Wielechowski to file suit against Permanent Fund Corp. on Friday
Senator Bill Wielechowski plans to file a lawsuit Friday seeking to force the Permanent Fund Corporation to transfer the full amount for Permanent Fund dividends this year. Listen now
Senator David Wilson says he’s not running for Lt. Governor, he filed by accident
On Wednesday, State Senator David Wilson filed a letter of intent to run for lieutenant governor. Later the same day, he amended that filing, saying he is not running. Listen now
Palin hires lawyer to handle Monegan/Wooten investigation matters
Governor Palin has hired a private lawyer to defend her in the investigation over the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The Legislature...
Fauske resigns as president of state gas line corporation
Dan Fauske has resigned as president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation. It follows other recent changes at the corporation, which is responsible for Alaska's share of the proposed $45 to $65 billion project to bring natural gas from the North Slope.
U.S., Russia and others agree to ban fishing in the Arctic Ocean
Ten nations, including the U.S. and Russia, have agreed to ban commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean for at least sixteen years. Listen now
State resolution would push feds to fix rural Alaska aviation weather stations
A pending Legislature joint resolution would urge Congress to address FAA Automated Weather Observing System outages common across Alaska.
More Alaska health care workers are out sick or in quarantine as omicron hits
The head of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association says it’s unclear whether omicron will cause as many hospitalizations as delta did. But, already, it's forcing health care workers off the front lines.
Department of Defense studying economics of drawdown in Anchorage
The BEAR group held its second meeting to look at ways of mitigating negative impacts from loss of thousands of troops.
Boeing agrees to plead guilty and pay a nearly quarter-billion dollar fine
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
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...
Sitka plans to relocate Baranov statue
About 120 demonstrators gathered to demand removal of the statue.
Biden suspends new leases for oil and gas development on federal lands, including in Alaska
President Joe Biden hit pause Wednesday on any new leases for oil and gas development on federal lands, drawing cheers from conservation groups and criticism from the fossil fuel industry.
LIVEBLOG: 2016 Alaska Democratic Caucus
Liveblog of the 2016 Alaska Democratic Caucus from Alaska Public Media.
Citing ‘escalation of violence,’ Noorvik pleads with local, state officials for law enforcement
Residents of the Northwest Arctic village of Noorvik, where there is no village public safety officer, say their town is feeling increasingly unsafe. Describing a “dangerous escalation of violence,” villagers have drafted a letter to local, state and federal officials asking for permanent law enforcement.
As Arctic warming accelerates, permafrost thaw hits Red Dog mine with $20 million bill
The problems at Red Dog, one of the world’s largest zinc mines, show how climate change poses a challenge not just to residents of Arctic Alaska, but also to the economy of the region, which is warming at triple the rate of the global average.
Got a business idea? Pitch it to Soldotna’s own ‘Shark Tank’
Like the TV show, Spark Soldotna has local entrepreneurs pitch their best business ideas to a slate of local judges, or “sharks.”
An alternative high school in Anchorage is focusing on mental health to help students graduate
Karen Hobart said her main goal as a school counselor is to help kids graduate, and that means looking at a lot more than just their grades or the number of credits they’ve earned. She also connects them to resources like food, safe transportation, or different types of mental health care.
Alaska Supreme Court rules for LeBon in pivotal election recount case
The Alaska Supreme Court is meeting in Anchorage this morning to hear arguments in Kathryn Dodge’s case against state election officials and her election opponent.
TransCanada, Exxon Want Shippers to Bid on North Slope Gas
TransCanada and Exxon-Mobil on Friday formally filed their request to take the Alaska Pipeline Project to possible shippers to bid for space on...
Alaska’s salmon industry contends with a rumor from China that COVID-19 can be transmitted via fish
Fish marketing experts are assessing how the rumors could affect Alaska salmon’s image in the world.