News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Clark apologizes for unethical actions

Clark told APRN today that an apology goes along with his guilty plea. He said he knows that what he did was inconsistent with...

Federal agency says Alaska's gas still an attractive investment

The head of the federal government’s Energy Information Administration says Alaska natural gas will be an attractive supply for the nation even if it...

Homeland Defense Secretary Chertoff plans trip to Alaska's arctic

With climate change opening access to the Arctic Ocean, the Coast Guard is gearing up to increase its presence there. So Homeland Defense Secretary...

Lance Mackey leads Iditarod out of Nikolai

Defending champion Lance Mackey has taken the lead in the Iditarod. He left the Nikolai checkpoint at 4:17 this afternoon. Norweigan Kjetil Backen was...

MEA leadership in flux

Matanusaka Electric Association membership ousted the electric coop’s board president during the annual board election on March first. A new majority on the board...

Bradfield road still an option

A road up the Bradfield Canal connecting southeast Alaska to Canada is still a possibility. That’s despite the fact that the state legislature last...

Web Extra: Iditarod 2008

Gerald Sousa, veteran musher from Talkeetna, AK departing Anchorage Joe Garnie, musher from Teller, AK sits down with APRN's Ellen Lockyer before the official start...

Backen first to Rohn; McGrath arrivals expected tonight

Iditarod leaders were on the 75 miles between Rohn and Nikolai this morning -- lots of them. Among the first ten reaching Rohn last...

Reports say Jim Clark has agreed to plead guilty to fraud

The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that former Governor Frank Murkowski's chief of staff Jim Clark has agreed to plead guilty to a felony...

Senate approves education funding formula

The Senate today had the final word on the legislature’s rewrite of the formula the state uses to pay for local school operations. They...

Iditarod off to a fast start

Norweigan Kjetil Backen is in the lead of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He blew through the Rainy Pass checkpoint at 1:21...

New federal grant for preserving Alaska Native languages

A National Science Foundation grant will help linguists work to preserve 11 Alaska Native languages over the next 3 years. Dr. Michael Krauss, Professor...

Southeast campaign roundup

Seven of Southeast’s eight legislative seats are before voters this year. So far, only two races are contested. But potential candidates still have three...

New scam threatens Alaska seniors

Alaskan seniors need to beware a telephone scam threatening to stop social security and medicare benefits if they don't supply personal banking information. Len Anderson,...

Turning wood scraps into boats

A boat-builder on Prince of Wales Island is converting scraps from timber mills into ultra-light boats. Alec Dickinson, KRBD - Ketchikan

Fast trail, fast teams in first full day of Iditarod racing

It's a very fast trail this year, and last year's winner, Lance Mackey, was among the first into Skwentna after the restart in Willow....

Bank account scam targets elders

Alaskan seniors need to beware a telephone scam threatening to stop Social Security and Medicare benefits if they don't supply personal banking information. Len Anderson,...

A glimpse into Supreme Court deliberations

Now that the Supreme Court has heard the Exxon Valdez punitive damages case, both sides will have to wait months for a decision.  But...

Clean water initiative under scrutiny in the courts

A State Superior Court judge in Fairbanks has ruled that one of the two clean water ballot initiatives slated for this year's election is...

Salmon Parasite may be on the rise in Yukon River

Next week the Joint Technical Committee of the U.S. - Canada Yukon River Panel will meet in Fairbanks to set priorities for fisheries research...