Yukon Fishermen Prepare For Summer Of Conservation
Fishers on the Kuskokwim River are expecting unprecedented restrictions to bring more king salmon to spawning grounds. On the Yukon River, fisherman can expect a similar set of restrictions.
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Some Southeast Chinook Runs Expected To Be Strong
King Salmon are expected to be plentiful in parts of Southeast Alaska this summer.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game this month announced a king salmon harvest quota allowed under the Pacific Salmon Treaty and based on the forecasts of Chinook returning to rivers and streams on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and Canada.
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MEA Official Accuses Anchorage Assembly Of Misusing City Funds
A Matanuska Electric Association official charges that the Anchorage Municipal Assembly is spending city funds on private interests. Joe Griffith, MEA’s executive director, has contacted Anchorage officials with concerns that city money is being spent on one Assemblyman’s legal fight against a power station upgrade.
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Haines Residents Pursue Railroad Link
Some residents in Haines are pursing the dream of a railroad that may one day link the community to Interior Alaska, Yukon mines and to a future port facility. The state and other stakeholders aren’t dismissing the idea outright.
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Group Uses National Water Dance To Raise Compassion
A small group of people gathered Saturday in Anchorage to use art to make change. The National Water Dance was an effort to use the art of human movement to generate compassion for the nation’s streams, lakes and oceans.
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Confessions of a Book Addict & Moose The Movie
Popular “Tundra” cartoonist Chad Carpenter is going to be at the Loussac Library to talk about cartooning and about his latest project: “Moose,” a creepy and funny, family film.
And, oh yeah, it’s important to know this film is NOT animated – it is live action.
Read more. Inmate Found Dead At Eagle River Women’s Jail
A 24-year-old inmate at a women’s prison has been found dead in her cell.
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John Luther Adams Wins Pulitzer For ‘Become Ocean’
Former Fairbanks resident John Luther Adams has won a Pulitzer Prize for his composition “Become Ocean.”
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The 7.5 Million Obamacare Number Only Part Of The Story
Want to know how many people have signed up for private insurance under Obamacare? Like the law itself, the answer is complicated. The administration is tracking the number of plans purchased on healthcare.gov and on the state exchanges. But the federal government isn’t counting the number of people buying plans directly from insurance carriers.
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HB23 Would Allow Public Financing Of KABATA
With a 16-4 vote on Saturday, the state Senate approved House Bill 23, allowing public financing of the Knik Arm Crossing. The approval moves the $892 million project forward by updating the project’s financial model. The bill allows funding for the bridge to come from three public entities: one third from bonds, one third from National Highway System funds, and the final third from federal loans.
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Museum Experts Sift Through The Arctic’s Second Largest Butterfly Collection
It will be a few months before butterflies flit through the air in Interior Alaska, but the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska Fairbanks was recently filled with them.
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YK Delta Residents Speak On Possible King Salmon Fishery Closure
Facing the possibility of a total closure of the King salmon fishery this summer and new dip-net openings, people from the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta are speaking up on all sides of the issue.
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Jeff King Wins Kobuk 440
Jeff King is the winner in this year’s Kobuk 440. King crossed the finish line at 12:12 am Sunday morning, followed by Tony Browning and Hugh Neff.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 14, 2014
Inmate Found Dead At Eagle River Women's Jail; Legislature Passes Bill Limiting Medicaid Payments For Abortion; House Passes Minimum Wage Bill, As Initiative Sponsors Cry Foul; NTSB Advances Investigation Into Fatal Training Flight Crash; John Luther Adams Wins Pulitzer For ‘Become Ocean’; How Many People Have Signed Up Insurance Under Obamacare?; Museum Experts Sift Through The Arctic’s Largest Butterfly Collection; HB23 Would Allow Public Financing Of KABATA; YK Delta Residents Speak On Possible King Salmon Fishery Closure; Jeff King Wins Kobuk 440
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NTSB Advances Investigation Into Fatal Training Flight Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has finished its on-scene investigation into the crash that killed two Hageland Aviation pilots Tuesday. Derrick Cedars of Bethel and Greggory McGee from Anchorage died in Tuesday’s crash.
‘Erin’s Law’ Passes Alaska Senate
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed Erin’s Law this morning. The law provides age-appropriate sexual abuse education to children in public schools.
POW, Metlakatla Schools Awarded Tech Grants
Hydaburg and Annette Island school districts were among three Alaska Native groups that received advanced telecommunications technology grants through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development office.
Sitka Tribe Names New General Manager
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has hired a new general manager. Lawrence SpottedBird, currently of Washington State, will start work on Monday.
Legislature Votes To Create Dr. Walter Soboleff Day In Alaska
The Alaska Legislature has finalized work on a bill that would name November 14th as Walter Soboleff Day in Alaska. He was a revered Tligit elder and religious leader.
A Trip to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
When driving along Turnagain Arm, you might miss the modest sign for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage Creek.
But if you do manage to find your way into the wildlife center, you’ll find some interesting animals with equally fascinating stories.