Concern for seniors as pioneer homes caught in budget battle
Residents and staff at the Palmer and Juneau pioneer homes, the state-run senior-care facilities, have been put on notice that a budget battle in the Alaska legislature is threatening to displace them....
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Search continues into its third week for missing Newtok seal hunter
Newtok, Alaska (Google Maps Screenshot) Searchers continue to look for a seal hunter who went missing off the coast of Newtok last month. Listen now 18 miles west of Newtok, an Arctic Cat snowmachine...
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State TB rate dips but remains among the highest
Medial illustration of tuberculosis by CDC. The state Department of Health said 57 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Alaska in 2016. That’s a moderate decrease from the prior year, but Alaska...
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Rep. Young wants feds to lay off medical marijuana prosecution
U.S. Rep. Don Young. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Alaska Congressman Don Young is among 43 U.S. House members asking that Congress prevent the Justice Department from...
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Long line for first legal cannabis sales in Ketchikan
A jar of marijuana buds is seen at the Stoney Moose. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) Ketchikan’s first marijuana retail store opened its doors to customers at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, which was a few days...
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Resolution could save Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center
Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center. (Photo Courtesy of University of Alaska) Programs around the state have been under threat of closure due to budget issues, and in the City of Kodiak, the...
View ArticleIce road from Kotzebue to Noorvik and Kiana closes
After being open for a record high amount of consecutive days -around three weeks- the ice road that spans from Kotzebue to Noorvik and Kiana is closed. After a snow storm Sunday night (April 9th),...
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Tlingit and Haida students in Arkansas help archive Jeanie Greene videos
Student Heidi Davis works on digitizing photos of the Jeanie Greene collection on Alaska Natives at the Sequoyah National Research Center.(Courtesy of Erin Fehr) Little Rock, Arkansas– it’s probably...
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Human Rights Commission appointment draws conservative ire
Drew Phoenix in 2012. Gov. Bill Walker appointed him to the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. (Photo by Daysha Eaton, KSKA) The Senate voted Wednesday to delay a joint session on whether to...
View ArticleAEDC pushes Anchorage utilities to merge
A policy group in Anchorage is pushing for the city’s two main electrical utility companies to merge. Listen now In a letter sent Wednesday to city leaders, the director of the Anchorage Economic...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 12, 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 Concern for seniors...
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Ask a Climatologist: River breakup is all about spring temps
The Nenana Ice Classic Tripod in 2009. (Photo by James Brooks/Flickr Creative Commons) The National Weather Service issued its annual river breakup forecast this week. The forecast calls for a...
View ArticleAmbler Road access project scoping period extended
There’s more time to provide input on what should be considered in an environmental impact statement for the proposed Ambler Road project. The Bureau of Land Management has extended the EIS scoping...
View ArticleOne man dead in fatal Pilot Station shooting
A fatal shooting in Pilot Station was reported to State Troopers Thursday morning. 27-year-old Dennis Alick was killed and a suspect has been identified. Listen now Trooper Information Officer Megan...
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Fairbanks International Airport evacuated after bomb threat
Fairbanks International Airport terninal (Creative commons photo) The FBI and Fairbanks International Airport police are investigating two bomb threats called-in to the airport Wednesday night. The...
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YKHC dedicates hospital expansion project to late Toksook Bay Elder
Attendees of the YKHC dedication sign a drywall panel which will be incorporated into the construction of the Paul John Memorial expansion. The dedication took place on April 5, 2017.(Katie Basile,...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines expanding statewide infrastructure
Alaska Airlines is expanding and updating infrastructure in the state. Alaska Airlines regional vice president Marilyn Romano outlined plans for the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. Listen now...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 13, 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 Fairbanks...
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Anchorage air traffic controller wins award for Bering Sea save
Jessica Earp, an air traffic control specialist, at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center on April 13, 2017 (Photo: Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media) An air traffic controller in Anchorage has...
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Alaska Legislature on pace to pass fewest bills ever
Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, talks to reporters at a Senate Majority press availability on Thursday. Sens. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage,...
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