With Alaska ferries in chaos, island timber and fish businesses wonder who will carry their freight to market
The breakdown of the Alaska Marine Highway system has left many towns struggling to bring in building supplies, groceries and other goods. But for some businesses, the challenge of getting freight out of town is just as urgent.
Bethel Team Envisions Greywater Recycling
A Bethel team is re-envisioning how household water is treated. They hope to build and test a custom greywater recycling system for hauled systems in Western Alaska that could steeply cut the amount of water households need to buy and reduce the amount of sewage they produce.
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AK: Crime Writing
Eagle attacks, drunken mishaps, and intimate encounters gone horribly wrong: These are just a few of the reasons that people across the state look forward to the Unalaska police blotter. But the joy of the blotter isn’t just in the ridiculous items it contains – it’s in the way that Sgt. Jennifer Shockley writes about them. KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez introduces us to Alaska’s most literary police officer.
Alaska News Agencies Win Battle with Hollywood
The sci fi film The Fourth Kind is set in Nome, but some residents of Alaska’s gold rush city disputed the film’s premise of...
Delegation Skeptical Of Northern Dynasty’s Continued Pebble Plan Development
Although Northern Dynasty officials say the company will continue to develop plans for the mine in Southwest Alaska, the state’s senators are skeptical.
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Father, Two Sons Die After Snowmachine Falls Through Ice
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
The village of Newtok suffered a great loss over the weekend.
A father and two of his sons are reported dead...
Scientists Report Steep Decline in Number of Polar Bears
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are reporting a steep decline in the number of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea. In a study published on Monday, they show the population dropped 40 percent in the first 10 years of this century.
Senate passes natural-resources and public-lands bills
The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a package of natural resources and public land bills today that includes a couple of Alaska measures. One sponsored...
Lack of snow shortens Iditarod start from 11 to 3 miles
A lack of snow in Alaska's largest city has led the world's most famous sled dog race to shorten its ceremonial start this weekend. Download Audio
Fish Board meeting in Sitka, taking public comments
Herring and salmon issues will occupy much of the Alaska Board of Fisheries' attention for the next 10 days during its spring meeting in...
Beaufort Sea survey finding fish moving north to Arctic waters
Fisheries biologists are back from a month-long trip to study fish species in the Beaufort Sea. They were looking at what types of fish...
An Alaska company is launching an updated Bunny Boot
The Alaska Gear Company's new boots, based on the original U.S. military design, are now available for preorder.
Anchorage will likely see higher bills with LNG imports, but some say renewables could delay that
The Northern Journal's Nat Herz reports that renewable energy advocates say conservation, along with more power generated from solar and wind projects, could delay a shift to LNG by up to five years.
JBER Soldier Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Espionage
An Army MP has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage. 24- year-old William Colton Millay had pleaded guilty in March of this year to charges of attempted espionage, issuing false statements and communicating national defense information with intent to harm the US.
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Justice to monitor Alaska primary election for compliance with language requirements
The Department of Justice will have observers in certain rural areas to see if Indigenous language speakers are served properly.
Alaska reports more COVID-19 deaths
The state announced four deaths, but two of them happened weeks ago and were noticed during a routine review of death certificates, the Department of Health said.
Russian Tanker Renda Arriving In Dutch Harbor
The Russian tanker Renda is arriving in Dutch Harbor Monday to load gasoline and be inspected before heading through the ice to Nome.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 14, 2016
Walker spells disaster if Legislature stalls on budget; Walker draws criticism for oil tax credit vetoes; broken ice machine spells trouble for two fishing villages; Department of Agriculture grants thousands in funding to AK telemedicine programs; Chilkoot Tribe celebrates lands into trust ‘victory’; firefighters slow Tok Cutoff fire by dropping retardant; autopsies indicates Juneau adult siblings drowned; puppy's death sparks outrage, brings community together; In rough fiscal times, state museum exhibit highlights history of oil industry Listen now
Revenue shortfalls produce 17 million dollar budget gap
The nation's economic turmoil has officially hit the municipality of Anchorage. Yesterday the city's new mayor announced the municipal budget has a multi-million...
State Dept. official to talk on nuclear treaty in Fairbanks
A high ranking State Department official will speak Monday night at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on the prospects of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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