Mackey; Zirkle; Williams, Jr. Reach Nome
Photos by Dianna Haecker, APRN - Nome
Iditarod Champion John Baker of Kotzebue celebrates his victory with daugther Tahayla in Nome.
Mushers continued to arrive in...
Alaskans Ponder Local Consequences of Disaster Abroad
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
As a horrified world watches events unfold in Japan’s fight to contain damage to nuclear power plants...
John Baker Claims 2011 Iditarod Title
Diana Haecker, APRN – Nome
Hundreds of people lined Nome’s Front Street to watch as Kotzebue musher John Baker won this year’s Iditarod Trail...
Census Report Shows Changes in Alaska Native-Owned Businesses
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The U.S. Census Bureau has just released a report on American Indian and Alaska Native-owned businesses, which it...
Author Brings Inupiaq Movie Star Back to the Light
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Movie theaters in Fairbanks, Juneau, Anchorage and a number of other communities are featuring a largely forgotten Inupiaq...
John Baker Wins Iditarod in Record Time
Photo by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
John Baker and his team have made the Iditarod run in record time.
Baker is the first musher from...
Japan Struggles to Contain Damaged Nuclear Reactors
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
As Japanese officials struggle to contain three nuclear reactors damaged during Friday’s massive earthquake and resulting tsunami in...
Iditarod Leaders Resting at White Mountain
Diana Haecker, APRN – White Mountain
The Iditarod leaders are resting in White Mountain this evening. John Baker arrived at the checkpoint at around...
37-Inch Limit on for Charter Halibut Catch
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Southeast Alaska charter halibut operators are facing new restrictions. Clients on their boats can now only keep fish up...
Growing Rift Between Leisnoi, Timber Company Spills into Court
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
A rift between the Leisnoi Native Corporation and a timber company contracted to log around Chiniak spilled into...
Zombies Invading Talkeetna
Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna
Film makers are not new to the village of Talkeetna, but this month brings the first zombie horror...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press & Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska State Troopers, Fairbanks police and federal law enforcement officers have arrested five people in the Fairbanks area for...
Ferries Sent Out to Sea as Precaution
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The Alaska Marine Highway System sent two ferries out to sea this morning to avoid high waves expected from...
Unemployment Level Drops to Lowest Level in Over a Year
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in January, the lowest level in more than a year...
Race Leaders on the Yukon
Tim Bodony, APRN – Anvik
The leaders of the 2011 Iditarod are on the Yukon.
Sebastian Schnuelle is currently leading mushers in the Iditarod, ...
Expert to Talk About Environmental Links to Human Health
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
An internationally recognized expert on environmental links to cancer and human health will be speaking in Anchorage Sunday...
Tsunami Impact Appears to be Minimal in Alaska
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
Japan is currently recovering from a major earthquake that has left hundreds dead. Alaska’s coastal communities braced themselves for...
Frontrunners Hit Yukon; Mushers Divided on GPS Issue
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage, Tim Bodony, APRN – Anvik & Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
The five leading teams are arriving at the...
Trail Notes: Anvik – Friday, March 11
Photos and Story by Tim Bodony, APRN - Anvik
Watching the GPS tracker last night, it became clear that the race was entering a new...
Japanese Quake Puts Alaska on Tsunami Watch
Associated Press & KTUU
A massive earthquake in Japan late Thursday created a tsunami which has set off warnings along portions of the Alaska coastline...