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Shell Oil Works To Revive Arctic Drilling Program

Shell Oil is taking measures to revive its troubled Arctic drilling program. On Wednesday, the company filed an updated Arctic exploration plan with the Alaska office of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Download Audio

Shell Agrees to $1M Fine for Arctic Air Permit Violations

Shell will pay the Environmental Protection Agency $1.1 million in fines for allegedly violating air permits during their 2012 drilling season in Alaska.

USCG Celebrates 223rd Birthday

The U.S. Coast Guard is 223 years old. The maritime service was created on Aug. 4, 1790 as the Revenue Cutter Service under the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Flooding Continues Throughout Alaska; And Kulluk Testimony Wraps Up

Flooding continues throughout Alaska. A suspect in an Anchorage double homicide and sexual assault has a significant criminal history and is a registered sex offender. The Coast Guard wraps up testimony in its probe into the grounding of the Kulluk. KSKA: Friday, 5/31 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/1 at 6:00pm TV: Friday, 5/31 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/1 at 5:00pm Download Audio

Kulluk Hearing Wraps With Testimony From Tug Captain

The US Coast Guard is expected to wrap up its inquiry Thursday into what went wrong when the Shell drill rig Kulluk broke free of it's towline and ran aground in late December. The US Coast Guard is expected to wrap up its inquiry Thursday into what went wrong when the Shell drill rig Kulluk broke free of it's towline and ran aground in late December.

On-Scene Coordinator Testifies On Kulluk

Wednesday, the federal on-scene coordinator of the Kulluk grounding incident testified to investigators that before the rig departed he was confident that Shell was doing a good job. Coast Guard Captain Paul Mehler said he wished he would have taken a closer look at the tug that was to tow the rig. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: May 30, 2013

Aiviq Captain Questioned At Kulluk Hearing; On-Scene Coordinator Testifies On Kulluk; 89 Bears Killed As Part Of Predator Control Program; Galena Flood Waters Begin Receding; Late Spring Triggers Fire Danger, Burn Bans In Southcentral, Interior; Unusual Weather Causes Lull In Copper River Sockeye Run; Timber Communities Worry Over Fate Of Secure Rural Schools Program; Tesoro Fined For Clean Air Violations; State Searching For Potential Tustumena Ferry Replacements Download Audio

Kulluk Hearing Resumes Tuesday

The Coast Guard probe of the grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk resumes tomorrow after running through last Saturday with questioning of a Shell executive, who explained the lines of authority during multiple over-lapping vacations in their Alaska office at the same time that a tax deadline was approaching and a critical marine operation was beginning. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: May 27, 2013

Man Charged With Double Homicide, Sexually Assaulting 2-Year-Old; Yukon River Causing Flooding In Galena; Yukon River Causing Flooding In Galena; Kulluk Hearing Resumes Tuesday; New Book Explores Lost Legacy Of Harry Karstens, Stuck Expedition; UAF Says Tuition, Research Funding Unlikely To Offset Rising Costs; KHAR Format Change Irks Listeners; Haines Celebrates Alaska’s Craft Beer Culture Download Audio

Oil Tax Revision Signed Into Law; And APU Announces Dramatic Tuition Cut

Governor Sean Parnell signs the oil tax revision into law. Anchorage’s public testimony ordinance gets shelved. Former Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller is ordered to pay $85,000 to the Alaska Dispatch for legal fees. Alaska Pacific University announces a dramatic cut in tuition. KSKA: Friday, 5/24 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/25 at 6:00pm TV: Friday, 5/24 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/25 at 5:00pm Download Audio

Kulluk Hearing Sheds Light on Fuel Problem

The US Coast Guard Thursday continued it's probe of what went wrong when a Shell drill rig beached near Kodiak Island last December. This morning, the chief engineer of the tug Aiviq which had been towing the drilling barge Kulluk before it broke away, told a story of failed fuel injectors, while raising unanswered questions about suspected fuel contamination. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: May 23, 2013

Oil And Gas Group Sues Over Bearded Seal Listing; Pritzker Avoids Controversy At Nomination Hearing; Ostebo Explains New Arctic Strategy; Aiviq Engineer Suspects Contaminated Fuel Contributed To Engine Failure; Former Judge Facing Trial For Stealing Cocaine; Fort Yukon Flooding Danger Mostly Over; More Bacterial Infections Associated With Raw Milk Consumption; Homer Officials Discuss Potential Move For Pier One Theatre; Marine Debris Awareness Gets Second Symbol Download Audio

Man In Charge Of Kulluk During Tow Testifies At Hearing

Wednesday, the man who was in charge of the Shell drilling rig Kulluk when it went aground New Year's Eve testified at a Coast Guard hearing that he had never done a winter tow in Alaska, but he thought they were prepared for the weather ahead when they left Dutch Harbor to cross the Gulf of Alaska. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: May 22, 2013

Fish And Game Institutes New Razor Clam Harvesting Regulations; Man In Charge Of Kulluk During Tow Testifies At Hearing; Alaskan Officials Rip On NPR-A; Ice Jam Above Fort Yukon Loosens; Fairbanks Green Up Likely Latest On Record; Assembly Postpones Public Testimony Decision; JBER Soldier Competes In Best Warrior Competition; Cloud Covers Making Pavlof Observation Difficult; KABATA Wants Independent Source To Review State Audit; State To Appeal Dismissal Of Roadless Rule Lawsuit Download Audio

Kulluk Hearing Continues In Anchorage

The hearings about the grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk continued today in Anchorage. In the morning, the investigators heard from the contractor who towed the rig up last summer without incident. In the afternoon, Shell emergency response executive Norman “buddy” Custard returned for more questioning. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: May 21, 2013

Parnell Approves State Operating Budget; Governor Signs SB21, HB4 Into Law; Crowd Protests Oil Tax Cuts; Executives Push Feds For Export Approval; Ice Jam Above Fort Yukon Could Mean Disaster; Yukon River-Area Villages Voice For Flooding; Kulluk Hearing Continues In Anchorage; Emotions Run High As Fishermen Testify On Religion; Bail Denied For Defendant In Coast Guard Killings Download Audio

Many Questions Remain As Coast Guard Probe Continues

Many questions remain after the first day of a week-long Coast Guard probe of the grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk last New Year's Eve on an island south of Kodiak.

Coast Guard Begins Kulluk Hearing

Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard began a week-long probe of the grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk last New Year’s Day on an island south of Kodiak.  The rig was being towed to Seattle when it broke loose in bad weather and ended up going aground.  APRN’s Steve Heimel was at the hearing today at the Anchorage Assembly chambers. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: May 20, 2013

Coast Guard Begins Kulluk Hearing; Circle Residents Clean Up After Flooding; Fishermen Found Guilty, Although Court Agrees Subsistence Salmon Fishing Is Religious; Pavlof Ash Falls On Sand Point; State Proposes $50 Million For ANWR Development; Joe Miller Ordered To Pay $85,000 In Alaska Dispatch Legal Fees; Ketchikan Breaks World Rainboot Race Record; Alaska Cultural Connections: Cross Cultural Communication Download Audio

Coast Guard Opens Kulluk Investigation Hearing

The Coast Guard opens an investigative hearing into January's grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk off Kodiak Island today.