ACLU Sues State to Include Transgender on Drivers License
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued to get the state to include the category transgender on its drivers license.
Temporary Deal To End Federal Shutdown Expected To Pass
The 16-day federal government shutdown appears to be nearing an end, and Alaska’s Republican Senator, Lisa Murkowski, is getting a good deal of the credit.
Kott Wants Case Dismissed
A recent court document reveals new evidence in Alaska's long running corruption scandal. The motion, filed last week by a lawyer for former...
Dallas Seavey Leads Iditarod Mushers Out Of Elim
Dallas Seavey is the first musher out of Elim, as he heads to Golovin, then up to White Mountain, where he will take a mandatory 8-hour rest.
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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
This week: The EPA announces it will study the Bristol Bay watershed and look at potential impacts of development, including...
Alaska senators address AFN on convention’s final day
The 52nd annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention concluded Oct. 20 in Anchorage with high-level addresses from Alaska’s senators, and AFN delegates still reeling from the news that Gov. Bill Walker is suspending his re-election campaign. Listen now
Cantwell Urges White House To Stop Alaska Pebble Mine Project, Protect Fishermen
A U.S. senator from the Lower 48 is asking the White House to stop the Pebble Mine. Democrat Maria Cantwell, of Washington, says the proposed mine in Western Alaska threatens fishing jobs in her state.
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State Offers Program to Help With Education, Job Training
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Most good jobs require training beyond high school or a GED, and the state of Alaska is offering a...
Congress Remains In Deadlock On Fiscal Cliff Deal
As New Year’s Eve approaches, Congress is at an impasse on the so called fiscal cliff, signs point to an agreement on taxes but it’s unclear what will be done about spending cuts.
State says BP must prove more Prudhoe Bay wells aren’t at risk of ‘catastrophic failure’
In a recent order, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, a state oil and gas watchdog agency, said BP "has no evidence that permafrost subsidence will not result in sudden catastrophic failure" at other Prudhoe Bay wells.
Coast Guard Prepares For Switch To Pellets
The U.S. Coast Guard air station in Sitka is abandoning oil as a heat source. Work will start in the next week on a new heating system that uses wood pellets instead of oil. It’s part of an effort to make the Coast Guard more energy efficient.
A New Mexico judge cites insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office
Couy Griffin, an Otero County commissioner, is now disqualified from holding public office because he violated Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment by participating in the Jan. 6 siege.
Cross-Border Energy Group Meets in Juneau
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
A group that wants to connect Southeast Alaska hydroprojects to Canada’s power grid is trying to drum up support.
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Art born from math on display in Anchorage exhibition
On the walls of the Boheme Coffee Lounge in Anchorage hang eighteen glass panels. Listen now
Donlin is confident as it navigates the complicated permitting process
Donlin Gold is advancing through the permitting process for its proposed mine in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and already has two state permits in hand. Listen now
Updated COVID boosters will be available to Alaskans next week
New boosters recommended by the CDC target both the original coronavirus strain and the omicron variants.
Sullivan Says City Shortfall Tops 18 Million Dollars
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan says city revenues do not meet estimated costs for next year's municipal budget. Anchorage's budget for 2011 is in...
BBNC to acquire two giants of Alaska’s Pacific cod fishery
To organize the two companies, BBNC has formed the subsidiary Bristol Bay Alaska Seafoods. The U.S. Department of Justice paved the way for the merger last week by ruling that it did not violate any antitrust rules.
VPSO Thomas Madole Killed in Manokotak
A Village Public Safety Officer has been shot and killed in the community of Manokotak, about 25 miles southwest of Dillingham. VPSO Thomas O. Madole, 54, is dead of an apparent gunshot wound. The Alaska State Troopers arrested Leroy B. Dick, Jr., 42, of Manokotak. Dick is being held at the Dillingham jail, facing charges of murder in the first degree.
After destructive fire, YKHC alcohol treatment center under construction again
The skeleton of the new Phillips Ayagnirvik Treatment Center, PATC, is coming up quickly and aims to be closed in for a winter of work. Kris Manke is Director of Construction for the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, which is leading up the project. He says about 15 crew members are working now, including close to 70 percent local Alaska Native hires.