Decision may hinder Southeast plan to connect to power grid
The British Columbia government is holding off plans to extend power lines to remote northwestern BC. That’s after two mining companies last week announced...
Dead humpback towed off Unalaska beach
Harbor officers yesterday pulled a dead whale loose from the shore at the north end of the Unalaska Airport’s runway.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Working for winter recreation
Skiers and snow machiners in Juneau are working together to develop an area that both could use. The Alpine Working Group met last night,...
Hearing held on popular Fairbanks trail
The Fairbanks Borough is holding an open house tonight regarding a legal corridor for the Chena Hot Springs winter trail.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Scientist trying to save wolves
Independent wildlife scientist and advocate Gordon Haber is again asking the state to better protect Denali wolves that wander outside the National Park near...
Anchorage School District hits 50-50 balance
A just released student profile report shows this year the Anchorage School District has reached an historic milestone.
ASD: 2007-2008 Ethnicity Report (PDF)
Len Anderson, KSKA...
Web Extra: Louise Hogarth Interview
In addition to the brief interview featured in tonight's Alaska News Nightly, we're offering this extended version of our chat with filmmaker Louise Hogarth,...
Search continues for missing Medivac flight
The search continues this evening for medical helicopter that went missing last night on its way from Cordova to Anchorage's Providence Hospital. There were...
Gasline plans causing controversy
Two of the five applications the state received for assistance in developing a gas pipeline from the North Slope would open the possibility of...
Land swap could lead to protection
Top managers with the Alaska Mental Health Trust and the Forest Service have been discussing a land swap in southeast Alaska. The details are...
Stevens pushing for erosion funding
Following recent meetings in Anchorage about how to tackle erosion caused by climate change, Senator Ted Stevens is pressing the Army Corps of Engineers...
Projects may boost ferry usage
State and federal officials expect to complete two key southeast Alaska highway projects next summer. Both could increase use of the region’s newest ferry...
Rare waterspout sighting in waters north of Juneau
A seldom-seen and almost-mythical object of mariner lore was spotted several times in Lynn Canal yesterday. A pilot reported observing a waterspout about seven...
Wolves worrying pet owners
A wolf pack roaming an area east of Fairbanks has likely figured out that dogs are an easy meal. Wolves there have killed 2...
GCI to compete in the bush
That state has given telecommunications company GCI the go ahead to compete in rural Alaska.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Film highlights HIV/AIDS crisis in South Africa
The cold and dark of the Alaska winter may seem very far removed from South Africa. But a documentary showing tonight as part of...
Police apprehend multiple murder suspect
A Monday morning car-jacking chase in Anchorage ended with police apprehending a man originally sought for the Sunday killing of his father near Palmer,...
Violent Anchorage crime spree ends; suspect admits to shootings
A Monday morning car-jacking chase in Anchorage resulted in police apprehending a man originally sought for the Sunday killing of his father near Palmer....
AGIA draws proposals from five companies, oil giants not among them
Five companies have shown an interest in building a pipeline to deliver natural gas from the North Slope under the terms of Governor Palin's...
Kott lawyer seeks 3-year prison max; maintains innocence
A lawyer for convicted former-lawmaker Pete Kott is asking a judge to sentence his client to roughly three years in prison, about 1/3 of...