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State fines Hilcorp an additional $160K for violations
In September 2015, three men nearly died at Hilcorp’s Milne Point Unit on the North Slope, after the trailer they were working in filled with nitrogen. Image courtesy of AOGCC. The state is fining oil...
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Ask a Climatologist: Clear and cold on repeat
Spencer Glacier on a cloudless day, March 11, 2017 (Photo by Dave Bass) For most of the state the weather forecast has been pretty simple for the entire month of March: cold and clear. But how unusual...
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Fish and Game says crab counts were low this season, fishermen disagree
When Captain Daher Jorge and his crew fished for Opilios, they found a surprising number of Bairdi crab. (Laura Kraegel/KUCB) The Bering Sea Bairdi (or Tanner) crab fishery stayed closed this year, for...
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Emperor goose hunt will bring temporary jobs to 6 YK Delta villages
Emperor goose in Gibson Cove.(Lisa Hupp / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) The subsistence emperor goose hunt expected to open April 2 will bring more than meat and a resumed tradition to the Yukon...
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Palmer man faces federal charges in 2016 double homicide
Acting Alaska U.S. attorney Bryan Schroder speaking at a press conference on March 23, 2017 (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) A Palmer man faces federal charges in a Wasilla...
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Military officials discuss REAL ID urgency, other issues
Laurel J. Hammel, Major General, Alaska National Guard, speaks before the Joint Armed Services Committee of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Time is running out for...
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Inter-Island Ferry attracts more passengers
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority ship Stikine sails to its Ketchikan terminal in 2008. It and its sister ship, the Prince of Wales, are carrying more passengers following a drop in ridership. (Photo by...
View ArticleFox Spring could remain under state ownership
Private funding could keep the Fox Spring in state ownership. The Alaska Department of Transportation has pursued sale of the Elliot Highway property to an adjacent land owner, as a cost saving...
View ArticleHuge fine issued for dangerous incident at Anchorage power plant
The state is fining three companies a combined $882,000 for violations that led to a dangerous incident last September at a power plant in East Anchorage. Listen now The companies were involved with...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 23, 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 Young on both sides...
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From left and right, Young finds fault with ACA replacement bill
Small groups in favor of Affordable Care Act protested and marched outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday morning. Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media. Republicans in the House have postponed the vote...
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It can power an ice rink in Fairbanks. Could it power rural Alaska?
A hockey team plays a game at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. The Alaska Center for Energy and Power, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough are hoping an innovative energy...
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Blood Bank cleared of wrongdoing, but critics still wary
Alaska Blood Bank CEO Bob Scanlon, left, and Board Chair Ryan York talk to reporters in November of 2016. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) The Blood Bank of Alaska said it has...
View ArticleVideo: Generating power from pollock
Hoisted up from the Bering Sea, Alaska pollock finds its way into products that are distributed around the world. Sometimes, part of the fish doesn’t make it that far. Mark Hoffman, supervisor at the...
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Alaska Summer Showcase touts $20,000 in travel prizes
An Alaska Airlines jet takes off at the Nome airport. (Photo courtesy of David Dodman.) Even though there’s still lots of snow and cold temps across much of the state, the Alaska Summer Showcase travel...
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49 Voices: Shaylyn “Yosty” Storms of Unalakleet
Shaylyn “Yosty” Storms from Unalakleet. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Shaylyn Storms, though most people know her as Yosty. Storms is from...
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AK: Fishing for herring from the sky
The herring fishery is in a race against time, trying to catch the quota before the herring spawn. Last year, the spawn began before the quota was met. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game...
View ArticleMayor anticipates no firearm policy changes following Fairbanks library shooting
Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Karl Kassel does not anticipate any policy changes following an apparent accidental shooting that injured a patron at the Noel Wien Public Library Wednesday. Police...
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ACA repeal bill is dead; Rep. Young likes it that way
Alaska Rep. Don Young. File photo: Liz Ruskin. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday pulled the plug on their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Ryan declared it...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, March 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 ACA repeal bill is...
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