Biking Family Has Big Plans for Future
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A family that road a five-person bicycle into Fairbanks last fall has more than survived the winter. The...
ASD Fires Four Employees Suspected of Stealing Money
Associated Press
The Anchorage School District has fired four employees suspected of stealing lunch money, student activity fees or other cash used by ...
Threatening Song Lyrics Lands Student 45-Day Suspension, Possible Expulsion
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Hundreds of South Anchorage High School students stayed home from school today because of violent threats from a...
Science Center Grant to Aid Longliners, Sperm Whales
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Sperm whales in Alaska have learned how to seek out longline fishing gear as a source for easy meals....
New Wildlife Tasers Protect NOAA Whale Necropsy Team
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The state Department of Fish & Game has started field trials of a special Taser designed for use...
Bristol Bay, YK Delta Broadband Project Gets Go-Ahead
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The highly anticipated project to bring true broadband internet service to the Bristol Bay and YK Delta regions...
Produce Hits Anchorage Farmer’s Markets
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Alaska Grown program is working to promote local produce and other farm products in a bid to...
Department of Defense Releases Name of Alaska-Based Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Associated Press
The Department of Defense has released the name of an Alaska-based soldier killed in a suicide attack last week in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon says...
Troopers Recover Body From Mountain Near Bird Creek
Associated Press
Alaska State Troopers are recovering a body off a mountain near Bird Creek between Anchorage and Girdwood.
A spokesman for the Alaska Mountain...
Commission Rules in Favor of Woman Claiming to Have Been Forced from Job
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Alaska State Commission for Human Rights has ruled in favor of a Fairbanks woman who claims she...
Frontline Documentary Addresses Sex Abuse by Clergy in Rural Alaska
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A documentary airing on the PBS show “Frontline” Tuesday night tells the horrific story of clergy sex abuse...
Fish and Game Extends Unimak Island Region’s Wolf Hunting, Trapping Season
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the wolves on Unimak Island should be left alone. The...
Experts Say ‘Net Zero’ Energy House Possible in the North
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Building experts say a “Net Zero” energy house: a home that renewably generates all its own heat and...
Delta Junction Woman Turns 100
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
A Delta Junction woman turns 100 today. More than a hundred friends and well-wishers from around the Interior...
Man Rescued After Falling into Glacier Crevasse
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Saturday evening State Troopers using a helicopter, and members of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, successfully extracted an Eagle...
Father, Son Rescued on Mountain Near Sitka
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
A father and son stranded on Harbor Mountain near Sitka were rescued Friday evening through the combined efforts of a...
Taylor Highway Opens for Season
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Taylor Highway has been opened up for the season. The 160 mile long, mostly gravel road from...
Kobuk 440 Leaders Resting in Ambler
Susan Bucknell, KOTZ – Kotzebue
The Kobuk 440 is underway. By 4:00 o’clock Friday afternoon, eight teams were into the Ambler Checkpoint; Ken...
Final Count Taking Place Today
Photos and Story by Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Today Anchorage’s Election Commission is counting the previously untallied ballots from the April 5th...
Klukwan Native Corporation Paying Out Half of Savings to Shareholders
Tara Bicknell, KHNS - Haines
The Klukwan Native Corporation is paying out half of its savings to its shareholders. For most that will mean a...