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.

Alaska Native artifacts remind museum visitors of complex history

Alaska Native artifacts were on display at the Nome City Museum this week, as it hosted an open house for local tribal members featuring...

Heavy BIA retirements may hinder agency services

The Bureau of Indian Affairs estimates that about 50% of its current employees will be eligible to retire in the next 10 years. Alaska...

Sealaska may acquire part of Tongass and cultural sites

Southeast Alaska's regional Native corporation could acquire more federal land under a bill introduced by Congressman Don Young. Sealaska hopes to select second-growth timberland...

Will McCandless bus draw unprepared visitors?

Some Healy area residents want to get rid of the bus where Christopher McCandless died. Locals fear release of the movie "Into the Wild"...

Alaska remembers historic broadcaster Augie Hiebert

Friends, Family members and admirers said goodbye to Augie Hiebert today at his funeral in Anchorage. Hiebert was a broadcast pioneer who built Alaska's...

Web Extra: Ramras and Dynasty disagreement

In addition to our two original stories from the September 20th Alaska News Nightly... Allegations of Pebble Mine payola met with backlash (ANN, 20 Sep...

Prosecutors cross-examine Kott on the stand

Former legislator Pete Kott completed his testimony this afternoon in Anchorage federal court. He was called as a witness in his own corruption trial...

AP: Ted Stevens secretly taped in call with Bill Allen

Two sources say the FBI was working with former VECO Chief Bill Allen when it secretly taped phone calls between Allen and Senator Ted...

Allegations of Pebble Mine payola met with backlash

Three Alaska Native Corporations want Fairbanks Republican Jay Ramras to retract comments he made concerning the public opinion fight over the Pebble Mine in...

Northern Dynasty: Pebble Mine corruption allegations baseless

Northern Dynasty's spokesman Sean Magee says Representative Ramras' allegations of bribes or improper payment to individuals or companies in the Pebble Mine project are...

Icicle Seafoods paying nearly $1 million for Clean Water violation

Icicle Seafoods will pay $900,000 for dumping fish waste off the coast of Unalaska in a settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency. The...

Fisheries observer found dead in Captains Bay, near Unalaska

Divers have found the body of a fisheries observer who was reported missing yesterday in Unalaska. The man is only the second observer to...

Resource development forum begins in Barrow

Over 200 representatives are gathered in Barrow today and tomorrow for the oil and gas forum hosted by the North Slope Borough. Participants are...

UAF to study Yupik diet, lifestyle, genetics, obesity and diabetes

A University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) researcher has garnered a grant to look at the relationship of diet, physical activity and genetics in the...

Anchorage hotel room boom rolling along

Earlier this month a national chain broke ground for a new hotel in Anchorage. Meanwhile construction of another large hotel is taking place in...

Correction

On Monday's Alaska News Nightly (17 Sep 2007), in a story on the Alaska Power Association meeting in Valdez, we wrongly attributed a quote...

KSKA's streaming service doubled

KSKA's low power signal is still in effect as our HD Radio upgrades continue. So if your radio gets marginal reception when we're at...

Century picks Glenn Square for second Anchorage theater

The big screen is coming to Anchorage's Mountain View. Actually, make that 12 screens and they're in the form of a new Century...

Pete Kott takes the stand

In an unexpected move today by the defense team, former legislator Pete Kott took the stand in his own corruption trial. David Shurtleff, APRN -...

PFD: $1,654

Governor Sarah Palin was in Valdez today to announce this year's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) amount. About a hundred people gathered at the Valdez...