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Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from The Salmon Project
“Made of Salmon” book cover. (Image from the Salmon Project) Alaskans have strong, wide-ranging opinions on just about any topic, but one thing most agree on is a love of the state’s most iconic fish –...
View ArticleGirdwood considers Trooper offer
Girdwood’s board of supervisors has been offered another option for law enforcement in the Anchorage suburb. Residents of the community voted last month to pay extra property taxes for police...
View ArticleAlaska House to continue legal challenge to Medicaid expansion
The Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own. Lawmakers faced a deadline for a decision on whether to appeal a judge’s...
View ArticleAlaska House approves restrictions on sex ed in schools
The Alaska House voted to put restrictions on sexual education in Alaska schools. The bill had been voted down three times before being approved. House Bill 156 would also suspend statewide...
View ArticlePark study looks at chances of spotting wolves in Denali
A new study identifies factors influencing wolf viewing opportunities in Denali National Park. Seeing a wolf has long been a draw for Denali visitors, but it’s become increasing rare to sight the...
View ArticleHealy cabin program wins national attention
A Healy area program that teaches teens how to build cabins has been nationally recognized. The School to Work program at Tri-Valley High School has received the National Park Service George and Helen...
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AK: Aleknagik artist paints to create hope for young offenders
Bristol Bay artist Apayo Moore. (Photo by Hannah Colton/KDLG) Bristol Bay artist Apayo Moore has painted murals in Anchorage and Juneau. Moore recently received a grant from the state’s “Percent for...
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Alaska House to continue legal challenge to Medicaid expansion
The Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own. Gov. Bill Walker at a press availability, January 28, 2016. (Photo By Skip...
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State fines Hilcorp $20K, cites pattern of violations
In the half decade since it started operations in Alaska, Hilcorp has become a significant oil producer and the largest natural gas producer in Cook Inlet. Website screenshot May 6, 2016 Download Audio...
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US will not support ban on international trade of polar bear products
The United States recently announced it will not support an international ban on the trade of polar bear products at an upcoming meeting on endangered species. Download Audio A polar bear keeps close...
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Walrus hauling out at new Bristol Bay spot north of Ugashik
A fairly large number of Pacific Walrus have been spotted hauling out a new spot in Bristol Bay. Download Audio These walruses are hauled out at Cape Grieg, a spot in between Egegik and Ugashik on the...
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Nearing graduation, musician Byron Nicholai looks to college and new challenges
Byron Nicholai began posting fun, silly music videos on Facebook when he was 14 years old. Now, the Toksook Bay musician is 18, and his drumming and singing is celebrated for sharing traditional Yup’ik...
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Two marine mammal specialists conduct Kodiak’s first whale survey of 2016
Last summer, a mass die-off of at least 40 whales under unknown circumstances caused NOAA to declare an “unusual mortality event.” Many of those whales, the majority of which were fin or humpback...
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Tarmac meet & greet for Saab 2000
Friday was a day of speeches, fanfare and cockpit tours at the Dutch Harbor Airport. Peninsula Aiways – or PenAir – flew in its new Saab 2000 plane for a tarmac meet-and-greet with the community. At...
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Fishermen’s Memorial seeks new home
More than a hundred people gathered Saturday at the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial Saturday for the Blessing of the Fleet and to pay tribute to the people whose names are engraved on the...
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Bill seeks to insure families of deceased law enforcement and firefighters
When law enforcement officers and firefighters die in the line of duty, their survivors may be left without health insurance. Three families of state troopers who died in the past three years have been...
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Challenges and joys of crafting a Yu’pik ballot
The state’s Division of Elections is required to translate ballots and create an elections glossary in six dialects of Yu’pik and also Gwich’in. Those are the terms of a lawsuit settled last year by...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, May 9, 2016
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 Download Audio New bill seeks...
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Assembly hears measures on public safety, liability, and a Steinway piano
Spending and appropriations for public safety measures go before the Assembly during its Tuesday meeting. At its Tuesday meeting, the Anchorage Assembly is taking up several measures concerned with...
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Walker to name new Supreme Court Justice within the week
Governor Bill Walker will name someone to a seat on the Alaska Supreme Court within the next few days. Download Audio Former Chief Justice Dana Fabe. Fabe’s seat on the court is currently vacated and...
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