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AFN convention opens with awards and keynote address
The Alaska Federation of Natives opened it’s 50th annual convention with a healing ceremony this morning in Fairbanks. Listen Now The 2016 Alaska Federation of Natives conference will go on from...
View ArticlePotential Wrangell pot business applies for licenses
The Wrangell Assembly passed a zoning ordinance last week that made way for marijuana businesses in Wrangell. Now, Wrangell’s only proposed pot business, Happy Cannabis, is initiating its applications...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 20, 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 AFN convention...
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In St. Paul, this Alaskan vows ‘Never Trump’
Bill Briggs is a Hillary Clinton supporter in St. Paul. (Photo by Zoe Sobel, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Unalaska) As Election Day approaches, we’re checking in with voters around the state, asking what...
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Walker describes ‘painful’ PFD decision, highlights new education commissioner
Gov. Bill Walker addresses the 2016 Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Thursday in Fairbanks. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield) The Alaska Federation of Natives convention is scheduled to take place...
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Fairbanks mayor calls for compensation to Fairbanks Four, Alaska Innocence...
A Fairbanks Four banner at the 2015 Alaska Federation of Natives Conference. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO) The Alaska Federation of Natives board and convention attendees made an impassioned plea to...
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Q&A: Legislative aide lobbied for amendment that could benefit son in sex...
The main doors of the Alaska Capitol face the Dimond Courthouse. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North – Juneau) A legislative aide used his connections to try to affect a state law in a way that could...
View ArticleWhite House rep announces domestic violence, sexual assault helpline
A new resource for Alaska Native and American Indian victims of domestic violence and sexual assault will be available in January. Tracy Goodluck from the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the...
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Kenai Borough Assembly invocation policy is unconstitutional, says ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska wrote to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Oct. 20, warning them their new invocation policy is unconstitutional. (Image courtesy of the ACLU of...
View ArticleJoint state-tribal wellness court officially established
Alaska’s first joint state-tribal wellness court was officially established Thursday. Governor Bill Walker, Lt. Governor Byron Mallot and Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth were on hand to witness...
View ArticleFuel spill reported in interior village of Beaver
Alaska environmental regulators are monitoring the cleanup of a fuel spill in the interior village of Beaver. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says village utility workers discovered...
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49 Voices: Josh Lynch of Fairbanks
This week we’re hearing from Josh Lynch in Fairbanks. Originally from Texas and Arkansas, Lynch will be experiencing his first snowy winter this year. Listen Now Josh Lynch of Fairbanks (Photo courtesy...
View ArticleAK: The crafty side of AFN
People have come to Fairbanks from all over the state to sell their handmade goods during the Alaska Federation of Native Conference this week. At the craft fair, you can find everything from ivory...
View ArticleJPD finds explosive device in impounded car being prepped for auction
Juneau police found an explosive inside an impounded car being prepared for auction. Listen Now Police spokeswoman Erann Kalwara said a disposal team destroyed the explosive on Tuesday. “We’re not sure...
View ArticleBethel drug bust nets 7 adults
A Bethel drug bust has netted seven adults in a raid conducted by the Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit and Bethel police. 47 grams of heroin, a half pound of crack cocaine and 64 thousand dollars cash...
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Big tobacco stands trial in Bethel court
(Credit Ron Cruz / Flickr Creative Commons) Big tobacco is standing trial in Bethel’s court. Listen Now Dolores Hunter of Marshall and her two children are suing the cigarette and tobacco company...
View ArticleWhittier signs contract extending police protection to Girdwood
Community leaders in Girdwood have signed an interim contract with the city of Whittier for police protection for the ski-resort town. Girdwood lost its Alaska State Trooper post in September, due to...
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announces inclusion of Native communities in...
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell addressed AFN Friday. Jewell announced a new secretarial order that requires the Department to include native communities and traditional ecological knowledge in land...
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Sen. Sullivan address water concerns at AFN
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan spoke at AFN this afternoon about improving water and sewer access in rural Alaska and about helping Alaska Native veterans. Listen Now Sen. Dan Sullivan addresses the 2016...
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Bringing science home: In St. Paul, a former student becomes the teacher
The Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea are a magnet for scientists who come to study everything from fur seals to migratory birds. When they leave, that research often leaves with them. Listen Now...
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