Top Stories

News stories, radio and TV episodes that warrant one of six spots on our homepage. The homepage is in chronological order of publication date, so stories are moved off the homepage as more are categorized “top stories.”

Alaskan Democrats, and one Republican, converge on Denver

Among the thousands of Americans gathering in Denver, Colorado for this week’s Democratic National Convention are more than 70 Alaskans. Twenty are voting delegates....

Alaska Trooper collared by colleagues on drug charges

Alaska State Troopers have busted one of their own. Trooper Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement in conjunction with the State Drug Enforcement Administration...

Ted Stevens to be tried in Washington, DC

A Washington, DC jury will sit in judgment on Senator Ted Stevens. Stevens lost his bid today to move his federal trial to...

700-pound brown bear struck by vehicle on busy Anchorage street

Wildlife officials say a brown bear was hit and injured by a vehicle on the edge of downtown Anchorage early this morning. Anchorage police...

APOC dismisses complaint against the state

The Alaska Public Offices Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against the state of Alaska related to the education materials they have released outlining...

PFD to come early this year

Governor Sarah Palin announced today the first round of Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) checks will be deposited September 12. The checks will include an...

Ted Stevens moves to set up legal defense fund

Senator Stevens' Washington office announced today he's setting up a legal defense fund. Stevens' attorneys are in the process of seeking approval from the...

Investigation into Monegan firing gets underway

The legislative investigation into the circumstances surrounding the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan is focusing on complaints Governor Sarah Palin and her...

Ted Stevens faces tough Republican primary

Senator Ted Stevens is so well known in Alaska that the state’s biggest airport is named for him, and he was declared the Alaskan...

Ballot Measure 1: "The gambling initiative"

The first initiative that voters will see on the primary ballot next week asks them to decide the future of gambling in Alaska.  The...

Methane tanker crash vents explosive gas, snarls Mat-Su traffic

Photo courtesy the Alaska State Troopers; click for larger image A tanker rollover at mile 179 on the Parks Highway has stalled north and southbound...

Ballot Measure 4 hottest political topic, most expensive issue

For most elections, the state of Alaska caps campaign contributions at $500 from individuals and $1,000 from political action committees. But on ballot measures,...

Republican primary for U.S. House busiest in years

In the lead up to the Congressional primary election next week, Don Young is facing his most serious reelection challenge in many years. Today...

Prosecutors make fresh allegations against Senator Stevens

Federal prosecutors preparing to try Senator Ted Stevens have made fresh allegations about gifts they say he covered up.  Yesterday was the deadline to...

Steven's lawyers move to dismiss charges against him

Lawyers for Senator Ted Stevens filed a handful of motions today to dismiss the charges against him.  Stevens faces seven counts of lying on...

Alaska lobbyist charged with failure to report his business activities

One of Alaska's most influential lobbyists, Ashley Reed,  faces criminal charges on seven (7) counts of failure to report his business activities to the...

Governor gives Kopp a hefty severance package

The Palin administration gave former public safety commissioner Chuck Kopp a $10,000  severance package for his two weeks on the job. Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO -...

Palin releases evidence of pressure on Public Safety surrounding Wooten / Monegan

Governor Palin today made public some of the documents the Department of Law has accumulated during its internal investigation of the firing of former...

Murkowski opens Arctic conference, focuses on climate and energy

Representatives from Arctic nations are gathered in Fairbanks for a conference to discuss health, climate change and energy in the region. Alaska U.S. Senator...

US Supreme Court declines to rule on Exxon Valdez punitive damage interest

The US Supreme Court today (Tuesday) declined to rule on the issue of whether plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case should receive...