Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a 2022 candidate running to fill Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat.
Dunleavy says Alaska can boost fossil fuels and renewables. Clean energy advocates disagree.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska is "going to be all-in" on developing energy, from oil to wind. Critics say that plan ignores climate impacts.
DEC Seeking Innovative Rural Water, Sewer System Ideas
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is hoping a new challenge will help put an end to the honey bucket in rural Alaska. Over 6,000 homes in the bush don’t have running water and sewer service. And the state and federal government can’t afford to install expensive centralized systems that are difficult to maintain in those small villages. So the state wants to encourage innovators to form teams to design a new type of system that could work. Bill Griffith, with DEC, came up with the idea for the challenge.
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New Agreement Bolsters Alaska’s LNG Commercialization Efforts
The State has committed to a formal working relationship with a major Japanese financial institution that wants to develop natural gas projects.
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Board of Game Will Consider Aerial Predator Control of Bears
The Board of Game will consider instituting the state's first aerial predator control program on bears at their annual statewide meeting that convenes Friday in Anchorage. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it's proposing the program for a section near the Kuskokwim River where the moose population has struggled in recent years.
Business leaders and Politicians Meet in Whistler BC for Economic Summit
The Pacific Northwest Economic Region, or PNWER, summit is happening right now in Whistler British Columbia.
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Campaigns Enter Final Push
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The state Supreme Court Friday ruled that it is proper for the Division of Elections to offer assistance to voters...
Marine Officials Unsure of How to Use Stimulus Funds
Marine highway officials have not decided how they'll use $3 million in federal stimulus funds allocated to Hoonah's ferry terminal. They say the grant...
Juneau Assembly To Decide Fate Of Haven House
The Juneau Assembly heard an appeal Monday night challenging a transitional home for women who are former inmates.
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Your questions about the travel quarantine and testing for travelers, answered
The state health mandate that requires a 14-day quarantine for people who arrive from out-of-state is set to expire Friday. After that, visitors and Alaskans returning to the state will be asked to take a test within 72 hours of boarding an Alaska-bound flight.
Alaska Hit Hard by Debt Ceiling Agreement
The details of the debt ceiling legislation signed into law on Tuesday are still emerging but one thing is clear: Alaska is going to feel the effects.
Invasive species may have stowed on Homer drill-rig from Singapore
The Randolph Yost, a drill-rig came to Homer from Singapore. A Homer environmental group is worried the Yost, now docked in the Homer port, could have brought invasive species into Alaska waters. The group is criticizing the Department of Fish and Game for not checking the rig before it docked in Kachemak Bay. Download Audio
Anchorage residents rally for police accountability, 3 years after APD killing of Bishar Hassan
“For me, it was receiving energy from the community," said Abdira Haman, a relative of Hassan's. "I see that motivation, courage and power, that I realize that the community, they are with us all the way.”
Fisherman found dead on boat near Wrangell
A crew member on a fishing vessel west of Wrangell Island was found dead Saturday morning. Wrangell Search and Rescue responded to the scene after the Coast Guard was notified around 5:47 am Saturday. Listen now
How a 12-year-old got an Anchorage street named after a Harry Potter location
In the Harry Potter universe, Grimmauld Place is where Potter’s godfather Sirius Black lives. Now it's a West Anchorage street.
Case Dismissed Against Hiker Who Freed Trapped Eagle
The State of Alaska dropped its case against a Juneau woman who was cited for springing legal traps and freeing a bald eagle. At Kathleen Adair’s arraignment Thursday, the district attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case and encouraged Adair to continue freeing eagles.
Wasilla Rep. Eastman’s qualifications trial delves into Oath Keeper ideology
Rep. David Eastman isn't accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol. But if he belongs to a group that did, his legislative career could be over.
Former state Rep. Les Gara becomes fourth candidate for Alaska’s governor
Gara, 58, is the fourth candidate to file for the primary, to be held on Aug. 16, 2022. The others are independent former Gov. Bill Walker, Libertarian Billy Toien and Dunleavy.
Federal Subsistence Board votes to mend Alaska relations
The federal subsistence board voted Tuesday to work to re-establish better relations with the state of Alaska. A federal-state memorandum of understanding, or MOU, on subsistence expired last year over differences on data sharing, day-to-day operations, and other issues.
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What’s the deal with Murkowski’s ‘present’ vote?
Some liberals were mad at Sen. Murkowski because technically, she didn't vote "no" on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. She voted "present." And there's a long backstory to that. Listen now