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.

Candidates reveal how much they've raised

Candidates for congressional offices have to file their fundraising reports for the 4th quarter of 2007 with the Federal Elections Commission by the end...

Alaskans prepare for Super Tuesday

Alaskans will weigh in on the United States Presidential race next week. Like 22 other states in the Country, Alaska is selecting party...

House discusses what rules should define a conflict of interest

A House of Representatives committee today opened consideration of one of several bills that would allow members to abstain from voting on issues where...

Knik Arm ferry will be first of its kind

Senator Ted Stevens got $20,000,000 appropriated for it, the Navy wants to study it, and the Matanuska Susitna Borough expects to reap economic benefits...

House redefines compassionate gifts

The House voted without opposition today  for a bill that would lift the limit on gifts to legislators for what are called “compassionate gifts.”...

Mushers prepare for 25th Yukon Quest

Officials and volunteers are making final preparations in anticipation of the February 9th start of the 25th running of Yukon Quest international sled dog...

School district fires assistant principal for drug charges

Mario Toro, the assistant principal at Gruening Middle school accused of three felony drug charges, has been fired. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

Don Young opens legal defense fund; protects campaign funds

Congressman Don Young has setup a legal defense fund. The fund will help him cover rising legal costs that stem from federal investigations into...

Is 'threatened' status of polar bears being held up for Chukchi oil & gas leases?

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dale Hall was back before another congressional panel today answering questions about why a decision on whether to...

Yukon-Koyukuk school district and teachers at odds over labor deal

A labor dispute is brewing in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District, after the School Board rejected a 3-year labor agreement with teachers last week. The...

Gasline Port Authority appeals AGIA decision; denied

The Alaska Gasline Port Authority has been rejected a second time by the Palin Administration. The administration selected TransCanada as its potential developer of...

Senate proposing easier access to Budget Reserve cash

The state Senate today took up a bill that would make major changes to the Legislature's savings account -- the Constitutional Budget Reserve. The...

Kidney transplant driving Legislative ethics rule changes

The House Judiciary Committee said today it doesn't need a hearing on a bill that would change the state's ethics laws to increase the...

Sitka's winter drought forces utility to fire up diesel generators

Faced with increased power demand and lower-than-average rainfall this winter, the Sitka electric department is playing the odds, running diesel generators to supplement the...

Juneau's Johnson Youth Center takes national safety award

Juneau's youth detention center is an unusually safe place to work. In fact, the Johnson Youth Center has received a federal award for its...

KSKA streaming maintenance

Our streaming service is undergoing some routine maintenance this evening (Wed, 1/30) starting around 8:00 p.m. local time. We expect the streams to be...

Anchorage airport provides a big part of city's prosperity

Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport continues to expand its role in international cargo shipping and as a major source of local jobs. Len Anderson, KSKA...

Governor would not veto legislative session move to Anchorage

The Governor's comments came in a news conference this afternoon – just after the House State Affairs Committee held a two-hour hearing on legislation...

Frank Murkowski back in Alaska to promote gasline project

The Associated Press is reporting that former Governor Frank Murkowski is back in the state to promote a gas line project to deliver natural...

State files brief supporting Exxon Valdez plaintiffs

The state of Alaska has now joined with others in support of Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiffs. Today, the state filed an amicus brief...