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220 Anchorage teachers receive layoff notices
220 teachers in the Anchorage School District on Wednesday received layoff notices. The pink slips were issued as legislators contend with a $2.5 billion budget deficit, leaving education funding...
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Delta-area dairy owners decide to stay in business, but worker shortage persists
The Northern Lights Dairy’s owners have decided to keep the facility operating while they look for workers to help operate it.(Alaska Farm Bureau) The Northern Lights Dairy in Delta Junction will stay...
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Southeast Alaska spring troll fishery shut down for lack of king salmon
Troll caught winter king salmon (Photo courtesy of Matt Lichtenstein) The spring season for commercial salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska is shutting down Monday, May 29 except for a few areas near...
View ArticleHatchet-wielding man shot by Anchorage police Thursday morning
Anchorage police say an officer shot and critically wounded a hatchet-wielding man early Thursday morning during an investigation of car break-ins on the city’s south side. Listen now The suspect,...
View ArticleMany GCI customers will see internet bills go up
Many customers of Alaska telecommunications company GCI will see the cost of their internet service increase next month. Listen now Rates for what GCI calls its “No Worries” plan will increase 7 to 12...
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Police say boats at PAF yard in Dillingham broken into again this winter
Boats at PAF Services Marine Boatyard in Dillingham. (KDLG photo) Dillingham Police are investigating reports of boats broken into at the PAF yard. Police were notified of some of the break-ins last...
View ArticleLow pressure front near Denali Park brings snow
The Denali Park area is seeing a return to winter. National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Metzger said a front associated with an area of low pressure over northwest Alaska is pushing across the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 25, 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 Southeast Alaska...
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Young joins Afghanistan war skeptics in Congress
Rep. Young says 16 years of war is too long. Also supporting a bill to end funding for the war: Marine vet Will Fischer (left) and Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. (right). Photo by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public...
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House and Senate disagree on much, but agree on using computer model
This graph was derived from a Legislative Finance Division computer model used to analyze different long-term state budget plans. It appeared in a House Finance Committee document in April. Many things...
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49 Voices: Erik Boltman of Anchorage
Erik Boltman (Photo by Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez) This week we’re hearing from Erik Boltman from Anchorage. Boltman moved to Alaska after serving in the Air Force and participated in the Valdez...
View ArticlePer diems driving special session costs
The cost to taxpayers of going past the 90-day legislative session set by state law is roughly $1 million – and rising. However, lawmakers can legally have a regular session of 120 days — as they did...
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AK: Fire investigators train to determine how blazes begin
Firefighters with Capital City Fire/Rescue put out last of the hot spots in a staged room during a recent fire investigator training exercise at Juneau’s Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center. (Photo...
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Feds will take over Lower And Middle Kuskokwim beginning June 12
“Chinook salmon, Yukon Delta NWR.” Photo: Craig Springer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Via Flickr Creative Commons. Beginning June 12, management of king salmon on the lower and middle Kuskokwim...
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UAF’s chancellor faces tough decisions in new position
Dan White, UAF’s new chancellor. (UAF photo) The University of Alaska Fairbanks has a new chancellor. Thursday, University of Alaska President Jim Johnson announced that Daniel White would lead the...
View ArticleTwo Interior residents missing after Yukon boating accident
Two Interior residents are missing after a boating accident on the Yukon River. Alaska State Troopers report that a search is underway for 56-year-old Clifford Adams and 38-year-old Ai Adams, both...
View ArticleFee to hike Kodiak’s Termination Point removed
For years, locals have needed a permit to hike the Termination Point trail, but now they can explore that property without a fee. Listen now This spring, the Native Corporation Leisnoi passed along the...
View ArticleMan shot by Fairbanks police after ramming into trooper, officer vehicles
A man who rammed police vehicles with his truck, was shot dead by Fairbanks police officers in Fairbanks. The man, who’s name has not been released, had outstanding felony arrest warrants — according...
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This weekend, Ryan Zinke makes inaugural Alaska visit as Interior Secretary
Interior secretary Ryan Zinke. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/CC 2.0) Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke is visiting Alaska this weekend. Listen now Zinke is traveling with Alaska’s congressional delegation, and...
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The state of our education system
President Jim Johnsen explains Strategic Pathways at University of Alaska Southeast’s Egan Lecture Hall Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO) Alaskans love a challenge, and our...
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