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Atlin dance group reflects cross-border cultural resurgence
Southeast Alaska’s Tlingit culture doesn’t stop at the Canadian border. Tribal members also live in British Columbia to the east and the Yukon to the north. An Inland Tlingit group from up the Taku...
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A cocktail napkin is at the heart of $1M lawsuit against ADN
A photo of the napkin signed by Rogoff, which Hopfinger says actually came from a coffee table in a legal office. Photo courtesy of Tony Hopfinger. The owner of the state’s largest newspaper is facing...
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In a flash, Girl Scouts resolve HPR crosswalk issue
If you want to get something done, ask the Girl Scouts. After years of government inertia, the Girls Scouts of Troop 4140 in Sitka have spearheaded the installation of flashing crosswalk signs along...
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Walker announces fifth special session after Legislature fails to restructure...
Gov. Bill Walker on Sunday called the Legislature back for another special session, after lawmakers failed to restructure Permanent Fund earnings. Gov. Bill Walker talks with reporters in his temporary...
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Struggles for equality in the LGBTQ community
Alaska Pridefest week runs from June 18th to the 25th and is an opportunity to celebrate and support diversity in the broadest sense, mixing fun with education about the triumphs and ongoing struggles...
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Substance abuse treatment is hurting, experts say
While more attention is being brought to solve the state’s drug problems, proper services have always been hard to get in more remote areas. Detox facilities are not available in many communities like...
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Kiehl proposes ordinance to outlaw LGBT discrimination in Juneau
In an old hospital cafeteria, voices and footsteps echo off the nearly bare walls and empty offices. Toys and big stuffed animals are strewn about in various states of packing. Download Audio Matt...
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Underpaid Alaska contractors bear burden of Buccaneer’s bankruptcy
Alaskans were outraged after a group of oil companies based in Texas went bankrupt and stuck them with the bill. The name Buccaneer is equivalent to dirt in some corners of Southcentral Alaska. While...
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Dillingham woman missing after leaving Juneau treatment center in March
A Dillingham woman has been missing in Juneau for nearly three months. The family of 30-year-old LoriDee Wilson has no information on her whereabouts, but continues to hope that she’ll be found alive....
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Murkowski, Sullivan vote no on gun limits
by Liz Ruskin/APRN In the U.S. Senate today, gun control measures failed to get enough votes to advance. Alaska’s U.S. senators voted with their fellow Republicans, saying the two Democratic proposals...
View ArticleFBI: No national security threat in ’15 Alaska plane crash
The FBI says there was no threat to national security when a pilot crashed a small airplane into office buildings in downtown Anchorage late last year. Download Audio The Anchorage FBI office says in a...
View ArticleMore than 200 people work to put out Tetlin River Fire near Tok
More than 200 people are working the Tetlin River Fire, south of Tok. The wildfire, suspected to be human caused, has grown to over a thousand acres since starting Friday southwest of the village of...
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Legislators respond to Walker’s latest special session
Alaska’s Legislature will have another 30 days beginning on July 11th to pass a long-term fiscal plan for funding state government. That’s because Governor Bill Walker called them back for another...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, June 20, 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 Murkowski,...
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Rating agencies warn Alaska: we’re watching you
Construction on the Capitol building in Juneau on May 24, 2016. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN In his quest to remake Alaska’s finances, Governor Bill Walker has found a set of perhaps unexpected allies....
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Northwest Passage cruise marks turning point in Arctic tourism
The Crystal Serenity berthed in Livorno, Itlay. Photo: Piergiuliano Chesi, Wikimedia Commons On August 16, the Crystal Serenity will steam out of Seward on a historic trip. The vessel will be the first...
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Park Service pushes for more Native representation in top-level jobs
The National Park Service has two top-level jobs open in Alaska right now. One of those is here in Bristol Bay – Katmai National Park and Preserve out of King Salmon is hiring for a superintendent, and...
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Future of Denali Wolf pack in question
A long studied and viewed Denali National Park wolf pack is on the verge of disappearing. The East Fork pack ranges near the park entrance, including on state land wolf advocates want closed to...
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Hoonah’s Native corporation names new CEO
The Native corporation for the Southeast village of Hoonah will soon have its first shareholder CEO. Russell Dick will take over as Huna Totem CEO this fall. The Native corporation for Hoonah operates...
View ArticleDriver charged with manslaughter in fatal Aleutians crash
The driver of a passenger van that crashed on the remote Aleutian island of Atka, killing three passengers, has been charged with three counts of manslaughter. Download Audio A warrant has been issued...
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