Search underway for missing Shageluk teen
A search continues for a man who went missing last week in the western interior village of Shageluk. An Alaska State Trooper dispatch says that there’s been no sign of 18-year-old Alfred Hamilton since...
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Begich may join crowded Senate race
Former Sen. Mark Begich addresses the Alaska State Legislature on Monday, March 3, 2014. Begich did not rule out a 2016 Senate run. (Skip Gray/ Gavel Alaska).Former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich may consider...
View ArticleNo range anxiety for Juneau electric car owners
If the capital city were a state, it ranks with places like California when it comes to the number of electric vehicles per capita on the road. And Juneau’s EVs owners love to show off. This past...
View ArticleGrowing a new kelp industry in Alaska
Aquaculture is not new in Alaska. And now a company in Southeast is hopeful it’s found a new crop to grow in state waters- kelp, or seaweed. But before the state gives the green light to the fledgling...
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Immigration and Alaska’s economy
Alaska’s immigrant population is growing at a faster rate than almost any other place in the nation, and most of the people who arrive in the state are of working age. Immigrants are starting new...
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Scientists use new technology in studying fur seals
Tracking instruments are temporarily glued to female northern fur seals. (Carey Kuhn/NOAA Fisheries) The fur seals on St. Paul Island are one of the most studied marine mammals on the planet. But...
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Transboundary mine developer shutting down
The company trying to reopen the controversial Tulsequah Chief Mine, upstream from Juneau, is being taken over by an investor that’s owed millions of dollars. Acid drainage from the Tulsequah Chief...
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Homer tourism reaches all-time high
Homer, the little town at the “End of The Road,” is becoming an increasingly popular travel destination. Listen now Kayakers in Kachemak Bay.(Photo courtesy of the Homer Chamber of Commerce) Jan...
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One Skagway Assembly seat may be vacant soon, but won’t be on election ballot
In less than a month, Skagway voters will cast ballots for two open borough assembly seats, but one more seat may be vacant soon. Listen now Dan Henry (Photo courtesy The Skagway News) Some residents...
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U.S.-Canada trade deal creating uncertainty in Southeast timber market
The U.S. is in the midst of negotiations with Canada over an agreement on Canadian lumber imports. Many U.S. sawmill owners argue that the Canadian mills receive government subsidies on...
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Petersburg opposes Mental Health logging plan
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly on Tuesday voted to send a letter urging a land exchange rather than logging Alaska Mental Health Trust lands on a steep hillside above Mitkof Highway south of downtown....
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State Natural Resources department hires new oil and gas overseer
Mark Wiggin will be the new deputy commissioner at the Department of Natural Resources (Photo courtesy DNR) The Alaska Department of Natural Resources announced it has hired a new deputy commissioner...
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Marijuana industry advocates criticize slowness of regulation
Alaska’s top marijuana regulator said pot will be on sale by February. But industry advocates expressed frustration Wednesday that it’s taken nearly two years since voters approved the sales. Listen...
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Dead body discovered in Unalaska Creek
Police are investigating after a dead body was discovered Monday in Unalaska’s Ruth Rock Creek at the end of Captains Bay. Listen now (Photo by Laura Kraegel, KUCB – Unalaska) The Department of Public...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 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 Marijuana industry...
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‘Lullaby Project’ connects mothers to kids through prison walls
Shawn Muese and Hilary Morgan teamed up for the Lullaby Project, where Muese wrote a song for her children. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) A program aimed at helping mothers who are in prison connect...
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Flint water help could spill into rural Alaska
File photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media The Senate is likely to pass a Water Resources bill this week that would send $100 million to Flint, Michigan to resolve that community’s drinking water...
View ArticleState seeks to stop people from wrongfully claiming PFDs
To stop people from wrongfully claiming Permanent Fund dividends, the Alaska Department Revenue has launched a new program to audit applications this month. The state government is using information...
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Pending vote, Sitka Assembly to dedicate one mill to electric fund
During their meeting Tuesday night, the Sitka Assembly approved a key element of their plan to raise property taxes while making Sitka more affordable. In exchange for a 2 mill increase to property...
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Save those cans, aluminum recycling returning to Bethel
Hold onto those aluminum cans. Recycling is returning to Bethel, and ONC’s Environmental Coordinator Mary Matthias is leading the way. KYUK traveled with Matthias to what is potentially the largest...
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