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Alaska’s largest Native organization endorses Clinton for president, first...
Hillary Clinton, 2016. Photo: Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia For the first time, the Alaska Federation of Natives has endorsed a candidate for president — Hillary Clinton. Listen Now In a news release, the...
View ArticleMarijuana fees generate funds for student travel in Sitka
Student activities in Sitka are getting a boost from the marijuana industry. During their meeting last week, the Assembly approved depositing all money generated from state marijuana licensing fees...
View ArticleAfter five days, Moose Fire nearly half contained
The Moose Creek fire near Sutton is nearly half contained at 46%, according to fire information officials Wednesday. Fire managers expect to have the blaze fully contained by the weekend. Listen Now...
View ArticleKodiak Police Department chooses new camera model for body-worn camera program
Days after a superior court judge ordered the release of a body cam video, the Kodiak Police Department suspended its Body-Worn Camera Program, which began in February 2015. However, it wasn’t until...
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Nikiski residents in limbo after LNG land grab
Bill Warren, in the home on land he says he was negotiating to sell to the Alaska LNG project on Sept. 25, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. Warren, and others in Nikiski, say they are unsure what will happen...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Oct. 19, 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 Alaska’s largest...
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In Anchorage, a Trump supporter keeps the faith
Julie Tisdale is a Donald Trump supporter from Anchorage (Photo courtesy of Julie Tisdale) Recent polls show the presidential race unexpectedly close in Alaska, and in the coming weeks, we’ll be...
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Master Of Alaska details life of Aleksandr Baranov
A new book called Master of Alaska portrays a side of Aleksandr Baranov that other historical writings have not considered. Roger Seiler wrote a novel based on meticulous research of Baranov’s letters...
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Central Council endorses Murkowski for U.S. Senate
Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, Oct. 16, 2015. (Photo by Mikko Wilson, KTOO – Juneau) The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has...
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Trash proving costly to burn at Dillingham landfill
The incinerator at the Dillingham landfill has been clean-burning trash for a little over a year now. Dillingham began operating this incinerator in the spring of 2015. A year of data shows it’s been...
View Article50th AFN convention begins today in Fairbanks
The 50th Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks will open with a healing ceremony from the Alaska Suicide Prevention Council. The observance acknowledges a suicide that took place at the...
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Skagway marijuana shop receives license to open
A retail marijuana store is ready to open its doors in Skagway, but it’s waiting on one major detail: the pot. Tara Bass with in the Remedy Shoppe with her license to open (Photo courtesy of Tara Bass)...
View ArticleAs objection hearings wrap, countdown to new Tongass plan
The U.S. Forest Service wrapped up objection hearings Wednesday on a plan that could shape the future of timber in the Tongass National Forest. It was the last chance for the public to register...
View ArticleCalista Corporation approves Akilista dividend, second shareholder dividend...
Calista Corporation’s board of directors Wednesday approved its second shareholder dividend of the year. According to a Calista press release, the $2.2 million dollar Akilista dividend is a 10 percent...
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Skagway celebration marks completion of fiber-optic cable installation
Stakeholders from around the region are gathering in Skagway Friday, to celebrate the completion of a project that promises to improve internet in the Upper Lynn Canal. Listen Now The path of the Lynn...
View ArticleBethel Catholic priest died of natural causes rather than fire says medical...
The State Medical Examiner has confirmed that 72-year-old Catholic Father Theodore Kestler died of natural causes before the fire started that destroyed the priest’s house in Chefornak. The Fire...
View ArticleTroopers discuss rural opioid and heroin addiction with AFN
Representatives of the AFN and the National Congress of American Indians met Wednesday to discuss a range of topics, including opioid and heroin addiction in rural Alaska. Alaska State Trooper Sergeant...
View ArticleRight-to-farm Supreme Court arguments heard at Colony High School
Palmer’s Colony High School was the site chosen by the Alaska Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in a case that could test the state’s right-to-farm law. The state’s highest court convened Wednesday...
View ArticleFollowing month of leave, Fairbanks police chief returns to work
City of Fairbanks Police Chief Randall Aragon is back on the job. Chief Aragon was reinstated yesterday after nearly a month on administrative leave. The police chief was put on leave after a public...
View ArticleInterior Secretary Jewell to address AFN Friday
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will address the AFN Convention tomorrow. Listen Now According to a press release, Jewell plans to meet with Alaska Native leaders on a variety of topics,...
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