Deadline arrives for seniors Medicare drug benefits program
Tomorrow is the deadline for seniors to sign up for prescription drug benefits from Medicare. Under the system set up by Congress, if you're...
Anchorage School Board fully funds gifted program, passing amended budget
Dozens of community members and students testified for over two and half hours, most of them in support of the IGNITE program.
Kuskokwim River Flooding Upriver Villages; Red Devil Nearly Evacuated
Breakup on the Kuskokwim River is also flooding some upriver villages. Red Devil was nearly evacuated this weekend before water levels there began to...
Senate Leader to Join Parnell Administration
Senate minority leader Gene Therriault is taking a top level job with the Parnell Administration. The former Senate President will be a...
Governor releases savings plan
The Palin Administration has unveiled its plan for the state to save and invest more than $7 billion of increased oil revenues and reserves...
What’s next for the legislature after narrowly avoiding a shutdown?
The Legislature avoided a state government shutdown by passing an operating budget on Thursday, eight days before the deadline. But they haven’t addressed the capital budget, or other important issues facing the state’s future. Listen now
State regulators help alleviate Aniak residents’ extremely high power bills
Residents' electricity bills suddenly quadrupled this summer. The changes from state regulators should ease, but won't remove, the financial burden.
New Anchorage daycare teaches children in Hmong and English
Chue Hang opened the Hmoob Cultural Center of Alaska in November to help support and educate Hmong people like herself.
Wasilla woman struck and killed by Alaska Railroad train
Wasilla police say Diana Wilson, 48, was lying in the freight train's path Friday night, but investigators haven't determined why.
Alaskans transform backyards for less risky wintertime pandemic socializing
Despite cold temperatures, Alaskans are turning to outdoor gatherings to avoid spreading the coronavirus.
Obama Signs Bill Giving Money to Medicaid, Teachers
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
President Obama signed into law last week a bill that sends states more than $26 billion for teacher...
Supreme Court sides with Sturgeon in case challenging NPS authority
In a decision released Tuesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sided unanimously with moose hunter John Sturgeon in his case against the National Park Service, overturning a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Download Audio
Supreme Court hears Alaska hovercraft case
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court debated Wednesday morning whether the Park Service can impose its rules on rivers that flow through Alaska’s national parks and preserves.
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Ted Stevens trial set to begin
Lawyers in the case against Senator Ted Stevens had what is expected to be their last hearing this morning before the trial starts next...
APD bought ‘stingray’ surveillance device in 2009, used minimally
APD says the KingFish cell tower imitator was used only around a dozen times, and discontinued more than a year ago.Listen now
Survey scans for elodea spread in Interior, finds naught
A variety of agencies in the state are working to eradicate the invasive aquatic plant elodea. This summer, elodea was detected and treated in Anchorage’s Lake Hood, and a survey to search for elodea along the Tanana River downstream of Fairbanks has just concluded.
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Kohring re-arraigned on conspiracy, bribery and extortion charges
Former state legislator Vic Kohring was back in court this afternoon, this time to face new allegations that he had been conspiring with VECO...
Mat-Su teen charged with killing his aunt and cousins was recently out of jail
A Mat-Su teenager has been charged with killing his aunt and three cousins in Palmer and Wasilla Monday.
Yukon king salmon run may be too small for upriver subsistence
King salmon is a primary subsistence resource for residents along the Yukon River. And now many subsistence fishermen on the middle and upper part...
Interior Department Drops Charges Against Marshall Protestor
The United States Interior Department is dropping charges against the lone Marshall protest fisherer that was cited this fall. Jason Isacc of Marshall...