Air Quality Permit Raises Ire
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has given the go ahead for an air quality permit for Usibelli Coal’s Wishbone Hill mine near Palmer. The move has been met with outrage by members of the Castle Mountain Coalition, an anti-coal group in the Matanuska Valley.
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The latest vote tallies in Alaska’s first ranked choice general election
View live results for Alaska's 2022 governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House races.
Alaskan fiddler tirelessly touring with latest CD, book
Alaska fiddle musician, poet and author Ken Waldman is back in the state after an east coast tour promoting the simultaneous release of his...
Alaska News Nightly: September 22, 2014
State Ordered to Improve Voting Materials for Alaska Natives; Senate Candidates Vie for Rural Support; State Files Complaint Against Medicaid Payment Vendor; Deadline Set for Southeast Wolves ESA Review; KTVA Reporter Quits on Air, Dedicates Time to Pot Initiative; EPA's 404-C Public Comment Period on Pebble Closes; NTSB Report Yields Few Clues In Fatal Soldotna Plane Crash; Murkowski Presses FDA To Clarify Spent-Grain Rule for Brewers; Arctic Researcher Says The Social Changes Are As Drastic as Climate Changes
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Young fishermen’s summit courts the next generation
The Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program recognizes that fishing is a complicated business to understand, and a challenging one to enter. This year the program is hosting its 6th Annual Young Fishermen’s Summit at the end of the month in Juneau to introduce newbies to the industry.
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Kohring Requests Outside Trial
A former Alaska lawmaker caught in a wide-ranging corruption probe has asked to have his retrial moved out of state.
Iditarod mushers will still cross the finish line in Nome, but the city has canceled its race-related festivities
The City of Nome will not be hosting any race-related festivities due to concerns about the coronavirus.
Valley transportation fair shows lots of options for Mat-Su commuters
Last week, a transportation fair in Palmer provided information for the public on a wide variety of plans to get people moving faster from...
Anchorage Assembly preparing $10M ballot question to improve access to Chugach State Park
Some Assembly members are concerned the initial project list is too deferential to homeowners who don't want more neighborhood traffic.
Saudis, other oil giants announce surprise production cuts
The cuts, totaling up to 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year, could raise prices worldwide and strain Saudi-U.S. relations.
Pioneering musher and husky breeder Natalie Norris dead at 94
Natalie Norris moved to Alaska in the 40s, and along with her husband, Earl, helped establish the oldest kennel for Siberian Huskies in the world.
Food Tastes Better When It’s Shared
It’s crisp, crunchy, and salty – and you’ll never find it in a bag in the grocery store. Dipped in seal oil or eulachon oil (hooligan), it is a traditional Southeast Alaskan delicacy that signals spring as surely as a warm, sunny day. But, gathering herring eggs-on-hemlock branches is about a lot more than food.
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Runner Missing After Mt. Marathon Race
Efforts continue Friday to locate a missing runner who failed to return from Mt. Marathon in Seward after the July 4 race. As KSKA's...
89 Bears Killed As Part Of Predator Control Program
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game took 89 bears this month as part of a predator control program approved by the Board of Game last year. The efforts are meant to encourage the growth of a struggling moose population in Southwest Alaska.
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Special election dates announced to fill Alaska’s sole seat in US House
There will be two special elections this summer to fill that vacancy: a special primary election by mail on June 11 and a special election to pick the winner on Aug. 16.
Alaska communities to receive millions in Payments In Lieu of Taxes
The Department of the Interior announced today that local Alaska governments around the state would receive $29.7 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes funds, or PILT. Listen now
I Am A Greenhouse Guru
When Lonnie White first moved to Kodiak Island in the 1970's, front yards in town were largely the domain of crab pots and junk cars, not ornate shrubberies.
However, in the past few years, local (and national) trends have caught up with his greenhouse business.
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Dunleavy targets crime in first State of the State address
Gov. Mike Dunleavy promised to reduce crime and protect permanent fund dividends in his first State of the State address on Tuesday.
Meteorologist Investigates So-So Southcentral Summers
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
John Papineau is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage.
From Juneau, through Anchorage and up to Fairbanks...
Bethel Winter House Faces Difficulties As Board Members Prepare For the Second Season
The Bethel Winter House underwent its pilot project last winter, providing overnight shelter and hot meals to the homeless living in Bethel, possibly saving lives. Board members want to open the homeless shelter at the beginning of December, but have some challenges to overcome in order for that happen.
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