Alaska News Nightly: January 30, 2014

Shell Calls Off This Year’s Exploratory Drilling Plans For Alaska; Unalaska Copes With Shell’s Decision Not To Drill; Murkowski Pushes To Lift Crude Oil Exports Ban; DOT Works To Dig Out Richardson Highway; UAS Training Takes To Skies Above JBER; Department of Defense Prepares For More Arctic Activity; State Dems Introduce Legislation To Expand Medicare In Alaska; Taku River Tlingit Sue To Stop Tulsequah Mine Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: January 31, 2014

Alaska Paratrooper Collapses, Dies After Jump; Desperate Renters Face Bugs, Damage; Alaskans Unhappy With Postal Service Changes; Begich Reports Bringing In About $850K In 4Q; Bill Rejecting Governor, Commissioner Pay Raises Likely To Get Senate Vote; With New Gasline Terms, TransCanada Role Evolves; Prosecutors Dismiss Case Against Former Dillingham High School Assistant Wrestling Coach; AK: Magic; 300 Villages: Lake Minchumina Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 3, 2014

Department of Corrections Says Some Calls Between Inmates, Attorneys; Planned Parenthood Tries To Block Abortion Regulation; Trooper’s Helo 1 Crash Still Under Investigation; Board of Fish Discussing Cook Inlet Salmon Issues; Army Seeks ‘Data Gaps’ Over Cleanups At Old Chem/Bio-warfare Site Near Greely; Tongass Democrats Nominate Kiehl, Kito, And Reardon For Kerttula’s Vacant Seat; Commission Rolls Out Arctic Strategy Plan; Stebbins Planning To Fix Long-Standing Problems Using Recovery Funds; Front Of The Pack Shapes Up On Yukon Quest Trail Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 4, 2014

North Pole Crude Refinery Shutting Down; Court Temporarily Suspends Restrictions On Medicaid-Funded Abortions; Governor Parnell Calls For Education Reform; Division of Elections Verifies Signatures On Marijuana Initiative; Richardson Highway To Reopen Wednesday; Board Of Fish Meetings Continue; Keith Hackett Settles In As UAA’s Athletic Director; APU Coach Finds His Own Recipe For International Success; Top Three Mushers Strategize As They Come And Go From Eagle Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 5, 2014

Who Should Pay For Public Education?; Shively Takes Aim At Recent Anti-Pebble Mine TV Spot; Senate Passes Farm Bill; Richardson Highway Reopens After Avalanche Debris Removed; Board Of Fish Contemplates Kenai River King Conservation; Cook Inlet Salmon Changes Could Benefit Mat-Su; Legislation Allows Pre-2008 Canadian Polar Bear Trophies Into U.S.; 2 Minors Charged In Illegal Musk Ox Killings; Yukon Quest Leaders Race Into Dawson City; U.S. Ski Team's Winning Formula Includes Plenty Of Fun Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 6, 2014

Postal service to rollback rural rates; Parnell says state not to blame for refinery shutdown; Democrats want constitutional protection for PFD; Goodwill opens jobs center; NBC to air Olympics in rural areas; Alaskans hope for medals; managers give cleanup updates; VPSOs face challenges; Hooper Bay jail to pay millions; Sudanese violence touches Alaska.

Alaska News Nightly: February 10, 2014

State Senate Rejects Pay Raises For Governor, Commissioner . Budget Cuts Shrink AVO's Seismic Network. Empire Reporter Fired Following Disagreement With Publisher. Fish Board Restricts Commercial Fleet in Cook Inlet. Museum Exhibit Opens Highlighting Marine Debris Problem. Tourists Rescued Near Chatanika. Iditarod Considers Starting In Fairbanks. Moore Wins Yukon Quest. Drumming And Healing At Beans Café. Listen Now

Alaska News Nightly: February 14, 2014

John Kerry Creating Arctic Ambassador Position; Fuel Spilled In Dalton Highway Tanker Truck Rollover; Former Alaska Territorial Governor Mike Stepovich Dies; Legislators Get Answers For Interior LNG Questions; APD Policies Now Online; Former Juneau Olympian Reflects On Experiences; AK: Cooking; 300 Villages: Little Tutka Bay Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 17, 2014

Iditarod to start in Willow, GOP seeks changes to court nominees process, Alaska backs same sex-marriage bans, AFN asks for voting-rights help, not all happy with fish board, VPSO bill moves ahead, new geese habitat emerging, woman claims killing dozens.

Alaska New Nightly: February 18, 2014

Employers Struggle With Ballooning Cost Of Workers’ Comp Medical Bills; Delta Western, Employees Clash Over Unionizing; Fairbanks Assembly Votes To Participate In Education Suit; Democrats Use Driver’s License Bill As Vehicle For Gay Rights Fight; APOC Reviewing Tosi Complaint; Tok Residents Trying to Revive Biomass-Fueled Power Plant Project To Cut Energy Costs; Save Our Schools Rallying Cry Heard On Capitol Steps; Supporters Cheer Alaska Native Language Bill Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 19, 2014

Court Reaffirms Trans-Alaska Pipeline Value; Bush Pilots Hit Hard After New Interpretation Of Tax Law; Murkowski Continues To Push For King Cove Road; Ketchikan Assembly Nixes Draft Letter To Gov. Parnell; YK Delta Teen Smoking Rate Well Above National Average; Alaska Senate Opposes Creation Of Beringia International Park; Juneau Childcare Workers See Higher Wages Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 20, 2014

Legislators Say No To Energy Break; Democrats Offer Their Own Education Package; Dry Well Forces Buccaneer to Abandon West Eagle #1; Alaska Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Parental Notification Law; Accuser Absent at Tosi APOC Hearing; Walter Soboleff: ‘He Fed The Spirit Of People From Many Walks Of Life’; Iron Dog Racers Depart Nome; First Section Of Denali National Park Road Remains Open; Anchorage Police Nab $400K In Drugs; Trial Delayed In Coast Guard Shooting Case; Salty Dog Rally Swaggers To Southeast This Summer Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 21, 2014

Sam Kito III Named As New Juneau Representative; Report Focuses On Potential NPR-A Development; ASD Board Taps Reserves to Pass Budget; ‘Arctic Ambassador’ Position Draws Mixed Reaction From Alaska Delegation; Municipal League Supports Pension Infusion Plan; Mekoryuk Residents Seek More Musk Oxen For Local; AK: Rural Recycling; 300 Villages: Tazlina Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 24, 2014

New Oil Tax Opponents Offer Alternatives; Alaska Army National Guard Sexual Misconduct Investigation Results In Administrative Charges; Hollis French Pushing To Nix Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Adult Learning Center Offers Educational Opportunities; Measure Calls For Tongass Timber Transfer; Former Trooper Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of Minor; Anchorage Daily News Launches Project Examining Effects Of Alcohol On Alaskans; Legislation Introduced To Protect ‘Public Interest Litigants’; Fairbanks UAV Testing Center Ramps Up Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 25, 2014

Pebble Mine Opponents Urge EPA To Kill Project; Quinhagak Man Arrested For Murder of 25-year-old Woman; Glacier Bay Land Slide Excites Scientists; House Democrats Confirm Kito To Downtown Juneau Seat; Bill Limiting Medicaid Abortion Payout Back In Discussion; Peter Tony Pleads Guilty To 3 Counts Of Child Sexual Abuse; Political Solution Sought For China Geoduck Ban; Pro-Union Delta Western Workers Press On; Former Alaskan Appearing On NBC’s ‘Mind Games’ Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 27, 2014

Bill Restricting Medicaid Payments For Abortions Passes Committee Review; Magnuson-Stevens Act Up For Reauthorization; 3 OK After Vessel Sinks Near Valdez; 4 Snowmachiners Rescued By Alaska Air National Guard; Turning The Tide Against Marine Debris; Fairbanks Polaris Building’s Owner Optimistic About Renovation; Bristol Bay Forever Initiative Survives Challenge in Court Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: February 28, 2014

EPA Starts The 404-C Veto Process To Stop Development At The Pebble Mine; Pebble Opponents, Proponents React To EPA Decision; Bill Could Link Drivers Licenses To Immigration Status; Pacific Area Commander Tapped As Next Coast Guard Commandant; People Say Final Farewell To Former Territorial Governor Stepovich; Senate OKs Medevac Memberships; Final Friday Marks Last Public Day For Alaska State Museum; Willow Runner Sets New Iditarod Trail Invitational Record; AK: New Bishop; 300 Villages: Takotna Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: March 3, 2014

Municipality Sues for Port Damages; Norwegian Contingent Prepared For For Iditarod Challenge; Bringing Money to Politics: A Job for a Pro; Begich Calls For Increased Education Funding; Kikkan Randall Wins World Cup Sprint Race; State Suing Over Flint Hills North Pole Refinery Contamination; Outrage And Praise For The EPA Over 404-C; Gov. Parnell Responds To EPA’s 404-C Decision Regarding Pebble Mine; Alaska Zoo Polar Bears To Get New Home Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: March 4, 2014

Bypass Mail System Under Attack Again; Bill Would Allow Guns To Be Carried On Campus; Iditarod Leaders Leave Nikolai; Burned Bald Eagles Draw Federal Scrutiny In Adak; Should Humpbacks Lose Endangered Status?; Panel To Discuss Possibility Of Marijuana Legalization; Juneau Athlete Representing U.S. At Paralympic Winter Games Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: March 5, 2014

Bill Would Eliminate Ferry Workers’ Cost Of Living Adjustment; Legislature Considers Changing Autopsies In Rural Alaska; Burmeister Leads Mushers Into Cripple; UAA Panel Discussing Pros, Cons Of Pot Legalization; Infusion Suite Opens At Ketchikan Hospital; Nome Business Owners Prepare For Iditarod Influx; Trapper Creek Man Survives Snowmachine Crash Thanks to His Dog; After Perfect Season, Kodiak Girls, Set Sight On Regions Download Audio