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Earthquakes shake waters off Elfin Cove
The largest dot indicates where the 4.3 magnitude quake struck, surrounded by smaller aftershocks. (Alaska Earthquake Center) A series of earthquakes shook Southeast Alaska Monday afternoon into...
View ArticleScientist says vanishing clouds have lead to colder temperatures
Long forecast deep cold is sinking in across mainland Alaska. National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Cox said clouds that have mitigated the arctic air’s full impact on the surface are...
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Bean’s Cafe moves to 24-hour schedule to alleviate cold patrons
Bean’s Cafe at Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage. (Staff photo) The cold weather descending on much of the state is having an impact on social services. A soup kitchen in Anchorage is staying open...
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Alaska Highway 75th anniversary events to include tribute to black soldiers’...
A monument outside the Delta Junction Visitors Center marks the endpoint of the Alaska Highway – milepost 1422, some 1,422 miles from Dawson Creek, B.C.(Photo: Delta Junction Chamber of Commerce) 75...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 17, 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 Legislative session...
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Here’s why your street isn’t plowed yet
Snowy roads in Anchorage. Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage. After back-to-back storms in Anchorage tapered off last night, some residents and local officials are annoyed roads still aren’t clear of...
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New House majority takes over on first day of session
Rep. Bryce Edgmon was in his office shortly before being sworn in as the first Alaska House speaker of Alaska Native heritage. (Photo: Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and APRN) On January 17, the 30th Alaska...
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North Star School Board reconsiders banned sex ed websites
Websites previously banned by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board as resources for sex education, have been reinstated. On Jan. 17, the school board reversed itself after hearing from the...
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North Pole Rep. continues to press for OCS reform
Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, addresses the Alaska House of Representatives, April 8, 2015. She is calling for an investigation into the Office of Children’s Services. (Photo by Skip Gray/360...
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Ballot initiative to change Anchorage’s protections for LGBTQ community...
The rainbow flag which is a symbol of the LGBTQ community. (Wikimedia image by Benson Kua) The petition to change Anchorage’s non-discrimination ordinance, which protects the civil rights of the LGBTQ...
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State sues federal land managers over predator hunting restrictions
Denali wolf(Photo by Kent Miller, Denali National Park) The State of Alaska has sued several federal land management agencies and top officials over a series of new predator hunting restrictions that...
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Culturally valuable yellow cedar on the decline
Wayne Price works on a 12-foot-tall totem pole in his Haines studio. (Photo: Emily Files/KHNS) Yellow cedar trees grow from the top of California, all the way to Alaska, and according to a recent...
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Why is it so cold here when everywhere else is so warm?
The University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Jan. 18th, 2017. (Photo: Amanda Frank/KUAC) It was -50 degrees today in Fairbanks. Anchorage hit -15 degrees. Much of the state is enduring the coldest...
View ArticleRichardson Highway avalanche cleared
An avalanche that blocked the Richardson Highway north of Isabell Pass this morning, has been cleared. No vehicles were caught and no one was injured in the slide which naturally triggered near...
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Senate majority eyes $750M in budget cuts over three years
Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, answers a question from a member of the press corps during a Senate Majority press availability on Tuesday Jan. 17, 2016 in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo: Rashah...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 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 Newtok’s disaster...
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Writer John McPhee was at ease in a canoe, Brad Snow was at ease with him
Brad Snow in a canoe looking very relaxed and free, living along the Yukon River in Alaska. (Photo courtesy Brad Snow and Lilly Allen/UAF Project Jukebox) Brad Snow was 26 years old when he left...
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Obama denies Newtok’s request for disaster declaration
The village of Newtok, seen from above in the summer of 2016. (Photo courtesy of Romy Cadiente)The village of Newtok, seen from above in the summer of 2016. (Photo: Romy Cadiente) President Barack...
View Article2017 State of the State Address
360 North and KTOO will provide a LIVE Gavel Alaska broadcast of Gov. Bill Walker’s 2017 State of the State Address on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The multi-camera television and radio coverage from the state...
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Gov. Walker hits on same budget themes with new Legislature
Gov. Bill Walker delivers his State of the State Address to the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday. Behind him, left to right, are Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon,...
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