Yearly Archives: 2010

Miller Will No Longer Challenge Election Results

Photos and Story by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage Joe Miller announced today that he will no longer pursue legal challenges against the election results...

Roughly 40 Homes Remain Without Power in Savoonga

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Many Savoonga residents are spending New Year’s Eve at the local school, due to power outages that have...

Alaska OWL Project Celebrates Launch

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage The Alaska OWL, Online With Libraries, project celebrated it’s statewide launch this month. The ambitious undertaking is a three-year, $8.2...

APRN’s Look Back on 2010

Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage This is our last program of the year at the Alaska Public Radio Network, and, like other news...

Centennial, Smoking Ban and Potential Strike Highlight Petersburg News

Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg Petersburg residents celebrated the town’s centennial, voted to end smoking in bars and restaurants and ended the year...

Retrospective on Ketchikan’s Past Year

Maria Dudzak, KRBD – Ketchikan Debates over the location of a new public library, bonding propositions and a political misstep were only a...

Budgetary Issues Headline Juneau’s 2010

Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau As the years rolled in, the world recession appeared to be hitting the capitol city.  CBJ forecast an $8...

Sitka Emerges as Political Hotbed

Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka Sitka saw some attention from the U.S. Senate candidacy as then-Mayor Scott McAdams ran for a seat. But, locally,...

Tourism Promoters Take Advantage of Alaska-Themed Programming

Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks Alaska tourism promoters hope to attract more visitors to the state through advertisements that will run with popular...

Bob Babble Sneaks into Exclusive Party

Jeff Brown, KTOO – Juneau And finally tonight as we prepare to head into the eve of the New Year, we’ll first check...

Alaska News Nightly: December 31, 2010

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Stage Talk: 2010 Stage Talk Awards

This week on Stage Talk, hosts Mark Muro and Jean Paal take a look back at 2010. They discuss some of their favorite...

Animal Care Offers Tips For Helping Pets Cope With Fireworks

For the first time in years, residents of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley can legally shoot fireworks. However, as much as...

January 2011: Faces of Alaska

Studying our family history can give us remarkable clues and insight into who we are, how we got here, and why we do what...

Savoonga Seeking Help From Red Cross

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Power outages in Savoonga are being blamed on high winds and severe weather.  The power went down four...

Search Crews Continue Search for Missing Man Near Nome

Ben Matheson, KNOM – Nome Search and rescue crews from Nome and Teller are continuing the search for John Koezuna, 10 days after...

8(a) Advocacy Association Denounces One-Sided Story

Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage A Native 8(a) advocacy association has denounced what it calls a one-sided story about Alaska Native corporations and...

Governor, Lt. Governor Sign Final Certification Documents

Associated Press Governor Sean Parnell and Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell today signed the final certification documents declaring Senator Lisa Murkowski the winner of...

BBB Offers Advice for Those Looking to Resolve Debt Problems

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage For those resolving to fix their financial and debt problems in 2011, the Better Business Bureau has some...

Alaska Superior Court Judges Retain Positions

Associated Press Alaska’s four presiding Superior Court judges will retain their positions for 2011. Supreme Court Chief Justice Walter L. Carpeneti announced Thursday that...