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Mt. Edgecumbe High School marks 70th anniversary
Students dance alongside Dancers by the Sea, a group from Port Lions, in celebration of Founders Week. (Emily Russell/KCAW) 70 years ago, Feb. 22, 1947, the Bureau of Indian Affairs opened Mt....
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Carbon monoxide a factor in Soldotna deaths
The deaths of two Soldotna residents found in a burned truck in November have been ruled accidental. Listen now According to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch released Wednesday, the toxicology report...
View ArticleStudy shows rise in some prenatal exposure to opiates
A new study from a state epidemiologist looks at infants who were exposed to opiates before birth. Unlike previous studies, it goes beyond the sharp rise in cases for a portion of the population to...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 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 Murkowski looks at...
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Ask a Climatologist: We know it’s bad in the Arctic, what about the Antarctic?
(Graphic courtesy of National Snow and Ice Data Center) This week, we’re responding to a listener who asked whether it’s true that sea ice in Antarctic waters has been generally increasing, while...
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Lindemuth takes step to attorney general confirmation
Jahna Lindemuth was named Alaska’s attorney general by Gov. Bill Walker in June. She took a step closer to confirmation on Wednesday. (Photo by Graelyn Brashear, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Alaska...
View ArticleIditapod: Last Year’s Iditarod
In this episode we take a look back at the 2016 Iditarod, including: The Seavey dynasty, Jeff King and Aliy Zirkle’s dangerous encounter with a snowmachine near Nulato, and Brent Sass withdraws from...
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Alaska Aces hockey team to fold after this season
The state’s only professional sports franchise, the Alaska Aces, will fold after this season. The decision was announced Thursday (Feb. 23). Listen now Terry Parks is a managing member of the Aces....
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Ask the Energy Desk: Are plastic bag bans better for the environment?
via GIPHY Bans on plastic grocery bags have been cropping up across Alaska’s remote communities. Cordova’s ban went into effect last year. But so far, the larger cities in the state have yet to adopt...
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New Iditarod two-way communication rules for safety, not advantage
Jeff King arrives in Ruby during the 2016 Iditarod (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/ Alaska Public Media) During last year’s Iditarod, an intoxicated snowmachiner struck Jeff King and Aliy Zirkle’s teams on...
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House Science to EPA: drop Pebble Mine veto
Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairs the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which penned a letter Wednesday asking EPA to drop the veto of Pebble Mine and allow permitting to proceed.(US...
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Spicer says feds likely to boost enforcement of anti-marijuana laws
Sean Spicer at the White House, 2017 (Creative commons photo by VOA) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said today he expects the Department of Justice will step up enforcement of federal...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Feb. 24, 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 Spicer says feds...
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Alaska sees positive federal signals on individual insurance market
Insurance Division Director Lori Wing-Heier, in Juneau Jan. 29th, 2016 (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is asking the federal government to take on much of the cost of...
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Start-up gambles time is right for Alaska solar power
Stephen Trimble and Chase Christie of Arctic Solar Ventures show off the company’s largest installation to date: an 86-panel commercial installation in downtown Anchorage. (Photo by Rachel...
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Walker wants Trump on-board the gasline
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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49 Voices: Kokayi Nosakhere of Anchorage
Kokayi Nosakhere of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media) This week we’re hearing from Kokayi Nosakhere in Anchorage. Nosakhere is community coordinator for Anchorage’s branch of the...
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AK: The history of the water fluoride debate in Juneau
(Creative Commons photo by Allan Foster) Earlier this year the Anchorage Assembly nixed a ballot initiative to cease fluoridating its water supply. Despite setbacks, activists there vow to keep the...
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Fish and Game experiments with new moose counting method
(Photo via U.S. Fish and Wildlife) Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is trying out a new way to count moose within Anchorage city limits. Listen now Dave Saalfeld is a research biologist, and will...
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Light on Trump, Sullivan aims for optimism
U.S Sen. Dan Sullivan delivers his annual address to the Alaska Legislature. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, in his annual address to the Alaska Legislature, did not say much...
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