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Governor Walker discusses his prospects for 2017
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker talks about the state’s budget on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 during a press conference in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney, KTOO – Juneau) Governor Bill Walker wants a...
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New bill seeks to address conflicts of interest within Legislature
The sign outside the Anchorage Legislative Information Office, March 4, 2016. (Photo by Megan Ahleman) When Alaska legislators or their immediate family members financially benefit from bills, the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 27, 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 State leaders seek...
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Living in a dreamscape: How one couple forged a future on the Yukon River
Lynette Robers and Steve Ulvi in front of their homestead in Yukon-Charley. (Photo: Steve Ulvi/Project Jukebox) When writer John McPhee arrived on the Yukon River in the mid-1970s, he encountered men...
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AK: At the planetarium, auroras shown in a new light
An still of the Kiuguyat, the Inupiaq term for the northern lights, from the film of the same name by the Geophysical Institute and UAA Planetarium. Image from the Kiuguyat trailer. One of the most...
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Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest executive order on immigration
About 200 people gathered in downtown Anchorage on Sunday night to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees, which bans certain people from entering the country....
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Alaska congressional delegation avoids criticizing refugee ban
Photo by Liz Ruskin Sen. Lisa Murkowski issued a statement on President Trump’s controversial refugee ban that avoids both endorsement and criticism. Meanwhile, Sen. Dan Sullivan said he supports the...
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Alaska resident worried to travel after temporary travel ban
Shehla Anjum (Facebook photo) Pakistan is not on the list of seven countries that are under the temporary travel ban, but long time Alaska resident Shehla Anjum is still nervous about traveling to her...
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Smyth wins Tustumena 200 sled dog race
Kasilof musher Tim Osmar heads out the starting chute at the beginning of the T200 race on Saturday.(Photo: Jenny Neyman/KBBI) After a three-year hiatus, the Kenai Peninsula’s Tustumena 200 sled dog...
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Alaska conservatives defend Trump’s immigration order
Donald Trump signing executive order on January 27, 2017 (Screenshot of White House video) Amid widespread opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order halting immigration, many conservatives...
View ArticleAlaska railroad see substantial revenue loss
The Alaska Railroad is riding out tough times. The state-owned railroad has seen revenue drop substantially. According to railroad President and CEO Bill O’Leary, the decline has largely been driven by...
View ArticleWrangell business owner held up at LAX due to Trump travel order
Wrangell fisherman and business owner Syliva Ettefagh said she, her husband and friends were returning from a vacation in Costa Rica this weekend when she got held up at Los Angeles International...
View ArticleSearch under way for missing plane in Kenai Peninsula
A search and rescue operation is underway for three people aboard a flight that went missing yesterday in Southcentral. Listen now The Cessna 180 departed Lake Hood Sunday afternoon en route to the...
View ArticleKodiak could soon see new missile testing
Kodiak could see a new set of high-tech missile tests before the end of the year. Listen now On January 13th, the Missile Defense Agency released a proposed Environmental Impact Study stating there are...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Jan. 30, 2017
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Murkowski votes to advance DeVos, angering Alaska school advocates
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Education secretary, Betsy DeVos (Screenshot of U.S. Senate video) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski had an opportunity Tuesday morning to block President Trump’s pick for...
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Anchorage-area power companies announce agreement to reduce costs
Chugach Electric in Anchorage is one of three utilities announcing a preliminary agreement to work together to reduce power costs. (Photo: Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Three electric...
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How will climate science in Alaska fare under Trump? No one knows yet
“[Climate change] is real. It is happening. We can see it out our windows,” said John Neary, who heads the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center “And we’ll continue to say that. But we’ll say it in an...
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Volcanic ash falls on Unalaska in Bogoslof’s longest eruption yet
A fine layer of volcanic ash covers a car in Unalaska. Scientists say the minimal ash fall is not a health risk for island residents. (Photo by Zoe Sobel/KUCB) After more than two dozen explosions,...
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As APU seeks fiscal sustainability, tribal college transition possible
Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage is weighing its options to become more financially sustainable. Among its top prospects: to seek tribal college status. Alaska Pacific University. (Photo by Josh...
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