Western Venture Likely Sunk After Blaze
The U.S. Coast Guard says a 59-foot longliner that burned Sunday in the Bering Sea has sunk.
Mat-Su Borough and MEA divided over coal-fired power plans
Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are headed for a showdown over a proposed ordinance that could limit the power provider's plans...
Why is the US so far behind in the Arctic? Clues emerge at congressional hearing
Retired admiral Thad Allen, a former Coast Guard commandant, said the country needs to wake up to the strategic importance of the Arctic Ocean and commit more resources to it.
Voters Shift Assembly A Little To the Right
The Anchorage Assembly will likely become a bit more conservative when yesterday’s municipal election results are certified and its apparent newest member...
Communities Gather To Celebrate Eagle Preserve Anniversary
There’s a reason the Chilkat Valley is called the Valley of Eagles. Thousands of bald eagles thrive in the valley near Haines and the Tlingit village of Klukwan. The communities gathered recently to honor the anniversary of a preserve created to protect the eagles and their habitat.
Anchorage School District announces plan to close schools as part of ‘right-sizing’ effort
District staff hope to improve the process from the last time a school closed in 2022.
State foster care agencies take millions of dollars owed to children in their care
Roughly 10% of foster youth in the U.S. are entitled to Social Security benefits, either because their parents have died or because they have a physical or mental disability that would leave them in poverty without financial help. This money — typically more than $700 per month, though survivor benefits vary — is considered their property under federal law.
This oil platform stopped pumping 30 years ago. Alaska still won’t make the owner tear it down.
Owners can put off the costly process of tearing down the platforms using a strategy one critic calls “delay, deny and diddle around.” And in Alaska, the state has let them do it — for decades.
Dunleavy has signed an emergency declaration due to ‘slow-moving storm’ of coronavirus spread
Anticipating that the coronavirus will spread to Alaska, the governor signed an emergency disaster declaration Wednesday to free up additional resources to help fight the virus
Senate Finance budget cut falls short of $300 million goal
The Senate will debate a state government budget for the coming year that is $262 million less than the current budget. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: January 13, 2012
Wildlife Official Charged With Hunting Violations, Board of Game Meeting Carries On Amid Rossi Charges, 28 New Bills Introduced For Upcoming Session, Alaska Gas Line Passes Hurdle With Filed Reports While Federal Coordinator Office Has Layoffs, President Obama Proposes Moving NOAA to Department Of Interior, Nome Residents Waiting On Fuel Delivery, Crabbers Eye Advancing Ice, AK: A Tropical Oasis, 300 Villages: Valdez
LISTEN: Distance education looks different across Alaska. How are students doing?
Many families have low or no internet connection available in their homes, so how well does remote teaching work and what might it portend for the start of classes in the fall?
Stevens Helped Build Fishing Industry
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
The late Senator Ted Stevens was renowned for his work on fisheries. During his 40 years in the Senate,...
Alaska Airlines bans Reinbold for violating mask rules
Reinbold posted on her personal social media account that she undertook a 14-hour drive through Canada to board a ferry to take her to Juneau on Sunday.
Hawkins drops out of Republican primary for governor
The departure leaves two major GOP candidates vying for the party's nomination in August.
Federal Grants Boost Services at Aleutian-Pribilof Clinics
Community health centers in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands will get at least $600,000 in federal grant money for new services this year. The grants are aimed in part at helping new patients who enrolled in health plans under the Affordable Care Act. But there aren’t many of those in the Aleutian Islands. Instead, providers will use the money for the patients they already have.
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Murkowski’s new chief of staff knows the Senate, and rural Alaska
Garrett Boyle left the Denali Commission for the post. A prior chief says the job entails deep dives on dilemmas the senator faces.
This year, about one in five Iditarod mushers is new to the race
In addition to the field’s hyper-competitive slate of five past champions, nearly one in five Iditarod mushers this year is new to the race.
Alaska Arctic Policy Commission Listens to Community Input
The Alaska Arctic Policy Commission held a listening session today in Anchorage. The aim was to get more statewide input, especially from the Alaska Native community, on how the Commission should try to shape future Arctic policy.
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Alaska Journalists Publish ‘Crude Awakening’
When Alaska journalists Tony Hopfinger and Amanda Coyne started covering the corruption probe, it didn’t take them long to see the potential for a book.