As Alaska tourism rebounds, state and federal officials crack down on fake Alaska Native art
It’s a federal crime to sell art that is falsely marketed as created by an Alaska Native or tribal member.
Employee Complaints, Tests Flag Air Quality In State-Leased Office Building
Air quality test results show high levels of carbon dioxide and dust in Juneau’s Bill Ray Center, an office building the state is leasing for about 160 employees. For more than a month, the state has fielded complaints from employees about headaches and diesel fumes.
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Healy cabin program wins national attention
A Healy area program that teaches teens how to build cabins has been nationally recognized.
Anchorage restaurants can now start serving alcohol 2 hours earlier
Under the new rules approved by the Assembly, restaurants can serve alcohol starting at 8 a.m.
First-time offenders get second chance under new criminal justice reform law
The criminal justice reform bill recently signed into law is intended to save money and reduce the state’s prison population by eliminating the factors that contribute to recidivism, or the revolving door of offenders repeatedly returning to prison. Listen now
Kodiak gets update on new Police station and Jail
Earlier this week the Kodiak City Council got an update on plans for the new Police Station and Jail project.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
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3 Alaska Native corporations form business alliance
Three Alaska Native regional corporations whose business interests and lands would be affected by oil and gas and shipping expansions in the arctic are joining together in a formal partnership.
Nearing graduation, musician Byron Nicholai looks to college and new challenges
Byron Nicholai began posting fun, silly music videos on Facebook when he was 14 years old. Now, the Toksook Bay musician is 18, and his drumming and singing is celebrated for sharing traditional Yup’ik culture.
Army Corps of Engineers moves forward with Unalaska bay dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with dredging the entrance to Iliuliuk Bay, a project that has been in the works for years.
Pollock shifting hundreds of miles north, costing Bering Sea fishermen
Alaska pollock is the biggest fishery in the world and one of the few that's considered sustainable. But as the waters of the Bering...
Murkowski Swings at Obama’s Arctic Wilderness Plan But Misses
Sen. Lisa Murkowski today failed to land her first counterpunch at the Obama administration’s new Arctic conservation policies. The Senate rejected an amendment that would’ve put a time limit on wilderness study areas.
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2013 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Checks Will Be $900
The 2013 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend will be $900, according to acting Revenue Commissioner Angela Rodell. Checks will be distributed Oct. 3.
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Tourism outlook mixed for 2009
The price of gas is down nationwide. The travel industry - both large cruise lines and smaller Alaska owned businesses - are offering visitors...
Below-average sea ice levels expand Arctic shipping options
As of August 31, Arctic sea ice coverage dropped to the third lowest extent on satellite record for that day, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Aliy Zirkle takes lead en route to Galena
Iditarod veteran Aliy Zirkle was the second musher out of Ruby early this morning, but she overtook Brent Sass a short ways down the trail. Both are on the move toward Galena - a 50-mile run down the Yukon River - with 15 dogs in harness.
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
Coast Guard Gears Up for Shell’s Chukchi Season
Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft says if Shell is allowed to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer, the Coast Guard will be there with five ships and two aircraft. But, the admiral says, nothing about the Arctic is easy.
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With ‘slim chance’ to change Magnuson-Stevens Act, Peltola favors ‘workaround’
Congresswoman Mary Peltola and other salmon advocates try another avenue to limit bycatch.
Legislature releases audit of Alaska’s gasline corporation
Auditors found that, generally, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has followed the restrictions placed on spending the $480 million it has gotten from the state over the last eight years.
State eyes private ferries for Angoon, Hoonah and Kake
The state is seeking to fill gaps in Southeast Alaska ferry service using a private charter company. It’s given potential operators less than 24 hours to answer its Monday call for interest.