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Petersburg schools open with an increase in enrollment
Combined enrollment at the three Petersburg schools is an estimated 473 students to start off the year, up from 431 just two years ago. (Photo by KFSK – Petersburg) Students headed back to class...
View ArticleTwo men found dead at Valley of the Moon park, police say homicide
In Anchorage, two men are dead in what appears to be a double homicide over the weekend at a popular park. Listen now Anchorage Police say they got a call shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, reporting a...
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Westlake widens lead in District 40 primary
The unofficial results of a tight House primary race are in. Dean Westlake of Kotzebue appears to have won the Democratic nomination for House District 40 from incumbent Rep. Benjamin Nageak of...
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Grid referee could ensure cheaper electricity for Alaska’s Railbelt
Power poles in Anchorage. (Photo by Antti T. Nissinen via Flickr) When Chris Rose makes tea in his downtown Anchorage apartment, he uses an electric stove to boil the water — pretty simple stuff. But...
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Assembly seeks help for Denali wolves
The Fairbanks North Star Borough assembly passed a resolution last Thursday asking Governor Bill Walker to protect Denali National Park wolves and other predators on state land along the park’s...
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New Attorney General Lindemuth speaks on tribal land trust status
Alaska’s new Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth is no stranger to litigation. Lindemuth has been practicing law in the state for nearly 20 years and has argued cases before the Alaska Supreme Court and...
View ArticleOdd housing market in Wrangell puts the squeeze on WMC’s recruitment
It’s not often that a tight housing market boasts the largest average home size in the region coupled with home prices 40 percent below the regional average and the lowest rental prices in the state....
View ArticleYoung updating filings to reflect farm stake, lease income
A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Don Young says the Alaska Republican is updating his financial disclosures to show ownership in a family farm dating to the 1990s and income from oil and gas leases. Listen...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing hiker by Chena Hot Springs
A search continues for an overdue hiker in the hills surrounding Chena Hot Springs Resort. Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters says resort employee 19-year-old Anatoliy Balko left on what was...
View ArticleDistrict 40 election results under scrutiny from legisltors
Legislators called on state elections officials today to delay certifying the results in a district that covers North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Those calls are based on concerns about how...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 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 Listen now District 40...
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Crystal Serenity brought tourists, but little profit for Nome businesses
Last week, the cruise ship Crystal Serenity sailed into Nome and 850 of the cruise ship’s passengers were ferried in from the offshore vessel and took the day to tour the city. The luxury cruise liner...
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Southeastern elementary school evaluated for landslide risk
The building that houses Keet Goshi Heen Elementary School, formerly Verstovia Elementary School, is located at the base of Gavan Hill. The school may be at moderate landslide risk. (KCAW photo) A...
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State says Ketchikan transfers won’t overburden Johnson Youth Center
A handful of kids in Ketchikan could be transferred to Juneau’s Johnson Youth Center next month before a youth facility in Ketchikan closes. Rob Wood, director of the Division of Juvenile Justice said...
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Should Alaskans fear diseases frozen in the permafrost?
Coastal erosion reveals the extent of ice-rich permafrost underlying active layer on the Arctic Coastal Plain in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area of the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska. (Photo by...
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Ice-Age salmon harvests
(Courtesy of Dr. Ben Potter, UAF) New research reveals salmon played an important role in the diets of ice-age Alaskans. The information comes from an archaeological dig on the Tanana. Two University...
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Leaf-mining bug infestation leaving birch leaves brown across the state
Many birch leaves in Fairbanks and Anchorage are going from green to brown as the result of an insect infestation. U.S. Forest Service entomologist Stephen Burr in Fairbanks says a leaf mining bug...
View ArticleSearch for missing Chena hiker ends in success
A search that tapped air and ground resources ended successfully Monday night when an overdue hiker was rescued in the wilderness near Chena Hot Springs Resort, east of Fairbanks. Alaska State Troopers...
View ArticleAnchorage police ID 2nd man found dead in park
Anchorage police have released the name of a second man who was found dead in a local park over the weekend. Police say 34-year-old Kevin Turner of Anchorage was one of two homicide victims found early...
View ArticleAlaska Native elder and leader dies at age 77
John Schaeffer Jr., an Inupiat Eskimo elder and tribal leader in northwest Alaska, has died. He was 77. Schaeffer was the first president and CEO of the NANA Regional Corp. NANA Chief Operating Officer...
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