Canadian Court Ruling May Set Precedent On Settling Aboriginal Land Claims
Brian Boyle, CBC - Whitehorse
A Canadian Supreme Court ruling on some tribal agricultural land in the Yukon Territory has set a precedent likely to...
Forecasting Sitka’s herring biomass is a thorough but imperfect science
As seiners converge in Sitka for the annual sac roe herring fishery, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is holding firm on its harvest target of 14,649 tons. This is despite having fallen short of that target in three of the last five years. Listen now
State cuts will stifle Southeast’s economic growth
Southeast Alaska has seen economic growth in the last five years but that growth could soon be stalled by state budget cuts. That was the message being shared at the Southeast Conference going on in Petersburg this week. Listen Now
Teen shot to death in Anchorage; 3 juvenile suspects in custody
Anchorage police have detained three juvenile suspects in the fatal shooting Tuesday of a 16-year-old boy near Abbott Loop Community Park.
Anchorage English teacher receives $25K national education award in surprise ceremony
Temperance Tinker-Kays is one of 60 teachers to receive the award this school year, and the only recipient in Alaska.
Ravn is $90 million in debt and could be forced to shut down for good, court docs say
RavnAir Group may have obtained a $12 million loan that leaves “some hope that there may still be a rescue,” a company attorney says. But without further relief, he added, the loan will merely give Ravn a “brief runway” to prepare for an “orderly liquidation.”
Art is Big Business in Southeast
What are the arts worth to Southeast Alaska? A new economic study says painting, carving, theater, music and other creative pursuits generate at least $60 million a year in business.
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Moose hunting moratorium begins to show results
A moose count on the Lower Kuskokwim River is showing local residents that giving the animals a break from hunting, is paying off.
Angela Denning-Barnes,...
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made headlines when he went public, saying he wouldn't trust planes made in North Charleston, S.C. to be safe and airworthy.
Alaska, Interrupted: Life on lockdown, with kids and a job
Julia O’Malley is holding down her high-pressure job as an editor at Alaska’s Energy Desk, while stuck in her house with her two young boys. And while dealing with all the anxiety that comes with a global pandemic.
Alaska News Nightly: April 30, 2015
Legislature Votes To Allow Hearings Outside Of Juneau; Mat-Su Gets First Look at Borough's FY16 Budget; ASD's revised budget cuts 57 filled positions; Death Toll Now at 2 in Shooting Near Talkeetna; U.S. House Panel Advances Fisheries Law; UAF Steps Into Spotlight Amid Arctic Council Transfer; Kick The Bucket: With Fleeting Funding, Projects Die; Campaign Silent On Revelations Of Military Service, Divorce; Red Chris Mine Inches Forward After Settlement; YWCA Alaska Holds Summit On Gender Pay Gap
Seward Highway crash leaves two dead near Girdwood
Two people are dead after a crash over the weekend on the Seward Highway north of Girdwood. Alaska State Troopers responded to the collision just after 7 p.m. Saturday. Download Audio
Mental Health Trust Reworking Land Exchange
The Alaska Mental Health Trust is changing its approach to a major land exchange with the federal government.
Closing down homeless camps creating short-term problems, long-term solutions
Organizations and social services in Anchorage are learning from the stresses caused by closing down homeless camps in Anchorage to develop long-term collaborations and strategies. Listen now
Running 2012 Anchorage Mayor: Sullivan & Honeman
Four of six mayoral candidates joined host Michael Carey and panelists Grace Jang, KTVA and Daysha Eaton KSKA for Running 2012 in the KAKM studios on March 29. Watch the first hour of the program with candidates Dan Sullivan and Paul Honeman here. Bob Lupo and Phil Isley presented in second video.
AK: 2016: The year Bristol Bay landed its 2,000,000,000th salmon
Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. Over 132 years of commercial effort, now more than two billion salmon have been harvested from the Bay’s waters. In fact, the two billionth salmon was landed sometime, by someone, on July 6, 2016. Listen now
House Approves Continuing Resolution, Extending Spending for Two Weeks
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
The U.S. House voted 335 to 91 on a continuing resolution to keep the federal government going without the...
Final results in from U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships
The U.S. National Cross Country ski championships wrapped up in Anchorage yesterday. The temperature warmed enough to get in a sprint competition, with Olympians...
Anchorage Assembly chair to step up as interim mayor
With Mark Begich headed to Washington in January, Anchorage will need a new mayor. Matt Claman is currently the city's Assembly chair and will...
‘Stewardship’ Workshops Continue As Tonka Timber Sale Awarded
The U.S. Forest Service has awarded the contract for a major logging project on Kupreanof Island near Petersburg. The agency made the announcement last week during its latest “collaborative stewardship” workshop. That series of public meetings is aimed at bringing forest stakeholders together to come up with local uses for revenue from the sale. The discussions have been tense at times.