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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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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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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Charges Filed Against Bethel Man Shot in Altercation with Police
The state has filed charges against the 31-year-old Bethel man who was shot after he wielded a baseball bat in a fight with Bethel Police.
Talk of Closing Kodiak Launch Is Premature, Exec Says
In the aftermath of yesterday morning’s rocket explosion at the Kodiak Launch Complex, calls for the facility’s closure have resumed.
Lower Kuskokwim Schools: New Leaders, New Changes
Students returned to classes recently across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Lower Kuskokwim School District Superintendent Jacob Jensen says change is on the horizon for the district with the largest number of rural students in the state.
Scientists Check Up On Nuc Site Rattled By Summer Quake
A team of scientists is descending on a former nuclear test site in the Aleutians on Monday to search for damage from a massive earthquake.
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Experimental Rocket Explodes After Launch in Kodiak
A rocket carrying an experimental Army strike weapon exploded seconds after take off from the Kodiak Launch Complex at about 12:25 a.m. Monday morning. Witnesses report the rocket lifted off, but soon nosed down and either self-destructed or hit the ground and exploded.
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Female Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Mat-Su Facility
A female inmate died Monday morning at the Mat Su Pre-Trial Facility in Palmer; 37-year-old Tischa Rochdi was found unresponsive in her cell around 6:30 this morning, according to the state Department of Corrections.
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4 Injured In Brooks Range Plane Crash
A pilot and passengers were were hurt in a plane crash in the Brooks Range on Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board Alaska Region chief Clint Johnson says the single engine Navion, operated by Kirst Aviation of Fairbanks went down in Atigun Pass, near mile 244 of the Dalton Highway.
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Dems’ Gubernatorial Nominee Makes Juneau Campaign Stop
About 60 people attended a rainy campaign rally on the steps of the Capitol building for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott on Sunday.
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Alaska Seafood Industry Asks For Retaliatory Ban on Russian Imports
It’s been two weeks since Russia banned imports of American food products into its country. Now, Alaska’s seafood industry is asking the U.S. government to strike back.
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Alaska Serial Killer Robert Hansen Dies at 75
Convicted Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen, who hunted down women in the Alaska wilderness in the 1970s as Anchorage boomed with construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, died Thursday. He was 75.
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Anchorage Attorney Hired in Cases Against Bethel Police
Interim Bethel city manager Greg Moyer confirms the city has hired Anchorage law firm Ingaldson, Maassen & Fitzgerald to represent the city in cases involving allegations of police brutality and an officer-involved shooting.
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Ice Bucket Challenge Splashes Into Petersburg
If you’ve spent any time on social media this summer, you’ve probably come across Youtube videos of the Ice Bucket Challenge. It’s a fundraising effort for ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Now, the viral sensation is popping up in communities around Alaska. In Petersburg, the term “ice bucket” is taken very literally.
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Report: Alaskans Aren’t All That Healthy
According to the recently released “Healthy Alaskans 2020,” - an assessment and strategic plan issued every decade, Alaskans aren’t all that healthy. A 15-page overview of Alaskans’ health status as of 2012 shows Alaskans are not doing as well as people in the U.S. overall in every category.
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Yup’ik Voters Give Ballot Translation Mixed Reviews
Alaska Native voters in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Western Alaska give the Yup’ik language primary ballot translations mixed reviews. All eight of the Yup’ik voters that KYUK talked with said they needed help understanding what they were voting on.
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Peninsula Women Swim Across Kachemak Bay
Early this past Sunday morning three Homer women joined the short list of athletes to successfully swim across Kachemak Bay.
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Sullivan Wins, Snubs Election Central Celebration; Treadwell Concedes
Dan Sullivan took 40 percent of the vote, handily beating Joe Miller and Mead Treadwell to win the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Sullivan, though, wouldn’t talk to reporters and didn’t come to Election Central at the Egan Convention Center, as winning candidates usually do.
Dan Sullivan Wins GOP Bid; Results In for Other Races
Former Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. He will run against incumbent Democrat Mark Begich who easily won renomination Tuesday. Sullivan took 40 percent of the vote, 8 points ahead of Fairbanks Attorney Joe Miller. Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell finished third with about 25 percent of the vote.
Dan Sullivan: 40.05%
Mead Treadwell: 24.91%
Joe Miller: 32.02%