News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Judge Sets Militia Members’ Trial Dates

Associated Press The Fairbanks militia members who are accused of planning to kill government officials, now have trial dates set for May. The defendants face...

Athena Society Inducts Nine, Honors Another

Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage This week the Anchorage Athena Society inducted nine women and honored one more with an award. The goal...

Forecasters Investigate Breakup Factors

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks As spring advances across Alaska, forecasters are looking at factors that will determine the severity of this year’s...

Expert Says Rare-Earth Mine Badly Needed

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau An international expert says a Southeast Alaska mineral deposit could become one of the nation’s most important rare-earth element...

Three Rabid Fox Found Near Coast

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel Three fox in the YK Delta tested positive for rabies recently. One last week and two, two weeks ago. Download...

Gold Medal Tournament Sparks Rivalries, Respect

Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau Basketball is king in rural Alaska, and nowhere is that more evident than Juneau’s annual Gold Medal tournament...

Mountain View Shooting Victim Identified

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage Anchorage police have identified the young man who was shot to death in Mountainview yesterday as Devante Jordan, 19. They...

Testimony On Oil Tax Overhaul Begins

Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau Public testimony is being taken today and tomorrow on Governor Parnell’s plan to reduce oil production taxes. ...

Local Milk Production Bounces Back

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The loss of Alaska’s Matanuska Maid dairy at the end of 2007 devastated dairy farmers in the Matanuska...

Strange Snowballs Appear In Village

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel Hundreds of strange snow balls showed up in the Bering Sea village of Tuntutuliak. One resident thinks she knows...

Southeast Herring Fisherman Face Slow Start

Melati Kaye, KCAW – Sitka Every year, the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery kicks off Southeast Alaska’s spring commercial fishing season. Last...

Alaska Aerospace Touts Financial Benefit to State

Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak The Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation says its business could generate $250 million in annual revenue by 2018. That’s according to...

Man Shot to Death in Mountain View

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage A man was shot to death in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood shortly after midnight last night.  Anchorage police have not...

Cause of Deepwater Horizon Blow-Out Preventer Failure Unveiled

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage The results are in from a technical consultant's examination of the blow-out preventer that failed at the Macondo well in...

Canadian Government Backing Road to Beaufort Sea

Elizabeth McMillan, CBC - Yellowknife Canada's federal government is backing up its committment to Arctic development with an $150 million appropriation for an all-weather road...

Fairbanks Militia Members Plead Not Guilty to State Charges

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Five members of a Fairbanks Militia group have pleaded not guilty to an array of state charges including...

Wasilla Soldier Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

Associated Press A military judge has sentenced a soldier from Wasilla to 24 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy with...

Off-Duty Police Officer Shoots, Kills Family Dog

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel A family in Bethel is looking for answers after their dog was shot and killed by an off...

Missing Pilot Found Alive Near Beluga Lake

Associated Press Alaska searchers say a 45-year-old pilot has been found alive, days after he took off from Anchorage’s Lake Hood floatplane port...

Nushagak Advisory Committee Subcommittee Split on Commercial King Openers in Nushagak Bay

Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham Last year the King salmon run to the Nushagak River came up short of the goal managers set for the...