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2016 Cama-i Dance Festival starts in Bethel
The 2016 Cama-i Dance Festival starts Friday night in Bethel. The festival will feature performers from all over the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and beyond. Download Audio The 2014 Cama-i Dance Festival...
View ArticleMat-Su map indicates little known streams
A hydrology mapping project in the Matanuska Susitna Borough indicates that the area’s watershed contains more miles of streams than previously known. That’s good news for the Borough, because it sheds...
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House passes foster care improvement bill, says more needs to be done
Rep. Les Gara, D- Anchorage, speaks during a House floor session, Feb. 8, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) The state House passed a foster care improvement bill Friday afternoon. Under the new...
View ArticleAlaska online testing suspended this year due to Kansas server
The state of Alaska has suspended online standardized testing in schools this year because of ongoing problems connecting to a Kansas-based server. In a press release issued this afternoon, the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Apr. 1, 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 At low prices,...
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49 Voices: Tribute to Annie Feidt
This week on 49 Voices, we’re doing something a little different. Our long-time editor and producer Annie Feidt will be leaving Alaska News Nightly to manage Alaska’s new Regional Journalism...
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At low prices, North Slope production taxes could drop to zero
A Doyon drill rig putting in new wells at the ConocoPhillips CD5 drill site on the North Slope. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN As oil continues to hover around $40 a barrel, Alaska is confronting a new...
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F-35 basing decision expected Monday
An F-35 flies over Florida (U.S. Air Force photo) The Air Force is expected to issue a final decision Monday on the basing of F-35 fighter jets at Eielson Air Force Base. April 4th marks the end of a...
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Alaska Airlines buys Virgin America for $2.6B
A southbound Alaska Airlines jet takes off from Petersburg’s airport Sept. 13, 2014. Some of the airline’s fares have been reduced and other price cuts may be coming. (Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News)...
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Governor Walker’s plan for fiscal stability
Gov. Bill Walker’s plan to solve the $4 billion deficit has cuts, taxes, and a lower Permanent fund payment. He is also not without his critics. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) Governor Bill Walker’s plan...
View ArticleAlaska increases oil production for first time in more than a decade
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association has announced that the state had its first year-over-year increase in oil production in more than a decade. KTUU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1MNhNGe) that the figures...
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Legislators blow off steam at Annual Legislative Team Shoot
Every year, legislators take a break from their work at the Capitol and head to the gun range. Lawmakers, their staff, and members of the Alaska Correctional Officers Association recently participated...
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State calls off student testing
The state of Alaska has canceled standardized testing in schools this year. Upwards of 70,000 students were scheduled to take Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP) assessments across a five-week window,...
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Juneau seawater heat pump more than a pipe dream?
Recently, the Alaska House passed a bill that could make it easier for one hydro project to get off the ground. If the Juneau Hydropower Inc. plant gets built, the company wants to bring sustainable...
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Eielson chosen to base the F-35
Today, the decision on where to base the F-35 was made official. An F-35 flies over Florida (U.S. Air Force photo) Eielson Air Force Base has been picked for the Air Force’s first operational overseas...
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Retired EPA ecologist Phil North speaks out
Phil North retired from EPA in 2013, and has been traveling in New Zealand, Australia, and most recently Indonesia with his family. He returned to the US to answer questions about his role in shaping...
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Bill introduced to allow communities to contribute to Marine Highway
A Southeast lawmaker wants communities to be able to contribute directly to the Alaska Marine Highway System. Download Audio A passenger on the deck of an Alaska Marine Highway ferry. (Flickr Creative...
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Seawolves fall to Lubbock Christian in NCAA Division II championship game
(Photo courtesy: Sam Wasson/UAA Athletics) The University of Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball team fell 78-73 to Lubbock Christian on Monday in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game in...
View ArticleAvalanche fatality at Summit Lake
A North Pole woman was killed in an avalanche near Summit Lake over the weekend. The fatality comes as thousands of Alaskans head to the area for the Arctic Man event. Download Audio 25-year-old Claire...
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Alaska Air buys Virgin America, and may keep a hint of its bling
Photo: Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines announced this morning it’s buying 9-year-old Virgin America in a deal worth $2.6 billion. It will turn Alaska into the fifth largest U.S. carrier. It’s too early...
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