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Sobriety during the holidays
Alcohol can be a fun addition to a gathering, but it can also be disastrous if not used responsibly. Alaska has a difficult relationship with alcohol and the holiday season can be tough for people...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 11, 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 University of...
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Update: APD says officer ambushed and shot; officer in surgery, suspect dead
APD police vehicles (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Update: 11:20 a.m. Anchorage police said that one of their officers had been “ambushed” and shot multiple times early...
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New House majority boosts Southeast lawmakers’ power
House District 36 Rep. Dan Ortiz speaks during a Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce lunch. (File photo by Leila Kheiry, KRBD – Ketchikan) After years in the legislative minority, all Southeast...
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UAF researchers map Alaska effects of melting permafrost
As average temperatures rise, two University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are mapping permafrost’s impact on Alaska. Vladimir Romanovsky and David McGuire are members of a team working to identify...
View ArticleVideo: Artifacts unearthed during TAPS construction remain relevant
Underneath the Museum of the North in Fairbanks are rows upon rows of artifacts from across the state. One group of items, unearthed during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, still...
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Wind-farm developer asks court to overturn approval of GVEA Tariff
The Delta Wind Farm can produce up to 2 megawatts with its two 900-kilowatt and one 100-kilowatt wind generators. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Environmental Power) Delta Wind Farm President and CEO Mike...
View ArticleFairbanks Representative looks to improve rural internet
Fairbanks State Representative David Guttenberg has a plan for improving internet service in rural areas of the state. Guttenberg said a bill he’s sponsoring would create a state corporation to...
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Closing the achievement gap by talking openly about racial equity
Anchorage teachers and staff gathered at the Dena’ina Center on Nov. 11, 2016 to have conversations about racial equity in education. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage School District is...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 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 Update: APD says...
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Obama’s last chance to weigh in on Arctic drilling has industry worried,...
Shell’s Noble Discoverer drill rig leaving Unalaska Oct. 12, 2015. (Photo by John Ryan, KUCB – Unalaska) In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s upset election victory, President Barack Obama still has two...
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APD: gun used to shoot officer linked to five summer murders
UPDATE: 3:00 p.m. by Josh Edge Listen Now Anchorage Police Department Chief Chris Tolley addresses the media at the department’s West Anchorage training facility. (Photo by Josh Edge/Alaska Public...
View ArticleNative leaders hold symposium to discuss strengthening self-government
Alaska Native leaders from across the state are gathered in Fairbanks for a tribal self-governance symposium. The three-day event is sponsored by University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of...
View ArticleWill President Trump follow through on changing Denali’s name back to Mt....
President-elect Donald Trump made many a campaign promise during his run for the White House; shutting down the Environmental Protection Agency, and killing the Affordable Care Act were among those...
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Obama’s Alaska regs could cling long into Trump’s term
Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump said he’d liberate business by striking as much as 70 percent of federal regulations. Trump vowed to dump Obama-era...
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Dillingham grocery store stocks local, hydroponic greens
No wind. No critters. No rain. Just the whir of machines and the smell of basil greet Kyle Belleque as he inspects his hydroponic garden. This Dillingham resident and lifelong rural Alaskan has been...
View ArticleIn Emmonak: need for repairs is urgent after fire cripples water system
A fire in Emmonak has damaged the local water treatment plant. Emmonak’s mayor Wilbur Hootch, Sr. said the cause of the fire is a suspected pump overload. The fire damaged the main vacuum pump. Listen...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 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 APD: gun used to...
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NPR reporter Corey Flintoff on his Alaskan beginnings
If you’re a dedicated public radio listener than the dulcet tones of long time journalist Corey Flintoff are familiar to you. Flintoff retired in October after 27 years with NPR. He got his start in...
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Dakota Access pipeline protesters march in Anchorage
Demonstrators march to the Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall to protest the Dakota Access pipeline project. (Elizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage) Alaskans joined protesters around the country...
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