Former Murkowski campign manager selected for Interior job
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s former campaign manager has a new job in the Trump administration. Steve Wackowski will be the new senior advisor for Alaska Affairs in the Interior Department. Listen now...
View ArticleNew ‘Five for Five’ effort pushes Alaska Grown in front of shoppers
State officials want Alaskans to spend a little bit more money on products grown in state. To do that, the Department of Natural Resources is trying to get more food with the certified Alaska Grown...
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Interior Secretary signs order aiming to open more of the North Slope to oil...
Flanked by Senator Lisa Murkowski and Governor Bill Walker, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks to reporters after signing an order to promote more drilling on Alaska’s North Slope. (Photo by...
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Alaska Highway 75th Anniversary: tribute to vets who helped build ‘road to...
Larkins talks with reporters after Tuesday’s chamber meeting, as program presenter Meadow Bailey looks on.(Greg Martin/Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce) Alaskans will celebrate the Alaska...
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Sitka homeowners appeal new flood map lines
The red line denotes the scope of Sitka’s Community Risk MAP Study, which began in 2013 in partnership with FEMA and the state. The revised maps incorporate new LiDAR data. (Image Alaska DCRA) Sitka...
View ArticleAnchorage to receive EPA grant to clean distressed properties
The Municipality of Anchorage is getting a $300,000 grant to help clean up distressed properties. The money is part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownsfields Assessment Grants program,...
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Brown bear shot on Douglas Island — the first documented kill in decades
An adult brown bear weighing at least 700 pounds was shot and killed by a homeowner near North Douglas Highway on May 25. Authorities ruled the killing justified in defense of life and property. (Photo...
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Unalaska sculptor wins art award as she continues 40-year career
Sculptor Gert Svarny displays her artwork in her Unalaska home.(Laura Kraegel/KUCB) The Rasmuson Foundation has recognized Unalaska’s Gert Svarny as its Distinguished Artist of 2017. The award comes...
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AT&T rolls out 4G cellular in Nome
AT&T has brought 4G LTE cell phone coverage to Nome. (Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM) AT&T provided its Nome customers with a 4G network at the beginning of this month, after years of...
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Improving the lives of people and dogs in rural Alaska
A dog in Kwethluk.(Film Academy Students / Lower Kuskokwim School District) The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has more dogs than it can care for. A veterinarian travels to Bethel once a month, but no such...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 31, 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 Interior Secretary...
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Senate passes opioid addiction prevention bill by wide margin
Eagle River Sen. Anna MacKinnon voted for HB 159. (File photo by Skip Gray/360 North) On Thursday, the state Senate overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill which would limit opioid prescriptions from...
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Anchorage advocacy group assembles to combat equal rights ordinance rollback
(Logo courtesy of Fair Anchorage) A coalition of Anchorage advocacy groups, unions and faith organizations is mobilizing to oppose an ongoing effort to roll back parts of the city’s equal rights...
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As lawmakers mull budget, unprecedented state shutdown looms
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Maria Skuratovskaya studies her screens at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., on March 14, 2016, in Juneau. Employees who manage the fund were among the 18,000 who got...
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Haines Assembly sees its second resignation since April
Mike Case’s seat was empty at the April 26 assembly meeting. Also pictured: Mayor Jan Hill, Clerk Julie Cozzi, Assembly members Margaret Friedenauer and Ron Jackson. Friedenauer resigned from her...
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Putin calls the recent U.S. anti-ballistic missile exercises a threat to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo courtesy of the Kremlin) Following a successful test of the United States’ anti-ballistic missile capabilities this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin called...
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Fairbanks project looks to restore crippled Cripple Creek
East Cripple Creek Pit (Alaska Department of Natural Resources photo) A project is underway to restore a Fairbanks area creek. The multi-year endeavor spearheaded by the Interior Alaska Land Trust and...
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Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. Murkowski is skeptical President Donald Trump can negotiate a better climate deal...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 1, 2017
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View ArticleSummers in Palmer home to Friday Fling market
Outdoor summer markets are ramping up with patrons and vendors abuzz over early season plant starts, delicious food, and crafts like homemade soap, jewelry, hats and mittens. In Palmer, beneath a...
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