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Rubio opts to keep his 5 Alaskan delegates
In other presidential news, former candidate Marco Rubio, senator from Florida, has asked to keep the five delegates awarded to him during Alaska’s Presidential Preference Poll earlier this month....
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Four bills aimed at cutting state costs raise local concerns
Senators introduced four new bills Monday that would require local governments and schools to pay more for pensions, end two college scholarship programs, and cut the amount that municipalities receive...
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‘Huge anomaly’: warm winter limits sea-ice formation, experts say
Scientists say warm winter weather around the circumpolar north has led to another record-setting year of decreasing sea-ice coverage of the Arctic Ocean. The extent of sea ice formed over this past...
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Murkowski holds hearings to discuss public lands handling
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is in Alaska holding field hearings as the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Monday, she invited leaders from the state’s energy, mining and labor...
View ArticleSevered cable in Kansas hampers test grading in Sitka
Alaska’s star-crossed educational testing system suffered another setback Tuesday when a fiber-optic cable near the University of Kansas was severed at about 1:30 Central Daylight Time. Download Audio...
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Ketchikan responders train for terrorism
About 33 law enforcement officers and first responders from 10 different federal, state and local agencies in Ketchikan recently came together for a two-day anti-terrorism training event. They learned...
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Russian and American officials sign wildlife management agreement
Cooperation across the Bering Strait was recently strengthened when the U.S. and Russia signed a joint wildlife agreement. Download Audio Polar Bear (Photo via Flickr Creative Commons courtesy of...
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Peninsula ‘Food Hubs’ set to launch in May
Farmer’s markets are going virtual. Soon Kenai Peninsula residents will be able to buy locally grown food online. The new marketplaces are called ‘Food Hubs’. Download Audio Emily Garrity peeks out...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Mar. 29, 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 Four bills...
View Article‘Gateways for Growth’: New plan to make Municipality more inclusive
Download Audio The Municipality of Anchorage is launching a new initiative to make the community and the economy more inclusive. The city received a grant to participate in the Gateways for Growth...
View ArticleAnimal traps in Southeast and Tok no longer need identification
Alaska’s Board of Game voted to remove a requirement that animal traps have some kind of identification in Southeast Alaska and the Tok region. The Board met on statewide proposals to change hunting...
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State to tackle highway flood damage
The State Department of Transportation opened bids Friday for a project that will help protect the Glenn Highway from Matanuska River flooding. Matanuska river flooding its banks in 2015 (Photo by...
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The challenges of crab leg lunch
The Norton Sound Commercial Crab Fishery closed last week, recording more than 41 thousand pounds of red king crab. That pales in comparison to last year’s record-breaking catch. But it was enough for...
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Bill introduced allowing individuals to refuse performing same sex marriages
A House Judiciary committee will hear testimony Wednesday afternoon on a bill that protects religious officials and others who refuse to perform same sex marriages. Rep. Dave Talerico, R- Healy, at a...
View ArticleState officials propose program to address rising health insurance rates
State officials in Alaska are proposing a program to address high-cost health insurance claims in hopes of stabilizing rising rates on the individual policy market. Just two companies serve the...
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UAA women prepare for national title game against Lubbock Christian
(Photo courtesy: Sam Wasson/UAA Athletics) The University of Alaska Anchorage’s women’s basketball team is playing in the program’s first-ever NCAA Division II national championship game on Monday,...
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Senate Bill 91 relies on reinvestment to reduce crime
Sen. John Coghill, the primary sponsor for SB 91, speaks during a Senate Majority press conference, Jan. 20, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Senate Bill 91, the omnibus crime bill, is working its...
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Economist urges lawmakers to address deficit uncertainty
What the Legislature does in response to the state government’s $4 billion deficit could have big effects on Alaska’s economy, according to a leading economist. Download Audio Institute of Social and...
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Pavlof still rumbling, but no more ash clouds
U.S. Geological Survey geologist Chris Waythomas says there’s still elevated seismicity, and the little explosions probably indicate lava fountaining at the summit. Download Audio A similar dying down...
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New record low sea ice extent forces Navy camp evacuation
A camp constructed by the U.S. Navy on a sea ice floe in the Arctic was evacuated last week. The camp’s early closure coincided with a new record low sea ice extent in the Arctic. Download Audio Ice...
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