Parnell / Young primary race a nail-biter
Will the race for the Republican slot in the U.S. House general election be decided tonight? Tomorrow? Next week?
With 45% of all districts in...
Election results rolling in
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Lawmakers seek to kill off proposed Endangered Species Act changes
A group of Democratic U.S. Senators are speaking out against proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act. Earlier this month the Bush Administration announced...
Kodiak utility wins $38 million, pursues renewable energy
Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) received a big boost in its efforts to purchase the Terror Lake hydro plant from the Four Dam Pool. A...
Fairbanks area forests subjected to illegal axes
The scramble to find dry firewood has some Fairbanks area residents poaching trees on public lands. Northern Area State Parks chief ranger Matt McClure...
Poor Alaska Census results from 2000 driving advance planning for 2010
Though 2010 is more than a year away the planning efforts for the next U.S. Census are getting started in Alaska.
Mike Mason, KBBI -...
Anchorage schools will keep mid-August starts despite complaints
Last the night the Anchorage School Board approved the calendars for the next two years. And despite considerable protest, the district says the academic...
Rising visitor rates at Denali driving review of Park road plans
The National Park Service is seeking input on the future of traffic on the road into Denali National Park. The agency is holding meetings...
Kodiak now launching pad for new Vaseline product
Vaseline brand lotion has chosen Kodiak as the main location to produce an ad campaign for its new product. One local will be the...
'Fairview Manor' apartments undergoing transformation in Fairbanks
The long-planned replacement of the aging Fairview Manor Apartment Complex in Fairbanks is underway. Heavy equipment has demolished and is clearing away the first...
School board calendars continue August class starts
Last the night the Anchorage School Board approved its calendars for the next two years. And despite considerable protest, the district says the...
Alaskan Democrats, and one Republican, converge on Denver
Among the thousands of Americans gathering in Denver, Colorado for this week’s Democratic National Convention are more than 70 Alaskans. Twenty are voting delegates....
Poverty rising, graduation low among Alaskan kids
The annual Kids Count Alaska data book has been released and it continues to show some alarming trends.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
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Alaska Trooper collared by colleagues on drug charges
Alaska State Troopers have busted one of their own. Trooper Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement in conjunction with the State Drug Enforcement Administration...
Alaska Quarter arrives this week, next to last in 50-state series
The U.S. Mint began circulating the Alaska state quarter today. The coin has an image of a grizzly with a salmon in its jaws,...
Alaska city, borough, village managers meeting to plan lobbying
The Alaska Municipal League legislative committee and the Alaska Conference of Mayors are holding their summer meeting in Wrangell this Wednesday and Thursday, August...
Statewide life jacket program claims 15th and 16th saved kids
Two young boys who capsized a canoe in chilly ocean waters near Angoon earlier this month are doing fine. Injury-prevention specialists credit a pair...
Alaska's newest park offers nature trails and WWII history
The Fort Rosseau Causeway State Historical Park was recently dedicated in Sitka, becoming the newest state park in the Alaska system in 11 years....
AK Common Ground hosts debate on ballot measures 3 and 4
Dr. Bruce Switzer and Lorna Shaw answer questions from voters on ballot measure 4
With the Alaska primary election tomorrow less than a week...
Democrats face-off in South Anchorage District 29
The decision of an incumbent not to run produced a tempting House District 29 vacancy for two Democrats and a Republican. On...