Alaska Muskrat Populations Are Rebounding
After years of unexplained population declines across North America, muskrat numbers have returned to levels not seen in Alaska for at least 40 years.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Heroin Hits Home: A Bethel Woman's Struggle to Get Clean; With Legislature At An Impasse, One Alaskan Suggests A Kickstart; Nome Neighbors’ Lawsuit on Sled Dog Noise, Smell Dismissed; Smokejumpers Race to Divert Seventy Mile Fire From Community of Eagle; Alaska Muskrat Populations Are Rebounding; 'Summer of Blubber' Broadcasting Live From Round Island; Houston: Ready To Turn Out the Lights; Building a Community, One Hip Hop Move At A Time
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Houston Ready To Turn Out The Lights
The city of Houston is facing such severe financial woes that all but three city employees have been furloughed.
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Chemical tags in ear bones reveal Chinooks’ life histories
New research on the Nushagak River – one of the largest Chinook salmon runs in the world – used chemical tags in a fish’s ear bones to tell where it was born and raised. Sean Brennan is a post-doc at the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences. He and his team hope the study research will help managers better understand how their fisheries work.
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7-Year-Old Girl Severely Injured in Dog Attack
A 7-year-old girl in Unalakleet was severely injured in a dog attack Sunday—and had to be medevaced to Anchorage for her injuries.
Juneau Business Fined Nearly $12K For Whale-Watching Violations
Tour company Juneau Whale Watch recently finished paying almost $12,000 in fines for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Cleanup continues for Cook Inlet diesel spill
Clean up and assessment work continues following a diesel spill in southern Cook Inlet over the weekend. The vessel in question is currently tied up in Seldovia, on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
Man dies in south Anchorage shooting
Anchorage police are investigating a south Anchorage shooting Monday night that left a man dead.
As Negotiations Continue, Little Public Action From Legislature
With negotiations over the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget deficit still underway, the Alaska House and Senate met in brief and uneventful floor sessions over the weekend. But legislative leaders say there has been some progress on a compromise between the Republican Majority and Democratic Minority.
Dalton Highway Repairs Should Be Underway Soon
Alaska transportation officials say flood waters have receded enough for repairs to begin on the Dalton Highway.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 25, 2015
As Negotiations Continue, Little Public Action From Legislature; Repair Work To Begin On Dalton Highway; Body Found in Bethel Park Identified; Alaska Native Medical Center Starts Construction Of Patient Housing; Tyonek Tribe Grateful For Land Donation; Eielson Air Force Base Investigates Ground Water Contamination; Scientist Maps Spill Potential For Seabirds; Klukwan Seniors Graduate In Class Of Two.
IGAP coordinators train on data collection in Dillingham
Residents of Togiak, Illiumna, Port Heiden, among others, came to Dillingham for scientific training. It’s part of the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program or IGAP. The researchers are looking to set a baseline data set of water quality and temperature in the region.
“Summer of Blubber” now live from Round Island
Walrus fans everywhere can now watch the thousands of walruses sunning on Round Island live via a new set of walrus cams.
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APICDA-owned Fish Company Opens Processor in Washington State
A new fish processor opened its doors in Kent, Washington this spring. It is operated by the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association. Revenue from the processor is expected to help fuel economies in remote communities along the Aleutian chain.
Eielson Air Force Base Investigates Potential Ground Water Contamination
Ground water contamination at Eielson Air Force Base may have spread off the facility. The Air Force has contacted private property owners in the nearby Moose Creek area offering to test well water for presence of a chemical presumed to be from firefighting foam formerly used at the base.
Heroin Hits Home: One Woman’s Struggle to Get Clean in Bethel
Federal officials say in 2014 they intercepted nearly ten times as much heroin coming into Alaska than in 2013. The growing use of the drug is impacting urban and rural areas. This is the first in a series of three stories about the impacts of heroin in Bethel and how the community is fighting it. It begins with one woman’s struggle to get clean in Bethel.
Police Identify Body Found in Bethel Park
A woman found dead in a park in Bethel on Sunday has been identified. Bethel Police Lieutenant Joe Corbett says she was from Bethel.
Sleetmute Man Arrested on Sexual Abuse Warrant
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Sleetmute man Friday on a warrant for sexual abuse of a minor. Aniak-based Troopers arrested Sakar N. Zaukar of Sleetmute at his Housing Road residence around 3 p.m.
Researcher Leaves Homer for Studies in the Arctic
Sixteen researchers from the United States, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden will participate in the Fulbright Arctic Initiative. The group will meet in three countries for three different seminars. Each person will join a team to research developments in one of four specific areas: health, water, energy, and infrastructure. Individuals will also make international trips for their specific areas of study.
Fast response, wary public keeping Alaska wildfires down
Aggressive response and the public's adherence to good fire practices are keeping forest fires down in Alaska despite tinderbox conditions in much of the state.