Partnering with FBI, Unalaska police aim to finish Ballyhoo crash investigation
Two local high school students were killed when a truck plunged off the cliffside and fell about 900 feet to the shoreline below. Authorities said they hope to have an explanation by the end of June.
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Coming up this week, the 27th annual Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium is happening right now in Anchorage; a joint fisheries consultant is being considered by Kodiak's two governments, and how to upgrade your 32-footer.
Anchorage Assembly overrides all Bronson budget vetoes
Some Assembly members took issue with Bronson’s stated rationale for the cuts. They debated the veto overrides for about a half-hour.
Juneau Diocese Receives New Bishop
The Most Reverend Edward J. Burns was installed yesterday (Thursday) as bishop of the Diocese of Juneau.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau
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Lawmakers advance bill to hike Alaska’s gas tax
Most of the revenue raised from the tax would go toward highway maintenance. And it enjoys wide support from business and industry groups that say it would help reinvest in Alaska’s road infrastructure.
Backlash builds as Japan prepares to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant
Japan first announced plans to discharge treated water from Fukushima into the sea in 2018, in a controlled decades-long process.
It’s getting even harder to find a house in Anchorage. A local economist shares her struggle.
Hannah Hennighausen and her partner have been outbid every time they've put an offer on a house. Most recently the winning bid offered all cash and waived all contingencies, which Hennighausen says is becoming more common.
In Alaska, the SBA gave away $7.4 million but so far just one Alaska firm has won a COVID-19 Disaster Loan
Only one Alaska business has been approved for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan, and it's a big one.
ConocoPhillips to add wells at CD5 site in Alpine Field
Oil development is ramping up in the National Petroleum Reserve. ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. says it's adding wells and other infrastructure at its CD5 site in the Alpine Field. Download Audio
New bill would add guardrails to Alaska property assessments
Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, says the bill aims to make the property assessment process in the state more fair and transparent for residents.
Unusual Weather Causes Lull In Copper River Sockeye Run
Unusual weather in Alaska’s Interior is causing a slowdown of an expected sockeye run on the Copper River. On Wednesday, state Fish and Game fisheries managers issued a notice delaying the start of the Copper River personal use, or dipnet, fishery in the Chitina subdistrict. Mark Sommerville is the area management biologist in Glennallen. He says an unusually late breakup on the Copper and recent soaring temperatures are combining to create conditions that fish don’t like.
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Board of fish approves restrictions on King salmon gill nets
The Alaska Board of Fisheries took a step toward rebuilding the king salmon run on the Yukon river.
Associated Press
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New legislation aims to address $1.5B University of Alaska maintenance backlog
University leaders say the bill, which would provide $35 million this year, would help shore up and modernize aging facilities.
Bethel woman didn’t know she wasn’t a citizen until she was 22. Now she’s being deported.
On Feb. 10, Becky Trimble received a letter with the potential to upend her and her family’s life.
Eielson Will Keep F-16 Squadron
The Secretary of the Air Force told Alaska officials Tuesday that Eielson Air Force Base will keep its F-16 Aggressor squadron. Alaska Congressman Don Young says it’s good news on its own but it also improves the chances the Eielson will get F-35 aircraft, too.
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
More than a foot of snow in Anchorage strands drivers across the city. Plus, a crab fishery five years in the making gets ready to open.
Only homeless shelter in Kodiak fights through the cold
Francis Brother Shelter in Kodiak is the only shelter available to members of the homeless population, and therefore the only escape from the town’s recent nighttime drops in temperature. Listen now
RUNNING: State House, District 16 Chugiak
Bill Stolze (R) and Bonnie Nelson (D) are running for State House, District 16 Chugiak in the Alaska General Election on November...
Essay: The End of the Stevens Era
By Joel Southern
Former APRN Washington, DC Correspondent
Photo by Libby Casey, APRN - Washington, DC (click for details)
Over the past four months -- since Sen....
A year after Haines’ deadly landslide, signs of recovery but still work to do
It's been one year since a huge landslide tore through Beach Road in Haines, destroying houses and killing two people, whose bodies were never found.