Helicopter Service To Diomede Halted Amid Contract Snag
Transportation to one of Alaska’s most remote communities has stopped, because of a contract delay that’s tying up funds.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 5, 2018
How will the next governor affect Permanent Fund Dividends?; Young and Galvin soldier through the last days of the election; As Alaska’s elections come down to wire, ads test limits of campaign finance laws; Meyer, Call bring different backgrounds as lieutenant governor candidates; Absentee, other ballots could leave Alaska governor’s race undecided Tuesday; Controversial ruling brings attention to judges on the ballot; Marijuana industry backing cannabis-friendly candidates, favors Kawasaki over Kelly Listen now
Health Care Legislation Heading To Supreme Court
This Friday marks the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act- President Obama’s health care overall. Its birthday present will be a trip to the Supreme Court next week. Justices will hear arguments on whether two aspects of the law are constitutional- the individual mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance and the Medicaid expansion. Alaska is one of 26 states suing to overturn the law. But the state has also benefited from the Affordable Care Act.
Alaskan Cross Country Skiers Race Well at Nationals
The National Cross Country Ski Championships wrapped up in Fairbanks last weekend. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, the 4 race series culminated in long...
Homer To Sue Grant Aviation Over Unpaid Rent
Five months after the company suddenly pulled its operations out of the southern Kenai Peninsula, Grant Aviation is facing a lawsuit from the City of Homer. Grant owes the city about $20,000 in unpaid bills.
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Who Do Voters Trust For Election-Related Information?
The elections are finally over, although in Alaska, there is still uncertainty over the U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial race outcomes. Those race results will not be clear until more than 20,000 early, absentee and questioned ballots are counted next week.
KSKA: Friday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 8 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, February 23, 2023
The ACLU alleges the state isn't respecting early release dates for prisoner programs. The potential fallout from a lawsuit over access to abortion pills. Plus local communities want their voices heard when it comes to Arctic military expansion.
Tug Grounds on Bligh Reef
A tugboat ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound last night and ripped a hole in its keel, spilling diesel fuel. Crowley...
Alaska News Nightly: January 2, 2012
Russian Tanker Renda Arriving In Dutch Harbor, Kivalina Residents To Vote On New School Location, Body Found On Beach West Of Nome, Southeast Charter Halibut Size Limit May Be Eased, Groups Push For Reconsideration Of Trident Seafoods Settlement Terms, Ocean Beauty To Keep Petersburg Plant Open, State Releases 2012 Forecast For Taku River Chinook, Denali National Park Lowering Entry Fee, New Online Tool Throws ‘Career Ladder’ Idea Out The Window
Glacier Bay National Park acquires ancestral site of Hoonah’s Tlingit
The park service is promising "forever" access to the tribe.
Jeff King rolls into Yukon River checkpoint of Ruby
Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King has arrived at the Yukon River checkpoint of Ruby. He pulled in just after 1:00 Thursday afternoon. He told...
Biden picks Anchorage attorney to serve as U.S. attorney for Alaska
S. Lane Tucker is an attorney in the Anchorage office of the law firm Stoel Rives LLP.
Anchorage apartment fire kills 1, displaces dozens
A Wednesday evening fire at an apartment complex in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood left one person dead and displaced everyone else living there overnight, firefighters say.
In ‘Muzzled,’ Williams Tells His Side Of The Story
The journalist Juan Williams is out with a new book this week. In it, he makes the case that his acrimonious termination last fall by NPR is part of a larger and ominous pattern of suppressing undesired voices.
Alaska’s warming waters could slow coral growth, impacting fish
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said warming ocean temperatures, due to climate change, could slow the growth of some Alaska coral. In a study released Thursday, scientists warned about the potential impact to fish, which take refuge in thickets of coral. Listen now
Got quake damage? Officials outline next steps for claims
As residents in southcentral Alaska clean up damage from last week's earthquake, government officials have one major request: take notes.
Local artist appears in court in connection with anti-trans notes left around Juneau
Mitchell Watley is widely known as the illustrator of the popular Alaska children’s book “I Would Tuck You In.”
Congressional Deal Allows FAA Employees to Return from Furlough
Furloughed workers are breathing a sigh of relief after Congress threw together a bipartisan deal today to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding.
UAA to house Ted Stevens papers
The collection fills 4,800 boxes, not counting a warehouse full of memorabilia.
First Legislature corruption trial reaches jury selection phase
Jury selection began today in the federal trial of former Anchorage state Representative Tom Anderson -- the first case to come to trial in...