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All smiles for Rep. Young in Eagle River
Congressman Don Young said Republicans “were unprepared” to move a health care bill. Photo:Vik Patel/APM Around the country, Republican Congress members are dogged by protestors hoping to stir up...
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Russian bombers spotted outside Alaska…again
Lieutenant General Kenneth Wilsbach prepares to depart in an F-22 for a training mission. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) For the second time in two days, Russian long-range...
View ArticleMurkowski meets with students, seniors but no town hall
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator spent Wednesday in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough but has no events open to the public scheduled during the Senate’s recess. LISTEN HERE Sen. Lisa Murkowski chatted with...
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Senate passes survivors’ benefits bill, allowing municipalities to opt out
Sen. John Coghill, R- North Pole, testifies April 5 before the Senate Finance Committee in favor of Senate Bill 48, a bill he sponsored that would give medical insurance premiums for surviving...
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New assistant district attorney taking the reins at Dillingham office
New Dillingham ADA Dan Doty at the office Monday. Doty is taking over the caseload from Pamela Dale, and he and his wife plan to make the move to town next month.CREDIT KDLG Dillingham’s new assistant...
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Alaska pretrial services might see change
Sitka Police Officer Noah Shepard serves coffee to inmates in Sitka’s jail, while supervisor Dave Nelson looks on. (KCAW photo/Rachel Waldholz) At any given time over a quarter of the beds in Alaska...
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Fairbanks school name voted out
Badger Road SchoolCREDIT: BADGER ROAD ELEMENTARY PTA The Badger Road Elementary school in North Pole will transition to a new name this summer. The Fairbanks North Star School District board voted...
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Anchorage assembly says goodbyes and hellos to members
Bill Evans gives a farewell handshake to Forrest Dunbar during his final Assembly meeting (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) During a meeting Tuesday night, the Anchorage Assembly certified...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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View ArticleCold weather slows winter break up
Unusually cold temperatures across the interior this week are slowing break up. The National Weather Service reported a low of four below zero Tuesday morning at Eagle, where longtime resident John...
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YK villages serve as models for renewable energy
Dennis Meiners describes the wind turbine system his company designed for the village of Kongiginak at an Alaska Microgrid Partnership meeting in Bethel on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Meiners leads the...
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Juneau boundary expansion could threaten subsistence living in Angoon
The small village of Angoon is the home to about 400 people. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins – KTOO) The City and Borough of Juneau is looking to expand its boundaries on Admiralty Island. That island is...
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Cause of death and suspect info released for April 4th Fairbanks murder
Fairbanks Police Department commander’s Dodge Charger. (Flickr Creative Commons photo by Steven H. Robinson) Fairbanks Police have released more information about an April 4th murder. 44-year-old Jose...
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Trial opens for couple accused of starting ’15 Willow wildfire
The Sockeye Fire which devastated Willow in 2015 (Photo courtesy of the Mat-Su Borough) Did an Anchorage couple start the 2015 wildfire that devastated a big swath of Willow? Listen now That’s the...
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Wind-farm developer assails GVEA’s refusal to buy more power
Alaska Environmental Power’s wind farm near Delta Junction produces about 2 megawatts with its two 900-kilowatt and one 100-kilowatt wind generators. (KUAC file photo) Lawyers representing the Delta...
View ArticleGambell sees second whaling of the year
Families and community members on St. Lawrence Island will be eating Bowhead whale this week after a local hunter caught Gambell’s second whale of the season on Monday night. Listen now Chris...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 20, 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 Trial opens for...
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AK: How to be an Alaskan Ninja Warrior
Impressive feats aren’t hard to find at the gym, which shares space and management with a local gymnastics and circus program. (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo) What do you get when you mix reality television...
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49 Voices: Xavior Love of Anchorage
Xavior Love of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Xavior Love in Anchorage. Love is an aspiring actor from Bartlett High school. He also...
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BP well that spewed oil and gas successfully plugged
Image taken on April 18, 2017, showing Drill Site 2 well house and the adjacent reserve pit with an area of light crude spray. (Photo by Jade Gamble/Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) The...
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