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Offshore drilling plan draws protests
Molly, Penelope and Simon Whitlock, ages 5, 10 and 7, joined protesters opposed to offshore drilling outside the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s public meeting in Anchorage on April 5, 2016. Photo:...
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Taking a field trip to the moon, sort of
Students at Aquarian experience Google Expeditions using Google Cardboard. (Hillman/KSKA) Today, we’re taking you on a school field trip. First we’ll stop by a shark tank before heading up to the moon....
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Budget talks entering final phase
State budget talks are entering their final phase. The House and Senate have appointed members to a budget conference committee. The committee will work out differences between the operating budgets...
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North Slope mayor recalled by voters
Residents of the North Slope Borough have voted to recall Mayor Charlotte Brower. Download Audio Charlotte Brower. Photo: North Slope Borough. 62 percent of voters backed Brower’s ouster in a special...
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Peninsula spruce threatened by aphid
Spruce trees are under attack in the Kachemak Bay area. Tiny insects called spruce aphids are draining sap from the trees leaving tell-tale signs of damage. Spruce aphids are not usually found on the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Apr. 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 Download Audio Budget talks...
View ArticleGirdwood police vote undetermined
Girdwood voters are split on paying for local police protection. The unofficial outcome of Tuesday’s municipal election indicates that about half of the community’s voters are willing to pay...
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Juneau rallies for hope amid heroin crisis
The Juneau Police Department recently held an event to bring people and service providers together called Hope Not Heroin. Alaska lawmakers were there, as well as Gov. Bill Walker. And for some in the...
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Young challenged for House seat by former Alaska Public Media GM
Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young says he’s looking forward to a spirited and energetic campaign as he seeks a 23rd term in Congress. Download Audio Steve Lindbeck, former CEO and General Manager of Alaska...
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Forest Service chief: Firefighting cost leaves little room for prevention,...
File photo courtesy of Baker River Hotshots Nationally, longer fire seasons and more destructive fires have put the Forest Service in a bad place: To pay the cost of fighting mega fires, the agency has...
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Corrections officers union seeks retraction of review, opposes commissioner
The state corrections officers union wants Governor Bill Walker to retract key sections of a report released last year that criticized Department of Corrections policies and some officers’ actions....
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Voznesenka parents tell KPBSD ‘Keep School Open’
A handful of the parents of students who attend Voznesenka School testified before the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board Monday evening. They said they did not want the district to shut the school...
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Fifteen mushers set to compete in Kobuk 440 Race
The last major sled dog race of the season got underway Thursday in Kotzebue. Fifteen mushers drew bib numbers Wednesday night at the start banquet for mid-distance Kobuk 440. Download Audio Musher...
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GCI fiber optic cut causes outages across the state
A GCI fiber optic cable was cut in midtown Anchorage Thursday morning causing phone, cable, and internet outages across the state. The company says they are working as quickly as possible to fix it,...
View ArticleLate-night conditions preempt firefighting efforts at McHugh Creek
Anchorage firefighters were alerted to a forest fire near McHugh Creek south of the city late Wednesday night. The fire was at least 45 minutes up a trail on the North side of the creek but did not...
View ArticleSemi-pro Alaska baseball team settles disputes with Fairbanks Borough
The Alaska Goldpanners baseball team officially announced its new contract with the Fairbanks North Star Borough Wednesday. Last year, the semi-pro ball club had tangled with the borough over the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Apr. 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 Download Audio Corrections...
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Colony High School celebrates Big Apple opportunity
Colony High School students got a big surprise on Thursday. Colony high students were called in to a special assembly meeting Thursday after lunch. When they got there, they got the news that has been...
View ArticleTemblor shakes Anchorage, Mat Su
A 4.2 earthquake shook Anchorage and the Mat Su at 7:24 on Thursday evening. Paul Huang, with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer says the quake’s epicenter was about 15 miles North of...
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University of Alaska braces for cuts, warns of economic impacts
University of Alaska Fairbanks (Creative Commons photo by Jimmy Emerson) As the legislature’s conference committee hashes out the state’s operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the University...
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