Patterson, Marvin retain Crow Pass Crossing crowns
Scott Patterson and Christy Marvin defended their titles over the weekend in the 32nd annual Crow Pass Crossing. This is Patterson’s fourth title in five years in the men’s race. He crossed the finish...
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Wet weekend weather helps fire crews fight McHugh Fire
Sgt. Adam Weber, a crew chief with A Co., 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, looks onto the McHugh Creek Fire during operations in support of wildfire suppression efforts near Anchorage, July 20,...
View ArticleFlood advisory in effect along portions of Chena River
A flood advisory is in effect for the Chena River at the Moose Creek Dam through Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service says the river remains at bankfull and above flood stage in some...
View ArticleBody found floating in Tongass Narrows
Alaska State Troopers responded Saturday to a report of a body floating in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan. According to a Trooper dispatch, the body of an unidentified adult male was brought to...
View ArticleSearch teams locate missing hiker in Denali National Park
A hiker who went missing in Denali National Park over the weekend is OK. Listen now The National Park Service reports that 42-year-old Mukunda Egen was in good condition when located by a search team...
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Timber bill signed, but will it make a difference?
Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation he says will provide more timber for Alaska’s mills. But it probably won’t be that much of an increase. Listen now Gov. Bill Walker poses with mill workers July...
View ArticleVideo: How the landfill in Anchorage harvests gas from trash
Hundreds of landfills across the lower-48 have turned their decomposing trash piles into a source of energy. So far, there’s only one project in Alaska harnessing the power of trash to produce gas.
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Juneau School District uses data to keep kids from being left behind
Bridget Weiss is director of student services for the district. She wants to do a better job identifying all the students who need an extra hand meeting the district’s core curriculum standards....
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2 Homer delegates among Alaskans at Democratic National Convention
Homer resident Taz Tally is one of 20 delegates representing Alaska at the Democratic National Convention underway in Philadelphia. He says it is an honor to represent the state. A selfie taken by...
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Alaska delegates contemplate the after-Bern
One Sanders fan stated his position in lights on his back. (Photos: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Hours before the official start of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Bernie Sanders faced a...
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Volunteers remove artifacts from historic building threatened by riverbank...
Volunteers with State Parks and the Delta Historical Society have removed artifacts from a 110-year-old building at Big Delta State Historical Park. The agencies had planned to wait, to see if the...
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Bristol Bay police nab suspected heroin traffickers
Bristol Bay Borough Police seized more than 23 grams of black tar heroin and $6700 in a sizeable drug bust Thursday at Peterson Point, Naknek. Nathan Grey Wegner, 31, and Brandi Nikole Smith, 27, both...
View ArticleAlaska Railroad train strikes pedestrian at Crown Point
An 85-year-old Crown Point man was seriously injured when he was struck by an Alaska Railroad train near the Kenai Peninsula community. Listen now Alaska State Troopers say Ronald Jackson was struck...
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Anchorage police target drunk driving with new patrol unit
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz (at podium), Commissioner Marc Luiken (left) and Police Chief Chris Tolley announce the launch of a new DUI patrol. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media –...
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Alaska has the highest level of state spending, but that’s not the whole story
One of the issues dividing Alaska’s legislators is the level of state spending. Some lawmakers want to continue to cut spending before considering introducing or raising taxes, or making long-term cuts...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, July 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 Listen now Alaska delegates...
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Could the Marine Corps be coming to Alaska?
A cake set out during the U.S. Marine Corps commandant’s visit to an Anchorage VFW post. (Photo: Ben Matheson – Anchorage) The head of the U.S. Marine Corps stopped in Anchorage and the interior this...
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First-time offenders get second chance under new criminal justice reform law
The criminal justice reform bill recently signed into law is intended to save money and reduce the state’s prison population by eliminating the factors that contribute to recidivism, or the revolving...
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In wake of budgetary climate, Palmer Correctional Facility shut down
The Palmer Correctional Facility will be shutting down. The commissioner of Department of Corrections Tuesday announced the shut down. Listen now The Palmer Correctional Facility (Photo courtesy of the...
View ArticleCrew safe as Homer Seiner remains capsized off Alaska Peninsula
Four crew-members escaped safely when their fishing boat rolled over near the Alaska Peninsula on Friday. Listen now “So just before 8 p.m. this past Friday, our district watch standers received an...
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