AKPM Staff
Small plane crashes into downtown Sitka home
A small plane crashed into a home in downtown Sitka a little before 1:00 p.m. today. According to a press release from the Sitka Police Department, the plane was a single-engine Piper Malibu with...
NTSB issues preliminary report on fatal Ketchikan small plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says weather conditions were quickly deteriorating at the time of a fatal float plane crash two weeks ago in Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan. The NTSB issued...
Three more Fort Richardson soldiers die in Iraq
U.S. Army officials say three Fort Richardson soldiers have been killed in Iraq. Sergeant Dustin S. Wakeman (25) of Fort Worth, Texas, Specialist Jaron D. Holliday (21) of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Corporal Jason K....
UAF captures $9 million to develop more research funding
A $9 million federal grant will help the University of Alaska study changes in the Arctic. The funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is going to the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research...
Great white sharks prowling Alaskan waters
When you think about top predators in Alaska, Great White sharks probably aren't the first thing that comes to mind. But the giant fish are here, feeding on the state's abundance of blubber-rich marine...
Lance Mackey and others prepping for 2008 Yukon Quest and Iditarod
The Yukon Quest's early sign up deadline passed over the weekend. Fifteen mushers registered early for next February's race, including defending champion Lance Mackey and past Quest winners Bill Cotter and Sonny Lindner. Mackey,...
Kake Tribal Corp buying into hydro power construction project
Kake Tribal Corporation is taking over an effort to build hydro electric power plants on the mainland north of Petersburg. The Native corporation for the southeast Alaska community says it's buying out the rights...
Eastern Gulf of Alaska bouy and weather data services restored
The Cape Edgecumbe weather buoy is back in service, restoring a vital window on the weather for mariners off the coast of Sitka Sound. The Coast Guard cutter Maple replaced the former "84" buoy...
Alaska News Nightly: August 6, 2007
A small plane crashed into a home in downtown Sitka this afternoon. The homeowner wasn't inside at the time, but authorities don't know how many people were on board the plane. Plus, a biologist...
Preview: Talk of Alaska for Tue, Aug 7
Coming up Tuesday, August 7 at 10:00 a.m. on Talk of Alaska...
Subsistence Management. Since the 1990s the federal government has managed fish and game on more than half of Alaska's lands. How can the...
AK: Best in Show
This week on AK, we listen again to some of our best stories from the past year.
Tune in this weekend on most APRN stations statewide (check our usually-accurate listings here), or subscribe to our...
NPR profiles Alaskans' reactions to Stevens investigation
NPR's Martin Kaste was in Anchorage recently and turned in this report for Friday's Morning Edition. Kaste spoke with Democract Jake Metcalfe, folks fishing on Bird Creek, and others about the Ted Stevens /...
Governor Palin calls for special October session on petroleum tax
Governor Palin today said she will call a special legislative session beginning October 18th to deal with changes to the oil and gas tax that went into effect last year.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Could Minneapolis-style collapses affect Alaska's spans?
Yesterday the Federal Highway Administration advised state transportation departments to begin conducting inspections of bridges similar to the collapsed Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis. As Minnesota rescue workers continue to pore through the twisted...
Two Fort Richardson paratroopers die in Iraq
The Army says two Fort Richardson paratroopers were killed Tuesday in Iraq. They were assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. The Army says they were hit in an indirect...
River current to drive electric current in Eagle
Eagle is getting Alaska's first in river turbine generator. The Denali Commission recently granted the Yukon River community's electric provider $1.6 million for the pilot project. The plan is to swap the community's current...
Alaska coal development fighting uphill battle against national fossil fuel sentiments
Journalist Jeff Goodell is in the state this week to promote his book, Big Coal, an indictment of the coal industry. Alaska ranks high among the states in coal potential and proposed coal projects...
Rocky swinging for Stevens in Senate prize fight
It's safe to say that the past week hasn't been that great for Senator Ted Stevens. But it has been a good one for Rocky Caldero, the only Democrat who has officially declared his...
Fairbanks bears back in trouble
There's been more bear trouble in Fairbanks. The Department of Fish and Game responded to a pair of grizzlies that had turned up in a neighborhood on Chena Hot Springs Road yesterday. Department spokeswoman...
Mmmm… bumper crop of early Interior berries
It's shaping up to be a good year for berries in the interior. University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Office home economist Roxy Dinstall says she's had reports in from across the area indicating...