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Century old mystery unlocked from Antarctic glacier
Blood Falls in Antarctica)Erin Pettit / UAF) Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado College have unraveled the mystery of a red waterfall in Antarctica. The research unveils...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, April 28, 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 Trump lifts ban on...
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Oil prices shrink budget gap, but lawmakers remain far apart
Alaska Sen. Anna MacKinnon, co-chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Friday that adding an income tax now would be short-sighted. (File photo by Skip Gray/360 North) The state’s budget...
View ArticleCourt rules civil commitment statutes don’t apply to foster children, North...
A three-year-long legal argument about committing foster children to North Star Behavioral Health Hospital is one step closer to resolution. A judge ruled in late March that the Office of Children’s...
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Gov. Walker signs bill recognizing the black soldiers who helped build the...
At Shiloh Baptist Church in Anchorage, Governor Walker signs the first half of his name on SB 46 (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media) Yesterday, Governor Walker signed Senate Bill 46 into law,...
View ArticleAnchorage firefighter’s discrimination lawsuit set for trial
An Anchorage firefighter is suing over what he said is a pattern of racial and age discrimination at the Anchorage Fire Department. Listen now The lawsuit has been brewing for the past two years but a...
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Supreme Court leaves polar bear habitat intact
A polar bear mother and cubs.(2007 file photo: USFWS) A California-sized chunk of the Arctic will remain designated as critical polar bear habitat. That’s the effect of a U.S. Supreme Court order...
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Trump order baffles Bering Sea Elders
President Obama imposed protections on the Bering Straits. President Trump revoked them. Map: Bering Sea Elders Group When President Trump signed an order last week lifting his predecessor’s...
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Earthquakes shake Southeast Alaska, Yukon communities
Earthquakes and aftershocks registered between the U.S./B.C. border and the Yukon on Monday, May 1. (University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Earthquake Center) May kicked off to a shaky start in Northern...
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Central Council working to put Juneau parcels into trust
The Andrew Hope Building in downtown Juneau is among the parcels that the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is proposing to put in trust. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska...
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Rhymes and Rhythms: Angoon poet Frank Sharp to be published
Frank Sharp, 85, is a poet from Angoon. His poetry will be published in, “Rhymes and Rhythms,” by the Island Institute. (Emily Russell/KCAW) Rhymes and Rhythms– that’s the title of a new book of poems...
View ArticleIce-out guessing game in Nenana searches for winner as ice moves
The ice on the Tanana River moved at Nenana today toppling and pushing the Nenana Ice Classic tripod enough to trip the clock in the annual ice-out guessing game. Listen now The official stop time was...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, May 1, 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 Earthquakes shake...
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Computer finds income tax could help budget if oil price is low
David Teal, Division of Legislative Finance director, speaking in February. His office developed a computer model that found an income tax could provide a cushion if oil prices are lower than forecast....
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Medication assisted treatment
Vivitrol is the injectable form of naltrexone, which cuts cravings for opioids and alcohol. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) Methadone, suboxone, vivitrol — – they’re all different types of drugs used to...
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Nowhere to turn, Wrangell e-waste event dumps electronics properly
The Wrangell Cooperative Association partnered with Seattle-based recycling company Total Reclaim to collect old computers and other e-waste. (Photo by Aaron Bolton/ KSTK) In Wrangell, recycling isn’t...
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State troopers leading efforts to recover pilot from crash site south of...
An ELT for a Cessna 208B was transmitting south of the Chigniks Monday. The Grant flight that is overdue is believed to have left Port Heiden on its way to Perryville with only the pilot onboard.(U.S....
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17-foot python loose in Meadow Lakes, Mat-Su animal control warns
A image from Mat-Su Animal Control warning of the loose python. They noted that the photo of the snake is the yellow and white color pattern of the snake and they’re awaiting an actual photo of the...
View ArticleNational omnibus bill contains Mental Health Trust-Tongass land trade
A bill to fund the federal government through September is on the move in Congress, and it includes a long-sought land trade in Southeast Alaska. Listen now The swap would exchange Alaska Mental Health...
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Northern Edge military exercise takes to Alaska’s sea, air and land
Fighter jets participating in the Northern Edge 2017 joint military training exercise on the flight line Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) The...
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