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Details of Togiak crash remain few as NTSB investigates
Though the cause of a fatal plane crash near Togiak is not yet determined, the National Transportation Safety Board released a few details about the flight. Listen Now The Cessna 208 caravan that...
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Russian aggression unlikely to hit Arctic, say security experts
Julia Gourley, senior Arctic official at the State Department. (Photo: Liz Ruskin) Russia is antagonizing the U.S. on multiple fronts these days, in Europe, in Syria and in cyberspace, if claims prove...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 13, 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 AGDC board asks...
View ArticleVideo: Whale skeleton takes flight in Anchorage
Listen Now Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks were at Kincaid Beach in Anchorage to finish recovering the skeleton of the humpback whale that washed up there in July. The team, led by...
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LEDs will light up Homer Harbor next year
Homer will soon join the list of U.S. cities making the switch to LED lights. Homer Harbor (Photo by Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer) On Oct. 10, the Homer City Council passed an ordinance authorizing the...
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4 teens indicted in Anchorage murder case
APD police vehicles (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Four teens have been indicted for their roles in an Anchorage shooting death last month. The teens are accused of shooting...
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Trump, Johnson miss deadline for state’s election pamphlet
The Alaska Division of Elections official 2016 elections pamphlet. Neither Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump or Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson will have a full-page spread in Alaska’s...
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Anchorage Police Department participating in national police data initiative
The Anchorage Police Department Building (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) The Anchorage Police Department is joining 100 other police departments around the country to provide...
View ArticleHikers rescued in Kachemak Bay State Park
A family of three was stranded overnight in Kachemak Bay State Park this week. Two hikers, Slobodan and Nevenka Kitanovski, along with their two-year-old son, were hiking near Halibut Cove on Oct. 12....
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49 Voices: Kate Mongeon of Eureka
This week we’re hearing from Kate Mongeon in Eureka. Mongeon works and lives at the Eureka Roadhouse. Listen Now Kate Mongeon at the Eureka Lodge (Photo by Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk –...
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AK: Transformation through fire, a state-wide mask tour comes to an end
Drew Michael stands with the mask labeled Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (Photo by Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Museums are usually a place for appreciating art that will be...
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19 years later, justice still wanted for John Hartman’s murder
Fairbanks residents gathered Thursday to remember John Hartman. The 15 year old was beaten to death in downtown Fairbanks 19 years ago this week, a murder that resulted in the long questioned...
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Barrow votes to change name to Utqiagvik
(Utqiagvik, the city formally know as Barrow, AK (File photo courtesy of Wikipedia) Utqiagvik. That’s the name that Barrow will now be identified as. By a margin of six votes, residents of Barrow have...
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The race for U.S. House: Steve Lindbeck
Steve Lindbeck is running against Don Young for Alaska’s lone U.S. House position. Lindbeck is a first time candidate. He’s worked for non-profits for decades including as General Manager of Alaska...
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Wielechowski, Kastner fight for votes in East Anchorage
For a decade, Democrat Bill Wielechowski has represented an East Anchorage Senate district where Republicans outnumber Democrats. He attributes part of his success to one of the oldest political...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 14, 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 Barrow votes to...
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For rural pot companies, legal sales still mean breaking rules
Mark Malagodi is CEO of CannTest, one of just two testing facilities in Anchorage racing to open and bring the state’s commercial cannabis operations online. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public...
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Late-season fire burning near Sutton
Surface fuels burn in the Moose Creek Fire late Saturday afternoon near Sutton. The fire is now estimated at 216 acres and there are 50 personnel working to suppress it. (Photo by Sarah Saarloos/Alaska...
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Fairbanks police officer in stable condition after suffering multiple gunshot...
Fairbanks police Sgt. Allen Brandt is in stable condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds yesterday. (Screenshot from Fairbanks Police Department video) A Fairbanks police officer was shot...
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Juneau beats Fairbanks to first snowfall for first time in 70+ years
Snow covers Mount Juneau, Sunday, Oct. 16. (Photo by Tripp Crouse/KTOO) National Weather Service meteorologist Edward Liske said this season is the first-time Juneau has seen measurable snowfall before...
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