Environmental Group to Sue For Seal Protection
An environmental group says it will sue the federal government to force a decision on additional protections for Arctic seals.
The Associated Press
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Deedee Jonrowe Wins Tustumena 200
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
Willow musher Deedee Jonrowe won the Tustumena 200 sled dog race on the Kenai Peninsula over the weekend.
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John Bitney leaves governor's office on eve of new ethics law
One of the Palin administration's key movers behind the ethics bill -- and other major issues during this year's session -- has left government...
Sullivan plans Senate field hearing on ivory sales
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is holding a field hearing this week focused on state laws that prohibit ivory sales. Listen Now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Alaska's northernmost community is seeing a bizarrely warm Winter. Congress extends a program helping survivors of domestic violence. And a Kenai man makes the top twenty in a national mullet contest.
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.
Vetoing of Denali KidCare Draws Prayer Vigil
Photo and Story by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A prayer vigil was held at noon today outside Governor Sean Parnell’s Anchorage office. The vigil...
A Week Before Election, State House Candidates Sharpen Rhetoric
Redistricting has many incumbents facing incumbents for the Alaska legislature this election. And that’s true of two House races in the Fairbanks area. House district two includes Two Rivers and House District 38 represents Nenana and Tanana.
Two men charged as feds crack case of missing Anchorage mammoth tusk
Prosecutors are charging two men with stealing a 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from the federal Bureau of Land Management in Anchorage. The indictment appears to be a break in a case that had gone unsolved since the tusk went missing six months ago. Listen now
Final U.S. House results won’t be available until Aug. 31 as officials wait for overseas votes
Officials won’t put the ‘ranked’ into ranked choice voting until all ballots arrive.
Hunger presents holiday challenges
Although hunger in Anchorage is a year round problem, the holidays offer a special challenge to individuals and families trying to balance the extra...
Small-scale logging businesses fret Tongass timber regs
A proposal to end clearcutting of old-growth trees in the Tongass National Forest has some Southeast logging companies concerned about the future.
Two Die in Separate Incidents in Upper Susitna Valley
State Troopers in the upper Susitna valley had a couple of fatals to deal with over the weekend.
USCG Arctic Strategy Requires More Ice Breakers
The number of ships through the Bering Strait grew 118 percent between 2008 and 2012, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. As nations attempt to stake claims for rich Arctic resources, the U.S. currently has little presence there. The Coast Guard has two ice breakers capable of operating in the region. That’s four short of the six required to fulfill the agency’s mission in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Environmentalists Concerned About Pesticides and Polar Bears
Pesticide pollution is an increasing threat to the worlds' polar bear populations. That's according to a group of experts who met this month in...
Budget cuts lead to sale of popular Fairbanks well by DOT
The Alaska Department of Transportation is preparing to sell a popular well that provides Fairbanks area residents with water. Fox springs has long been a staple resource for cabin dwellers and others who want free spring water. DOT said cuts in its budget are leading to the sale.
Run, zipline, signal fires mark J’eet’s Challenge
For the first time last month, Hoonah hosted an 8.3-mile footrace called J’eet’s Challenge. The course begins near sea level, runs through town and then up a mountain to the finish line. The race winners lit mountaintop signal fires, echoing events from a Tlingit story. From there, runners hopped into harnesses and ziplined back down to Icy Strait Point, which is Huna Totem Corp.’s salmon cannery turned tourist attraction.
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Remembering Nancy McGuire
Early this morning, long time Nome Nugget editor and publisher Nancy McGuire died. McGuire had been battling cancer and in her last editorial bid a fond farewell to her beloved Nome community and residents. Listen Now
Divers Unable to Find Lost Bag of PCB-Contaminated Dirt
An 11,000 pound bag of PCB contaminated dirt fell into the waters off the Dillingham city dock last November. Alaska Logistics decided to wait until spring break up to remove that bag, known as a super sack. But salvage divers working yesterday weren’t able to find the bag.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 19, 2019
Senate budget taking place with less than a month of session to go; Government says marijuana involvement can derail citizenship; Wintergreens prepares to open the first marijuana lounge in Haines; Group apologizes after appearance by banned UAA professor; Ketchikan pastor, teacher sentenced to 18 years, 12 suspended; Records reveal DOT planning Berners Bay ferry terminal on Lynn Canal; AK: One family’s pirate home is Sitka’s hidden treasure; 49 Voices: Leena Tarar of Anchorage