News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

20 Kenai Peninsula Homes Still Without Power

Some 20 homes are still without power on the Kenai Peninsula after a severe windstorm struck the area on Wednesday. Homer Electric Association spokesman Joe Gallagher says most of the affected homes are in Nikiski.

300 Villages: Nightmute

Today, we’re heading to the small village of Nightmute- on Nelson Island on the Bering Sea Coast and talking with Janet Lawrence.

Alaska News Nightly: November 18, 2011

Despite Fading Expectations, Alaskans Urge Super Committee to ‘Go Big’, ANWR Hearing Spurs Fiery Remarks, Fairbanks Putting Up To $25,000 Into Redistricting Case, DC Legislation May Alter Rural Law Enforcement, Justice, Harsh, Weather Puts Pressure on Anchorage Homeless Shelters, 20 Kenai Peninsula Homes Still Without Power, AK: School Lunch, 300 Villages: Nightmute

Alaska News Nightly: November 17, 2011

UAF Professors Educates Senators About Carbon Dioxide Effects on Fish, Crab, Environments, Alaska Native Groups Challenge Salazar’s Chukchi Lease Sale Conclusion, 800 Still Without Power on Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks Sets Another Daily Low Temperature Record, Ahmaogak Contesting North Slope Election Results, APOC Rejects Treadwell Settlement, BC Power Line Spurs Transboundary Development, Fairbanks Passes Resolution Encouraging Industrial Hemp Production, Bristol Bay Season Echoes Derby Days, Invasive Species Unleashed by Baronof Island Storm Damage

Bristol Bay Season Echoes Derby Days

10 years ago a Bristol Bay red king crab fisherman could head out for three or four days and come home with a year’s salary in his pocket. After the fishery was rationalized, it seemed unlikely that was ever going to happen again. Until this year.

Archaeologists Uncover Unusual Bronze Artifact in Northwest Alaska

Archeologists working at Cape Espenberg at the northern tip of the Seward Peninsula have discovered the earliest bronze artifact found in Alaska. The find raises questions about possible international trade hundreds of years ago.

Local Group Starts Co-Housing Project for Anchorage

This evening a group in Anchorage is hosting a gathering at the Anchorage museum to discuss their plans for creating a co-housing project in the Anchorage area.

Some Bears Still Active on Anchorage Hillside

Once the snow flies and the skis come out of storage, most Anchorage residents expect bears to be asleep for the winter. But this winter, at least one brown bear, likely a boar, is still roaming the hillside area. Substantial bear tracks have been spotted on some of the popular cross country ski trails there.

Alaska News Nightly: November 16, 2011

‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protestors Braving Temperatures Well Below Zero, Judge Considers Exxon Valdez Reopener Clause, Young Speaks on Obama Energy Plan, McAdams Forms Non-Partisan Interest Group, About 200 Turn Out to Comment on Wishbone Hill Project, Archaeologists Uncover Unusual Bronze Artifact in Northwest Alaska, Local Group Starts Co-Housing Project for Anchorage, Some Bears Still Active on Anchorage Hillside

Group Calls for Protection of Prince of Wales Island Flying Squirrels

A western conservation group wants Endangered Species protection for flying squirrels on Southeast Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island. The group says logging on Tongass National Forest land is a threat to the animal’s survival.

Coast Guard Cutter’s Experience in the Storm

The news has been full recently of stories about the huge storm that battered Alaska’s west coast last week. While the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman figured prominently in helping a nearly disabled catcher-processing ship, those reports have few details.

Talkeetna Students Try for World Record

Students at Talkeetna Elementary school are aiming to help set another world record tomorrow.

Alaska News Nightly: November 15, 2011

Judge Gleason Confirmed by Senate, Several Clinics Transforming into ‘Medical Homes’, Cleanup Continues in Sitka’s Eliason Harbor, Potentially Explosive Containers Cause Unalaska Shipyard Shut Down, Project Will Replace Pipe at Aging Pump Stations, Group Calls for Protection of Prince of Wales Island Flying Squirrels, Coast Gurd Cutter’s Experience in the Storm, Talkeetna Students Try for World Record

Goodnews Bay and Platinum Suffer Weekend Storm Damage

Over the weekend what was supposed to be a normal Bering Sea storm turned into one that claimed several boats and even a home in a few coastal villages.

Ft. Wainwright Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

An Alaska-based soldier from Arizona has been killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense in a release Monday identified the soldier as Sgt. 1st Class Johnathan B. McCain of Apache Junction, Ariz.

Alaska News Nightly: November 14, 2011

Young Faces Criticism for Voting Absence, State Decides Not Apply for ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waivers Yet, Audit Claims Air Force Wind Projects Poorly Planned, Costly, Storm Claims Boats, House in Western Alaska, Government Sending Crews to Survey Storm Damage, Project Will Replace Pipes at Aging Pump Stations, Sutton Residents Protest Controversial Wishbone Hill Project, Patients, Family Gather at St. Elias Specialty Hospital

Mt. Edgcumbe Wins 3A Volleyball Title

Mount Edgcumbe is the state 3A volleyball champion after besting last year's winner, Grace Christian Saturday night in Wasilla.

Effort May Help Get Homeless Fairbanks Youth Off the Street

November is national homeless youth awareness month. In Alaska’s long cold winter, the issue of kids who don’t have place to stay is especially serious. An effort in Fairbanks would establish an emergency shelter to help get youth off the street.

Alaska News Nightly: November 11, 2011

Young Pushing ‘Alaska Energy for American Jobs Act’, Senators Honor Vets, Help Pass Job Legislation, Alaska VA Spreading Word of Tribal Veteran Representative Program, Southwest Alaska Readies for Strong Storm, Community Leaders Gather for Local Government Conference, Effort May Help Get Homeless Fairbanks Youth Off the Street, AK: Renovating Hilltop’s Ski Jump, 300 Villages: Two Rivers

History on the Run: Corruption, Stevens and Palin

Books are beginning to come out about the extraordinary events of Alaska’s last few years. A small town mayor from Alaska became a national celebrity and a new political force, while some of Alaska’s most influential politicians went on trial for corruption. KSKA: Tuesday, 11/15 @ 10:00am