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Murkowski’s take on health bill? Stay tuned
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) In the U.S. Senate, Republicans released a draft...
View Article‘Sense of relief’ as cuts to UA system are less than expected
The University of Alaska learned it would face cuts, even though UA president Jim Johnsen said the cuts were less than expected. Listen now Speaking at a special regents meeting, President Johnsen...
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Compromise to avoid state shutdown could happen soon
State workers protested a possible government shutdown outside of the Capitol, June 22, 2017. The House and Senate appeared close to a budget compromise to avoid the shutdown. (Photo by Andrew...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 22, 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 Compromise to avoid...
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Paddler sought life off the beaten path, respite from ‘paying to live’
Brandt Smith, 32, paddles his modified inflatable raft on June 7 in Gastineau Channel near Juneau. A Coast Guard boat crew intervened and took Smith and his dog Sam to Douglas harbor. (Photo courtesy...
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No answers for low Kuskokwim king run
King salmon at a market in Seattle. (Creative Commons photo by Jill /Blue Moonbeam Studio) The driving question over the last several years, and the one that’s being asked again as biologists warn that...
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AK: How do you grow a zoo in Anchorage?
A brown bear stretching out at the Alaska Zoo, June 20, 2017 (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) The Alaska Zoo has dramatically transformed over the last five decades. Its origins are with...
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Yukon salmon runs offering opportunities for harvest
“Chinook salmon, Yukon Delta NWR.” (Photo: Craig Springer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) Yukon River king and summer chum salmon runs are shaping up to be some of the strongest in years. Listen now...
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49 Voices: Nanne Boorgeart of Anchorage
Nanne Boorgeart of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Nanne Boorgeart from Anchorage. Boorgeart is originally from the Netherlands and has...
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Breaking through the political divide
The sign outside the Anchorage Legislative Information Office, March 4, 2016. (Photo by Megan Ahleman) Alaska lawmakers avoided a state government shut down by passing an operating budget, but the deal...
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What’s next for the legislature after narrowly avoiding a shutdown?
The Alaska Capitol. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO) The Legislature avoided a state government shutdown by passing an operating budget on Thursday, eight days before the deadline. But they haven’t...
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Ombudsman reports show failures at OCS
The state’s Ombudsman’s Office has released reports for two investigations into the Office of Children’s Services – both involving the same caseworker. Listen now In the first investigation, a father...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, June 23, 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 What’s next for the...
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Study examines the ripple effect of charter operators’ choices
Maps detailing where Homer’s fishing charters have focused their effort over the years. Homer is known as the “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.” But, charter operators aren’t just targeting the...
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Low tide reveals Alutiiq fishing method in Kodiak
Rocks alignments representing the remains of an intertidal fish trap, Kodiak Island, Alaska. (Photograph courtesy the Alutiiq Museum) A Kodiak archaeologist said there may be the remains of a historic...
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Alaska to receive almost $30 million from feds in PILT funding
Cruise ship approaches Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. (NPS) The Department of the Interior announced today that 29 local Alaska governments would receive $29.7 million in Payment in...
View ArticleTrump’s Interior secretary takes first baby step on King Cove road
There was a bit of a victory Monday for supporters of a proposed road in Southwest Alaska that would connect the village of King Cove to an airport at Cold Bay via the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge....
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Talkeetna’s inaugural Pride celebration draws a crowd
Talkeetna’s first Pride parade makes its way down Main Street. (Photo by Phillip Manning, KTNA – Talkeetna) What began as an idea between two friends turned into a LGBTQ+ Pride event that drew hundreds...
View ArticleChitina dip netters can now catch salon in Copper River after spring ban
Chitina dip netters are now able to harvest a king salmon. The usual allowance in the popular Copper River personal use fishery is back after being rescinded this spring out of concern about a weak...
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Man becomes first person to Race to Alaska on a stand-up paddle board
Karl Kruger gestures to the crowd after becoming the first person to finish the race to Alaska using a stand-up paddle board. (Photo: KRBD) The third time was indeed the charm for Karl Kruger after...
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