News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Which Is The Best Alaska Book?

Some Alaskans were drawn to come here by a book – for instance “Coming into the Country,” or “Two in the Far North,” or “One Man’s Wilderness.” We’ll be building a list of the Best Alaska Books on the next “Talk of Alaska.” Let us know which is your favorite. APRN: Tuesday, 6/24 at 10:00am Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 19, 2014

Former Haines Police Dispatcher Speaks Out On Alleged Harasser; U.S. Senators Work to Allow Foreign Students Back in Fish Plants; Remains of 17 Servicemen Identified from 1952 Crash; Army Changes Training Procedures In Wake Of Stuart Creek 2 Fire; New Oil Tax Proponents Argue In Favor Of Law; ADF&G Shuts Down Little Su Kings for the Season; Learning Language Through Alutiiq Culture and Tradition Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 18, 2014

Seismic Flare-Ups Leave Scientists Searching for Answers; Anxiety and Threats on the Kuskokwim as First Salmon Gillnet Opening Nears; Parnell Announces New Agreement With TransCanada; B.C. Developers Defend Near-Border Mines; DEC Works To Contain Fuel Spill on Dalton Highway; Stolen Dance Paddle Recovered in Juneau; Front Street Clinic Opens Its Services to All; Three Sitka Artists, Three Grants - One Last Name. Listen now:

Alaska News Nightly: June 17, 2014

Alaska Communities To Be Compensated $28.5M for Tax-Exempt Lands; Obama to Expand Pacific Marine Sanctuary; Kodiak Fishermen Find a Niche Consumer Market; Steel Creek Fire Near Fairbanks Draws Air Response; Ferry Workers Reach Tentative Labor Agreement; GCI Celebrates Launch of 3G Service with 6,000 Cheeseburgers; Right-Wing Lt. Gov. Candidate Vies for Ballot Slot; Plans for a Skatepark Get Rolling in Kwethluk; Loo Dedication Draws Small Crowd in Ketchikan. Listen now:

New Loo Offers Relief In Busy Tourist Season

A ribbon cutting ceremony for a new public facility was held Thursday morning in downtown Ketchikan. The christening of the Stedman –Thomas Neighborhood Loo attracted about 40 people on a sunny and windy morning. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 16, 2014

Seismic Storm Continues in Noatak with Fifth 5.7 Quake; Rebuilding Continues In Galena; Public Comment Open on ‘Land Into Trust’ Until June 30; Tentative Deal Reached On Ferry Union Contract; Crews Making Progress On 100-Mile Creek Fire; Invasive Species Could Increase As Climate Warms; Weaving A Journey Of Change; British Kayakers Arrive in Unalaska Download Audio

British Kayakers Arrive in Unalaska

A British kayak team that’s trekking along the Aleutian Islands reached Unalaska Sunday night. KUCB’s Annie Ropeik was part of a group that paddled out to greet them. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 13, 2014

Begich Painted As Soft On VA Scandal; Air Force Considering Transfer Of HAARP Facility To UAF; Health Care Broker Enroll Alaska Scales Back; As Pollock Season Begins, Bycatch Debate Looms; Kuskokwim Fishermen Push for an Opportunity to Fish; Emergency Order Limits Kasilof King Fishing Hours; AK: Gold Miner; 300 Villages: Girdwood Download Audio

300 Villages: Girdwood

This week, we're heading to Girdwood, which was originally founded as a camp for placer gold miners. Kirsti Ryan describes her hometown. Download Audio

Local Fishing & Local Markets

If food security can also be job security for fishermen, you could call it a win-win situation. Sustainability labeling is catching on in the U.S. after making a difference for years in European seafood sales. And now even in Alaska, some large customers are making deals with fishermen who promise to fish sustainably. APRN: Tuesday, 6/17 at 10:00am Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 12, 2014

Newly Forming Permafrost May Not Survive Century’s End; Air Quality Permit Raises Ire; Subsistence Users Criticize Miners And Regulators At Nome Meeting; Research Opportunities Abound In Funny River Fire Aftermath; 2,000 Dancers Make Grand Entrance To Celebration; Before The Pipeline: Ritchie Musick; Urban Yeti Improv Group Enters Second Season Download Audio

All Nations Children’s Dance Group Fosters Cultural Identity

Celebration begins this evening at 6 o’clock with the Grand Entrance procession to Centennial Hall. The four-day cultural event of Southeast Alaska Natives includes 50 dance groups. Among them is All Nations Children’s Dance Group of Juneau. The group formed in 1995 and has about 80 members. Download Audio

Alaska New Nightly: June 11, 2014

Former Haines Police Officer Hired As Security Officer For The Alaska Marine Highway; Missile Defense Budget Shows Continued Alaska Role; Air Force Confirms Delay In HAARP Demolition; State Defends Decision To Certify Citizens Initiative Slowing Pebble Mine; Alaska Judicial Council Recommends All But 1 Judge For Retention; Report Says 12,000 Alaskans Without Reliable Access To Health Care; Source of Shishmaref Sheen Remains Unknown, Locals Work to Absorb Substance; Before The Pipeline: John Davies; All Nations Children’s Dance Group Fosters Cultural Identity Download Audio

Sitka wood carver Tommy Joseph comes to the Anchorage Museum

Tlingit wood carver Tommy Joseph was in Anchorage last week to repair a totem pole which will become part of the Anchorage Museum's collection. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 10, 2014

Sullivan Calls On Begich To Sign Pledge Discouraging Outside Influence; Mallott, Walker Criticize Gov. Parnell For Skipping Debates; HAARP Demolition Reportedly ‘Put On Hold’; FAA Approves BP’s North Slope Drone Use; Land Trust For Alaska Tribes Is A Popular Concept; National Archives Departure Impacts Broad Community; AIDEA Briefs Federal Commission On Ambler Road; Utah Official Advocates For Land Transfer In Alaska; Wells Fargo Donates Land To Eklutna; Sitka Wood Carver Tommy Joseph Comes To The Anchorage Museum Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 9, 2014

State To Fight Challenge To Same-Sex Marriage Ban; As Festival Season Kicks Off, So Does Campaign Season; New Effort To Repeal SB21 Kicks Off Around State; Justice Department To Work With Tribes To Enhance Voting Access; State Challenged On Native Translations Of Election Materials; First Sport Fishing Restriction For Any Targeted King Salmon Fishing in The Kuskokwim; Graduation Marks 10th Anniversary Of Dental Health Aide Therapist Program; Anchorage Museum Becomes Smithsonian Affiliate Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 6, 2014

Federal Fisheries Money Heads to Senate; Kerttula Takes Ocean Policy Job In Obama Administration; AEA Holds Public Meetings In Upper Valley, Anchorage; Indignant JDHS Alum Rallies Stanford Campus Around Rape Case; Volunteers Still Searching For Missing Juneau Hiker; Chitina Dip Net Salmon Fishery Opens At Midnight; Video Collars Provide Polar Bears' Point Of View; AK: Police Dogs; 300 Villages: Togiak Download Audio

300 Villages: Togiak

This week, we’re heading to Togiak, on Bristol Bay. Daryl Thompson is city administrator for the city of Togiak. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 5, 2014

Court Says Alaska Must Translate Election Materials Into Alaska Native Languages; What Do The EPA’s New Carbon Rules Mean For Alaska?; Company Operating Red Dog Mine Opts For Fine Over Wastewater Pipeline; NPFMC Meets in Nome; Bering Sea Pollock Remains Flat, Chinook Bycatch Is Up; NPFMC Looking to Reduce Salmon Bycatch; Shipwrecks Take Long Path To Cleanup; Mat-Su School District Seeks Pre-K Funds; Remembering The Internment Of 83 Alaska Natives During WWII Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 4, 2014

King Cove Road Advocates Sue Federal Officials; Exxon Mobil Developing Point Thomson Into Natural Gas Field; Pavlof Eruption Grounds Some PenAir, Grant Flights; Earthquake Shakes Southeast Alaska; BLM Completes Land Transfer For Alaska Village; Bergdahl’s Hometown Unprepared For Public Backlash; Wolf Population Declining In Denali National Park; Over 4,250 Show For Anchorage’s Bike To Work Day; Anchorage Assembly Considers Labor Law Options; Canadian Man Embarks On 6,700 Mile Horseback Trip; Ketchikan Assembly Cuts Library Funding Download Audio