Division of Elections Rejects Johansen Recall Application
The Alaska Division of Elections has rejected a recall application for Ketchikan Rep. Kyle Johansen. District One Republicans, who launched the recall effort in May, plan to meet to decide whether to appeal.
Search Continues For Man Who Allegedly Fired On Troopers Near Big Lake
Tuesday morning, Alaska State Troopers tried to stop a driver on Big Lake Road in the Mat-Su Valley’s Big Lake area.
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Legislature Adjourns for the Year
The Legislature adjourned four hours short of its ninety day session limit last night (Sunday) getting the essentials done, and setting up a lot of work for...
Two Southeast Alaska towns allow texts to 911 when calling not an option
Residents in Wrangell and Petersburg now have the ability to text 911 for help when calling isn’t an option. A third-party provider helped implement the technology with the two police departments.
Assembly Says No On Tennis
After two months of back and forth about whether a rec center with public tennis courts should be built with grant money from the state legislature, the Anchorage assembly voted the idea down at their regular meeting Tuesday night.
Report Blames Current, Maneuvering Error For Ferry Crash
The Alaska Marine Highway has concluded that a strong tidal current and a maneuvering error by the captain of the state ferry Matanuska resulted in the May 7 crash with a seafood processing plant in Petersburg.
Alaska schools have long struggled to hire and keep teachers. The pandemic is making it worse.
The pandemic is making it even more difficult to hire and retain educators in Alaska. Strains from burnout and absenteeism are piling on the stress for a system that’s already buckling under the pressure.
Shell Oil Asks Regulators For More Time On Beaufort, Chukchi Leases
Shell Oil has spent the better part of a decade – and more than $6 billion – trying to explore prospects in the Alaskan Arctic, but they have little to show for it. Now that the clock is ticking down on their oil leases in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea, Shell is asking regulators for more time.
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Kuskokwim Fishermen Set Sights on Co-Management
Efforts to establish tribal co-management of Kuskokwim salmon are slowly progressing. A steering committee is in Bethel to sketch out the future of who regulates the river. Kuskokwim fishermen are eager to be managers, instead of simply advisers.
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Steller sea lions top list of Alaska marine mammals killed by human activities
According to a federal report, 710 of 819 human-mammal interactions reported from 2017 to 2021 caused the animals' removal from the population.
As COVID-19 restrictions send more Alaskans outside, Fish and Game warns about bears
Anchorage area wildlife biologist Dave Battle said Fish and Game started to get a few calls about bear sightings in early April, and in the past week, “it’s really ramped up.”
An Alaskan Abroad (in Spain)
Today we’re exploring Spanish cuisine. Meneka Thiru is a food blogger for the group Anchorage Food Mosaic, and she’s been living is Spain for the past several months.
She says most of her culture shock has been food related.
Seward faces rate increases after the sale of its electric utility fails — again
Seward Electric Utility Manager Rob Montgomery said the situation at the utility is dire now that sale has been quashed.
Juneau schools return to in-person classes
"They are really happy to be at school," the Juneau Superintendent said of the first day of school on Tuesday.
State extends Alaska school closures as coronavirus count grows to 14
Alaska public and private schools are closed until at least May 1. Students will continue to receive instruction "through distance delivery methods," state officials said.
Feds to drop new habitat rules, ending state’s legal challenge
The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas as "critical habitat" for endangered species. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 30, 2015
Fed Judge Slaps Greenpeace Protesters With $2,500/Hr. Fine; 'Shell No' Protesters Turn Back the Fennica; A Tale of 2 Murkowski Bills - One Partisan, One Not; Instrument Data ‘Another Piece of the Puzzle’ in Fatal Plane Crash; Under Alaska Management, the Mosquito River is Open for Business; Bethel Advances The Possibility of A City-Run Liquor Store; Ketchikan Borough To Vote on Tobacco Tax; BC tribal protest stops mine exploration, for now; Wrangell Opens A New Cultural Center, Carving Shed
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RUNNING: School Board, Seat B
On the first night of RUNNING with the Anchorage School board candidates, the 13 candidates RUNNING for Seat B were split into 4 panels....
Alaska’s shoreline erosion rate among highest worldwide
Alaska has some of the most aggressive rates of shoreline erosion in the world. These findings are part of a new study released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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KSKA 91.9 FM in Girdwood
KSKA engineers will be traveling to Girdwood today to resolve the issue with signal outages on 91.9 FM . If you can't hear KSKA...