Governor seeks statewide feedback on how to spend new oil revenue
Governor Sarah Palin is seeking the public's input on what Alaska should do with the extra revenue that will be generated by the state's...
Bobrick prepares for sentencing
It's looking like convicted former-lobbyist Bill Bobrick will spend roughly 1 full year in prison. Bobrick will be sentenced early next week. He's the...
Drunk-driving fatalities down in Alaska
Drunk driving deaths in Alaska are continuing a downward trend. Compared with other states with similar populations such as North Dakota and Wyoming,...
Oil spill in the Tongass Narrows
Clean-up crews are on the scene of an oil spill that occurred this morning in the Tongass narrows across from Ketchikan International Airport. The...
Thankgsiving for the needy grows in Fairbanks
Local Fairbanks charities are gearing up to serve a much larger crowd for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
New oil-tax legislation effects natural gas as well
A provision in the new oil tax legislation evens the levy on natural gas produced for in state use. Under the old tax regime,...
Survey shows little potential use of a Lynn Canal Highway
A new statewide survey shows most Alaskans would not use the proposed Lynn Canal Highway to get to the state capital. Survey results show...
Higher use of wood could fuel pollution
High oil prices mean more people burning wood to keep warm in Alaska this winter. Department of Environmental Conservation Air Quality Program manager Tom...
Gillnet summit scheduled for Haines
Southeast commercial gillnetters will hold a summit in Haines in early December.
John Hunt, KHNS - Haines
Struggling to keep the Aleut language alive
The Aleut Language- or Unangam Tunuu - is in danger of going extinct. Only about seventy fluent speakers remain and most are elders, who...
Les Gara criticizes the Alaska Support Industry Alliance
A state representative is criticizing an oil industry trade association for what he calls an effort to unseat lawmakers who supported new taxes on...
Castle Mountain Fault is active
Experts say that Matanuska Valley's Castle Mountain fault is active, and it could slip anytime in the future. The U.S.Geological Survey's Dr. Peter Haeussler...
Church sex abuse settlement could spur other agreements
The 50 million dollar sex abuse settlement reached between the Oregon based Jesuits and a group of Alaska Native plaintiffs could spur a similar...
New mining technology set for trial in Alaska
The paste technology that Coeur Alaska and environmental groups are proposing for the Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has never been used in Alaska....
Russian Salmon fleet under scrutiny
TRAFFIC, a UK based wildlife trade monitoring network, and the World Wildlife Fund say the Russian Salmon Fleet is over fishing and under reporting...
UAF set to build research vessel
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is moving ahead with plans to build a state of the art research vessel that will be capable of...
Thanksgiving for all
For five hours yesterday, thousands of Anchorage residents went to eight different distribution centers to receive all the ingredients for a traditional, family style...
Alaska artists win national grants
Three Alaska artists flew to Los Angeles last weekend to accept $50-thousand dollar fellowships from a national philanthropic organization, "United States Artists." Former Alaska...
Anchorage's Thanksgiving Blessing continues to fill family tables
For five hours yesterday, thousands of Anchorage residents went to eight different distribution centers to receive all the ingredients for a traditional, family style...
Roman Catholic organization settles with abused Alaska Natives
A Catholic Organization has agreed to pay 50 million dollars to Alaska Natives who claim they were sexually abused by clergy.
Dan Bross, KUAC -...