Low income home building in the Mat Su
In a rural subdivision dotted with cottonwoods and willows on the outskirts of Wasilla, a four bedroom home is nearly complete. On the surface,...
U.S. and Canada reach a deal on migrants at unofficial border crossings
The deal is the Biden administration's latest move to discourage migrants from crossing the border illegally in order to seek asylum.
Anchorage Rep Takes to the Rivers This Summer
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State Rep. Sharon Cissna and her husband canoe down the Tanana and Yukon this summer.
State Rep. Sharon Cissna (D-Anchorage)...
Earthquake may have triggered sunken fishing vessel to spill diesel off Kodiak Island, officials say
A shipwreck from decades ago has begun leaking diesel fuel off Kodiak Island. State officials suspect last month’s massive earthquake may be to blame.
‘A Swiss cheese moment’: How a communication failure kept cargo from getting to Aniak
The Department of Transportation and FAA failed to make a timely notice to pilots after closing down the old runway, which resulted in a week where residents of Aniak didn't receive Bypass mail.
Field Work For Gas Line Expected To Start Next Week
In an update to legislators on Thursday, Frank Richards with the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation explained that they're in the process of trying to figure out the safest places to lay down the pipe, which should stretch down from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska.
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House Passes Bill To Change Hunting And Fishing License Fees
The state House has passed a bill that would increase the cost of hunting, fishing and trapping in Alaska.
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
A new storm could bring flooding and high winds to Alaska’s northwest coast. Many homeless campers in Anchorage don't want to go to a city-run shelter. And from Bethel to Ketchikan, voters cast their ballots in municipal elections.
Dunleavy’s public safety commissioner says she was forced to resign
Amanda Price says she was told that the administration is “taking public safety in a different direction.”
Gubernatorial candidates spar over gas pipeline, fiscal plans at Anchorage debate
The event, hosted by the RDC, was the first to feature all four candidates in one place — including Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Charlie Pierce, who have appeared less frequently.
Alaska Moose Federation Gets $1.5 Million From State
The Alaska Moose Federation, the Anchorage based group aimed at relocating moose from urban to rural areas, has scored a legislative windfall of $1.5 million for additional moose rescue and relocation programs. Some wildlife professionals are critical of the federation’s current, and future, place in wildlife management.
Political operative accused of battery in Vegas
Sen. Dan Sullivan’s former campaign manager Ben Sparks may be facing arrest following a bizarre report of domestic violence in Las Vegas. Listen now
Juneau Man Dies in Car Crash
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A Juneau man died when his vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree Saturday morning near the...
Support is here for Alaskans who have experienced the loss of an infant or pregnancy
It’s impossible to know how many pregnancies end in miscarriage because it can happen before someone even knows they’re pregnant. The March of Dimes has been tracking this issue for generations and estimates it could be as high as 50%. That means that someone you know has probably experienced pregnancy loss. But until this year, there was no official support group in Juneau for people who had experienced the loss of a pregnancy or an infant.
Fauske To Concentrate On In-State LNG Line
The president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation thinks the future of a small diameter natural gas pipeline in Alaska will be resolved, one way or the other, before his career ends.
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Juneau man captures story of icebreaker Storis in labor-of-love documentary
Congress is considering funding a new icebreaker to serve in the Arctic. It would be a heavy, polar-class Coast Guard cutter, to get through thick ice. But size isn’t everything when it comes to Coast Guard ships. A Juneau man has made a film about the Storis, a dainty icebreaker by polar standards, that rescued mariners and enforced the law along Alaska’s coast for almost 60 years.
Mental Health Trust seeks to change laws that limit how they spend money
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is trying to change the laws that govern how it uses its principal funds. Some board members hope the legislation will pass soon enough that the organization does not have to undergo a special legislative audit. Listen now
Judges block work at ConocoPhillips’ huge Alaska project, casting cloud over ‘North Slope Renaissance’
Conoco executives have celebrated the Willow project as part of a "North Slope Renaissance" that could revitalize Alaska's oil industry.
But a two-judge panel just put the project on ice — the latest recent setback for Alaska oil companies now contending with an uncooperative new federal administration.
NCAA Rifle Champions Showcase Expert Shooters
The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Rifle Championships are being held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Friday and Saturday. The championships bring together shooters capable of extreme accuracy.
Yukon River Law Enforcement Conflict Dates Back to 1996
The conflict between the state and federal government over National Park Service law enforcement on the Yukon River dates back to a regulatory change in 1996. At a forum on jurisdiction over navigable waters, held in Fairbanks Monday, State Attorney General John Burns cited the policy change as the root of recent tensions between the state and the Park Service.