Iditapod: The Yukon Quest
In Episode 2, we talk to: – Molly Rettig about the Yukon Quest. – Brent Sass’s scratch. – Iditarod start moving to Fairbanks. – Economics of dog handling.
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Rep. Young joins motley cannabis caucus
Reps. Jared Polis, Earl Blumenauer, Don Young and Dana Rohrabacher founded the “cannabis caucus” to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. (Photo: Liz Ruskin – APRN) Alaska Congressman Don Young said...
View ArticleYukon Quest rookie mushes in at 7th place
The top rookie in this year’s Yukon Quest crossed the finish line in Fairbanks yesterday. Katherine Keith of Kotzebue arrived just before noon Wednesday (Feb. 15), with ten dogs to claim Rookie of the...
View ArticleU.S. House lifts restrictions on predator hunting in Alaska refuges
On Thursday (Feb. 16), the U.S. House approved a bill to lift Obama administration restrictions on hunting and trapping of bears, wolves and other predators on federal wildlife refuges in Alaska....
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Feb. 16, 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 Rep. Young joins...
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Walker orders state agencies to pursue grants to fight opioid epidemic
Gov. Bill Walker, state Emergency Programs Section Chief Andy Jones, Kara Nelson and state Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jay Butler during the Feb. 16 announcement of Walker’s order on opioid addiction....
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Adventure is the profit: the economics of dog handling
Sean Underwood loads dogs from Jeff King’s kennel into a truck for transport to the Tustamena 200 sled-dog race. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Denali) Behind many of the world’s top...
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Last mushers finish Yukon Quest
Matt Hall runs his team toward the finish in Fairbanks Tuesday.(Photo: Whitney McLaren / Yukon Quest) The 2017 Yukon Quest is over. The last 5 mushers arrived in Fairbanks Thursday (Feb. 16) and Friday...
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49 Voices: Zion Phillips of Anchorage
Zion Phillips, UAA’s Black Student Union president. (Photo: Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media) This week we’re hearing from Zion Phillips in Anchorage. Phillips is a UAA freshmen and president of UAA’s...
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AK: Fleeing violence and feeling fearful in a new home
Attendees of the Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS) art show held Feb. 3 in support of those affected by President Trump’s executive order (Photo: RAIS) After three years of waiting...
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Waiting for winter: ice roads mean the North Slope can get to work
A water truck and blade add layers of ice chips and water to an ice road near one of ConocoPhillips’ flow lines on the Western North Slope. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Every...
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Veteran of Alaska campaigns said to be in line for White House job
Michael Dubke (Facebook photo) The Wall Street Journal and other national news outlets are reporting that Mike Dubke is about to be named as President Trump’s new communications director. The...
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New York hedge fund slams Northern Dynasty, Pebble Mine in investor report
A 20 page report prepared by Kerrisdale Capital, a New York based hedge fund specializing in activist shorts, slammed Northern Dynasty stock as “worthless,” driving the price down quickly...
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Building Interfaith Communities
U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a meeting with religious leaders at the White House Sept. 11, 2014 (CNS photo/Pete Souza, courtesy White House) The program will focus on how we create...
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Denali wolf protection back before Game Board
Denali wolf(Photo by Kent Miller, Denali National Park) Proposals to reinstate a no wolf kill area on state land along Denali National Park’s northeast edge, will be considered by the Alaska Board of...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Feb. 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 Veteran of Alaska...
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Alaska farmers push for hemp legalization
Jack Bennett of Homer (Photo by Maggie Hegarty and Nicholette Sutton) Alaska became the third state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, but it’s not exactly ahead of the curve on hemp, which...
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Pending EPA cuts lead to new junk cleanups in villages
The Green Star Program plans to begin removing junk like these old vehicles in the Dillingham landfill that’s accumulating in villages and other small communities around Alaska. Unlike Dillingham, the...
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Juneau Assembly bans homeless from sleeping downtown
Homeless resident Catherine Duncan, far left, appeals to the Juneau Assembly not to pass a camping ordinance that would ban homeless from sleeping downtown on Feb. 13, 2017. (Photo by Jacob...
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Tlingit woman to represent Alaska at Miss USA pageant
Alyssa London was crowned Miss Alaska USA 2017. (Photo: Matthew Crockett) For the first time in pageant history, a Tlingit woman will represent Alaska on the national stage. Alyssa London was crowned...
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