Alaska celebrates 58th year as a state
Happy birthday, Alaska. Listen now On this day, 58 years ago, Alaska officially became the nation’s 49th state. On January third, 1959 — six months after President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the...
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Young, Murkowski swear in, move up amid Congressional pomp
Lisa Murkowski getting sworn in to her third Senate term by Vice President Joe Biden. Her husband Verne Martell is watching. (Photo courtesy of Office of Lisa Murkowski) The 115th Congress began with a...
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Savoonga, Gambell fare differently in weekend storms
Savoonga. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur, KNOM – Nome) 2016 ended with a Bering Sea storm that brought snow, ocean surges, and strong winds to many communities in Western Alaska. St. Lawrence Island was...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017
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 TAPS kicks off 40th...
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Physics for Rockstars
Understanding physics may seem daunting, but mechanical engineer, writer and musician Christine McKinley wants you to know, its all just chaos and it should be fun. The former Anchorage resident and...
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TAPS kicks off 40th year with a little more oil than expected
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System’s Pump Station 3. 2016 saw the first increase in production since 2002. (Photo courtesy Alyeska Pipeline Service Company) For the first time in over a decade, the...
View ArticleAnchorage to get crowd-sourced five-year economic plan
On Tuesday, an economic development group in Anchorage launched a new survey to crowdsource how residents think the local economy should grow in the next five years. Listen now The survey is the first...
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Juneau mayor meets with pro-road boosters ahead of 2017 legislative session
A sign at the end of Glacier Highway in October 2016. The Juneau Access Improvements Project extension would begin near here. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO) A road to Juneau is all but dead in the...
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Study finds disturbing trend in mortality rate in Kusilvak Census Area
A graph showing the age standardized mortality rate from self-harm and interpersonal violence for both sexes in 2014 from a University of Washington study. The study showed the rate of suicide and...
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British Columbia will clean up mine near Juneau
A Tulsequah Chief Mine settling pond overflows at the site about 40 miles northeast of Juneau Sept. 26, 2016. (Photo courtesy of British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines) Canadian officials say...
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Legal haze clouds cannabis for pets
Dr. Cornelia Wagner shows several hemp-based supplements for pets stocked by the Hawthorne Veterinary Clinic. (Tom Banse/ Northwest News Network) After the results of the November election, more than...
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While GOP runs from House ethics flap, Young argues watchdog needs tighter rules
Congressman Don Young (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) In the U.S. House, Republicans started the new year with an awkward lurch. First they proposed to weaken their ethics...
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Counterfeit prescription drug found in Alaska contained fentanyl
The counterfeit oxycodone tablet actually contained fentanyl. (Courtesy of Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services.) Late last month the state’s crime lab confirmed that a counterfeit prescription...
View ArticleKenai Borough Assembly upholds invocation policy
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is standing behind their controversial invocation policy. Listen now At their Jan. 3 meeting, Assembly President Kelly Cooper introduced an amendment to the policy...
View ArticleFairbanks Interior Gas utility close to merging with Fairbanks Natural Gas
Fairbanks’ Interior Gas Utility is moving closer to inking a memorandum of understanding with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to acquire and merge operations with Fairbanks...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 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 State officials not...
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Eklutna reaches deal with Anchorage over trash gas and new housing
From right to left, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz stands next to Eklutna Inc. CEO Curtis McQueen, and board members Maria Coleman and Michael Curry at a press conference in Eagle River on January...
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Feds release plan to stem decline of Cook Inlet belugas
A beluga whale fluke in Cook Inlet. NOAA Fisheries has included belugas on their list of the eight most threatened species the agency monitors. (Photo courtesy of LGL Alaska Research Associates) The...
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Juneau Empire publisher departs abruptly
The Juneau Empire on Channel Drive. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO) There’s been more turnover at the top of Juneau’s daily newspaper. Publisher Rustan Burton has left the Juneau Empire after nearly...
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Alaska Airlines launches service to Havana amid uncertainty about Cuba policy
Alaska Airlines launches a daily flight Thursday morning from Los Angeles to Havana. (Photo by Tom Banse/Northwest News Network) Alaska Airlines launched a daily flight Thursday morning from the West...
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