Palin Makes First Public Appearance Since Her Announcement
Sarah Palin returned to work as Alaska's governor today in Kotzebue. She visited the arctic community to sign a bill aimed at strengthening the...
Anchorage state House recount doesn’t change outcome, as Republican incumbent McKay keeps lead
Anchorage Republican incumbent Rep. Tom McKay still led Democratic challenger Denny Wells, after results were announced Thursday afternoon.
Plans to build Juneau’s fifth cruise ship dock can move forward after appeal attempt fails
The Juneau Assembly has sided with a state ruling that the project can legally move forward, despite concerns raised by an activist.
Anchorage anti-discrimination ordinance up for revision
Public testimony is closed on a controversial Anchorage ordinance that could extend legal protections to residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. But the measure's final form isn't yet clear.
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Dutch Harbor ranks as nation’s top port for 20th consecutive year
For the 20th year in a row, Dutch Harbor has been recognized as the largest fishing port in America. Listen now
After 30 years, Raven Shark pole back in Sitka
The totem pole is an icon of the Pacific Northwest. The carved art form showcases clan stories and family crests in museums around the world. After more than 30 years in the Anchorage Museum, a century-old pole from Southeast has made it back to Sitka, where curators are prepping a permanent home. Listen now
As Budgets Shrink, State Eyes Cuts to Film Incentives
For the last seven years, Alaska’s offered financial incentives to draw filmmakers and TV crews to the state. But as lawmakers scramble to fill a widening gap in the budget, Alaska’s film tax credit program is on the chopping block.
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Investigators Struggle To Connect The Dots In Keyes Killing Spree
Last month, a suspected serial killer from Washington state killed himself in a jail cell in Anchorage. Israel Keyes’ suicide abruptly halted progress into uncovering one of the widest-ranging serial killing sprees in the U.S. Now, the FBI is trying to piece together exactly what he did. As Jessica Robinson of the Northwest News Network reports, investigators are struggling to connect seemingly random dots that they hope will lead them to other victims.
Alaska Miners Association to protest BLM plan for Eastern Interio
The Alaska Miners Association will protest a proposed Bureau of Land Management plan for the Eastern Interior. The recently released plan covering 6.5 million acres includes environmental protections that would ban new mining on over a million federal acres, including 2 areas in the mineral rich Forty Mile region. Listen now
Fairbanks police say alcohol was a factor in accidental shooting death
Alcohol was a factor in an accidental shooting that took the life of Ft. Wainwright based soldier over the weekend. Fairbanks Police Detective Scott Adams says 25-year-old Stryker Brigade Sergeant Nathan Michael Higginbotham had been consuming alcohol prior to the early Sunday incident.
Alaska aims to be first state receiving federal Medicaid funding as a block grant
Gov. Mike Dunleavy told President Donald Trump in a letter dated March 1 that top federal Medicaid official Seema Verma has urged Alaska to be the first state to receive Medicaid dollars as a block grant.
Before Releasing Budget Details, Walker Warns Of Layoffs
The new proposal is expected to include another $100 million in reductions to the operating budget, with cuts to 300 jobs.
Sitka homeowners appeal new flood map lines
Sitka has been involved with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981. That qualifies homeowners for flood insurance, at the discretion of their lender, so long as the city maps out which areas are prone to flooding. With the appeal period for Sitka’s new maps now closed, both the city and a handful of citizens are contesting newly drawn flood lines. Listen now
State Opens More of the Taylor Highway
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The state re-opened the Taylor Highway from Chicken to the Top of the World Junction this morning following another...
Deadline Passes on Filing Abuse Claims
The deadline for filing sex abuse claims against the bankrupt Society of Jesus Northwest province has passed. The Oregon based Jesuits provided clergy...
Little will run Yukon quest despite losing four dogs in accident
Kasilof musher Jon Little says a training accident that killed some of his top dogs will not stop him from running the Yukon Quest. ...
Latest oil-tax proposal takes on water
A new revenue analysis of the House Oil and Gas Committee’s oil tax bill that appeared over the weekend shows the state would take...
Wasilla’s VA Clinic Operating Without Doctors
The Veterans Affairs clinic in Wasilla is without doctors, after the three physicians working under contract over the summer decided not to renew those.
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Tax credits reduced for oil and gas companies
The House Resources Committee unveiled its version of an overhaul of the state’s oil and gas tax credits. Download Audio
Game Board Approves Interior Bear Baiting Expansion
The Board of Game has made changes to expand bear baiting in the interior. Bear baiting programs have primarily focused on black bears, but Fish and Game spokeswoman Cathie Harms says the board approved proposals that would allow hunters to kill grizzly bears at bait stations in game management units 20C, southwest of Fairbanks and 21 D near Galena.