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.

BP and oil industry react to Governor's oil tax proposal

The Palin administration’s proposal to rewrite part of the state’s tax regime for the oil and gas industries has drawn immediate opposition from the...

Yupik elder Pete Abraham reflects on stories no longer shared between generations

Respect for elders is an important element of Yupik culture. Traditionally, community members bring them berries and moose and the elders share the history...

Dungeness crab catch up in Southeast Alaska

State estimates say Southeast Dungeness fishermen took more than 3.5 million pounds of crab this summer. The overall value was up about 58% over...

Ongoing herring collapse in Prince William Sound irks Cordova residents

For 18 years the residents of Prince William Sound have lived with ongoing studies and endless litigation tied to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil...

Property Tax Relief Task Force begins rating tax alternatives

46% of Anchorage's operating budget comes from property taxes. That's down slightly from previous years, but hardly enough to keep the municipality and city...

Site comments opened up

Since the relaunch of KSKA.org (yes, it's still a work in progress) we've had only a few comments appear from our website visitors. We...

Unidentified body found at Anchorage elementary school

Anchorage Police are at Russian Jack Elementary School this evening after the body of an unidentified man was found decomposing in a boiler chimney...

Mat-Su Valley gets together for a barn moving

The Matanuska Valley is growing fast and many an agricultural property -- like the old Breeden Family Farm -- is destined to fall to...

Kott corruption trial moves ahead; Weyrauch trial split off and delayed

A federal judge has ruled to separate the corruption trials of former state legislators Bruce Weyrauch and Pete Kott on what was supposed to...

Unidentified body found at Anchorage elementary school

Anchorage Police are at Russian Jack Elementary School this evening after the body of an unidentified man was found decomposing in a boiler chimney...

Legislature's education task force presents school funding formula

The task force set up by this year's legislature to come up with a permanent formula to pay for local schools has made its...

Sea otter researchers exploring causes of die-off in Kachemak Bay

A new study could help biologists zero in on why so many sea otters are dying of the same disease in Kachemak Bay. Biologists...

Independent ferry system extending 'Stikine' sailings into late November

The ferry Stikine will sail for an extra two months this fall. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority plans to keep the ship running through Thanksgiving...

Wainwright families and friends gather to remember Iraq helicopter victims

The Fort Wainwright community gathered this afternoon to remember five soldiers killed in Iraq last month. The memorial honored the men who died when...

100-year old cabin up for restoration in Fairbanks

Funding and support from the Rotary Club of Fairbanks will help restore an historic cabin that sits at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors...

Mat-Su Valley gets together for a barn moving

The Matanuska Valley is growing fast and many an agricultural property -- like the old Breeden Family Farm -- is destined to fall to...

Web Extra: Attorney's reaction to Weyrauch trial delay

Following the separation of the Kott and Weyrauch corruption trials today, Doug Pope, attorney for Bruce Weyrauch, spoke to the press outside the federal...

Weyrauch and Kott trials separated; Weyrauch delayed, Kott proceeds

A federal judge has ruled in favor of separating the corruption trials of former state legislators Bruce Weyrauch and Peter Kott on what was...

Palin releases new PPT proposal and calls Legislature to Juneau

Governor Sarah Palin says she has chosen Juneau as the site for next month's special session of the Alaska Legislature, where state lawmakers...

Kott and Weyhrauch on trial tomorrow in latest federal corruption prosecution

The corruption trial of two former state legislators begins tomorrow. Pete Kott of Anchorage and Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau are accused of offering their...