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Mendenhall Glacier fees to go up in 2016

Starting next summer, the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau will increase its entry fee and start charging for use of nearby trails and amenities. The U.S. Forest Service announced the change today after taking public comments on the proposal this winter.

Industry Forecasts Strong Tourist Season For Alaska

With a little over a week until the first ship arrives in Juneau, the head of a cruise industry group in Alaska says 2015 should be strong year for tourism in the state.

UAS Chancellor Pugh to Retire in May

University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor John Pugh will retire in May. He announced his retirement Monday in an email to Southeast campus councils and the UAS Alumni Board of Directors.

As Part Of Investigation, Feds Will Hear From UAS Students About Sexual Assault

Students at the University of Alaska Southeast will get a chance to talk to federal auditors about sexual assault on campus. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights will be at the UAS Juneau campus Friday as part of an examination of the university’s handling of complaints and reports of sexual harassment and violence. Download Audio

2,000 Dancers Make Grand Entrance To Celebration

More than two-thousand Southeast Alaska Natives danced their way to Juneau’s Centennial Hall on Wednesday evening for Celebration 2014. The biennial festival is the largest cultural event in the state. Organized by Sealaska Heritage Institute, it brings multiple generations of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people together to celebrate their culture. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: August 6, 2013

Details Sparse For Spring Creek Prison Incident; Federal Judge Rules Shell’s Spill Plan Sufficient; Scientists Use Glacier For Glimpse Into 1,000 Years Of Climate Change; Pilot Unharmed In Helicopter Crash At Mine; Teen Rescued After Sustaining Injury On Float Trip; Yup’ik Teen Takes Gold Medal In Junior Olympics; Death Penalty Not Sought In Coast Guard Shooting; Yakutat Cold Case Trial Delayed; Imaging Project Targets UA Museum Bones; Mat-Su Teacher Enters Running For Lieutenant Governor; USCG Celebrates 223rd Birthday; New Mountain Bike Trail Construction Underway Download Audio

Smoking Ban Postponed At AHFC Senior Housing

A smoking ban planned for state-subsidized senior public housing has been postponed. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: July 19, 2013

Fairbanks-Area Voters To File Opposition To Latest Redistricting Plan; Volcano Screams Just Before Eruption; Man Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder In Fatal Fire; Evacuation Watch Lifted For Two Rivers, Pleasant Valley; Debate Grows Over Use Of State Agricultural Land; State Sets Record Low For Boating Fatalities; AK: Eyes on the Sky; 300 Villages: Coffman Cove Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: June 27, 2013

State Keeps Medicaid Expansion Study Secret; Wildfire Forces Closure Of Section Of Parks Highway Overnight; Fire Danger Prompts Indefinite Ban On Fireworks, Wood Cutting In Fairbanks; KABATA Gets ‘Golden Fleece’ Award From Watchdog Group; Senate Passes Immigration Reform Legislation; White House Establishes Native Affairs Council; What Does The Ruling On DOMA, Prop 8 Mean For Alaska?; Flood Victims Having Trouble Applying For FEMA Assistance; With Commercial King Fishing Closed, Quinhagak Asks Sport Fishermen To Stand Down; Backyard Boat Building In Sitka Download Audio

‘Idle No More’ Group Rallies In Downtown Juneau

About 30 adults and children called for equality and greater subsistence fishery protection Wednesday morning in the ‘Idle No More’ rally in downtown Juneau. Several wore Native regalia, chanted songs, and danced as people took turns talking over a megaphone. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: November 30, 2012

BP Underwater Oil-Spill Equipment Fails Key Test; Delegation Pushes To Protect Eielson Air Force Base; Palmer Fire Out, No Homes Burned; BBNC Board Member Resigns After Sexual Assault Charges; Snow Levels Low Around The State; Fairbanks Unveils Air Quality Community Action Program; Juneau Assembly Housing Committee Gets To Work; AK: Humpback Whales; 300 Villages: Eyak

Alaska News Nightly: June 18, 2012

Cox, Vernon Found Guilty Of Conspiracy To Murder Government Officials; Two Troopers Injured Kotzebue Standoff; Four Japanese Climbers Killed In Avalanche On Denali; OCS Grievance System ‘Flawed,’ State Ombudsman Says; Kuskokwim Hit With Another Salmon Fishing Closure; Lawmakers Back in Washington, DC; State Will Apply For No Child Left Behind Waivers; FV Scandia Goes Down – Dog Left Aboard Rescued

Alaska News Nightly: March 1, 2011

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Alaska News Nightly: February 25, 2011

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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett

Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak This is the last Alaska Fisheries Report of 2010 - or the first one of 2011, depending on when...

Southeast Alaska may be big winner in carbon credit programs

One way to reduce global warming is to burn less fossil fuel. Coal, oil and natural gas have generated most of the carbon emissions...

Alaska News Nightly: January 26, 2009

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Sounds of life under the Bering Sea ice

These are some seldom-heard sounds of winter in Alaska. They're the calls of bowhead whales, recorded under water, and under ice, in the Bering...

Alaska News Nightly: January 5, 2009

Bitterly cold temperatures are still gripping most of the state, but it warmed up enough in Anchorage today to hold the first of the...

Juneau remains frugal with energy

Six months after Juneau emerged from its energy emergency, the capital city continues to conserve electricity. John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau Download Audio