Walker announces pay raise for troopers
Gov. Bill Walker announced today that Alaska State Troopers are getting a pay raise at the start of next month. Listen now
New Alaska Supreme Court chief justice highlights improvements in first annual address
Chief Justice Peter Maassen listed initiatives from the past year that he said improved the court system’s accessibility and efficiency, like remote hearings.
Relocation of eroding Alaska Native village seen as a test case
The Newtok-to-Mertarvik transformation is the most advanced of several village relocation efforts prompted by climate change.
Man sentenced to 75 years in prison for 1993 murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie at UAF
The case baffled investigators for decades, and became notorious because of the circumstances: a young woman stabbed and shot while she was visiting friends at college in Fairbanks right before finals week in April 1993.
State Issues Preventive Steps To Fight Off Swine Flu
As the school year begins, the state is asking parents and teachers to take steps to guard against the spread of the H1N1 flu...
Murkowski’s oil export effort gains traction, yet fate uncertain
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is making progress on ending the U.S. ban on crude oil exports. It’s one of her biggest goals as chairman of the Senate Energy Committee. But powerful interests are fighting to keep the ban in place.
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CDC says Florida lawsuit imperils summer cruises to Alaska
If Florida wins an injunction blocking the CDC order, it would “end cruising in Alaska for the season,” lawyers for the agency say because the bill pushed by Alaska’s Republican congressional delegation hinges on the CDC order being in effect.
As swing vote on ACA repeal, Murkowski draws attention
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the target of a new TV ad urging her to vote against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Listen now
Coastal erosion in northern Alaska's NPR-A doubled in last 50 years
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed a new study of coastal erosion in the Northeast portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The...
Obama Team Coming to Alaska
Five of President Obama's top cabinet secretaries will visit Bethel next month as part of a "rural tour." The group includes Energy Secretary Steven...
Troopers Arrest Five in Alleged Kidnapping, Murder Plot
Associated Press & Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska State Troopers, Fairbanks police and federal law enforcement officers have arrested five people in the Fairbanks area for...
Firefighters work to continue fighting Moose Creek wildfire
Firefighters working to contain the Moose Creek wildfire near Sutton are dealing with diminished winds after three days in which gusts, at times, reached 60 mph. Listen Now
Truthfulness of oil company tax ads under scrutiny
The rhetoric is heating up on both sides of the oil tax debate with exactly one week until the start of the state legislature's...
LISTEN: Anchorage mayor reflects on 6 months of coronavirus pandemic
We're asking experts and policy makers what they’ve learned in the past six months. Among the policy makers is Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who says hindsight is always a wonderful tool.
Thirty-one years ago, Redoubt eruption triggered seismic shift in Alaska volcano research
John Power remembers a set of foreboding, low-frequency volcanic earthquakes under Redoubt 23 hours before the eruption. That was AVO’s first hint of the six-month eruption that followed
Training child care providers in Southeast Alaska
Quality child care is in limited supply across Alaska, but especially so in rural parts of the state.
Fishing Vessel Crew Member Arrested, Charged With Sexual Harassment
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
A crew member on the fishing vessel Frontier Explorer has been charged with sexual harassment and sexual assault of a...
Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID
Being fully vaccinated seems to substantially cut the risk of later developing the persistent symptoms that characterize long COVID.
Payroll tax and crime overhaul on the docket for fourth special legislative session
Today ends the first week of the Legislature’s fourth special session. Alaska Public Media's Zachariah Hughes spoke with KTOO’s Andrew Kitchenman about where things stand. Listen now
Northern Alaska Panhandle under flood watch into weekend
Sitka, Yakutat, Gustavus, Hoonah, Juneau, Haines and Skagway all fall in a flood watch zone starting Wednesday, which may see 5 inches of rain and 50-mph winds.