Nearly 30 people hurt in Skagway tour accident
Nearly 30 people were injured Wednesday on a tour in Skagway. Listen now According to a news release from the city, a Unimog touring vehicle went off the road about 11 a.m. at the Alaska Excursions Dog...
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Another mine opens close to the Alaska border
Seabridge Gold’s Brent Murphy points to a valley to be dammed to hold tailings from the KSM mine during a 2014 tour. The tailings dam was granted a key federal permit needed for development this...
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Delta Junction state parks user fees to stay the same this year
Quartz Lake State Recreation Area, along with the Clearwater facility, generate the most revenue of all Delta-area parks. (Karla Brown/Flickr) User fees at Delta Junction area state parks will stay the...
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As Fairbanks police deal with spike in violent crime, low pay complicates...
Police Chief Eric Jewkes urged the City Council to boost pay for officers to retain those on staff and to help attract new recruits. (KUAC file photo) The Fairbanks Police Department remains...
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Nenana blaze nipped in the bud
Alaska Division of Forestry Firefighters Carlton Story, on left, and Eugene Lee, prepare to cut up white spruce trees that have fallen onto the fire to prevent flames from hiding under the trees....
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Global warming makes expedition to ice-locked North Pole possible
Arctic Mission’s crew hails from Britain, the Netherlands, and the United States. From left to right: Jaap van Rijckevorsel, Tim Gordon, Pen Hadow, Nick Carter, Frances Brann, Heather Bauscher, Erik de...
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What’s next for Nunavut Alaska? A vote
Chariton Epchook is the Chairman of the Nunavut Alaska Provisional Government, which formed last week. (Christine Trudeau / KYUK) After last week’s Nunavut Alaska Constitutional Convention, concerns...
View ArticleTwo murders occur within two hours; Anchorage police say they’re unrelated
Anchorage logged its 17th and 18th homicides of the year in less than two hours Wednesday night. Listen now One victim, a woman, was shot in Spenard. The other, a man, was stabbed in Midtown. Police...
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Sullivan wants 28 more interceptors at Ft. Greely
A ground-based missile interceptor is lowered into its silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, in 2007. (Photo: U.S. Army) Day by day, the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea are ratcheting up the threats of...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 10, 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 Sullivan wants 28...
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Wild Alaska salmon not on menus in China…yet
Salmon displayed in China. Qiujie “Angie” Zheng says a recent consumer study found that Chinese shoppers are interested in buying wild Alaska salmon bones and skin for fish broth and stocks. (Photo...
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How books and buses are fighting summer hunger in rural Alaska
A volunteer distributes bags of food during the summer backpack meals program at the Talkeetna Public Library. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) Five-year-old Mira Kidd was attempting the perilous...
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Hilcorp reports another spill in Cook Inlet
2017 has seen a number of spills and violations by oil and gas producer Hilcorp. Hilcorp has reported another spill this week. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the spill...
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AK: Metlakatla residents celebrate their community’s 130th birthday
William Duncan’s Residence, 1907 (Photo courtesy Ketchikan museum) A small crowd gathered outside a two-steepled white church. It’s early in the day, but the sun is already beating down, glinting off...
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Permanent Fund Corp. headquarters to undergo $4 million renovation
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. CEO Angela Rodell stands in the corporation headquarters on Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO) The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. will be renovating its headquarters...
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49 Voices: Sierra Anderson of Nome
Sierra Anderson of Nome (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Sierra Anderson from Nome. Anderson is a junior in high school who hopes to study...
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Walker signs SB 88, Mental Health Trust land exchange
Gov. Bill Walker hold up a signed Senate Bill 88, the Alaska Mental Health Trust land exchange. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD) Alaska Gov. Bill Walker was joined in Ketchikan on Thursday by U.S. Sen....
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Lawsuit to evict ADN over unpaid bills threatens paper’s future
A recent edition of the ADN, along with two lawsuits brought against the paper (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) The state’s largest newspaper is in serious financial trouble. Listen now...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Aug. 11, 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 Lawsuit to evict...
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BlueCrest is latest company to stop work, citing state’s defunct...
BlueCrest Energy Inc.’s operation in southern Cook Inlet. The company announced that it will be putting a temporary hold on drilling new wells while it seeks financing. It says the state owes the...
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