Kodiak’s Tanner crab fleet stand-down still strong a week in
Kodiak crabbers voted Sunday to press pause on the Tanner crab season altogether until they get a price from canneries they think is fair.
Essential Air Service has friends in US Senate
Alaska is a big beneficiary of the Essential Air Service program, but Alaska’s congressional delegation isn’t the only one urging that the federal subsidy continue. Listen now
ACLU files lawsuit against city of Homer over proposed recalls
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed a suit against the City of Homer. The suit targets the proposed recall of three Homer City Council Members. Listen now
If you’re finding this stage of the pandemic especially confusing, you’re not alone
Part of the problem is the conflicting, ever-changing advice people are hearing from different political leaders.
Computer Glitch Means $2 Million in Anchorage OT
An overlooked computer glitch in Anchorage is being blamed for about $2 million worth of overtime paid in error to city employees.
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Nikiski Top Pick For Gasline Terminal
Since natural gas was discovered on the North Slope, there's been talk of building a pipeline to get it to market. But where should that pipeline end? Exxon, BP, ConocoPhillips, and TransCanada announced on Monday that Nikiski is their top choice for a stopping point.
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Rep. Young seeks legal path for CBD
Congressman Don Young is the only Republican to join a group of House Democrats on a letter seeking legal status for cannabidiol, a popular and non-intoxicating additive known as CBD.
Federal discount on broadband is ending for 25,000 Alaska families
A subsidy helping low-income families afford broadband is running out of money. The Biden administration wants Congress to keep it going.
Amid COVID-19 surge in Y-K Delta, health officials call for lockdowns, school closures
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation is recommending that 19 villages in the region enter lockdown and that all schools close their doors to in-person classes.
Millennium Passengers Call 911, Worried About ‘Riot’
The Celebrity cruise ship Millennium returned to Ketchikan Sunday night after mechanical problems. Police responded to the ship late Tuesday night following reports of unruly passengers.
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Marine Research Institute opens in Juneau
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service officially opened the new Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Juneau today. The opening is the...
Bethel woman takes 4th international powerlifting meet
Last month 25-year-old Alaskan Natalie Hanson placed fourth at an international powerlifting competition in Germany.
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Is 'threatened' status of polar bears being held up for Chukchi oil & gas leases?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dale Hall was back before another congressional panel today answering questions about why a decision on whether to...
Senate to Vote on Health Care Christmas Eve
Leaders in the US Senate announced on Tuesday that they’ll vote on a health care bill early Christmas Eve day.
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As some question her commitment, Palin says she’s never left Alaska
Few political insiders doubt that Palin will win enough votes in Alaska’s new nonpartisan primary system to finish in the top four, which would advance her to the August general election to finish Young’s term.
Key critic says the votes aren’t there for full repeal of crime bill
The House Judiciary heard a variety of proposed changes to Senate Bill 54. The bill would scale back some of the reductions in criminal sentencing enacted last year. Listen now
‘Palpable evidence of voter fraud’ in primary election, according to state attorney
Alaska elections officials have asked criminal investigators to look into irregularities with absentee ballots requested in a neck-and-neck state House race in east Anchorage. Listen now
Alaska’s fight against latest COVID wave helped by vaccines, prior infections and anti-virals
State epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin says antibodies from vaccinations and prior infections, plus anti-viral treatments, are helping stave off infections or minimizing serious illness.
It’s river eel season on the Kuskokwim, and fishermen are lining up to catch their fill
These river eels, also known as Arctic lamprey, are headed upriver.