Mekoryuk Residents Seek More Musk Oxen For Local
Residents of Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island are seeking more involvement, and more musk oxen harvest. This is happening as the 20-year-old agreement that guides management is set to undergo changes.
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AK: Rural Recycling
The city of Nome just bought a new recycling shed online. It’s another step towards diverting more waste from the landfill, and either re-purposing it or shipping it out of Alaska. Rural recycling presents some unique challenges for environmental management. And the city is finding some unique solutions.
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300 Villages: Tazlina
This week we’re headed to Tazlina, a small community off the Glennallen Highway near Wrangell Saint Elias National Park. Sheila Hay owns The Aurora Borealis Bed and Breakfast in Tazlina.
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ASD Board Taps Saving to Pass Budget
After weeks of number crunching, the Anchorage School Board unanimously passed a budget on Thursday night. It cuts $23 million and 200 positions. More than a dozen people testified about the cuts. Then the board made small changes that will make a big difference to the community.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 21, 2014
Sam Kito III Named As New Juneau Representative; Report Focuses On Potential NPR-A Development; ASD Board Taps Reserves to Pass Budget; ‘Arctic Ambassador’ Position Draws Mixed Reaction From Alaska Delegation; Municipal League Supports Pension Infusion Plan; Mekoryuk Residents Seek More Musk Oxen For Local; AK: Rural Recycling; 300 Villages: Tazlina
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It’s About The Dogs
The top sled dog teams in the Iditarod have become so competitive that the slightest edge can make a critical difference. And that means that mushers want to know everything they can about what their dogs can do.
APRN: Tuesday, 2/21 at 10:00am
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Legislators Say No To Energy Break
House Speaker Mike Chenault says there will be floor sessions and committee hearings during the first week of March. His counterpart in the Senate, Charlie Huggins, has also resolved to work through Energy Council.
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Democrats Offer Their Own Education Package
Alaska Minority Democrats today offered their own education package that includes an increase in base student allocation and allows charter schools to be located within neighborhood schools when space is available.
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Alaska Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Parental Notification Law
The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit that halted a voter-passed law requiring health care providers to notify parents of minors before performing abortions.
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Accuser Absent at Tosi APOC Hearing
Mao Tosi's campaign for an East Anchorage Assembly seat was under scrutiny by Alaska Public Offices Commission Officials on Thursday. They held a hearing to address allegations of 15 violations filed in a complaint Tuesday.
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Walter Soboleff: ‘He Fed The Spirit Of People From Many Walks Of Life’
A bill to establish Walter Soboleff Day in Alaska cleared a state House committee on Thursday, after lawmakers on the panel heard heartfelt testimony from the late Tlingit elder’s friends and family. The bill does not have any more committee stops before a vote on the House floor.
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Iron Dog Racers Depart Nome
Early Thursday, pairs of snow machines began zipping out of Nome to continue the second leg of the 2014 Iron Dog Snow Machine Race.
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First Section Of Denali National Park Road Remains Open
The first section of the road into Denali National Park is open. The 90-mile road is usually closed beyond the park entrance area during the winter, but as of this past weekend, it’s being kept plowed to mile 12 at the Mountain Vista rest area.
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Anchorage Police Nab $400K In Drugs
A California man faces federal charges after Anchorage police arrested him trying to retrieve cocaine and heroin that had been shipped to a motel.
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Trial Delayed In Coast Guard Shooting Case
The trial of a Kodiak man charged in the fatal shooting of two men at a Coast Guard station has been postponed.
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Salty Dog Rally Swaggers To Southeast This Summer
The Salty Dog yacht rally is coming to Alaska this summer. Wrangell is the official end point of the rally and will be the hub of boats and merriment for four days in June.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 20, 2014
Legislators Say No To Energy Break; Democrats Offer Their Own Education Package; Dry Well Forces Buccaneer to Abandon West Eagle #1; Alaska Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Parental Notification Law; Accuser Absent at Tosi APOC Hearing; Walter Soboleff: ‘He Fed The Spirit Of People From Many Walks Of Life’; Iron Dog Racers Depart Nome; First Section Of Denali National Park Road Remains Open; Anchorage Police Nab $400K In Drugs; Trial Delayed In Coast Guard Shooting Case; Salty Dog Rally Swaggers To Southeast This Summer
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U-Med Access Route Design Dependent On Wetlands Permits
Earlier this week DOWL HKM engineering and the Alaska Department of Transportation held an open house at East High School, presenting the preferred U-Med Access route.
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Geese in Petroleum Reserve Find New Habitat Amid Melting Sea Ice
The U.S. Geological Survey says melting Beaufort sea ice is creating new habitat for geese on the North Slope. That could have implications for conservation inside the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Search Crews Find Missing Nunapitchuk Man Deceased
Search and rescue crews have found the body of Wassillie Berlin. Searchers found him deceased on the trail between Atmautluak and Bethel. The Nunapitchuk man was reported missing by his brother on Saturday. Crews had found his snowmachine earlier.