Russian Jack shooting victim dies in hospital, fourth suspect turns himself in
The victim of last week’s shooting near Anchorage’s Russian Jack Park has died. Listen Now 40-year-old Paula Zorawski was shot on September 22nd while answering her door on Alora Street. Anchorage...
View ArticleAlaska settles complaint over Medicaid payment system
The state has reached a settlement over its problem-plagued Medicaid payment system, agreeing to pay the vendor hired to implement the system $25.9 million it is owed, provided certain terms are met....
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Will Obama look north for his legacy?
A satellite view of Western Alaska and the Bering Strait, taken Feb. 4, 2014. (Photo: NASA) These are the days when a president turns to thoughts of legacy. As the months tick down on this...
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With assembly approval, Central Council expands plans for 3-acre Immersion Park
The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a new target date for opening its cultural immersion park at the old Thane Ore House. Listen Now Central Council of Tlingit and...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 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 Will Obama look...
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Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Yukon communities
Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Carcross after a trip to Whitehorse. (Photo by Abbey Collins, KHNS – Haines) Alaska got as close as it could to a royal visit this week. The Duke and Duchess...
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49 Voices: Andrew Freed of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Andrew Freed in Anchorage. Freed is a UAA student and moved to Alaska 12 years ago from Mississippi. Listen now Andrew Freed of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska...
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AK: Gracias Choir: Christmas in October
The world’s best choir is planning a free concert in Anchorage Oct. 4 and 5. The Gracias Choir and Orchestra brings a bit of Christmas flavor to Alaska in October, and the family-friendly show depends...
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Future of Fox Spring still unclear
The fate of a state owned public water source north of Fairbanks remains in limbo. The Fox Spring is a popular place for locals to get their drinking water, but the state wants to divest of the...
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Hundreds of thousands “misappropriated” by former Naknek Electric manager
The Naknek Electric Association is working to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars embezzled over several years, and repair its reputation with a furious membership. The theft was discovered as new...
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Anchorage’s $35M budget hole filled by taxes, leftover surplus, and cuts
Lance Wilber, left, briefs the Anchorage Assembly on the administration’s 2017 budget proposal. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Officials in Anchorage are preparing for a $35...
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Alaska Politics and Public Policy
Learning from the past helps inform the future. Clive Thomas’s new book on policy, people and the institutions that helped create the political structure of Alaska is an exhaustive examination of...
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Lawmakers see Walker’s potential pension bonds as risky
Governor Bill Walker’s administration wants to borrow money to pay for public workers’ pensions, by selling up to 3.3 billion dollars in what are known as pension obligation bonds. The plan is drawing...
View ArticleAssembly member proposes overhaul of Anchorage taxi industry
An Anchorage Assembly member has introduced a bill that could radically reshape the taxi cab industry in Alaska’s largest city. Listen Now Fiscal conservative Bill Evans, who represents south...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday Sept. 30, 2016
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In Asia, Walker’s gasline team gets audience but no deals
Gov. Bill Walker and several of his energy advisers returned this week from a journey to Singapore and South Korea. Listen Now Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer, Alaska Gov....
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2 hunters rescued, 1 mauled near Hoonah
A brown bear mauling prompted the Coast Guard to rescue two hunters from a mountain near Hoonah and bring them to Juneau Saturday afternoon. Only one of the hunters was injured. Listen Now U.S. Coast...
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Alaska Court System gets first official Yup’ik interpreter
In the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, where Yup’ik is the primary spoken language, the Alaska Court System has a new Yup’ik interpreter, who happens to be the first official interpreter for the language in the...
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New curriculum standards are changing instruction in Juneau schools
Eli Wyatt is a second-grader at Glacier Valley Elementary School. He answered 19+34 =53.(Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Juneau) “Nineteen plus 34. Can you do it?” Tia Vreeland, a kindergarten and...
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New addition will help food bank store even more food than before
The Southeast Alaska Food Bank celebrated an increased capacity during an open house Saturday. The new addition allows the food bank to give away even more food than before. Listen Now Jim Wilcox holds...
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