Girdwood leaders urge more speed in police contract talks
The ski resort hamlet of Girdwood could be left without police protection, if a contract with the city of Whittier is not finalized before October first. The state will close it’s Alaska State Trooper...
View ArticleDetails slowly emerge surrounding Kodiak floatplane crash
Details are slowly coming to light surrounding the crash last week of a floatplane flying for Island Air. Listen now According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the...
View ArticleMudslide hits Railroad train near Cantwell
A mudslide hit an Alaska Railroad train yesterday near Cantwell. Railroad spokesman Tim Sullivan said the 4:30 AM slide came down near track mile 322, hitting a northbound freight train. Listen now...
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Communities unite to form one economic voice
The Azachorok Corporation in Mountain Village is working to set up a coalition of communities in order to get a more powerful economic voice for their region. Azachorok Corporation logo. (Image...
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Alaska’s Bears: How the understanding of human-bear interactions has changed
Alaska’s bears haven’t changed in the last two decades, but scientific understanding of them has. Back country enthusiast and writer Bill Sherwonit has released an updated version of his book Alaska’s...
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Wielechowski to file suit against Permanent Fund Corp. on Friday
Senator Bill Wielechowski plans to file a lawsuit Friday seeking to force the Permanent Fund Corporation to transfer the full amount for Permanent Fund dividends this year. Listen now Sen. Bill...
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Arctic Sea ice at second lowest level on record
Arctic Sea ice retreated to its second lowest level on record this summer. Scientists announced today the ice likely reached its lowest extent on September 10th. The Arctic Ocean ended the summer...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 15, 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 Wielechowski to...
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Will paperwork kill traditional tattooing?
Holly Mititquq Nordlum at Above The Rest tattoo shop in Anchorage, where she’s working to meet the state’s official requirements to be eligible for a tattoo license. Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska...
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Holland, Celebrity bring more passengers to Sitka in 2017
In 2017, Holland America will bring a seventh cruise ship through Alaska and Sitka is on the itinerary. Celebrity Cruises will also be making half a dozen calls. All Holland America ships this summer...
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Yakutat man is one of ‘The Magnificent Seven’
Martin Sensmeier, a 32-year-old actor from Yakutat, is co-starring in the major motion picture “The Magnificent Seven.” In the film, Sensmeier shares the screen with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke....
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Burning Basket is an honored Homer tradition
Every year, on a windswept patch of land in Homer’s Mariner Park, community members build a beautiful handmade basket. A really big one. And just a few days later, they burn it to the ground. It’s part...
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49 Voices: Pa Mipajntsuab in Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Pa Mipajntsuab in Anchorage. Pa’s family is originally from Laos and she moved here four years ago from California. Listen now Pa lives in the Mountain View neighborhood in...
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AK: High tunnel greenhouses on the Kenai Peninsula
Alaska, a farming capitol? It seems far-fetched, but it’s fast becoming a reality. In the last six years, a federal cost chare program through the USDA means giant greenhouses are popping up all over...
View ArticleEmployees allege financial misconduct Alaska blood bank
Several Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a federal complaint accusing the blood bank’s leadership of mismanagement and financial impropriety since the organization moved into its $45 million...
View ArticleHealy 2 Power plant poised to restart in Golden Valley
The Healy 2 Coal Fired Power plant is poised to restart. The Golden Valley Electric Association plant has been offline since March, when an explosion in its coal pulverization and transport facility...
View ArticleWith longtime race director retiring afterward, Equinox marathon to kickoff...
Tomorrow sees the running of the 54th Equinox Marathon. This year marks several milestones. The course will see a return to more trails. And long time race director John Estle is retiring. The Equinox...
View ArticleAnchorage Municipality to see higher costs for housing prisoners
The state Department of Corrections announced Thursday that it is increasing the amount the municipality of Anchorage pays to house city prisoners in state correctional facilities. The rate hike...
View ArticleA hydro license brings district heating one step closer in Juneau
After years of waiting, Juneau Hydropower Inc. was recently awarded a federal license for Sweetheart Lake Dam. It gives the company the go-ahead to start serious planning for a new multi-million dollar...
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Unalaska cleans up fish oil spill
A forklift punctured a connex filled with fish oil in Unalaska Thursday, spilling it across a shipyard. Fish oil is considered an environmental hazard, but far less damaging than crude oil. Some of the...
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