Mayor anticipates no firearm policy changes following Fairbanks library shooting
Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Karl Kassel does not anticipate any policy changes following an apparent accidental shooting that injured a patron at the Noel Wien Public Library Wednesday. Police suspect a gun accidentally discharged, and in comments at a Borough assembly last night, Mayor Kassel said the incident has generated a lot of feedback. Listen now
U.S. senators: Same state, same party, not same page
While Sen. Murkowski was in the national spotlight for defying her party on health care, Sen. Sullivan, stuck to the party line and attracted little attention. The two senators vote opposite each other more than most Republican pairs from the same state. Listen now
Anchorage Assembly proposal would ban right-on-red turns in much of downtown
Supporters say the ban would bolster pedestrian safety and encourage more foot traffic. It’s part of a growing national trend.
Volunteers Prepare Athletic and Wellness Center for Reopening
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
On Feb. 1, the Sitka Fine Arts Camp will take possession of the core campus of the former Sheldon...
Proposed increase to minimum enrollment threatens funding for dozens of small schools
Raising the school threshold to 20 could save an estimated $7 million, but rural districts and lawmakers say such a change will be a "death knell" for small communities.
Alaska News Nightly: December 27, 2011
Judge Releases BP From Probation For 2009 Spill, Man Faces Four Charges For Injecting Teen With Heroin, Part One: Health Care In Alaska, ACS Lowers Annual Shareholder Dividend By 77 Percent, RuralCap Working On Rural Energy Saving Upgrades, ‘Community Asset Building Initiative’ Gets $2 Million For Expansion, Northern Southeast’s Sea Otter Population Growing Slower Than Southern Region, Year In Review: Juneau, Dillingham and Fairbanks
Alaska highlighted in new Department of Defense Arctic strategy
The newly released strategy cites Alaska’s role in protecting the homeland from increased Russian and Chinese threats.
Sponsors ask for removal of clean-water initiative
The sponsors of one of the two so-called “clean-water” ballot initiatives have asked that their measure be removed from public consideration. In a letter...
LISTEN: Alaska fishing charters struggling, as travel restrictions put damper on tourism
Andy Mezirow guides fishing charters out of Seward with his business Gray Light Sportfishing. He also sits on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, where he's proposed loosening bag limit restrictions to entice more Alaska residents to buy fishing charters.
Expansion Planned For Nome Graveyard
A recent draft report prepared by the Fairbanks-based company Northern Land Use Research Alaska found what is likely about a hundred unmarked graves in Nome’s cemetery. The company conducted a Ground Penetrating Radar Analysis of the areas around Nome’s existent graveyard as part of a planned expansion for the grounds. Josie Bahnke is Nome’s city manager and says the cemetery expansion is steadily moving forward.
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3 volcanoes erupting across Aleutian Range
Three volcanoes are erupting across the Aleutian Range — Great Sitkin and Semisopochnoi in the Aleutian Islands and Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula.
Alaska state school board supports barring transgender female students from girls’ sports
The Alaska State Board of Education has approved a resolution that supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports.
Anchorage Teachers Get Tiny Raise, Part-Timers Lose Benefits
Anchorage teachers have a new contract. It gives them a small raise that doesn't keep up with the cost of living and eliminates benefits for part-time educators.
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Senate Finance Authorizes Oil, Gas Employment Study
Associated Press
The Senate Finance Committee authorized spending up to $200,000 on a study of oil and gas employment on Alaska's North Slope.
Committee co-chair Bert...
Earth Day Celebration Helps Mark Wilderness Act’s 50th Anniversary
Earth Day will be celebrated with a concert in Fairbanks on Tuesday. It’s part of a summer long series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and other environmental laws.
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RUNNING: State House, District 26 Anchorage
Lindsey Holmes (D) and Phil Isley (non) are running for State House in District 26, Anchorage in Alaska’s General Election on...
Breaking through the political divide
Alaska lawmakers avoided a state government shut down by passing an operating budget, but the deal doesn't address long term stability and both Republicans and Democrats expressed disappointment over things they had to give up. The political divisions remain. Listen Here
Search suspended for cruise ship passenger missing in Glacier Bay
An unidentified 69-year-old male passenger of Westerdam disappeared July 13 while the vessel was in Glacier Bay. Listen now
Uber, Lyft could be back in Alaska by June
The state House and Senate have both passed bills that allow Transportation Network Companies to operate, which means the controversial businesses could open up shop in Alaska as early as June. Listen now
Sockeye Fire Continues to Burn; Walker Declares Disaster
The Sockeye Fire near Willow is now the state's number one fire-fighting priority. Governor Bill Walker personally viewed the burned area by air Monday, while forestry officials are bringing in help from the Lower 48 and British Columbia. Meanwhile, about 50 people in a Houston shelter are waiting to find out if they can go home again.