DOC seeks input on re-purposing Palmer Correctional Center
The Palmer Correctional Center, now shuttered after a state Department of Corrections decision to close it due to budget cuts, was the topic of a “brainstorming” session earlier this month. The state...
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AK: Native fashion designs dazzle catwalks
November is Native American Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re taking you down the catwalk and into the heart of contemporary Native fashion. From seal skin corsets to gowns fringed like Eagle...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 25, 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 All absentee...
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Criminal Justice Reform – understanding SB 91
Last year the legislature passed a far-reaching omnibus criminal justice reform bill – SB 91. It was based on recommendations from the Criminal Justice Reform Commission and developed to both save...
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UAA men claim seventh place in Great Alaska Shootout
UAA senior guard Spencer Svejcar takes a shot from the free throw line in the Seawolves’ victory over Drake on Nov. 26, 2016. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN) The University of Alaska Anchorage men’s...
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One Alaskan’s quest to transform how we clean up oil spills
Kevin Kennedy works on a piece of one of his oil spill cleanup devices. (Photo by Eric Keto, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage) Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a huge challenge. For example,...
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Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center opens in Klukwan
The Chilkat Cultural Landscape Map, the introductory exhibit in the heritage center. (Photo by Emily Files, KHNS – Haines) It was a historic year for the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan. After more...
View ArticleSuspicious Soldotna deaths under investigation
Alaska law enforcement officials are investigating two suspicious deaths in Soldotna. According to a Alaska State Trooper dispatch posted Monday, two burned bodies were found in a burned-out Ford...
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Kenaitze Tribe promotes traditional values through Moose Camp
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Kenai is taking an innovative approach to drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention. In addition to more overt prevention efforts, like signs and education, the tribe is...
View ArticleOfficials ban trailers for carrying dogs in Iditarod
Citing safety concerns, the Iditarod Board of Directors have ruled that Iditarod mushers will no longer be able to carry dogs in trailers behind their sleds. Aaron Burmeister is treasurer for the...
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State’s new top general back in Alaska for the third time
Lieutenant General Kenneth Wilsbach walking out on the runway at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson to fly a training mission. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Alaska has a new...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 28, 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 State’s new top...
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What’s school like in Tenakee Springs without a school?
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View ArticleSockeye fire trial postponed again
Updated: 4:00 p.m. Nov. 29, 2016 The Sockeye fire trial, which was scheduled to begin Tuesday, has been re-scheduled. At pre-trial hearing on Monday, Kevin Fitzgerald — attorney for defendant Greg Imig...
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Deadline nears for Murkowski energy bill
Photo by Liz Ruskin Time is running out on one of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s top priorities: a far-reaching energy bill. Murkowski had hoped the legislation would serve as her crowning achievement after two...
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Earthquake swarm in Port Heiden continues
Aniakchak Monument and Preserve near Port Heiden. (Photo courtesy of Williams, M. /National Park Service) Earthquakes have rattled through Port Heiden more often than usual this year. Michael West is...
View ArticleCentral Arctic caribou population drops by half over three years
Reports from state biologists indicate that the population of the Central Arctic caribou herd has dropped by about half during the past three years. The herd, which hit it’s peak of about 70,000...
View ArticleAlaska Wildlife Conservation Center welcomes two new wolves
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage is welcoming a two new wolves. Robin Randich is the Center’s marketing manager. She says the Center’s two resident wolves, Brie and Deshka, are both...
View ArticleNorth Slope caribou hunters face new restrictions
With herd numbers down, hunting seasons and bag limits for caribou on the North Slope may face tighter restrictions. Listen Now The animals in question belong to the Central Arctic Caribou Herd of...
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Armstrong Oil and Gas has high hopes for another North Slope find this winter
Armstrong has high hopes for a development in its Pikka Unit on the North Slope. (Photo courtesy Armstrong Oil and Gas) As the amount of oil flowing through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System declines,...
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