Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
A looming state budget proposal deadline is challenged by a low revenue forecast. Plus: A new timber sale helps the school in Tok stay warm.
Parnell and Legislature Dueling Over Budget
The capital in Juneau on Thursday was trying to get a handle around the capital projects budget released by the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday...
Disgraced former Anchorage health director accused of defrauding state militia
The state of Alaska wants more than $60,000 back from Joe Gerace, claiming he misrepresented his military background to the Alaska State Defense Force.
Ketchikan Assembly Chooses Ferries Over Bridge Options
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly decided Monday to back off its longstanding endorsement of a bridge to Gravina Island, and instead opted to support improved ferry service.
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Citgo to donate $8 million worth of fuel
More than 15,000 Alaskan households will receive 100 gallons of free heating fuel this winter.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Kensington gold mine to lay off half its workers
Coeur-Alaska is laying off half the workforce at the Kensington Mine north of Juneau. The Idaho-based company is blaming federal regulators for what it...
Prominent musher Joee Redington passes away at 74
Alaska's dog mushing community lost a prominent member today. Joee Redington passed away at a hospital in Fairbanks at age 74. Listen now
Ketchikan man pleads guilty to running ‘Anything Goes’ child porn ring
Walter William Onstad, 45, has pleaded guilty to distributing child porn online, with Ketchikan police finding hundreds of explicit images on his phone.
300 Villages: Kiana
This week we head to Kiana, a village of about 350 people on the Kobuk River about 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Bertha Barr works for the village’s food distribution program.
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Your radio, TV and cellphone may start blaring today. Do not be alarmed.
The loud noises you may hear blasting from your electronic devices this afternoon are no cause for concern.
Alaska Air Guard rescues hikers near Whittier
Two teenage boys who fell on a mountain near Whittier were picked up by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter.
The Guard says the 16-year-olds fell and suffered injuries Saturday while climbing the mountain.
Airport to test disaster preparedness
This weekend Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport will hold a full-scale aircraft crash exercise. The drill will not affect airline service, but it...
2012′s Cruise Season Was Up, But Not Everywhere
Suzan Hess is setting up a beer tent as part of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce season-end celebration. She’s co-owner of the Baranof Island Brewing Company. The business began in 2010, so it’s still figuring out the tourism market. But Hess says it’s been great.
2 whaling shipwrecks found in Chukchi
The battered remnants of two whaling ships from the 1800s were discovered in the Chukchi Sea this fall. NOAA archaeologists say they can thank an increasingly ice-free Arctic for the find, saying it's improved their access to potential shipwreck sites.
Begich Updates Reporters on Indian Health Care Act
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) is in the state this week during Congress's Easter recess. Begich brought back an update on the new reauthorization of...
New house bill sets permanent fund dividend at $1600
The House Finance Committee raised its proposal for the permanent fund dividend to sixteen hundred dollars. A new version of a House Bill 2001 setting the dividend amount would also restore funding for most items vetoed by Governor Mike Dunleavy.
BP’s Alaska exit no surprise, say experts and industry insiders
BP's exit from Alaska was rumored long before it was officially announced on Tuesday. But that's not the only reason the company's $5.6 billion deal with Hilcorp is far from surprising, experts and industry insiders said.
Sitka prepares for a new wave of electric vehicles
While many Alaskans are paying fuel bills with their energy checks from the state, others are trying to leverage the temporary relief into something...
Special election set for vacant West Anchorage assembly seat
Ahead of an August election, the Assembly members will pick an interim representative from a pool of applicants. Listen now
Kenai murder suspect has prior violent crime convictions
The Kenai police have identified a suspect in an alleged double homicide that happened early Sunday morning.