Anchorage partners with DHS on human trafficking
Officials in Anchorage are trying to get a better handle on human trafficking. And to do that, they’re partnering with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Listen now Nora Morse is with the...
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Peter Pan Seafoods Port Moller plant devastated in overnight fire
The Peter Pan Seafoods processing plant in Port Moller, which suffered heavy damage during a fire that continued to burn into Wednesday, Aug. 16.(Peter Pan Seafoods) The Peter Pan Seafoods processing...
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Catching food security in a dipnet
Bradley Fredrickson cleans his salmon on the shores of the Kasilof River. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) Throughout July, dense streams of vehicles head down to the Kenai Peninsula with large, awkward...
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Electronic monitoring available for smaller fishing boats
Fishing boats in Petersburg’s South Harbor (KFSK file photo) The National Marine Fisheries has published a final rule allowing use of electronic monitoring instead of an on-board human observer for...
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Diving for answers: Will blue king crab come back in the Pribilofs?
Jared Weems dives near St. Paul Island. His two-year research project is focused on the overfished blue king crab population around the Pribilof Islands. (Photo courtesy Jared Weems). In the Pribilof...
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Dimond High Presidential Scholar travels to D.C. to receive award
Makayla Maisey (right) and Lea Bouton, her teacher who accompanied her to D.C. to claim her Presidential Scholar award. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Earlier this summer, 161...
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Clark’s Point drawing families back to the village by reopening its school
Clark’s Point kids practice a traditional dance at summer culture camp. On August 21, they will be students at the village school. (Avery Lill/ KDLG) When a school closes in rural Alaska, families who...
View ArticleImprisoned former militia leader Schaeffer Cox has appeal hearing
Imprisoned former Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox had an appeal hearing Wednesday morning in federal court in Anchorage. Convicted in 2013 of conspiracy and solicitation to murder government...
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Haines Assembly members survive divisive recall election
Tresham Gregg, Heather Lende and Tom Morphet take part in a public forum about the recall election. No recall proponents agreed to participate. (Abbey Collins) After a contentious recall vote Tuesday,...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 16, 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 Imprisoned former...
View ArticleMat-Su Assembly puts off plastic bag tax vote
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly has put off voting on a proposal to tax retailers for the plastic bags they give customers — at least for now. Listen now In its meeting Tuesday night, the Mat-Su...
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Why Amazon collects local sales taxes in other states — but not Alaska
(Creative Commons photo by Adrienne Hoffman) If you live anywhere in the country with a sales tax, the online retailer Amazon collects it – except in Alaska. Alaska is unique because it’s the only...
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As sea ice recedes, walruses gather near Point Lay earlier than ever
A curious Pacific Walrus calf checks out the photographer in 2004. (Photo by Joel Garlich-Miller, USFWS) Several hundred Pacific walrus are hauled out on a barrier island near the village of Point Lay,...
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Sun’aq wins grant to study invasive species’ effect on subsistence resources
Signal crayfish are not native to Alaska. Discovered in the Buskin River in 2001, the population is now well established and breeding. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS) What kind of threat do invasive crayfish in...
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Juneau chef crowned King of Seafood at Great American Seafood Cook-Off
Chef Lionel Uddipa stands inside the downtown restaurant Salt in Juneau on Aug. 10, 2017. His winning dish of Bristol Bay king crab with risotto took first place at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off...
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Nearly half of structures on dock affected by fire, says processing plant...
The Peter Pan Seafoods processing plant in Port Moller, which suffered heavy damage during a fire that continued to burn into Wednesday, Aug. 16.(Peter Pan Seafoods) Details are emerging slowly on the...
View ArticleM/V Tustumena back on the water
After 75-days in the shipyard, southwest Alaska’s ferry is finally back in the water. Listen now The M-V Tustumena returned to service this week following repairs that canceled 70-percent of its summer...
View ArticleMental Health Trust leaders resign while organization undergoes special audit
In the past month, the top three leaders at the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority have submitted letters of resignation. The shake up comes at a time when the organization, which manages funds for...
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Alaska senators fault Trump’s tack on racist rally
Image of President Trump from WhiteHouse.gov Alaska’s U.S. senators have issued a second round of statements following the rally of White nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. This time their...
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Several inmates charged with assault, rioting at Fairbanks prison
Fairbanks Correctional Center (Photo: Alaska Department of Corrections) Alaska State Troopers say they’ve charged several inmates at Fairbanks Correctional Center with rioting and assault for their...
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