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National podcaster discusses data and Alaska political climate
National political podcast host Jody Avirgan and his wife recently visited Juneau, marking Alaska as the 50th state to which he’s traveled. Avirgan, who hosts the FiveThirtyEight sports, culture and...
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Plankton population and the power of pink salmon
After combing through data from the Aleutian Islands, a scientist has discovered an unexpected relationship between plankton and pink salmon. Although plankton might seem like an ecological...
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Homer art gallery hosts “Decolonizing Alaska” exhibit
An innovative new exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center has turned a spotlight on Alaska’s long history of colonization. Asia Freeman, the curator of “Decolonizing Alaska”, says colonization has had a...
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Winter ferry schedule better than last year
This winter’s Alaska Marine Highway schedule offers more sailings than the previous season’s. It also eliminates five-week service gaps for some communities. Listen now A baggage cart, nicknamed...
View ArticleTribal assistance, employment programs run out of money
Southeast Alaska’s regional tribal government is temporarily ending programs that provide food, clothing and shelter to its most needy clients. Listen now The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida...
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Uptick in oil prices helps Alaska’s bottom line, but not much
Oil prices were up for the third straight week last week. Listen now The Trans Alaska Pipeline, or TAPS, carries crude from Alaska’s North Slope to the rest of the state, shown here running along the...
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Gov’s budget veto has at least one fan: rating agency S&P
Gov. Bill Walker spoke to reporters on June 29, announcing his budget vetos, including a $1,000 cap on the PFD. (Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN) After four credit downgrades in eight months, Alaska...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 22, 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 Gov’s budget veto...
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Disaster declaration issued as Matanuska River threatens Butte
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Governor Bill Walker issued a disaster declaration Monday due to erosion and threat of flooding in the Butte area along the Matanuska River. Listen now Mat-Su Borough...
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Q&A: Rep. Muñoz sought lenient sentences for convicted child abusers, Empire...
Rep. Cathy Muñoz (R-Juneau) in her office before the start of the 2016 legislative session. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield, KTOO – Juneau) The Juneau Empire is reporting that Rep. Cathy Muñoz, a...
View ArticleAnchorage police release name of man found dead on road
Anchorage police have released the name of the man found dead Monday morning on a city road. Listen now Police say 22-year-old Michael Miquann Mitchell was found dead at Mile 3 on Campbell Airstrip...
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Juneau Assembly passes long-awaited equal rights ordinance
More than 70 people crowded into the Juneau assembly chambers Monday in support of an equal rights ordinance. An Alaska Pride flag. The image is based on a double-faced eagle design from Alaska before...
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Cruise-ship evacuation exercise begins as luxury liner prepares for Arctic...
The U.S. Northern Command and Coast Guard have launched a major field-training exercise off Alaska’s northwest coast. Arctic Chinook is intended to demonstrate how local, state and federal agencies...
View ArticleLow sea ice and warm water to drive autumn weather
El Nino has transitioned to below normal sea surface temperatures in the mid latitude Pacific. If that persists, the condition known as La Nina, typically results in a colder than normal winter for...
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Kenai Assembly considers moment of silence after Satanic prayer, protest,...
Tonight, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Vice President Brent Johnson plans to introduce an ordinance that would replace the invocation, or prayer said at the beginning of meetings, with a moment of...
View ArticleNASA keeps watch of shrinking Arctic ice
The future of monitoring Arctic ice begins in space. Listen now NASA scientist Thomas Wagner said to think of the IceSat-2 like a giant laser pointer. Rather than entertaining your cat, these lasers...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Aug. 23, 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 Disaster...
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Crews begin efforts to protect Butte, Old Glenn Highway
Alaska Department of Transportation crews stage Armour Rock to be installed along the Old Glenn Highway. (Photo by Patty Sullivan/Mat-Su Borough Public Affairs) Crews are beginning work to quell the...
View ArticleAVTEC closes Anchorage campus due to cuts
Alaska’s Institute of Technology, also known as AVTEC – the Alaska Vocational Technical Center – had to close the doors to their Anchorage satellite campus on Aug. 15, due to budget cuts. Heather Beaty...
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Quintillion project finishes breaking ground In Nome
You may have noticed some construction detouring traffic in Nome around 4th and Steadman Street the past couple of days. Those traffic flow changes were due to the laying of the last section of fiber...
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