Bill Walker To Run For Governor
Next year’s election season is already heating up, with Republican Bill Walker announcing today that he will again run for Governor, as he did in 2010.
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Ruling Favors One Of ‘Fairbanks 4’
The Alaska Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could lead to a new trial for one of the Fairbanks Four. The high court turned down a state appeal of a decision allowing Eugene Vent a hearing to argue his attorney did not adequately represent him during his murder trial. Vent and three other local men are serving multi decade prison sentences for the 1997 beating death of Fairbanks teenager John Hartman on a downtown street.
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Spring Whaling Begins In Arctic
Despite the lingering effects of winter, spring whaling has begun in Arctic Alaska and seal hunters are also heading to the coast from Chevak in the Southwest part of the state. Grace Levettte with the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission in Barrow confirmed today that whaling crews on St Lawrence Island have landed a total of three bowheads so far – two for Gambell and one for Savoonga.
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Students At Alaska Pacific University Research Big Fisheries Questions
There are more questions than answers about the problems facing fisheries in Cook Inlet. And scientists working on those problems are chronically short on time and funding. But a new fisheries program at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage has students tackling some important research questions. And it isn't just graduate students doing the work, under grads are getting their feet wet doing real science too.
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Native Youth Olympics Kick Off In Anchorage
The Native Youth Olympics got underway Thursday in Anchorage. More than 600 student athletes are gathered at the city’s Dena’ina Convention Center for three days of competition in games that showcase Alaska Native traditions, skills and teamwork.
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Juneau Reaches Out To Nearby Communities, Neighbor To Neighbor
The borough assemblies from Haines, Skagway and Juneau will meet Friday afternoon in the Skagway Assembly Chambers for what’s being billed as “The Northern Lynn Canal Neighbors Summit.”
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Sitka Library Receives Heartfelt Donation
Kettleson Library in Sitka has been planning an expansion project for the past decade, using a combination of public and private funding. On Saturday, the library staff announced a big boost to that cause.
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Kenny Petrini Representing Alaska In National Geographic Bee Finals
On May 20-22, 54 students across the US will assemble and compete in the 25th Annual National Geographic Bee in Washington D.C. Each year thousands students across the nation compete to win an opportunity to represent their state in the national championship. APRN intern Alex Duerre interviewed Alaska's State Champion and has this report.
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Airstrip Plan Irks Chase Residents
Residents in the Chase area say plans to bulldoze a trail to enable heavy construction in relation to the Susitna - Watana dam needs a lot more scrutiny. A local lodge-owner wants to build an airstrip in a remote area to prepare for the arrival of the dam project's science and environmental crews --- but getting the big caterpillars into the site could be the first challenge.
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Last Week in My Yard
This time of year in Alaska is all about transitions. Transitioning from winter to spring, from white to green, from dark to light. The weather has warmed slightly, but the air still contains the hard smack of winter.
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Service: When Women Come Marching Home
Service: When WOMEN Come Marching Home 3 minute promo from Rock Stotter on Vimeo.
A look at female military veterans as they struggle with PTSD, sexual assault and inadequate medical care. TV: Thursday, April 25 @ 8:00 p.m.Work To Move Forward On Susitna-Watana Dam
Work on the Susitna-Watana dam will go forward this summer, according to a spokesperson for the state agency tasked with the project.
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Anchorage School District Dissolves Girls Hockey Program
The Anchorage School District has opted to dissolve its girls hockey program after 10 years, citing low participation numbers as the primary reason.
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Greenpeace Searching For Arctic Whistleblowers
Greenpeace is trying to coax would-be whistleblowers to come out against the Arctic oil companies they work for. The environmental group launches a website today called Arctic Truth.
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Alaska Villages Cope With Treated-Water Shortages
Two Native villages on Alaska’s western coast are coping with shortages of treated water brought on by failures of their supply transmission pipelines.
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Senators Dine with President, Enjoy Alaska’s Finest
It turns out, a sitting U.S. Senator can't simply bring home-state halibut into the White House.
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Autopsy Leaves Unanswered Questions In Fairbanks Man’s Death
An autopsy report confirms a Fairbanks man found on fire in a downtown Post Office died of burn injuries, but does not explain the origin of the flames that killed Johnny Wallis.
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Students ‘Resilient’ In The Fight Against Meth
Students at Sitka’s alternative high school have decided to confront the methamphetamine problem head on, and they’re encouraging the rest of the community to join them at an event in early May.
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First Cruisers Of Season Find Kodiak ‘Courteous’
Cruise ship season has officially kicked off in Kodiak. The Crystal Symphony called on Alaska’s emerald isle early yesterday morning, and brought with it 480 passengers and 550 crew members. Despite the rain, hundreds of tourists were able to explore the downtown area. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs caught up with some of them and filed this report.
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Audio Postcard: Ninja Captures Mooing Rhinos
Alexis Will, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, calls herself a “Ninja of the Night,” but it has nothing to do with martial arts.
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