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Southeast tribal organization says it will support the Paris Climate Accord
Central Council President Richard Peterson. (courtesy of the CCTHITA) The largest tribal govenrment in Alaska is sticking by the Paris Climate Change Accord. Listen now Central Council of the Tlingit...
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Sober day at Capitol; Alaska delegation not directly affected by shooting
Photo of U.S. Capitol by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media As you’ve probably heard by now, five people were shot Tuesday morning in Virginia, where the Republican team was practicing for the annual...
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Uber, Lyft cleared to launch in Alaska
A screenshot of the Uber app on an iPhone taken in 2014. Thursday, Gov. Bill Walker signed House Bill 132 into law, opening up business in Alaska for Transportation Network Companies, including popular...
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After over 40 years at Prudhoe Bay, general store manager to retire
Dave Pritchard retires on June 27 after working at Prudhoe Bay for 42 years. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk) The North Slope community of Deadhorse is an unusual place. Its No. 1...
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Longevity crucial to teachers’ impact in classroom
While school is in session, students spend about 30 hours in the classroom every week. That’s more than 1,000 hours each academic year. Listen now This means teachers play a pivotal role, not only in a...
View ArticleFederal officials make formal apology for WWII internment of Unangan people
On Wednesday, Federal officials apologized for their role in the World War II internment of the Unangan people. Listen now Jim Kurth — acting director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — traveled...
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With one day left in special session, little public progress on budget
Senate President Pete Kelly gives a statement on the budget on Thursday. Kelly wants legislative leaders to focus on the budget. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media) Leaders from...
View ArticleU.S. Senate committee advances bill to make Native tribes eligible for Amber...
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Tuesday approved a bill, S.722, that would make Native tribes eligible for Amber Alert grants. Listen now Amber Alerts are emergency broadcasts in the...
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Team Pure and Wild Freeburd wins 2017 Race to Alaska
Chris Burd laughs as his brothers tie up the boat. (Photo: KRBD) Four days and 700 miles after departing from Victoria, British Columbia, Team Pure and Wild Freeburd sailed into Ketchikan, making them...
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Shareholders consider shrinking Sealaska board
Sealaska Plaza, the corporation’s headquarters. (KCAW photo) Should Southeast’s regional Native corporation shrink its governing board? That’s a question before Sealaska’s more than 22,000...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 15, 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 With one day left...
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House pushes budget through and quits, leaving Senate few options and...
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, left, confers with Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, and Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, during a break in floor debate on the House Majority’s budget proposal on...
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Governor calls lawmakers for 2nd special session after House budget gambit fails
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, addresses reporters in the Capitol in Juneau on Friday. The House had pushed an operating budget through the night before then adjourned sine die, leaving the...
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AK: World’s only urban king fishery has lines casting in downtown Anchorage
Jared Fletcher and Bobbie D wait for bites at the Slam’n Salm’n Derby. (Henry Leasia / Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s annual Slam’n Salm’n Derby is in full swing this week. Since last Friday,...
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49 Voices: Albert Scott of Anchorage
Albert Scott of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Albert Scott in Anchorage. Scott is a registered nurse with the Air Force who moved to...
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The beginning of Prudhoe bay development
Conventional oil is what’s traditionally flowed through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. (Photo courtesy the Center for Land Use Interpretation) 40 years ago, the first barrel of oil started flowing down the...
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As swing vote on ACA repeal, Murkowski draws attention
Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the target of a new TV ad urging her to vote against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Listen now...
View ArticleFormer Fairbanks DA dies in motorcycle accident
Former Fairbanks District Attorney Mike Gray was killed in a motorcycle accident in the Yukon Territory. A Yukon Coroner’s Office report said that the 64-year-old Gray was headed toward Teslin on the...
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Fairbanks Borough air quality letters yield single citation
Wood stove pipe on a Fairbanks home.(Credit Dan Bross / KUAC) The Fairbanks North Star Borough toughened its air regulations in advance of this spring’s EPA re-designation of much of the borough as a...
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Alaska Highway Project: Memorializing civil rights legacy of black soldiers...
Retired Alaska educator Jean Pollard says the Alaska history classes she took didn’t include any information about the hard work African-American soldiers did and hardships they endured while helping...
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