White Horse, an essay about sexual assault trauma
The difficult and painful topic of sexual assault and the trauma that follows will be the discussion tomorrow evening at the Anchorage museum. The conversation be held after a staged reading of a...
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Judge reverses House District 40 primary, gives Nageak a two-vote edge
A judge on Thursday reversed the outcome of the Democratic primary for the House district that includes the North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Listen Now Rep. Benjamin Nageak addresses the...
View ArticleUS wants to strengthen agreement to ban Arctic Ocean fishing
The United States is trying to broker an agreement between a host of nations to prohibit unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Arctic Ocean. Listen Now Such an agreement would...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 6, 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 Judge reverses...
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AK: How do you build a swim culture where one’s never existed?
Bethel sits on a river, but many people here don’t know how to swim. People drown in the Kuskokwim every year, and for decades people thought the solution was to build a pool and teach people to swim....
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Your budget-gap solution might be more complicated than you think
With the state’s fiscal woes looming over the next legislative session, there is a lot of talk about how to fill its multi-billion-dollar budget gap. Among the many suggestions are taxes, and...
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With Bristol Bay Borough donation, Little Angels Childcare Academy one step...
Little Angels Childcare Academy has acquired a facility use contract to rent an unused room in the Bristol Bay Borough School District for their proposed childcare center. (Photo courtesy of Sharon...
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Mushroom hunting brings risks and rewards
In Alaska, passion for hunting runs deep. For many, the thrill of hunting big game is second to none. But there’s another group of hunters in Alaska tracking a different kind of prey: mushrooms....
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White House honors Sitkan as champion of fisheries
Behnken testifies before the Alaska State Board of Fisheries in 2015. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz,/KCAW) The White House today honored Sitkan Linda Behnken as a “Champion of Change” for her work to...
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British Columbia, Alaska sign transboundary mine agreement
Eight transboundary watersheds feed Southeast Alaska rivers. A new agreement with British Columbia aims to protect them from mining pollution. Critics say it doesn’t do the job. (Map by Alaska...
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49 Voices: Jacqui Lambert of Kotzebue
This week we’re hearing from Jacqui Lambert from Kotzebue. Lambert is a volunteer here at Alaska Public Media and a student at UAA. Listen Now Jacqui Lambert of Kotzebue. Lambert is currently a student...
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Amb. Balton: Focus grows on Arctic Council
Amb. David Balton speaks at a science conference (2016 file photo Matt Miller/KTOO) Representatives of the Arctic Council member nations wrapped up a meeting in Portland, Maine this week. American...
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Learn & Grow seeks to improve childcare evaluation and quality statewide
Better educational outcomes for kids statewide, is the aim of a new program being offered by Thread, a childcare resource and referral network. Listen Now Learn and Grow is the states QRIS (Quality...
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Alaska ranks high nationally for nursing homes deficiencies, but why?
So far this year, 10 nursing homes in Alaska have been cited more than 100 times for health or safety shortfalls, according to state and federal inspection reports. The state has some of the highest...
View ArticleWalker to return to S. Korea to pitch gasline plan
Governor Bill Walker is going back to South Korea Saturday for the second time this month to pitch his gasline plan. It’s Walker’s third trip to Asia as governor. Listen Now He was invited back to...
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The race for U.S. Senate: Margaret Stock
Margaret Stock is running as an Independent for U.S. Senate. The first time candidate says she will promote a strong national defense and support military veterans. She’s also pro-choice. She is the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 7, 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 Walker...
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Walker administration looks to sell billions in bonds to pay for pensions
Standard & Poor’s announced Friday it expects to lower Alaska’s credit ratings if the state government sells bonds to pay for public-worker pensions. Listen Now Revenue Commissioner Randall...
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Walruses return to Point Lay – but this year, they’re late
About a thousand walruses are hauled out on a barrier island near the village of Point Lay, about 180 miles southwest of Barrow. Listen Now A young Pacific Walrus bull in coastal Alaska waters. (Photo...
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Coast Guard: Boat runs aground after operator fell asleep
The Coast Guard reported a boat operator fell asleep Saturday morning and ran his vessel aground in Peril Strait. Coast Guard Station Juneau. KTOO File photo. The strait is south of Chichagof Island...
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