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Walker ally on gas line board resigns to run for state Senate
Luke Hopkins was identified with a hastily written name card, after being appointed to the AGDC board the day before. Photo: Rachel Waldholz, APRN One of Gov. Bill Walker’s allies overseeing the effort...
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Downtown Anchorage park to see major safety renovations
In order to make a downtown Anchorage park safer, officials will destroy a decades-old fountain. It’s one of several measures Mayor Ethan Berkowitz introduced during an outdoor press conference in Town...
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U.S. Senate bill includes $1B for icebreaker
A U.S. Senate subcommittee has passed a bill that includes $1 billion to build a new polar icebreaker. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday thanked the other members of the Defense Appropriations...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 25, 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 Alaska...
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$200,000 in state funds spent on PR for beer festival
Nation-wide, craft brewing is on the rise, and Alaska is no exception: 3,947,554 gallons of beer were brewed in state during 2015. On Saturday, downtown Anchorage hosted the first ever tasting festival...
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Brown bears draw hundreds to Alaska Peninsula for spendy spring hunt
Hundreds of people have traveled to the Alaska Peninsula this month for a chance to bag a brown bear. Most hunters are non-residents who hire guides and charter flights, driving an estimated $10...
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Man charged in fatal South Anchorage shooting
One man is dead and another in custody after a fatal shooting in South Anchorage on Wednesday. APD police vehicles (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Anchorage police have charged...
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Alaska Airlines: Virgin merger will improve efficiency, freshen brand
An Alaska Airlines executive gave some details during Wednesday’s Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce lunch about the company’s recently announced merger with Virgin America. (Photo courtesy of Alaska...
View ArticleUA Coop Extension Services in Sitka and Anchorage set for closure
State budget cuts are hitting home. The Anchorage and Sitka offices of the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service are slated for closure by the end of October. UAF spokesperson Marmion...
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How the suburbs killed a salmon creek and science informs its restoration
Federally funded environmental science on a geologically doomed creek in Juneau could inform fish-saving restoration on other impaired water bodies. Duck Creek flows past the Nancy Street wetland and...
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Tanana River erosion closes trail, threatens cabins at Big Delta State...
Alaska State Parks officials have closed a section of trail in Big Delta State Historical Park near Delta Junction, because the Tanana River been cutting sharply into its southern bank where the trail...
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Man charged after using stolen front loader to rob liquor store
A man was charged with DUI, theft and criminal mischief among other charges after he ran a front loader into an Anchorage Brown Jug liquor store in order to rob it at around 3 in the morning on...
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Bill with $1B for icebreaker advances to Senate
The Coast Guard cutter Healy, a medium-weight icebreaker, cuts through multiyear ice in 2011. File photo: Kathryn Hansen/NASA The Arctic is one step closer to having a new U.S. icebreaker. The full...
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Department of Fish and Game seeks to prevent closing of caribou hunting to...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has asked the Federal Subsistence Board to repeal its controversial decision to close caribou hunting in the Northwest Arctic to all non-local hunters. Download...
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Ruby Marine purchases Inland Barge Service as barge season begins
As another barge season in the Interior gets into full swing, there is one less Nenana-based company offering services. The M/V Ramona at work. (Photo courtesy of Inland Barge Service) Ruby Marine has...
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Barrow experiences earliest snowmelt on record
Snow in the northern most town in the nation is melting earlier than ever before on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Observatory in Barrow reported a snowmelt starting on...
View ArticleFormer UAF shooter prepares for his 4th Olympics
Former University of Alaska Fairbanks shooter and 2004 Olympic champion Matt Emmons is in top form heading toward his 4th Olympics this summer in Rio. USA Shooting reports that the 35 year old marksman...
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Longtime Unalaska preschool teacher retires
After 26 years, it’s the end of an era for Unalaska’s preschool. Susan Carlisle teaching her Pre-K class Photo by Zoe Sobel, KUCB – Unalaska) Teacher Susan Carlisle is retiring today. “I’m going to be...
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‘Spicy’ ocean levels could spell trouble for marine mammal hunting
The Arctic Ocean is getting spicier. A new study published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography suggests that rising temperatures in the far north could result in warmer, saltier water, or what’s...
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Seattle’s KPLU meets $7M fundraising goal, avoiding sale
Image courtesy of KPLU. A public radio station based in Seattle and serving the Puget Sound Region announced Thursday it has raised enough money to stay on air. Download Audio In November, Pacific...
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