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 presses Kempthorne over delay on polar bear decision

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne was pressed again today on when the Bush Administration will decide whether to put polar bears on the threatened species...

Korhing's prison delays will run out in May

A federal judge says convicted former lawmaker Vic Kohring will be sentenced to prison in May. This comes after months of delays, as Kohring...

Legislature wraps up with $5 billion in profits, $2.7 billion in controversial projects

The regular Legislative session wound down yesterday after lawmakers had dealt with only a few key issues over the weekend. The next step in...

Stevens and Begich jockey over mud-slinging

Senator Ted Stevens, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich and the Alaska Democratic Party are ‘one-upping’ each other in a tussle over smear tactics in the...

Legislature sprints to meet session deadline

The legislature is pulling the final strings for issues that have been left hanging until the end of the session. With the adjournment only...

Legislators enter crunch time

The Legislature is facing a voter-mandated adjournment Sunday night – and members spent most of the day dealing with small issues that could lead...

Alaskans welcome announcement of short deployments for servicemen and women

President Bush announced today that American troops will serve shorter deployments in the war zone of Iraq.  Bush says the change will affect units...

Settlement reached in Yellow-Billed Loon lawsuit

The Center for Biological Diversity settled a lawsuit this week with the US Fish and Wildlife service over a dispute regarding the yellow billed...

Tagged walrus teaching scientists about Bering Sea

Biologists are getting a rare glimpse into the winter habits of Pacific Walrus. A new tagging study is offering insight into how the animals...

House votes to allow state takeover of local schools when needed

The Alaska House today gave permission for the state's Department of Education to intervene in the operations of local school districts if a given...

BP, ConocoPhillips plan joint gas pipeline

Jim Bowles and Doug Suttles announcing the joint pipeline plan on April 8 in Anchorage. Photo by Brian Adams Oil giants BP and ConocoPhillips announced...

BP/Conoco announcement takes state capitol by storm

As soon as word about the BP / ConocoPhilips plan was released, the project overwhelmed all other talk at the capitol today. Representatives of...

Alaska delegation welcomes gasline announcement

Ted Stevens, Lisa Murkowski and Don Young all came out in support of the BP / ConocoPhillips natural gas pipeline plan announced today. They...

MMS announces plans for EIS on Bristol Bay leases

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) today announced they're moving forward with an environmental impact statement (EIS) for leasing potential as a next step in...

Former Governor target of Anchorage ethics probe for possible Stevens campaign offense

A public watchdog agency is asking the city of Anchorage to investigate whether former Governor Bill Sheffield may have broken municipal ethics codes by...

Southeast salmon fishermen facing big quota cuts

Commercial king salmon fishermen in Southeast will see their lowest harvest quota in a decade this season. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game...

Abbott pleads not guilty to Sitka murders

Jason Abbott has pleaded not guilty to murder. The eighteen-year-old was arraigned in Sitka Superior court this morning by telephone from Juneau’s Lemon Creek...

Governor shifts playing field on capital projects

Governor Sarah Palin last night vetoed a hundred seventy one capital projects that had been in the supplemental budget she got two years ago....

Senator Stevens calls for moratorium on commercial fishing in arctic waters

Senator Ted Stevens hopes to get top Bush Administration officials and the United Nations actively involved in pushing for no commercial fishing in the...

Alaska Ranger crewman admits to drinking on the ship

The assistant engineer on the Alaska Ranger admitted Wednesday to drinking alcohol on the factory trawler. But Rodney Lundy said he never did it...