Coast Guard Sinks Ghost Ship
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is attempting to sink a derelict Japanese fishing vessel off the coast of Alaska. The Ryou-un Maru is currently about 180 miles southwest of Sitka. It’s been adrift since last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Controversial Parnell APOC Appointee Withdraws Name
Governor Sean Parnell’s pick for the Alaska Public Offices Commission pulled his name from consideration yesterday because of disparaging remarks he had previously made about Alaska Natives. Read More
Assembly Chair Refuses Call for Outside Election Investigator
Voters are still waiting to find out why there was a shortage of ballots during the April 3rd Anchorage Municipal Election. The Assembly has...
Polar Bears Show Signs of Mysterious Illness
Biologists have found Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea with hair loss and skin lesions. Those are the same symptoms that have sickened ice...
Mayor Sullivan Announces Investigation into APD
The Mayor of Anchorage has announced an external investigation into the policies and procedures at the Anchorage Police Department. KSKA's Daysha Eaton...
Election Commission Digs Into Ballot Mess
The Election Commission for the Municipality of Anchorage will hold a final public meeting today (Monday) to interview people who were unable to...
Texting While Driving Now Illegal in Alaska
Governor Parnell today (Thursday) put the final touches on a law that legislators thought they had handled four years ago. With his signature, it is now illegal to send or read a text message while you are driving. Period, no question about it.
State Wants Comments On Coal Health Assessment
The Matanuska Susitna Borough has voted down a resolution aimed at expanding a state health assessment regarding coal development in the Palmer area. Read More...
Australian Company Prospects For Valley Coal
Sydney, Australia- based Riversdale Alaska has been awarded a state coal lease in the Chickaloon area. Riversdale was the high bidder for the almost ten thousand acres of potential coal bearing lands in the Matanuska- Susitna Borough, paying a more than 3 million dollars bonus for the lease.
Alaska Will Collect Millions from Federal Grant Program
Twenty-seven million dollars will be going to rural Alaska communities this year for schools and government services provided to areas where the federal government...
Rural Residents Struggle with Low King Returns on the Yukon
Life on the Lower Yukon has gotten tougher and tougher over the years for subsistence fishers. Families that rely on Chinook for food yearlong...
Grounded Landing Craft near Kodiak will Float Soon
The U.S. Army Reserve is preparing to move the landing craft Monterrey, which has spent all week aground near Kodiak. The vessel struck a...
State will apply for No Child Left Behind waivers
The state is asking the Obama Administration for waivers from the national standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act. The act went into effect during 2001 and has drawn bipartisan criticism for demanding a one-size-fits-all standard for Alaskans.
Fairbanks Area Leaders Express Relief Over F-16 Decision
Members of the Congressional delegation are weighing in on the Air Force’s decision to suspend the relocation of the F-16 Aggressor Squadron from Eielson...
Federal Government Clears Redistricting Plan
The U.S. Justice Department today (Wednesday) gave its approval - or preclearance - to Alaska's new redistricting plan. Alaska Redistricting Board Chair Taylor Bickford says the Amended Proclamation Plan can now be used as a voting map for the November elections.
Flood Warning Along Talkeetna River
Flood warnings are in effect until 4:00 pm this (Monday) afternoon for rivers and streams in the western Talkeeta Mountains and for rivers that cross the Parks Highway.
Flood Warning: Prince William Sound
The NWS Anchorage has issued a flood warning for Southeast Prince William Sound, including Cordova, Eyak River, Eyak Lake until 4:00 PM AKDT Thursday.
Citizen Storm Reports from Anchorage Hillside
Citizen reports from the upper hillside area of Anchorage: Jordan Shay an upper Bear Valley resident reports wind gust Saturday evening of 120 miles per hour.
Rainfall Report & Peak Wind Gusts
Here are some rainfall and peak wind gust information for the storm that affected Mainland Alaska September 15 - 16, 2012.
Seward, Mat-Su Clean Up, Kenai To Get More Rain
The cleanup is underway in Talkeetna and in other areas of the Matanuska Susitna Borough, but south of Anchorage, more rain is falling. River waters continue to rise on the Kenai Peninsula, and a flood warning has been extended until later this (Monday) afternoon a for Seward and for Tuesday night for the entire Kenai Peninsula Borough.