Voters Could See More Petitions Next Year
Voters could encounter a lot of people with petitions this year. They’re looking for your signature on petitions that would help them place...
Zirkle, Baker Lead Mushers Out Of Nikolai
Aliy Zirkle and John Baker are leading the Iditarod. The mushers left the Nikolai checkpoint at 1:50 this afternoon. Jeff King, Lance Mackey, Mitch Seavey and Hugh Neff followed out of Nikolai about an hour later.
I Am The Bone Builder
You could say that skeleton building is in his bones. Lee Post's articulated creations can be found in museums and visitor centers across Alaska and the Lower 48. Every summer, Post guides students at the Peterson Bay Field Station through a mystery bone-building project.
Congresswoman Peltola hires Josh Revak, a Republican former rival, to run her Alaska office
“We may have different party affiliations, but the job is about serving all Alaskans,” Revak said
Dunleavy administration waits to warn of layoffs as budget pressure grows
State lawmakers need to pass an operating budget by July 1 to avert a government shutdown, and that hasn’t happened yet, more than a month after the 90-day deadline on the legislative session instituted by voters.
Pencils, Erasers But No Calculators at Bartlett Invitational
Last Friday afternoon, over six hundred Anchorage high school students competed in the 11th Annual Bartlett Mathematics Invitational. As KSKA's Len Anderson reports,...
Salmon bones reveal Ice Age fishing holes
Researchers in Alaska have found the earliest known evidence that Ice Age humans in North America used salmon as a food source. A new paper published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences asserts that chum salmon have been harvested in Alaska for 11 thousand years.
Moore Still Leading Yukon Quest Field
Allen Moore is still leading the Yukon Quest. He left the Braeburn checkpoint late this afternoon, followed by Hugh Neff less than 45 minutes later.
Soldier Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
An Alaska-based soldier from South Carolina will serve nearly 12 years in a military prison and be dishonorably discharged after killing a fellow soldier on Christmas morning
Following a series of earthquakes, Unalaska tested its tsunami sirens. Half failed.
Only three of the seven tsunami sirens in the Aleutian community worked, despite high seismic activity in the last week.
Grand jury will get case of man threatening to kill Alaska US senators
A magistrate has ruled that there is probable cause for a case to continue against a man accused of threatening to kill Alaska’s two U.S. senators in profanity-filled voicemails left on their office phones.
ANCSA at 40’ Committee Describes Far Reaching Effects of Law
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Friday, the “ANCSA at 40” committee hosted a panel on the TransAlaska Pipeline and the Alaska Native Claims...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Murkowski's public lands bill becomes law; Memos detail gaps in ANWR science; Interior says they’ll guide future work; Cash-strapped state of Alaska takes aim at North Slope government's oil money; Kaiser eyes Nome from White Mountain, with a hungry Ulsom on his tail; House and Senate both look at what budget cuts to make amid Dunleavy proposal; Bill seeks to require jail time in cases similar to 2018 Justin Schneider assault; Search continues for pilot missing northwest of Anchorage; Fairbanks City Council fails to overturn mayor's veto of anti-discrimination ordinance; State plans to sell Sheldon Jackson Museum in cost-cutting efforts
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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Man charged with attempted murder for shooting at APD officer, police say
Police say they found 32-year-old Joseph R. Fagundes hiding under a trampoline in Anchorage, next to a gun.
After Wrangell’s deadly landslide, dogs helped the search and rescue team
After Wrangell’s deadly landslide last month, search and rescue teams worked around the clock for days looking through debris for six missing people. Teams of dogs assisted.
Stimulus Funds to Build new Nome Hospital
The Indian Health Service has awarded a $91 million contract for construction of the new Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome.
The Associated Press
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Anchorage police chief says body camera footage of Handy shooting to be released ‘probably within a week’
A new body camera policy starting on Monday mandates the release of footage of police shootings within 45 days.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
$2K PFD announced; Senators want to repeal "Cadillac" health plan tax; Hearings start on fighter jets; Feds open criminal investigation into walrus deaths; Starfish losing arms; Newtok nervous about relocation timeline; HUD grants to fight mold granted; UAS to offer marine transportation degree; ANSEP attracting more students.
Superior court judge rules against Kenai Peninsula Borough in invocation case
After a roughly two-year court battle, a superior court judge ruled Tuesday that the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s invocation policy is unconstitutional. Listen now