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AK State Troopers say cuts may force them out of urban areas
Alaska State Troopers. (File photo by Monica Gokey, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week Governor Bill Walker released his version of next year’s budget, and the community of Whittier contracted...
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Alaska, British Columbia detail transboundary mine pact
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott opens the first teleconferenced meeting of a bilateral working group on transboundary mines Dec. 16. Shown are, from the left, Meghan Topkok, First Alaskans Institute; Barbara...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen Now Oil industry...
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Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017
Caelus Energy’s Smith Bay rig. Caelus CEO Jim Musselman says tax credits are needed to help develop the find. (Image courtesy Caelus Energy) When Governor Bill Walker released his state budget last...
View ArticleUndercover operation leads to meth arrests in Unalaska
Unalaska’s police department is cracking down on methamphetamine. A press release revealed for three months, officers have worked to identity local distribution networks using confidential informants...
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In Southeast Alaska, the holiday spirit is diesel-powered
Nancy Bean’s home in Kake. Her holiday lights display is powered by diesel. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Bean.) Diesel is running about $2.71 per gallon in Southeast Alaska, but in places that depend on...
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Operation Santa Claus rescheduled for Slavic delivery
Ms. Claus and Santa Claus deliver gifts to Togiak in 2016 as part of Alaska’s 60th Operation Santa Claus.(Photo courtesy of Alaska Army National Guard) Santa is going to be a little late to a few...
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49 Voices: Santa Claus
This week we’re hearing from Santa Claus [Dan Bale]. On occasion he can be seen at Anchorage’s Bass Pro Shop listening to children’s wish lists during the holiday season. Listen Now Santa Claus [Dan...
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AK: Bringing sourdough home for the holidays
(Photo by Emily Russell, KCAW) If you’ve ever flown home for the holidays you know it’s no easy feat– with everything from weather delays to wailing infants. But what’s it like to travel with a...
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Kake rebuilds community library, one book at a time
Kake’s library reopened in October 2015 after a 16 year hiatus. Renamed the Shirly Jackson Library, after a local teacher, the facility is operated by the school district and open to the public. (Photo...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Dec. 23, 2016
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Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case
Prudhoe Bay at night. Gov. Bill Walker’s team hopes state leadership will mean North Slope gas can someday make it to market. (Photo by J Weston/Flickr Creative Commons) Last week, Alaska’s Supreme...
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Looking back on Alaska’s 2016
We’re at the end of 2016. It was a year of legislative fights over the budget, taxes, the permanent fund and what the fiscal future path for Alaska should look like. It was also a year when Alaska...
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After losing his legs, Marko Cheseto sprinting toward international competition
A little more than five years ago, Marko Cheseto, a wildly successful UAA runner, stumbled into a midtown hotel lobby. Listen Now He had been outside for more than 60 hours in sub-freezing...
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Freezing temps mean it’s time to clean the legacy wells on the North Slope
Abandonment well marker in the National Petroleum Refuge-Alaska completed by the Bureau of Land Management last winter. (Photo courtesy BLM) As the cold winter months hit the North Slope, the Bureau of...
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Ground squirrel: Invasive species or native to island?
Ground squirrel parka made by Susan Malutin and Grace Harrod, 1999. (Photo courtesy the Alutiiq Museum) An archaeologist is studying the ancient ground squirrel on Chirikof Island and trying to figure...
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Interviews about Alaska Native education recorded
The Quinto family is among the participants in the StoryCorps project at the Juneau Public Library. (Photo courtesy Juneau Public Library) The Juneau Public Library recently celebrated the addition of...
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Green Lake dam awaits replacement part to get back up and running
The failed hydraulic ram, at the bottom of a 160 ft shaft at the Green Lake power plant. The ram – which is essentially a water-powered pump – failed while the Green Lake Tunnel was being drained for a...
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Melting permafrost changes Yukon River
Ice fog on the Yukon River (Creative commons photo by Anthony DeLorenzo) A new study shows melting permafrost is changing the chemistry of the Yukon River, just one of many climate-related changes...
View ArticleAnchorage police respond to Christmas Eve double homicide
Two people were killed in a Christmas Eve double homicide in Anchorage. Listen Now Anchorage police responded to reports of a shooting with multiple victims around 4 p.m. Saturday. When officers...
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