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FAA investigates recent “laser attack” reports
Since 2005 about 35,000 laser pointing incidents have been reported to the Federal Aviation Administration. (Photo: FAA) Recent police reports indicate aircraft on the Kenai Peninsula are being...
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State gasline corporation quietly opens office in Tokyo
Chief Oil & Gas Advisor John Hendrix, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack gave a press...
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Asian tapeworm found in Alaskan salmon
(Graphic: Jayde Ferguson) Scientists recently announced they had found an Asian tapeworm species in pink salmon caught off the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. Listen now Humans can contract the tapeworm...
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Southeast legislators hesitant to cut education funding
Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, at a press availability held by House andSenate Democrats, April 19, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Southeast Alaska lawmakers express skepticism that the Legislature...
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Symphony of Seafood competition continues innovation
Salmon Sisters salmon leather tote bag. (Photo: Julie Decker.) Would you eat salmon flavored ice cream or use salmon oil on your dog? A Southeast-based seafood competition aims to find out what...
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Young to have front-row seat as Trump takes oath
U.S. Rep. Don Young will start his 23rd term in January. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) If you plan to watch Donald Trump get sworn in, look for Alaska Congressman Don Young...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 19, 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 Gov. Walker hits on...
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For US senators, it’s all in the question
Photo by Liz Ruskin U.S. senators take a variety of postures as they question cabinet nominees at confirmation hearings. Some interrogate. Some toss softballs. Many grandstand. Alaska’s two senators...
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49 Voices: John Parsi of Anchorage
John Parsi of Anchorage (Photo: Wesley Early/ Alaska Public Media) This week we’re hearing from John Parsi in Anchorage. Parsi is an attorney and also moonlights as a member of various comedy troupes....
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AK: Wintertime basketball in Kake
This winter, Kake’s junior high basketball team is playing home games for the first time since 2010, appearing on the court before their community for the first time. (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)...
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Kuskokwim and bogus mushers get welcome break from past years with snowy trail
Mushers listen to rules and trail conditions for the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race in the Bethel Long House Hotel on January 19, 2017. (Photo: Dean Swope / KYUK) Friday, on the Kuskokwim River outside...
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Kokhanok teenager killed in ATV crash Thursday
Alex Nielsen of Kokhanok was killed Thursday in an ATV accident (Photo: Hammer Odomin) The Kokhanok community is grieving the loss of 17-year-old Alex Nielsen, who was killed Jan. 19 in an ATV accident...
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Could ticketing the homeless help downtown Juneau?
Two people and a dog curl up near a boiler room on Shattuck Way on Jan. 20, 2017 in downtown Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Local policymakers are considering giving...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 20, 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 Governor Walker...
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In throng on Capitol grounds, hundreds of Alaskans celebrate Trump
Hundreds of Alaskans are in Washington, D.C. today to celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration as president. For some, Trump’s election was the fulfillment of their grandest wishes. Others, not so much....
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Women’s March draws thousands in downtown Anchorage
Community members gathered outside the Williwaw venue at the end of the Women’s March. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk) More than 3,000 people waded through the snow-filled streets to...
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Coming into the Country
“Coming into the Country” likely inspired countless young people to venture to Alaska. Many stayed. Alaska’s Energy Desk has been highlighting their stories and on the next Talk of Alaska, we’ll hear...
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Pete Kaiser wins third consecutive Kuskokwim 300
Pete Kaiser won his third consecutive Kuskokwim 300 Sunday morning. (Photo: Katie Basile / KYUK) His was the team to beat and no-one could. Sunday morning for the third year in a row, Pete Kaiser won...
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St. Paul’s reindeer thrive without essential lichen
With no lichen left on St. Paul Island, reindeer are grazing on grass and digging up roots. (Photo: Paul Melovidov) For a long time, scientists thought reindeer would be big losers in climate change,...
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Soldotna High School hockey captain suspended from play following racist tweets
(Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) A senior on the Soldotna High School hockey team was suspended from play over the weekend after posting racist comments on social media. Listen now The player...
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