A Win, Constitution Party Candidates Want Ballot Access; Alaska Seeks Continued Involvement In BC Mine Review; Five Conservation Groups File Suit To Stop POW Timber Project; Tlingit-Haida and State Sign On to Improve Relations; 'Never Alone': Using Video Games For Cultural Learning; State Fair Pumpkin King Misses Record By 3 Pounds
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Five Conservation Groups File Lawsuit To Stop POW Timber Project
Five more conservation groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Tuesday in hopes of stopping the Big Thorne timber project on Prince of Wales Island.
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