Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 24, 2017
APD chief announces departure and his replacement; Legislature stuck in a stalemate as conference committees remain short on members; Two Washington climbers first to conquer Denali this year; Number of deadly strep cases down in Alaska, but health officials still on watch; State funding cuts to University of Alaska could deeply impact rural campuses; Two thousand people March for Science in Anchorage; UAA starting surgical technology program in response to industry need; User fees to be added to over a dozen Interior State Park facilities; Preseason Yukon king salmon projections slightly up from last year; Ask a Climatologist: Reflecting on an unexpectedly decent winter Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 21, 2017
Tugboat carrying over 300 lbs of oil sinks in Sitka; Air pollution violations will cost seafood processing plant $3.2 million; Four men sentenced over 500 hours community service for 2015 walrus killings; Billions in maintenance fees loom as legislature continues to debate budget; Russian planes detected off Alaska 4 times this week; 1,900-acre fire spreads across Northwest Alaska; New study looks at relocating communities affected by climate change; Author tackles conservation and climate change in new book; March for Science to commence this weekend in Anchorage; AK: How to be an Alaskan Ninja Warrior; 49 Voices: Xavior Love of Anchorage Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Trial opens for couple accused of starting '15 Willow wildfire; BP leak successfully plugged; Oil and gas industry defends Hilcorp's safety record; Gambell sees second whaling of the year; Juneau boundary expansion could threaten subsistence living in Angoon; YK villages serve as models for renewable energy; Wind-farm developer assails GVEA’s refusal to buy more power; Cause of death and suspect info released for April 4th Fairbanks murder; Cold weather slows winter break up; Project Citizen brings civics to Gruening classroom Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
F-22s intercept Russian bombers outside Alaska for first time since 2015; Walker invites sharply divided legislative leaders to talk; They’re holding a town hall, with or without delegation; Unnecessary sedation at center of dentist's fraud charges; Juneau Soccer Club defrauded in online scam; Fairbanks police bring in suspects for burglary, robbery, kidnapping and assault; Slow Fairbanks snowmelt slows Canada Geese migration; Villages conduct massive scrap metal and hazardous waste removal; Unalaskans suspect Coast Guard crew of tagging WWII bunker; U.S. Coast Guard commissions fast response cutter in Ketchikan Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Fairbanks International Airport evacuated after bomb threat; Legislature on track to pass lowest number of bills in state history this session; Legislation would require deeds to feature disclosure of property contamination; One man dead in fatal Pilot Station shooting; Anchorage air traffic controller wins award for Bering Sea save; Alaska Airlines expanding statewide infrastructure; Ambler Road access project scoping period extended; New recommendations made for protecting Alexander Archipelago Wolf population; Ask a Climatologist: River breakup is all about spring temps; YKHC dedicates hospital expansion project to late Toksook Bay Elder Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Concern for seniors as pioneer homes caught in budget battle; Human Rights Commission appointment draws conservative ire; Lindemuth seeks to clear concerns ahead of confirmation vote; AEDC pushes Anchorage utilities to merge; State TB rate dips but remains among the highest; Rep. Young wants feds to lay off medical marijuana prosecution; Long line for first legal cannabis sales in Ketchikan; UAA Chancellor Tom Case announces retirement; Resolution could save Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center; Ice road from Kotzebue to Noorvik and Kiana closes; Search continues into its third week for missing Newtok seal hunter; Tlingit and Haida students in Arkansas help archive Jeanie Greene videos Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Pebble project granted land use permit; Oil tax credit bill on its way to the Senate, with ultimatum from House; Following majority departure, Dunleavy to lose committee seats; Body of man recovered in Turnagain Arm off Beluga Point; Alaska’s congressional delegation sticking by Sea Grant; Anchorage Assembly unveils public transportation overhaul; State economists publish a “Where are they now?” for Alaska high school grads; Most of Alaska should see normal winter breakup this year; King salmon trollers to have lower harvests this year; Fish and Game predicts more Chinook fishing openings this summer; Unalaska receives surprise visitor from the deep Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 10, 2017
President Xi’s Alaska visit: salmon, scenery and a chance to deepen Arctic ties; House Finance Committee looks to update Permanent Fund bill; Repairs begin on Hilcorp’s leaking Cook Inlet gas line; Jessie Holmes wins 2017 Kobuk 440; UA Regents schedule meeting to discuss Senate's approved cuts; GCI: Law enforcement investigating damaged fiber cable, outages; Seward Highway construction begins in Anchorage; Recall effort underway for three Haines Assembly members; Senate passes Petersburg land grant bill; Longtime fishing guides and King Salmon residents buy Bear Trail Lodge Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 6, 2017
Shooting by ‘distraught man’ and avalanche trap Turnagain Arm residents in the dark ; BP shows Alaska profits for 2016; Essential Air Service has friends in US Senate; 2017 Kobuk 440 starts today; Troopers searching for poachers who shot 2 muskox near Bethel; Low oil prices lead to lower Native Corporation dividends; Alaskans claim medals in Special Olympics World Winter Games; Legislature unanimous on Black soldiers' highway holiday, save for one Wasilla representative; Canada geese make first drop into Fairbanks this year; Ask a Climatologist: Should we be worried about methane hydrates on the sea floor?; Is Bogoslof Volcano done erupting?; Ketchikan’s first pot shop set to open Saturday Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
The House and Senate split over introducing income tax; Senate Finance budget cut falls short of $300 million goal; How is climate change affecting rural infrastructure?; Young pulls punches for this road foe; Anchorage voters opt for bonds, more liberal Assembly; Legislature passes bill recognizing Black Americans' efforts in AK Highway construction; Commercial silver fishing could return to the Lower Kuskokwim this summer; Air Force destroys World War II shell discovered in Unalaska Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Colorado-based conglomerate buys GCI; Tyonek residents celebrate as Chuitna mine plans are shelved; Oil company fined $10 million for illegally transporting a drill rig to Alaska; Trump signs Young-sponsored bill repealing predator hunting limits; Forest Service mishandled timber sales, environmental group says; State confident less than 10 gallons of crude leaked into Cook Inlet, continues investigation; Alaska Railroad reports $4.4 million loss in 2016; Unalaska terminates new fire chief charged with sexual assault in Illinois; Could the Alaska Sea Grant program go away this year?; This year's Arctic Man Classic to start at Summit Lake this week; Bronze in hand, a Ketchikan artist retraces Seward’s route Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 3, 2017
Crude oil leak in Cook Inlet halted successfully; spill volume still unknown; Per-student funding cuts and online teaching on the table in Legislature; Child hospitalized after snow slides off roof and buries her; Police say doctor’s death ‘suspicious,’ theft charges filed against friend; Fourth man charged in Anchorage fatal shooting deaths; Smokejumpers prepare for wildfire season with practice jumps; Alaskan skiers complete stellar race week in Fairbanks; Sitka’s electric rates to change seasonally Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 31, 2017
Juneau superintendent questions funding plan; Southeast tribal court builds on its experience; High school student honored for Gold Creek rescue; Two Sitka moms discuss balancing fishing and family; Unalaska teen: If you like sushi, you better take care of the environment; AK: Celebrations of Turkish culture in Anchorage; 49 Voices: Cole Tamblyn of Anchorage Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 30, 2017
Congress lets states block some Planned Parenthood money; Searching for signs of Seward in DC; Naknek Electric sues former manager for $1 million over embezzlement allegations; Immigration agents round up 84 in Alaska, Washington, Oregon; Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?; Formerly all-Boeing Alaska Air to keep Airbus jets for ‘foreseeable future’; Bill would halve Gov. Walker’s pension bond authority; Specialty crop grant deadline approaches; Hanneman realizes dream with national championship win; Bethel organizers prepare for Cama'i Dance Festival Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
State suspends Fairbanks Memorial Hospital chief of staff; Alcohol, drugs cost Alaska economy $3 billion a year; Names of troopers and K-9 involved in weekend shooting revealed; Mat-Su School District Superintendent abruptly resigns; Mat-Su Borough budget proposals expect over $12M shortfall; What do Anchorage residents think about climate change regulations?; Snow closes schools in Alaska's largest city; Ask a Climatologist: Arctic sea ice drives climate around the globe; It can power an ice rink in Fairbanks. Could it power rural Alaska?; ANTHC searching for long-term solution for St. Michael’s frozen water and sewer lines; Drones, robots and paper circuits: Wrangell students take hands-on lesson in tech Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Lawmakers eye lower health care cost as way of lowering budget; Dillingham and schools around Alaska roll out new PEAKS test; Super Tour skiathlon kicks off Fairbanks Spring Series; Popular program puts STEM in kids' hands; Should Sitka’s two hospitals become one?; Labor and business at odds over Walker’s worker’s compensation reform; Kake resident remembers '64 earthquake as state recognizes disaster saftety Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 27, 2017
Hilcorp shuts down oil platforms to address Cook Inlet gas leak; Young gives Trump a hand at bill signing; Anchorage businesses to hike in electric costs; Wasilla man, trooper dog killed in weekend shooting; UPS, Delta oppose proposal to triple state jet fuel tax; Blood Bank cleared of wrongdoing, but critics still wary; Future of Valdez marijuana sales hangs in balance; Sitka starts celebration for Alaska's 150th anniversary with the U.S.; Sitka Sound roe herring fishery opens; Birch Hill cross country ski races to kick off in Fairbanks; Top athletes compete in Haines for Freeride World Tour Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 24, 2017
ACA repeal bill is dead; Rep. Young likes it that way; Income tax proposal pushed in state House; House bill looks to tweak oil tax credit system; Kenai Assembly defeats proposal to drop invocation policy; Mayor anticipates no firearm policy changes following Fairbanks library shooting; Mushers experience a carnival of sorts as the Iditarod winds down; AK: Fishing for herring from the sky; 49 Voices: Shaylyn "Yosty" Storms of Unalakleet Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
White House budget proposal cuts legal services for low-income Alaskans; Wildlife managers urge conservative hunting of emperor geese; Thousands of state employees temporarily locked out of computers; Hilcorp fined again by state for unauthorized use of nitrogen in wells; Two outside companies look to find world-class shale oil; Federal air quality officials visit Fairbanks; Longtime leader Rosita Worl to leave Sealaska board; Heating system fire caused last year's Ice Alaska fire; Mat-Su Borough bans trapping on some public land; Arctic winter sees record low sea-ice cover Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Senate lifts ban on predator killing in Alaska refuges; Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature; Murkowski at odds with Trump's call to end NEA funding; Bill signed allowing for opioid overdose drug distribution; Consultant recommends Sitka’s hospitals merge; Final fuel spill cleanup near Paxson may be delayed; To the displeasure of some locals, Tailgate Alaska grabs land use permit from DNR Listen now