Tuluksak man still missing after a month
A Tuluksak man remains missing. 43-year-old Walter Hawk walked away from his village almost a full month ago. Listen now Tuluksak Search and Rescue last spotted him over the weekend, about 10 miles...
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Big spending among candidates looking to replace outgoing state legislators
State legislators who aren’t running for re-election have created openings drawing big spending ahead of the primary election next Tuesday. A quarter of all spending by legislative candidates has been...
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Anchorage residents celebrate Salmon Day
Kacin Byayuk enjoys a forkful of salmon while mom Diana Gamechuk looks on at a community cookout hosted by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation celebrating Salmon Day in Anchorage on August 10. (Photo by...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 10, 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 The shadow of...
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The shadow of giants: Schaeffer legacy honored in Kotzebue
The Northern Lights Dancers performed a song during the dedication ceremony near a Coast Guard helicopter stationed in Kotzebue for part of the year. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) The...
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Democrats target their own in state House primary, backing Nageak challenger
Dean Westlake is challenging Barrow Rep. Bennie Nageak in the Democratic primary; in 2014, Westlake lost the race by 131 votes. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk Democrats are hoping to take...
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Van fire spreads to Ketchikan building
A parked van sparked, igniting a fire Wednesday afternoon that burned a building at 525 Stedman Street, Ketchikan. Firefighter Seth Krasnow watches the progress of fire crews as they make sure hot...
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Dillingham takes part in spill drill
In small clusters of shipping containers peppered across the state, you’ll find the front line defense for oil spills. They’re placed and stocked by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation....
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What killed St. Paul’s woolly mammoths?
What killed the woolly mammoths on St. Paul Island? Thirst. For the first time, scientists have pinpointed the date — 5,600 years ago — and a likely cause of extinction. They believe the environmental...
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Driver In June Atka crash arrested
Alaska State Troopers have arrested the driver of a van that crashed in the village of Atka this June, killing three people and injuring six others. Listen now Atka Pride Seafoods in 2013.(Photo by...
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Wildlife biologist describes circumstances of Haines bear attack
Some of the circumstances that led to a brown bear attack near Haines this spring came to light when a wildlife biologist interviewed the victim recently. Forest Wagner, Andy Sterns, and Forest’s...
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State fund for renewable power falls prey to budget woes
Since 2008, the state has set aside a pot of money for renewable energy projects like small dams and wind turbines. Called the Renewable Energy Fund, the projects it’s backed have replaced tens of...
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Walker faces possible legal opposition for PFD cuts
Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski wants the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to defy Gov. Bill Walker’s veto roughly halving this year’s dividends. If the veto stands, Wielechowski said...
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Closing down homeless camps creating short-term problems, long-term solutions
Camps set up along the Chester Creek Trail in Anchorage. (Hillman/KSKA) The Municipality of Anchorage is cracking down on homeless camps and serving 15-day eviction notices. Until very recently, the...
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Party infighting shadows House 9 race
In the wild, when musk ox are threatened, adults circle around the young calves, horns facing outward to meet danger head on. Head-on collision could be a metaphor for the so-called Musk Ox Coalition,...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016
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Dem Senate race: boyish prof vs. corruption hunter
File photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media Two Democrats are running for Lisa Murkowski’s U.S. Senate seat. Both men are the same age. They’re running low- or no-budget campaigns. Both used to be...
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Affordable housing for seniors opens in East Anchorage
Affordable housing is in great demand in Alaska – people enter a lottery to even get their names on a waiting list. So the grand opening of an East Anchorage affordable housing complex for active...
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Anchorage logs warmest month on record
(Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider) Anchorage just recorded its warmest month on record. July was four degrees above normal, with an average temperature of nearly 63 degrees. Brian...
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Why students and scientists spend summer on ice
Every year, dozens of 20-somethings forego a summer break to live on the Juneau ice field. They slog heavy packs and ski to camps — miles away from the closest cell phone signal or Wi-Fi hotspot. The...
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