State officials say Wednesday’s Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale netted more than $6.8 million. Preliminary results indicate the sale is the second largest in Cook Inlet in a dozen years. Bill Barron, state Department of Natural Resources oil, says an gas division director, says five groups bid on 44 tracts.
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May 16, 2012 - 5:13 pm
The state’s Redistricting Board made short work of its agenda Monday in Anchorage, voting unanimously to revise two Southeast Senate districts as ordered by the Alaska Supreme Court.
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May 14, 2012 - 5:05 pm
Attorneys for the state Redistricting Board and for those opposed to the Board’s latest plan faced off in oral arguments Thursday before the Alaska Supreme Court.
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May 10, 2012 - 5:11 pm
Alaska has close to 11,000 registered aircraft. That’s a lot of planes, and keeping the pilots and passengers safe is a big job. This week, airport operators throughout the state convened in Anchorage, for two days of updates on flight standards and air safety.
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May 9, 2012 - 5:21 pm
Thursday morning, Alaska’s Supreme Court will hear arguments on which voting district map will be used for this year’s elections. Earlier this month, the state Redistricting Board filed a petition with the high court, asking that the Board’s April 5 proclamation plan be used,… Read More
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May 7, 2012 - 5:17 pm
A hearty plate of chicken mole is one way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Get chicken mole and more Cinco de Mayo recipes here.
Saturday is Cinco de Mayo. The date has become synonymous with Mexican celebrations, and Anchorage restaurants and watering holes are marking the date with parties and special foods. In fact, parties will be happening all over the U.S. in honor of the day, although many Americans have little idea why. Read More…
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May 4, 2012 - 1:01 pm
A North Slope health worker says a February oil well blowout has left lingering physical effects on villagers some 18 miles from the well. She says Nuiqsut villagers seem to have a high incidence of respiratory ailments this spring, although state officials blame the maladies on the flu.
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May 3, 2012 - 5:42 pm
Health advocates for Alaska Native women and children spoke out today in Anchorage, as part of this year’s Indigenous Women’s Environmental and Reproductive Health Symposium. Andrea Carmen, who heads the international Indian Treaty Council, said the women’s symposium targeted human rights, especially in light of the effects of pollutants on women.
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April 30, 2012 - 5:24 pm
For the second time, Alaska’s voting district map is headed to the state Supreme Court. A week ago, a Superior Court judge rejected the state Redistricting Board’s amended version of the map, but earlier this week, the Board decided to appeal the lower court decision.
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April 27, 2012 - 5:25 pm
Due to safety issues, the Eklutna Bridge on the old Glenn Highway will be closed to all traffic in mid-May.
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April 27, 2012 - 5:24 pm
The Alaska Moose Federation, the Anchorage based group aimed at relocating moose from urban to rural areas, has scored a legislative windfall of $1.5 million for additional moose rescue and relocation programs. Some wildlife professionals are critical of the federation’s current, and future, place in wildlife management.
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April 26, 2012 - 5:06 pm
It’s back to the drawing board for the Alaska Redistricting plan, after a state Superior Court decision sent an “amended” plan back to the panel last week. The state’s Redistricting Board met Tuesday to deal with the latest court rejection of the map of Alaska voting districts.
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April 24, 2012 - 5:30 pm
The Knik Arm Crossing could be operational in about five to six years, according to backers of the project. But there’s a few stumbling blocks in the way. As KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer reports, one of them rests with the state legislature, and bridge supporters may have to wait till next year to get the green light.
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April 24, 2012 - 12:26 pm
A State Superior Court judge has sent an amended redistricting plan back to the Alaska Redistricting Board. Fairbanks judge Michael McConahy ruled Friday that the Board must draw a redistricting plan “solely compliant with the Alaska Constitution,” requiring the Board to “make findings of fact sufficient to allow the courts to independently measure each district against constitutional standards.”
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April 20, 2012 - 5:35 pm
World Champion cross country skier Kikkan Randall got a heroine’s welcome in her hometown Tuesday. Anchorage fans lined up for the champ’s autographs at a celebration of her achievements hosted by enthusiastic winter sports fans.
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April 18, 2012 - 5:14 pm
The Parnell administration has waged a fight against sexual abuse and domestic violence in Alaska. His bill HB 359 – making human trafficking a serious felony offense failed to pass during the regular session. But the governor has made it a special session priority.
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April 17, 2012 - 5:23 pm
The state House Wednesday approved a bill creating a Knik Arm Crossing Fund that critics say could put the state on the hook for about $2.9 billion over the next three decades.
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April 11, 2012 - 5:22 pm
Matanuska Susitna Borough officials are saddened by Gatto’s passing. Patty Sullivan, now a spokesperson for the Borough and a former radio reporter who followed Gatto’s initial election campaigns, says he had a homespun sense of humor.
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April 10, 2012 - 5:14 pm
Senator Mark Begich met with federal and state military and business leaders in Anchorage Monday to gauge support for an Arctic deep water port to be built somewhere in Northwest Alaska. Begich, who chairs a Senate subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, has long been a supporter of an Arctic port, which he says will open up economic opportunities for Alaska.
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April 10, 2012 - 5:11 pm
The Parnell administration has budgeted millions of dollars toward a program aimed at building gravel roads to Northwestern Alaska mineral resources, but a conservation group is calling the program a waste of money.
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April 9, 2012 - 5:52 pm
