Palin wants huge boost in school funding
Governor Sarah Palin today presented a $3 billion budget to pay for the state’s education needs for the next three years.
Dave Donaldson, APRN -...
Salmon controversy goes international
In recent months, salmon fishermen in western Alaska have complained that levels of chinook salmon caught by Bering Sea pollock fishermen have hurt their...
Obama setting up shop in Anchorage
Presidential candidates typically ignore Alaska during primary season, but that could be changing.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
State files lawsuit against Mercer for shortfall
The state today filed suit against the consulting firm that was monitoring and advising the state employees’ and teachers’ retirement systems when the current...
Decision could drop pollock catch limit
Federal regulators are poised to approve a large drop in the catch limit for Bering Sea pollock, Alaska’s largest fishery.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Kenai plant closure leaves 150 jobless
One of the largest employers on the Kenai Peninsula closed its doors for good today. The Agrium fertilizer plant in Nikiski is laying...
ConocoPhillips chief visiting DC for pipeline plan
The President of ConocoPhillips Alaska, Jim Bowles, is in the nation's capitol today rounding up support for the gas pipeline proposal that was given...
Governor releases savings plan
The Palin Administration has unveiled its plan for the state to save and invest more than $7 billion of increased oil revenues and reserves...
Chopper search yielding no results
After 48 hours of searching, there's still no sign this evening of a medical helicopter that disappeared Monday night on its way from Cordova...
Climate bill moves ahead in Senate
A bipartisan bill that would cap and regulate human-generated emissions that contribute to global warming moved out of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee today....
Search continues for missing Medivac flight
The search continues this evening for medical helicopter that went missing last night on its way from Cordova to Anchorage's Providence Hospital. There were...
Gasline plans causing controversy
Two of the five applications the state received for assistance in developing a gas pipeline from the North Slope would open the possibility of...
Stevens pushing for erosion funding
Following recent meetings in Anchorage about how to tackle erosion caused by climate change, Senator Ted Stevens is pressing the Army Corps of Engineers...
Violent Anchorage crime spree ends; suspect admits to shootings
A Monday morning car-jacking chase in Anchorage resulted in police apprehending a man originally sought for the Sunday killing of his father near Palmer....
AGIA draws proposals from five companies, oil giants not among them
Five companies have shown an interest in building a pipeline to deliver natural gas from the North Slope under the terms of Governor Palin's...
ConocoPhillips submits gasline proposal
Governor Sarah Palin will announce within the hour which companies have submitted applications to build a natural gas pipeline. They must meet the state's...
FBI releases phone recordings of McGuire
After days of denying its existence, the FBI has released audio of State Senator Lesil McGuire allegedly trying to intimidate a federal witness. McGuire...
Senator Murkowski holds hearing on care of returning soldiers
Senator Lisa Murkowski listened to vets, VA and health care officials today in Anchorage during a field hearing on health care for soldiers returning...
BP fined $20 million for Prudhoe Bay oil spill
Oil giant BP plead guilty today to a federal environmental crime stemming from an oil spill at Prudhoe Bay last year. The company was...
DNC hopes to access Federal dollars for coastal impact assistance
The state department of Natural Resources coastal management program is working on a plan to access nearly $2.5 million per year over the next...