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Closed process on capital budget draws criticism
House page Laib Allensworth places copies of the capital budget on lawmakers desks in the Capitol on July 27. Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, reads in the background. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO)...
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Changing climate pushes polar bears toward more dangerous interactions with...
As melting sea ice forces polar bears onto dry land, interactions with humans are becoming more common and potentially more dangerous. (Creative Commons photo by Christopher Michel/Flickr) For...
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Water restored to all New Stuyahok homes
A street level view of New Stuyahok in winter. (Wikimedia commons image) Homes in New Stuyahok were plagued with low or no water pressure from mid-June to mid-July. At the peak of the problem, more...
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Tsunami zone update gets pushback from Oregon Coast legislators
DERIN ALLARD / FLICKR – TINYURL.COM/Y89YOJZG When a massive tsunami hit the northeast coast of Japan in 2011, waves of water overtopped sea walls, swallowed buildings and surged higher than...
View ArticleGelvin’s air strip being restored with tons of gravel
A hundred tons of gravel have restored a remote runway in Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve. The Gelvin’s 700-foot-long air strip along the Charley River was damaged by a 2012 flood. Preserve...
View ArticleMat-Su sales tax ordinance postponed indefinitely
After hearing from more than forty people in a packed chamber, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly has indefinitely postponed an ordinance to place a two-percent sales tax before borough voters. Listen now The...
View ArticleNunapitchuk VPO shot in Napaskiak
Alcohol appears to be at the center of the shooting death of an off-duty Nunapitchuk Village Police Officer (VPO) in Napaskiak. Listen now Court documents indicate that a Village Public Safety Officer...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 2, 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 Closed process on...
View ArticleGoFundMe campaigns created to help cruise ship murder victim’s family
Dana Nicholls, a family friend and neighbor of the Utah woman who was killed aboard a cruise ship off Alaska’s coast last week, is raising money for her three daughters. Listen now Nicholls said the...
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Forest Service could delay Wrangell contaminated soil move
A backhoe digs up part of the old Byford Junkyard in Wrangell in 2014. After removing old cars, oil drums and other trash, the state is treating and moving contaminated soil to a rock quarry south of...
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Climate expert predicts warmer-than-normal fall, continuing 10-year trend
Left, there’s a 55 percent chance of above-normal temperatures from August through October – a fairly strong likelihood, Thoman says. The 45 percent chance of above-normal temps throughout the rest of...
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Zinke tweets beer pic showing he’s A-OK with Murkowski
If harsh words were spoken, Sen. Lisa Murkowski appears to have patched things up with Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke. Last week, Zinke called both Alaska senators to tell them the president was not pleased...
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Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim
The gray whale that swam up the Kuskokwim River and was hunted by locals last week may have been searching for new food sources, according to Oregon-based scientist Carrie Newell. (Katie Basile / KYUK)...
View ArticleSouthcentral Alaska to feel hotter weather this weekend
Unseasonably warm spell weather is coming for Southcentral Alaska, just in time for the weekend. Listen now That’s according to the National Weather Service, which issued a special statement...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 3, 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 Zinke tweets beer...
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Lt. Gov. Mallott says he and Gov. Walker will run for re-election
Gov. Bill Walker (right) and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott wait on the tarmac for Chinese President Xi Jinping to land in Anchorage, on April 7, 2017. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Lt. Gov....
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Dillingham police seek confidential informants to build cases against heroin...
Dillingham police (KDLG photo) The Dillingham Police Department is looking for confidential informants to help them build drug cases. Confidential informants help police by going undercover to buy...
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AK: Southeast researchers are keeping up with the humpbacks
Volunteer researchers from the Alaska Whale Foundation survey humpbacks in Frederick Sound for a region wide population study. Back: Christine Walder and Leonie Mahlke. Front: Madison Kosma. (Photo –...
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49 Voices: Phil Runkle of Nicolai
Phil Runkle of Nicolai (Photo by Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media) This week we’re hearing from Phil Runkle in Nicolai. Runkle grew up in Nicolai and raises dogs with his family. Listen now RUNKLE:...
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No charges filed in Mount Polley mine disaster
Muddy water from the breached Mount Polley Mine tailings pond dam floods a downstream creek and road Aug. 4, 2014. Fishing and environmental groups say the same could happen at new B.C. mines near the...
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