Murkowski brings in nearly $1.1M in latest quarter
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought in nearly $1.1 million toward her re-election bid during the latest fundraising period.
After uncertainty, Alaska national parks get green light to hire summer staff
Alaska National Parks can hire the hundreds of seasonal employees they need to keep up with summer operations. Seasonal staffing was thrown into limbo when President Donald Trump ordered a federal hiring freeze in January. After about a month of questions and waiting, Alaska national parks can now get to business hiring summer staff. Listen now
Atka Mackerel, Pacific Cod Won’t Return To Aleutians Until At Least 2015
There won’t be an Atka mackerel or Pacific cod fishery in the western Aleutians until at least 2015. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess ruled Monday that the National Marine Fisheries Service would have 23 months to assess the impact of its Steller sea lion protection measures in the region.
Man Killed In Trooper-Involved Shooting Near Wasilla
An Alaska State Trooper was shot and a man died during a traffic stop near Wasilla around 4 a.m. on Saturday. According to department reports, the trooper was gathering information on three people in the vehicle when 22-year-old Nicholas Leo Frazier of Anchorage got out of the van and started shooting at the trooper with a handgun. The trooper was wounded but returned fire.
UAF Cancels Popular Recycling Program
In June, the University of Alaska Fairbanks will discontinue its recycling program. It’s a cost cutting measure, but it also comes in response to what the University sees as a lack of action by the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Download Audio
Man Sentenced for Charges of Being Peeping Tom with Interest in Child Pornography
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Thursday, federal law clerk Daniel Eisman, 36, was sentenced to four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges that he...
Alaska’s billion-dollar cruise season in the balance as CDC resists industry pressure to lift restrictions
The federal government held its ground on Wednesday against calls to roll back restrictions on cruise ship sailings. In Alaska, the rapidly approaching cruise season — and its billion-dollar industry — is still at stake.
New Transit Director As Berkowitz Administration Looks for Efficiencies
Jody Karcz has been with the transportation department for 30 years, and knows the municipality's bus, ride-share, and van programs intimately.
Tentative Deal Reached On Ferry Union Contract
The state has reached tentative agreement on a new, three-year contract with the largest union representing Alaska Marine Highway System workers.
Download Audio
Undead Arctic microbes feel the heat, unleash disease
A CDC doctor in Anchorage lays out the zombie apocalypse that could happen in the Arctic. Listen now
Fairbanks marijuana club treads carefully forward
Fairbanks first marijuana business has been open for just over a month. “The Higher Calling” – or THC – is one of several so called “clubs” in the state that have arisen since voter’s passage of a marijuana legalization initiative in 2014.
Download Audio
Anchorage Assembly Bans Marijuana From Public Use
The new rules treat marijuana almost identically to alcohol, replacing arrest and criminal charges for public consumption with a civil citation.
Download Audio
Olympians-turned-volunteers power elite cross-country ski races in Anchorage
The elite-level SuperTour stops in Anchorage this week, with some of the continent’s best cross-country skiers competing.
Kotzebue Iñupiaq dancer showcased in Biden campaign victory video
Kotzebue native Jacqui Lambert is featured dancing the Bow and Arrow Song in front of Cook Inlet in the Biden victory video, which has been viewed at least 60 million times.
Talkeetna Struggling With Sewer / Water Debt
Talkeetna is currently struggling with a growing debt from its water and sewer system. It's one example of a problem that is rapidly spreading through the state, where small communities can't pay the operating and maintenance costs of systems more than twenty years ago with federal funds.
Listen Now
State ferries to increase cancellation fees
The Alaska Marine Highway System will soon charge more for canceling reservations.
27 cruise ship pollution violations cited in Alaskan waters
The state says 9 of the 20 cruise ships that regularly discharge wastewater in Alaska exceeded pollution control standards earlier this season.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska...
Murkowski cool to Dunleavy cuts
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the state has big budget decisions to make, decisions she made clear are not up to her. But she expressed reservations about several cuts Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
To cut crime, candidates weigh adding troopers, increasing drug treatment; Despite progress, Alaska lacks resources to handle rape kit backlog; Alaska urges British Columbia to toughen mining standards; An unusually high number of Black Alaskans are running for the Legislature -- and most are Republicans; First transgender women sworn into Fairbanks-area offices; Donlin Gold still waiting for big state permits; AK: Can opera help give closure to the Princess Sophia tragedy?; 49 Voices: Quinn Bennett of Anchorage Listen now
Cook Inlet Salmon Changes Could Benefit Mat-Su
Mac Minard, is a fisheries biologist now working as a consultant for the Mat-Su Borough. He says the board’s action today focuses primarily on Kenai River king salmon, but it could be beneficial to the Mat-Su on two fronts.
Download Audio