Opening statements made in the Anderson trial
Opening statements were heard by a jury of eight women and four men this afternoon in the corruption trial of former state legislator Tom...
Sen. Sullivan Lashes Out At Refuge Management He Calls Illegal
Sen. Dan Sullivan pummels the head of U.S. Fish & Wildlife over management of the Arctic Refuge. Sullivan claims the feds are violating the law by managing areas as wilderness without congressional approval. Not so, says the refuge manager.
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RUNNING: School Board, Seat E
On the first night of RUNNING with the Anchorage School board candidates, 7 of the 8 candidates RUNNING for Seat E appeared and were...
Former ASD Superintendent to lead Minneapolis Public Schools
Anchorage's out-going superintendent Ed Graff was chosen to lead the Minneapolis Public Schools. That district has about 12,600 fewer students than Anchorage because the Twin Cities metropolitan area is broken into more districts. About two-thirds of the 35,717 students are people of color. Download Audio
House District 19 candidates find little common ground
KSKA continues its profiles of state legislative races in Anchorage by looking at Muldoon and House District 19. KSKA's Len Anderson reports on...
Villagers Protesting Salmon Rules
The Native Tribe in the Marshall is protesting fishing restrictions imposed by the State of Alaska. On Friday six boats went fishing for King...
Facing lawsuits, Alaska lawmakers consider new social media policy
The draft included an ‘everything or nothing’ approach toward public comments.
Juneau players hone their skills at women-only pinball nights
Anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary can play. Participants say it’s often more fun than the co-ed tournaments.
Hunting show TV host faces federal poaching charges
Clark Dixon a host of the Sportsman Channel television show “The Syndicate” is facing federal poaching charges. U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler announced the indictments Monday against Dixon, nine other individuals and two production companies. The charges cover a number of years and dozens of animals.
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Rural House members demand apology from Rep. Eastman over abortion remarks
Alaska House members are demanding Rep. David Eastman apologize for saying some women are glad to become pregnant so they can receive Medicaid-funded travel to have abortions. So far, he’s declined. Listen now
300 Villages: Klukwan
This week, we’re going to Klukwan, a small Alaska Native Village on the Chilkat River. Jones Hotch Junior is President of the Chilkat Indian Village Tribal Council.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Attorney General pushes back on ACLU lawsuit over court cuts; Hospital group sues to block emergency Medicaid payment cut; Could climate change research in Alaska be put on ice?; Locals testify for hours at Senate Finance hearing in Fairbanks; Two worlds that overlap: Richard Glenn sees ANWR drilling as a boon to Inupiaq communities; Planes violating airspace restrictions raise safety, operations concerns at Swan Lake Fire; Amid PCE issues, what Y-K Delta residents can expect electric bills to look like; New ADN report details how villages hire police with criminal background
Parnell Names Folger Public Safety Commissioner
Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed a new Public Safety commissioner. Gary Folger, who retired from the department as a colonel last May, has been chosen to replace Joe Masters. Masters resigned in October after five years in the post.
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Dallas Seavey First to White Mountain, Maintains Iditarod Lead
Dallas Seavey was the first musher to arrive in White Mountain Tuesday morning. It’s the second to last stop along the Iditarod trail. Teams will take an eight-hour mandatory rest there, before the make the final push for Nome.
Ketchikan Rep. Dan Ortiz withdraws from reelection race
Ortiz said a doctor has asked him to curb his stress. His withdrawal currently leaves Republican Jeremy Bynum as the only candidate for his seat.
Alaskans Visit Communities Affected by the Gulf Oil Spill
Photo courtesy of Rosemary Ahtuangaruak. Earl Kingik picks up oil from the beach.
A group of Alaska Natives fighting oil and gas drilling off Alaska’s...
Canadian Archipelago Likely To Become Important Polar Bear Conservation Region
A new study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests polar bears are in the midst of a generations-long migration to areas that still have year-round sea ice.
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Alaska House Passes Izembek Road Resolution
The Alaska House of Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the U.S. Department of the Interior to reverse course and allow a road to be built between the Alaska Peninsula communities of King Cove and Cold Bay for safety reasons.
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State: Despite Mile-Long Sheen, Amount Of Oil ‘Very Small’
A response team is in Slocum Arm, north of Sitka, tending to oil leaking from a seine boat. The 50-foot Evening Star sank while fishing on August 2nd. The vessel is about 40 miles northwest of Sitka, along the southwestern part of Chichagof Island. The vessel reportedly had 1,000 gallons of diesel aboard.
‘Pretty damning’: 2nd Trump impeachment case is compelling, Murkowski says
Alaska's U.S. senators say watching videos of the Jan. 6 violence reignited their anger.