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Lawmaker seeks audit of village public safety officers
YK Delta VPSOs spoke with DPS officials about the process of arming VPSOs during training in Bethel. (Photo by Ben Matheson / KYUK) A state lawmaker, who is concerned that the Village Public Safety...
View ArticleGCI looks into bringing fiber to Unalaska
GCI is looking into what it would take to bring faster internet to Unalaska. The telecommunications company is evaluating if fiber would be a financially feasible solution. Right now, they are in the...
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State denies ballot initiative on salmon habitat
Pink salmon spawn in City Creek near Petersburg. (File photo by KFSK) Alaska’s Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has denied a proposed ballot initiative designed to offer greater protections for salmon habitat...
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Terror Lake hydroelectric project expansion gets the go-ahead
KEA proposed diversion. (Courtesy of KEA) The Kodiak Electric Association received a permit to start its Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project expansion, which would increase the lake’s clean energy...
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Arctic climate change researchers still conflicted over UAF’s coal-fired...
Work on UAF’s new 17-megawatt combined heat and power plant is about half done. University officials say it’s scheduled to go online in December 2018. (Photo by Tim Ellis/KUAC) The University of Alaska...
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Igiugig is set to embark on its Native Foods Challenge
Dannika Wassillie harvesting salmonberries. (Photo by Jeff Bringhurst) Nutrition related health concerns plague the United States as a whole, and rural Alaska is no exception. People in village of...
View ArticleAhtna rejects continued public use of Klutina Lake Road
The Ahtna Native Corporation board has rejected a proposed settlement with the State to allow continued public use of Klutina Lake Road. The 25-mile road off the Richardson Highway near Copper Center,...
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Beneath political firestorm on Arctic Ocean drilling, two projects make...
Shell rig leaving Dutch Harbor in October 2015. Shell may have abandoned its efforts to drill in Arctic federal waters, but two other companies are still moving forward with plans to do so. (Photo by...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sep. 13, 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 Beneath political...
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For third year in a row, Alaska seabirds wash up dead
A Northern fulmar found dead along the coast this year. (Photo by Ken Stenek/Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) For the third year in a row, seabirds are washing up dead along the coastline...
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National labs to field test microgrid tech in Cordova
Panelists spoke about microgrid innovation in Alaska at a U.S. Senate Energy Committee field hearing in Cordova, June 10, 2017. From left, Cordova Mayor Clay Koplin, Abraham Ellis of the Sandia...
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Freeride ski and snowboard competition not returning to Haines in 2018
Snowboarder Flo Orley competing in Haines in 2015. (Photographer: David Carlier/Freeride World Tour) An international big mountain ski and snowboard competition that brought an economic boost to Haines...
View ArticleUA president calls for action on DACA ahead of regents meeting in Juneau
Earlier this week, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen wrote Alaska’s congressional delegation urging it to quickly resolve the Trump administration’s directive to end the Deferred Action for...
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HUD sends money to Alaska communities, including ‘Middle Spenard’
Image from HUD.gov The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced $7 million in grants to 14 Alaska tribal organizations, much of it for housing. Listen now Many of the grants will...
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Crew abandons F/V Akutan in Unalaska’s Captains Bay
The F/V Akutan is still moored in Unalaska’s Captains Bay. (Berett Wilber/KUCB) The F/V Akutan no longer has a crew and the ship’s 130,000 pounds of salmon has been offloaded. Listen now The processor...
View ArticleStrategic Pathways on the docket of UA Board of Regents meeting
The University Of Alaska Board Of Regents meets in Juneau Thursday and Friday. Today’s agenda includes an update from UA President Jim Johnsen on the university’s Strategic Pathways, downsizing...
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Kodiak College nursing program adapts to hospital policy change
Stethoscope. (Photo by jasleen_kaur / Flickr) Kodiak College, which is part of the University of Alaska Anchorage, will soon make a bachelor’s degree the go-to for aspiring nurses. Listen now In...
View ArticleFire marshal: Butte fire that claimed the lives of five girls was “cooking...
The Alaska Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the fire that claimed the lives of five girls in the Mat-Su Valley Butte area last week was accidental and “cooking-related.” Listen now The State...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday Sep. 14, 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 How Kodiak got to...
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With some sci-fi tech, Kodiak has almost 100 percent renewable power
One of the largest shipping cranes in Alaska, operated by Matson, is electric and runs on renewable energy. It prepares to offload a vessel in the Kodiak harbor in Aug., 2017. (Photo by Eric...
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