Iditarod Leaders Arrive in Anvik
Len Anderson, APRN - Anchorage
The first of the Iditarod leaders are appearing at the Anvik checkpoint with several others on their way having left...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press
Alaska State Troopers, Fairbanks police and federal law enforcement officers have arrested five people in the Fairbanks area for allegedly planning to kidnap...
Top Teams Resting at Iditarod
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The top teams in this year’s Iditarod are resting at the race’s namesake checkpoint Thursday evening. Big Lake...
Trent Herbst Wins Halfway Award
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Because he was first into Iditarod, Trent Herbst won the GCI Dorothy Page Halfway Award that includes $3,000...
Mitch Seavey Out of Race
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage & Anchorage Daily News
Former Iditarod Champion Mitch Seavey is out of the race. Race marshal Mark Nordman...
Crowley Cleaning Up Jet Fuel Spill in Aniak
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Fuel sales and distribution company Crowley Maritime Corporation has contractors on site in the village of Aniak cleaning...
New Trash Cans Appear to Deter Bears
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
There are some modifications to be made, but a new bear-resistant trash can tested Wednesday in Sitka appears to...
Mackey Says Dog Troubles are Hampering His Iditarod Chances
Ellen Lockyer and Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Martin Buser is enjoying his 24 hour layover in the Iditarod checkpoint town of Tokotna,...
Tom Busch Honored by Iditarod
Diana Haecker, APRN - Anchorage
Each year in the Iditarod sled dog race, an honorary musher is the first to leave the ceremonial start...
U.S. Senate Rejects Two Proposed Budgets
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The U.S. Senate rejected two budgets today (Weds) that would keep the federal government running through...
Congressional Delegation to Introduce Whaling Legislation
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Alaska’s Congressional delegation are saying they hope to introduce subsistence whaling legislation in the coming weeks....
Unisea Pays Big Fine for Dumping Waste in UnAlaska Harbor
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB- Unalaska
The seafood company UniSea has agreed to pay nearly $2 million in state and federal fines because of ammonia...
Fishery Council Targets Chum Salmon Waste
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
New King Salmon by-catch regulations went into effect this year for the Pollock fishing industry operating...
Kodiak Researchers Conduct Marine Mammal Survey
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
Researchers in Kodiak routinely survey the archipelago’s marine mammal population. Migrations of whales and populations of...
Fairbanks Borough Proposes Increased Fines for Burning Prohibited Fuels
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Amendments proposed to a Fairbanks Borough air pollution law would up fines for burning prohibited fuels...
Bill Concerning the Controversial Susitna Dam Moves Forward
Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna
The bill that examines the power of the Alaska Energy Authority to study and construct energy...
Buser Resumes Lead in Iditarod; Mackey Down to 12 Dogs
Martin Buser, who last won the Iditarod in 2002, led this year's race out of Nikolai Tuesday afternoon.
Buser holds the record for the fastest...
Iditarod Leaders Reach Nikolai
More than a dozen mushers have reached Nikolai, including reigning champion Lance Mackey.
Others who have reached Nikolai include:
* Martin Buser.
* Ray Redington, Jr.
* Ramey...
Buser Joins Leaders in Iditarod
Martin Buser joined the leaders in this year's Iditarod. Official standings show him now in first. Buser had reached Nikolai Tuesday morning just ahead...
Fish and Wildlife Decides Against Unimak Island Wolf Kill
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided that it will not conduct a wolf kill on Unimak Island...