Clik here to view.
Former Attorney General Richards joins Bering Straits Native Corp.
Former Attorney General Craig Richards addressed the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board on Sept. 2, 2016. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage) Alaska’s former attorney general...
View ArticleAnchorage NAACP elects new president
The Anchorage Branch of the NAACP elected a new president last week – Kevin McGee. Listen Now McGee said the NAACP is focused on more than just the rights of African-Americans; it is building...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 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 Interior Dept....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interior Dept. gives Ahtna region more say in moose, caribou hunt
Deputy Interior Secretary Michael L. Connor joins Christopher Gene (center) and Karen Linnell of the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission to sign an agreement giving Alaska Native tribes in the Ahtna...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Southcentral’s only meat packing plant up for grabs
Southcentral Alaska’s only federally-approved meat packing plant, Mt. McKinley Meat and Sausage in Palmer, is up for sale or lease. Listen Now The Mt. McKinley Meat and Sausage in Palmer (Photo by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ask a Climatologist: Bitter cold makes a comeback in Alaska
Alaska has settled into a notable stretch of seriously cold weather. Communities around the state are enduring low temperatures they haven’t seen in a few years. And for more than a week, the average...
View ArticleFairbanks looks to transform school day
Fairbanks schools will be the first in Alaska to implement a new education model that will transform the traditional school day. Listen Now ”This whole idea of sitting in a desk for six hours a day is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alaska fire crews battling blazes in Southeast U.S.
A burned-out car sits on the side of a road near Gatlinburg, Tenn. (Video screenshot from the Tennessee Department of Transportation) Dozens of Alaska firefighters are battling blazes in the Lower 48,...
View ArticleACLU sues state on abortion regs
The ACLU of Alaska Wednesday filed suit against the state challenging restrictions on second trimester abortions. Planned Parenthood Votes of the Great Northwest and Hawaii and the Center for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Palin for VA? She seems eager
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. File photo by Gage Skidmore – Wikimedia The Donald Trump transition team hasn’t named a Veterans Affairs secretary yet, but news broke today that ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alaskan seeks to document bringing DeLorean “Back to Alaska”
Rob Prince and his DeLorean (Photo courtesy of Melissa Prince) A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor is pursuing a dream. Documentary film professor Rob Prince is on sabbatical in his home state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Modern ‘warriors’ protect language, water, subsistence, families
Alfie Price, sixth from the right, poses with family and friends after he was honored as a language warrior during a Nov. 22, 2016, awards ceremony. (Photo courtesy Central Council of Tlingit and Haida...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 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 Palin for VA? She...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Murkowski to feds: Let marijuana users buy guns
John Weedman, general manager of Western Auto Marine in Juneau, said the federal form asking potential gun buyers if they use marijuana is outdated. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau) When...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Local corporation sues City of Utqiagvik to halt name-change
In a motion filed with the State of Alaska, UIC alleges voters in Utqiagvik were led to pass a flawed measure with potentially major fiscal repercussions. A local native corporation is suing the city...
View ArticleAnchorage Police Department adds officers
The Anchorage Police Department is moving closer to a years-long goal of boosting the size of its force. On Dec. 1, 26 new officers will graduate from the department’s second police academy of the...
View ArticleAlaska prepares public housing smoking ban
A new federal rule will ban smoking in public housing nationwide. The notice was released Wednesday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will take effect in 18 months. But Alaska is...
View ArticleMoose Creek residents advised on ground water contaminants
Eielson Airforce Base is updating residents around Moose Creek about perfluorinated compounds or PFCs in ground water. In 2015 testing revealed contamination from firefighting foam and it is still...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State picks Data Recognition Corporation for new student assessments
The state of Alaska selected Data Recognition Corporation as its new vendor for the statewide student assessments. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN) The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alaska leaders seek to avoid fight over oil taxes
Tax Director Ken Alper with the Department of Revenue speaking on oil tax credits to state lawmakers this February. Alper would like to spend less time talking about oil taxes this legislative session....
View Article