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Local Milk Production Bounces Back

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The loss of Alaska’s Matanuska Maid dairy at the end of 2007 devastated dairy farmers in the Matanuska Valley. Now, more than three years later, the...

Democrats Look To Grow Denali KidCare

Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage Alaska Senate Democrats are restarting an effort to expand access to the Denali KidCare program. The Senate Health and Social Services Committee held a hearing regarding...

Parnell Stands Behind Judicial Council Pick

Associated Press Governor Sean Parnell says he stands behind a controversial nominee for Judicial Council. Senate Judiciary Committee members called into question the objectivity of Don Haase after reading posts appearing under...

Strange Snowballs Appear In Village

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel Hundreds of strange snow balls showed up in the Bering Sea village of Tuntutuliak. One resident thinks she knows how it happened. Photo courtesy of Lucy Lupie Download Audio (MP3)

Southeast Herring Fisherman Face Slow Start

Melati Kaye, KCAW – Sitka Every year, the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery kicks off Southeast Alaska’s spring commercial fishing season. Last year, March 24 marked the fishery’s first opening. This...

Alaska News Nightly: March 24, 2011

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Kott Conviction Thrown Out, New Trial Ordered Associated Press A federal appeals...

Algo Nuevo: March 20, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday March 20, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave ...

Traveling Music: March 20, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the March 20, 2011 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are...

Night Music: March 19, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the March 19, 2011 edition of Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus.  All tracks played are listed ...

Soul To Soul: March 19, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the March 19, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks ...

Alaska Attorney General Stands Firm On Health Care Reform

Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau Alaska’s Attorney General Designee John J. Burns stands by his advice to Governor Sean Parnell that the federal health care reform act is unconstitutional. The advice cost...

Pick, Click, Give Program Thriving

David Donaldson, APRN – Juneau The Pick, Click, Give program is getting about double the number of donations this year than it did last year. The Rasmuson Foundation announced Thursday that...

U.S. House Votes To Cut NPR Funding

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington The U.S. House has voted to slash funding for NPR. The Republican-led effort passed 228 to 192.  Congressman Don Young did not vote.  His office says he missed the...

Out of Japan’s struggle, Lessons To Be Learned

Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage It’s hard to fathom right now, but some good will eventually come out of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Japan has the best seismic monitoring network...

ASEA Works To Unionize University Support Staff

Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks The Alaska State Employees Association has begun a recruiting drive to unionize the last unorganized University of Alaska employee group. The ASEA began seeking interest cards from...

Co-Op Dog Teams Gain Popularity

Tim Bodony, KIYU – Galena Several of the competitive dog teams in this year’s Iditarod were the result of cooperative agreements between mushers. As APRN Iditarod Trail Reporter Tim Bodony reports, these...

State Basketball Tournament Update

Photo and Story by Josh Edge, APRN- Anchorage The 1-A and 2-A state basketball tournaments wrapped up Wednesday night in Anchorage. With the championship games fresh on their minds, players and coaches...

Alaska News Nightly: March 17, 2011

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Alaska Attorney General Stands Firm On Health Care Reform Casey Kelly,...

Algo Nuevo: March 13, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday March 13, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave ...

Something Different: March 13, 2011

Here’s the music playlist from the March 13, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All...