Students, Parents Organize to Fight Education Budget Cuts
Students and Parents are mobilizing in Anchorage to fight possible education cuts and legislation that proposes a constitutional amendment allowing public funds to go to private schools.
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Teacher housing teaches life lessons
The school in Nikolai, until recently, had a problem. There was nowhere for the high school teacher to live. So they asked the students to build her a house.
Alaska News Nightly: October 14, 2011
Sealaska Defaults on Part of California Casino Land, Debate Continues Over State Retirement Plan Options, Thousands of PFDs Sent Out in Error, NOAA Scientists Finish Killer Whale Necropsies, ADF&G Issues Warning About Unsafe Hunting in Juneau, AK: Problem Bears, 300 Villages: McCarthy and Goodnews Bay
Seward Highway crash leaves two dead near Girdwood
Two people are dead after a crash over the weekend on the Seward Highway north of Girdwood. Alaska State Troopers responded to the collision just after 7 p.m. Saturday. Download Audio
How developers plan to turn a symbol of Ketchikan’s timber past to a hub for tourism
Private developers want to build a cruise ship dock in Ketchikan’s Ward Cove — one of the clearest examples yet of Ketchikan’s economic transformation from timber to tourism.
‘Boondoggle’: Financial woes may jeopardize proposed Alaska-Canada railroad project
An ambitious plan to build a 1,600-mile railroad that would link the Alaskan and Canadian rail systems is on hold and appears to be in jeopardy.
Late-Senator Ted Stevens Inducted Into US Olympic Hall Of Fame
The late Senator Ted Stevens received a posthumous honor last week when he was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Stevens is credited with leading the congressional effort to pass the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act. It was later re-titled to include his name.
Elders & Youth Conference kicks off in Anchorage
The 32nd annual Elders and Youth conference begins today in Anchorage. Hundreds of Alaska Natives, young and old, will meet over the next two-and-a-half days to learn about and discuss a diverse set of issues. This year’s theme is “Not in our smokehouse!”
Alaska State Trooper from Napaskiak died from apparent self-inflicted injuries
Jerry Evan died in Bethel after over two decades in law enforcement. A spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety called his death an "enormous loss" for the communities he served.
LISTEN: Is it safe to send kids back to school?
As coronavirus cases spike in the U.S., states are in a mad scramble to figure out what to do about kids returning to school in the fall. Is the virus really “low risk” for kids and how easily do they catch and spread it?
Dry Weather Increases Fire Danger for Tongass
The prolonged warm, dry weather enjoyed by Southeast Alaskans so far this summer comes with a price: increased fire danger in the Tongass...
Coast Guard Rescues Two Adrift in Bering Sea
Two men spent 52 hours drifting in the Bering Sea before being rescued by the Coast Guard on Sunday evening. Fifty-year-old Rod Whitehead of...
Darfur divestiture bill likely to return next year
A bill ordering the state to divest its investments in companies doing business in Sudan – while widespread genocide continues in the Darfur region...
Tourism Pros Hoping to Lure Visitors with Cultural Offerings
A group of tourism professionals hope to attract visitors to Alaska who come for the state’s cultural offerings. They met in Sitka last week...
Senator Olson calls for decisive energy assistance for rural villages
Nome Senator Donald Olson is hoping Governor Palin will address the urgent need for assistance in rural Alaska in her annual address to the...
Petersburg Sweeps Education Technology Awards
Petersburg School District won three statewide awards for technology in education. The district- and the community -have made computer learning a priority.
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Southeast tribal corporation boosts government contracts
An Alaska Native corporation will soon provide support services for the U.S. Navy in Guantanamo Bay. It’s another step in the growth of the profit-making arm of the state’s largest tribal government. Listen now
Stevens trial juror admits to lying about absence in strange press meeting
A juror who disappeared from Senator Ted Stevens' federal trial admitted today that she lied to the court about why she left town suddenly...
Copper River Personal Use Fishery Closed Due To Slow Run
Unusual weather in Alaska's Interior is causing a slowdown of an expected sockeye run on the Copper River.
Former KCAW program director passes away
Public radio in Alaska lost a dear friend and colleague last weekend. Steve Will, lately the program director of KCAW in Sitka, died Sunday...