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.”

Senate votes to block state spending on federal ID program

The Alaska Senate today passed a bill forbidding state agencies from spending any money to implement the federal Real ID program. Under the program,...

Kuskokwim 300 may not survive financial investigation

The future of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race is in jeopardy, after a series of questionable bookkeeping errors which are now under investigation...

Board of Game rewrites predator control rules

The Alaska Board of Game has resurrected predator control programs halted by the state's superior court earlier this month. During an emergency meeting Friday,...

Four dead, one missing after ship sinks off Dutch Harbor

The Coast Guard continues to search this morning for a missing crewman, after a fishing trawler sank in the Bering Sea yesterday killing four...

Budget wrangling between legislature and governor Palin heating up

The state Senate will open debate Monday on next year’s budget with a plan that spends $4.2 billion for operating governmental agencies. The difference...

State Supreme Court hears arguments on "Methajuana" law

The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments this afternoon on a recent law criminalizing the possession of small amounts of Marijuana. A lower court...

Governor takes offensive on education bill

Governor Sarah Palin says she is not satisfied with the Education bill the legislature sent to her earlier this month. And in a meeting...

Legislators will get long weekend, then it's back to work

The Alaska Legislature is starting to wind down for its spring vacation this weekend. But quite a few things have been left hanging as...

Senator Stevens comments on Alaskan oil development, prices, ANWR and natural gas

U.S. Senator Ted Stevens is hopeful that the proposal to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) if oil hits $125 per barrel...

Fur seal numbers dropping 5% per year in Pribilofs; researchers looking at fishing and warming

Most of the world's northern fur seals live on the Pribilof Islands. But the number of animals on St. Paul and St. George has...

Arctic Ice remains a concern despite good winter

Satellite data released today shows Arctic sea ice has rebounded some over the winter after hitting a record low last summer. The Bering Sea...

Senator Murkowski addresses Alaska Legislature

US Senator Lisa Murkowski today called on legislators to remember the state’s early years. And in her annual Address to a Joint Session of...

Legislature done with supplemental budget

The House and Senate have finished dealing with the controversial supplemental budget containing $70,000,000 in projects the governor vetoed last year. The bill is...

Alaska House defies Governor's 2007 veto, passes $70M in capital projects

The House today showed a united front against the Palin administration over a small number of capital projects that the governor vetoed last year. Dave...

State starting program to profile and combat child abuse, neglect

A new state program seeks to better understand child abuse that can lead to disability or death. The Alaska Surveillance of Child Abuse and...

Lt. Governor Parnell announces run against Don Young

Lt. Governor Sean Parnell is running against Don Young for Alaska's lone seat in the US House. Parnell made the surprise announcement this morning...

State Republican party chair Randy Ruedrich may face ouster vote

The other big issue at the Republican State Convention is the ongoing debate on whether to oust Randy Ruedrich  from his post as Chairman...

Alaska's oil revenue continues to rise

The State of Alaska keeps bringing in money. The Revenue Department today released a preliminary revenue forecast that predicts a total income this fiscal...

Lieutenant Governor will run for Don Young's U.S. House seat

At the Republican convention in Anchorage this morning, Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell announced his intention to run for Alaska's single U.S. House of Representatives...

Stevens and Murkowski push ANWR one more time

Alaska’s US senators are using record high oil prices to try to revive interest in opening the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife...