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Murkowski: Senate had duty to approve spending bill, avoid government shutdown
Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Photo by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media) U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on Thursday touted the Senate’s passing of a spending bill, avoiding a possible government shutdown. Listen...
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Years of budget cuts hamper monitoring of Alaska earthquakes, including Monday’s
Field engineer Scott Dalton adjusts a radio communications link at a seismic station south of Cantwell. (Photo by Ian Dickson/Alaska Earthquake Center) Alaska seismologists say continuing budget cuts...
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Off-duty Bethel police sergeant was driving vehicle that left one pedestrian...
An off-duty Bethel police officer was the driver in a car accident last month that left one pedestrian injured and another dead. Sargent Kadri Lamani collided with the two pedestrians near the...
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Rep. Young votes for health care bill, says he won pledges for more
Protestors at the U.S. Capitol before a vote on the health care bill. Photo by Liz Ruskin. A Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act squeaked through the U.S. House today, with help from...
View ArticleState Tustumena ferry delayed to July
The state Tustumena ferry will be out of service for longer than anticipated. Listen now Meadow Bailey, a Public Information Officer with the Department of Transportation, said the Tustumena had docked...
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Federal budget deal maintains Alaska arts funding, state lawmakers OK arts...
The federal budget deal cut by Congress includes some good news for arts in Alaska. The compromise continues funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. The federal agency provides $800,000, about...
View ArticleFairbanks Borough taking comment on budget as budget teeters near cap
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly takes public comment tonight on the proposed budget for the upcoming new fiscal year. Borough spending is up against a cap on property tax revenue, forcing a...
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Hilcorp announces project to bypass oil terminal by Redoubt volcano
A plume rises from Mt. Redoubt in 2009. Hilcorp aims to stop using the Drift River Oil Terminal, which is threatened by the volcano. (Photo courtesy USGS/Alaska Volcano Observatory) An environmental...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 4, 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 Rep. Young votes...
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Fifth Russian aircraft interception in a month, but experts not alarmed
A Russian Tu-95 Bomber being escorted by British forces in 2014. (Photo courtesy of U.K. Ministry of Defence) U.S. fighter jets intercepted Russian military aircraft on Wednesday afternoon, the fifth...
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Deep differences remain with two weeks to go in Alaska’s legislative session
Department of Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck listens during a House Finance Committee in February. He said on Thursday that a Permanent Fund draw without other new revenue would make it...
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49 Voices: Nina Lee of Anchorage
Nina Lee of Anchorage. Lee is UAA’s Spring 2017 Commencement Speaker (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Nina Lee in Anchorage. On Sunday, Lee will...
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AK: Close combat trooper training in Sitka
Recruits warm up for their fight on human-shaped punching bags. The exercise is a lesson in determining what is a reasonable amount of force. (Photo by Emily Russell, KCAW – Sitka) Twice a year the...
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As fire season approaches, trees and grasses have yet to green up
Surface fuels burn in the Moose Creek Fire last October near Sutton. (Photo by Sarah Saarloos/Alaska Division of Forestry) With temperatures rising and little rainfall across much of the state: fire...
View ArticleFairbanks sees third unsolved killing since April
A Fairbanks man is dead in a suspected homicide. Fairbanks Police report that 47-year-old Carlos Alberto Zuniga was found dead at a Bunnell Street address at about 11:30 p.m. last night. Police...
View Article25-acre fire hits Delta Junction
A wildfire charred 25 acres in Delta Junction yesterday. Listen now The Alaska Division of Forestry said state and local firefighters corralled the blaze, which raced through dry grass in breezy...
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Cultural landscape conference focuses on Native education
James White teaches a lesson on halibut fishing during Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Open the Box Math and Culture Academy in July 2016. (Photo by Nobu Koch/Sealaska Heritage Institute) Teachers from...
View ArticleAfter losing managing editor, Alaska Commons to close
Alaska’s media landscape is undergoing some changes, as an influential political website has announced its shutting down. In a press release Thursday night, the board of Alaska Commons said they will...
View ArticleAfter large haul, Togiak herring fleet closes in on quota
After a big haul Thursday, the Togiak herring purse seine fleet is closing in quickly on its quota. As of this morning’s tally, the fleet had about 2,800 tons left to fish. Tim Sands is the area...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, May 5, 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 Rural House members...
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