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.

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...

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...

Thorne Bay courting bids for home and business development land in southeast

A little more of the Last Frontier is going on sale soon. The Southeast Alaska town of Thorne Bay is auctioning off property in...

Breaking News: Anderson guilty on all seven counts

A federal jury has found former Anchorage state Representative Tom Anderson guilty of seven counts of bribery, extortion and money laundering. Walking out of the...

Web Extra: Anchorage is Our Home (video preview)

Above is a 5-minute preview of the 26-minute video "Anchorage is Our Home," the new video from Healing Racism in Anchorage. We're providing it...

Jury handed Tom Anderson corruption case for deliberations

The jury is now deliberating in the corruption case of former lawmaker Tom Anderson. Attorneys delivered closing arguments this morning. The jury started work...

Tier Two subsistence harvest regulations upheld by Supreme Court

The Alaska Supreme Court today upheld the 2003 changes to the state's Tier Two subsistence harvest regulations. Tier Two restrictions go into effect when...

Alaska Outdoor Council hopes for prioritization of true subsistence in Alaskan law

The Alaska Outdoor Council (AOC) filed an amicus brief in the Manning subsistence case. Rod Arno, Executive Director of the AOC, offered his thoughts...

Russian volcano calming down after massive eruption

The eruption of mount Kluychevskoy on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula a week ago created a plume of ash stretching as far as the eastern end...

Ketchikan asked to find a cheaper bridge to Gravina Island

If Ketchikan wants a bridge, it will need to support a less costly option than is currently proposed. That was the message from Department...

Alutiiq Museum receives $56,000 to bring artifacts and remains back to Kodiak

The Alutiiq Museum has received funding to help bring artifacts and human remains back to Kodiak from far-reaching points around the world. The National...

New video hopes to heal racism divisions

Perhaps its especially fitting that shortly before we celebrated our independence as a country, a group called Healing Racism in Anchorage premiered a new...

Veterans' cemetery opens with Saturday dedication in Bethel

A dedication ceremony for a unique Veteran's Memorial Cemetery will be held in Bethel tomorrow. All branches of the military will be eligible for...

Municipal Light & Power releases glowing report

Anchorage's city-owned Municipal Light & Power Company's service area is compact -- only 20 square miles, lying mostly in the city's core area....

Web Extra: Anderson trial opening statement – Defense

When the Tom Anderson legislative corruption trial started up June 27, 2007, both the prosecution and the defense made their opening statements to the...

Web Extra: Anderson trial opening statement – Prosecution

When the Tom Anderson legislative corruption trial started up June 27, 2007, both the prosecution and the defense made their opening statements to the...

Brown bear shot in Mountain View neighborhood

Anchorage police had to shoot a young brown bear Wednesday night in the Mountain View section of town. The 3-year-old male had been spotted...

State corrections scales back Mat-Su prison plan

The state is reducing the scope of a prison plan that would have placed the largest correctional facility in Alaska in the Matanuska Valley. Ellen...

Defense rested today, closing arguments tomorrow in Anderson corruption trial

The corruption trial of former lawmaker Tom Anderson is close to wrapping up. Closing arguments will be heard tomorrow morning after a quick ending...

Ted Stevens receives moral support amidst VECO investigation

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens says he has received "overwhelming support" in the face of an FBI investigation into his relationship with recently indicted VECO...