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Coast Guard medevacs man from tug near Kotzebue
The Coast Guard rescued a man off a tugboat 57 miles south of Kotzebue on Friday, September 30th. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter (foreground) in Kotzebue, Alaska, in August 2010. (Photo...
View ArticleSnow Trac program issues final grants after being vetoed
A vetoed state program that provides grants for trail grooming and safety projects has issued its’ final round of awards. $236,000 in grants to 17 organizations statewide for this coming winter were...
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3 dead in Hageland plane crash en route to Togiak
A Cessna 208 caravan was traveling from Quinhagak to Togiak with two Hageland pilots and one passenger on board when it crashed. An emergency locator signal was received just before 1:30. Two state...
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Alaska gets $500m in base construction; most for Fairbanks
An F-35 flies over Florida (U.S. Air Force photo) Congress last week agreed to spend more than half a billion dollars on military construction projects in Alaska. Most of the projects are in Fairbanks,...
View ArticleSt. George applies for marine sanctuary
The city of St. George, home to 100 people, has asked the federal government to create a marine sanctuary around their island in the Bering Sea. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Wisdom Keeper: One Man’s Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan...
Ilarion Merculieff, is an Aleut educator and has traveled the world working with indigenous people. He’s written a book called Wisdom Keeper, that’s available now, chronicling the stories of his people...
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Former Lt. Gov. Lowell Thomas Jr. dies just shy of 93
Lowell Thomas Jr., a former Alaska lieutenant governor, author, adventurer, glacier pilot and son of the legendary broadcaster, has died. Listen Now Lowell Thomas Jr. in 1975 (Photo courtesy of the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Oct. 03, 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 3 dead in Hageland...
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Museum abandons boundaries all together
Artist Edgar Heap of Birds stands before his piece “Dead Indian Stories” on display in the “Without Boundaries” exhibit. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) A new exhibit at the...
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Caelus announces big oil find on North Slope
Caelus drilled two wells at Smith Bay in 2016. Photo: Caelus. Caelus Energy said it’s made a major oil discovery on the North Slope, at Smith Bay. The company estimates the oil under its current state...
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Alaska to receive federal grant to process over 1000 untested sexual assault...
Governor Bill Walker announced today that Alaska will be receiving $1.1 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to process over 1,000 sexual assault kits currently in possession of...
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KYUK in Bethel begins airing live translated news from around the world
KYUK has added a new service to its Yup’ik News programming. The Bethel public radio station is now airing news from around the world in Yup’ik. Their targeted audience includes elders, and people in...
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Catholic Church announces Alaska’s next Archbishop
Archbishop-elect Paul Etienne addresses the public at the Archdiocese of Anchorage on Oct. 4, 2016. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN) Pope Francis and the Catholic Church have named Alaska’s next Archbishop....
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Online fundraiser nets nearly $50k for erosion control project at Delta-area...
Donors gave nearly $50,000 to an online fundraiser last month to help pay for a project to prevent the Tanana River from washing away the bank that runs along Big Delta State Historical Park near Delta...
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Outside health experts stress low infection risk from YKHC dental instruments
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation is testing patients for Hepatitis B, C, and HIV after partially sterilized dental instruments were used on patients. Out of the 191 patients seen during the...
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YKHC’s Calricaraq gains national recognition and is invited to receive...
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation’s preventative services program Calricaraq is one of a chosen few to be honored at a national awards ceremony called Honoring Nations. Left to right: YKHC VP of...
View ArticleTo cut costs, UAF merges Journalism and Communications majors
One of numerous cost saving realignments within the University of Alaska system, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Journalism and Communications departments have merged. Professor Charles Mason said...
View ArticleDue to funding reductions, Alaska DOT cuts back on maintenance
The Alaska Department of Transportation is cutting back more on maintenance due to state funding reductions. DOT norther region spokeswoman Meadow Bailey said the department is ceasing maintenance at...
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Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters
Child abduction is a nightmare not many parents have had to deal with, but Anchorage author Lizbeth Meredith knows first hand how terrifying it is. In 1994, her former husband kidnapped their two young...
View ArticleChuitna mine application changes may muddy a lengthy process
A proposed coal mine near the village of Tyonek could move a step closer depending on a draft environmental impact statement expected to be released this month by the US Army Corps of Engineers....
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