23 charged in Bethel bootlegging ring
A two-year-long investigation culminated today with the charging of 23 Bethel residents, most of them cab drivers, for allegedly selling alcohol without a license. Listen now The State of Alaska is...
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New EPA vetting adds uncertainty for Alaska grants worth millions
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt (EPA) The Washington Post reported this week that the Environmental Protection Agency has started funneling all grant money through a single political appointee in the...
View ArticleUncle names girls killed in Butte fire, says trailer needed repairs
The uncle of five girls who died in a trailer fire in the Butte community near Palmer Thursday said Friday that they were all members of the same family. Listen now Armando Astorga identified the fire...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Sep. 8, 2017
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The status of Vietnam vets in Alaska
60,000 Americans died in the Vietnam war. Thousands more died in the following years. A new documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns examines the era. In the first of a series of discussions on the war,...
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Alaska teens ask state to stop delaying action on climate change
Seb Kurland sits right of DEC Commissioner, Larry Hartig. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Center) The last serious effort to create a statewide climate change policy for Alaska happened under former...
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As demand for opioid remedy skyrockets, police train for overdose treatment...
Lt. Steve Adams with the Alaska State Troopers showing off how to use Narcat at a training in Anchorage, Aug. 18, 2017 (Photo: Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media) In the ongoing effort to curb...
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Skagway Assembly formally voices support for police chief following loss of...
The old Skagway Police Department. (Emily Files) The Skagway Borough Assembly formally voiced its support for Police Chief Ray Leggett at a meeting last week. Leggett lost his Alaska police officer...
View ArticleMost UA campuses see lower enrollment
Fall enrollment is down at most University of Alaska campuses. Early numbers show the UA headcount off 4.5 percent, or over one thousand students, from last fall. The highest declines are at Southeast...
View ArticleFt. Yukon and Ninilchik tribes submit applications for trust status
Two Alaska tribes have submitted applications to place lands into trust with the federal government. Listen now Ft. Yukon wants to put just under two acres, where a tribal government office and...
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Anchorage medic mobilizes to help residents of Houston
One of the homes in Houston affected by the flood. It was almost completely underwater. (Photo courtesy of Teresa Gray) All eyes were on Hurricane Irma over the weekend, but not too long ago, the focus...
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Judge approves sale of Alaska Dispatch News to Binkley family
Ryan Binkley speaks with reporters following the court hearing on the sale of the Alaska Dispatch News (Photo By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) A bankruptcy court judge today approved...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Sep. 11, 2017
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Can an Anchorage start-up lure renewable energy investors to rural Alaska?
Patrick Boonstra of Intelligent Energy Systems, and Kwigillingok wind tech Benny Daniel check a turbine after a blizzard the night before. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/APRN) In recent years, communities...
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Seeking investment, Alaska goes open source with oil & gas data
An Armstrong rig in the Pikka Unit on the North Slope. The State of Alaska is releasing data it has collected from companies under a tax credit program that requires companies turn over seismic...
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NTSB releases preliminary report of investigation into Juneau-area commuter...
An Alaska Seaplanes aircraft makes its way to Juneau in June 2107. (Abbey Collins) Some new information is available about an August commuter flight accident in the Juneau area. The Haines-based pilot...
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Can a Southeast mine battle lead to a trade war?
The state has identified eight transboundary watersheds feeding Southeast Alaska rivers. A coalition of tribal governments is pushing the federal government to protect their fisheries.(Map by Alaska...
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Ask a Climatologist: Summer sea ice minimum near record low again
Sea ice in Franklin Strait on Aug. 30, 2017 as a Canadian icebreaker clears a route for the cruise ship Crystal Serenity. (Photo courtesy of Prof. Christian Haas, York University) Each September,...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sep. 12, 2017
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Dog training provides prisoners lessons that people can’t
Alan Newby (l) and Jonathan Norton (r) play with their new dogs at Wildwood. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) Staying calm and taking responsibility are some of the keys to success both inside and outside...
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