Agrium closing fertilizer plant on Kenai Peninsula
Agrium Incorporated announced yesterday it will shut down its Kenai nitrogen fertilizer facility. The closure means the layoff of 100 employees. Agrium says it...
Low income heating program warming up for 2007-2008 winter
The state has begun receiving federal money to assist low-income residents stay warm this winter. The Department of Health and Social Services today received...
Mat-Su voters considering land use implications of Prop 1
Mat-Su Borough voters will be weighing the pros and cons of the Private Property Protection Act when they head to the polls next Tuesday,...
Mat-Su voters considering land use implications of Prop 1
Mat-Su Borough voters will be weighing the pros and cons of the Private Property Protection Act when they head to the polls next Tuesday,...
Museum of the North hosting modern/traditional Alaska Native art
Many tourists visit the University of Alaska Museum of the North to learn about Alaska's history and heritage. This summer, they've also gotten to...
Fur flies over proposed dog ban
At last night's Anchorage Assembly meeting, dog owners and little league volunteers squared off in a public hearing now scheduled to continue into next...
Kott found guilty on 3 of 4 counts; sentencing in December
Former state legislator Pete Kott has been found guilty of taking bribes from former VECO executives Bill Allen and Rick Smith. He was also...
Legislators call for investigation of VECO campaign activities
Two state Democratic lawmakers sent a letter today to Attorney General Talis Colberg and Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) director Brooke Miles, saying the...
Congress taking on Alaska's airborne hunting regulations
Critics are taking aim at Alaska's airborne wolf hunting program again. Today, California Democratic congressman George Miller unveiled what he calls the Protect America's...
MacArthur 'Genius Grant' awarded to Alutiiq Museum director
The 2007 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships were announced today. The awards -- which include a five-year grant totaling $500,000 -- are sometimes referred to as...
Southeast Alaskans looking for regional landfill solution
Leaders of five Southeast communities have decided to move ahead with plans that could lead to a regional landfill. Local voters will get a...
Alaskan prisoners (in Arizona) on lockdown following protest
More than 200 Alaskan prisoners refused to go back to their cells in an Arizona prison yesterday afternoon. Their protest led the Red Rock...
U.S. House hears testimony on global warming effects in Alaska
The U.S. House Select Committee on Global Warming focused its spotlight today on how climate change is affecting Alaska and the Arctic. Alaskans and...
Traditional Alaska Native healers receive international award
This Friday in Washington D.C. an Anchorage-based clinic and its director will receive international recognition for their work in bridging cultures and healing patients.
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'Space tether' experiment fails to fully unreel over Alaska
A European Space Agency student experiment, visible from Alaska, failed to go off as planned last night. The project involved the release of a...
Kott: Guilty of conspiracy, bribery and extortion
Former Alaska lawmaker Pete Kott was found guilty on three counts this afternoon: conspiracy, bribery and extortion. He was found not guilty of the...
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce learns about new business effort for rural Alaska
This year, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce is putting new effort into its rural partnership program. On Monday, the chamber invited Alaska Federation...
Jury takes on Kott corruption case
A jury of 12 Alaskans is deliberating the fate of former state legislator Pete Kott. They got the case a little after noon today,...
Senate passes seemingly veto-proof $20 billion water projects bill
The U.S. Senate today gave final congressional approval to a long-delayed bill authorizing federally-funded water projects around the country. The question now is whether...
Barrow's 'Next 40 Years' began over the weekend
Over the weekend, a forum looking at oil and gas development for the next 40 years wrapped up in Barrow. North Slope Borough mayor...