• Anatomy of a criminal case

    Anatomy of a criminal case
    So… you’ve been arrested and charged with a crime. What happens next? How does the justice system unwind, in its mission to treat you fairly?
    On the next edition of Justice Alaska on Hometown Alaska, we’ll unpack the process for just such a criminal case.
    I’ll be joined by Alaska Justice co-host and legal expert, Judge Elaine Andrews. She’s invited district attorney Clinton Campion and public defender Dunnington Babb to explain their individual roles and the rules
  • Low-Level Earthquakes May Signal Alaska Volcano Eruption - ABC News

    Low-Level Earthquakes May Signal Alaska Volcano Eruption
    ABC News
    That's the kind of seismic activity typically associated with low-level eruptions, but scientists don't know for sure. The volcano 592 miles southwest of Anchorage is obscured by clouds. The observatory says it hasn't seen an ash emission or detected a ...and more »
  • University considering accreditation change in face of budget gap

    University considering accreditation change in face of budget gap
    University of Alaska Fairbanks (Creative Commons photo by Jimmy Emerson)As lawmakers ponder their options to fix Alaska’s widening fiscal fissure, the University of Alaska is investigating ways to fill their impending budget gap – which could be as much as $75 million.
    One potential step UA President Jim Johnsen is pitching, is to bring the entire university system under a single accreditation, rather than its current three-accreditation set-up.
    “I think there’s enough po
  • What can be done about Alaska’s derelict vessels?

    What can be done about Alaska’s derelict vessels?
    Ryou-un Maru, the derelict fishing vessel sanks at 6:15 pm in 6,000 feet of water. Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard.What happens when a ship runs aground or sinks in Alaska and the owner abandons it? The state is potentially on the hook for what can be a huge expense. Derelict vessels are a big problem in Alaska. State, federal and environmental organizations work together to try to get these hazards out of our waterways but it’s difficult and dangerous.
    HOST: Lori Townsend
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  • 2 hurt in South Anchorage four-plex fire - Alaska Dispatch News

    2 hurt in South Anchorage four-plex fire - Alaska Dispatch News
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    2 hurt in South Anchorage four-plex fire
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Two people were injured in a fire at a South Anchorage fourplex Friday morning, as more than a dozen crews responded to the scene. Anchorage Fire Department Chief Dennis LeBlanc said crews were just arriving at the three-story building, on the 7800 ...and more »
  • Eat, talk and walk for a cause at tonight's Alaska Visitor Industry 5K Walk - KTUU.com

    Eat, talk and walk for a cause at tonight's Alaska Visitor Industry 5K Walk - KTUU.com
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    Eat, talk and walk for a cause at tonight's Alaska Visitor Industry 5K Walk
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    ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - With the warm weather setting in, why not start the beautiful weekend off with a walk for charity? The 17th Annual Alaska Visitor Industry Charity Walk will take place Friday night, bringing together supporters of dozens of charities ...
  • Personalized Psychiatry

    Personalized Psychiatry
    Personalized medicine is an approach to disease prevention and treatment that takes into account differences in people’s genes, environments and lifestyles. This approach can also be adapted to psychiatry. Anchorage Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr Aryeh Levenson is the guest and the discussion will focus on personalized approaches to psychiatric disorders.
    HOST: Dr. Thad WoodardGUESTS:
    Aryeh Levenson, MD of Bridges Counseling Center, Anchorage, Alaska. His career
  • After glitch, some Alaska seniors see benefit checks cut to $8 - Alaska Public Radio Network

    After glitch, some Alaska seniors see benefit checks cut to $8 - Alaska Public Radio Network
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    After glitch, some Alaska seniors see benefit checks cut to $8
    Alaska Public Radio Network
    For the next two months, about 3,800 seniors will see their monthly checks from the state's senior benefits program cut to $8 a month. That's down from as much as $125 in February. Wikimedia commons photo by Pen Waggener. The $8 level isn't permanent ...
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  • After glitch, some Alaska seniors see benefit checks cut to $8

    After glitch, some Alaska seniors see benefit checks cut to $8
    For the next two months, about 3,800 seniors will see their monthly checks from the state’s senior benefits program cut to $8 a month. That’s down from as much as $125 in February.
    Wikimedia commons photo by Pen WaggenerThe $8 level isn’t permanent – it’s a correction of an overpayment caused by an accounting error, said Monica Windom, chief of policy and program development at the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.
    “There was a programming error
  • Antique fire trucks in Petersburg get road ready

    Antique fire trucks in Petersburg get road ready
    Petersburg’s fire department has two antique fire trucks in its fleet that are being overhauled. One man is volunteering his time to get the vehicles back on the road in top condition.
    Jack Slaght points to the engine he overhauled in the 1928 Model A fire truck. (Photo by Angela Denning, KFSK – Petersburg) An old fashioned siren fills the Scow Bay Fire Hall located a few miles outside of Petersbug. It’s a hand crank siren that sits on the dash of a 1928 Model A Ford fire
  • Reporter's roundtable: Crime rates in Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

    Reporter's roundtable: Crime rates in Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network
    Alaska Public Radio Network
    Reporter's roundtable: Crime rates in Alaska
    Alaska Public Radio Network
    On this week's Alaska Edition, Zachariah Hughes sits down with reporters to take a look at crime rates around Alaska and discusses certain trends that may be indicative of deeper issues. Listen Now: HOST: Zachariah Hughes. GUESTS: Kyle Hopkins, Digital ...
  • Reporter’s roundtable: Crime rates in Alaska


    On this week’s Alaska Edition, Zachariah Hughes sits down with reporters to take a look at crime rates around Alaska and discusses certain trends that may be indicative of deeper issues.
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    HOST: Zachariah Hughes
    GUESTS:Kyle Hopkins, Digital Manager, KTUU
    Devin Kelly, Reporter, Alaska Dispatch NewsKSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, May 13, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, at 6:00 p.m.
    Alaska Public Television BROADCAST: Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Sa
  • Why Is Alaska Air Acquiring Virgin America? - Nasdaq

    Why Is Alaska Air Acquiring Virgin America? - Nasdaq
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    Why Is Alaska Air Acquiring Virgin America?
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    Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) plans to acquire Virgin America ( VA ) in a deal valued at $4 billion. The combined entity is expected to generate annual revenue of more than $7 billion and is likely to deliver revenue and cost synergies of roughly $225 ...
    How Will Alaska Air Benefit From The Virgin America Deal Operationally?Trefis
    How Much Profit Does Alaska Air Group Pay As A Dividend?Benzingaall 22 news articles »
  • Mat-Su Borough Assembly approves budget

    Mat-Su Borough Assembly approves budget
    The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly wrapped up it’s budget process Thursday night.
    The Borough Assembly set the mill rate for FY 2017 at it’s special meeting Thursday, essentially finalizing the budget process.
    Deputy Borough mayor Matthew Beck read the motion:
    “I move to set the mill rate at 9.984 areawide and at 0.525 non-areawide.”
    With the mill rate set, the Borough Assembly next approved, as amended, an approximately $400 million budget for the coming year. The bu
  • Study: Wildfires in Alaska Likely to Increase - EDM Digest

    Study: Wildfires in Alaska Likely to Increase - EDM Digest
    EDM Digest
    Study: Wildfires in Alaska Likely to Increase
    EDM Digest
    Researchers at the University of Montana recently studied climate changes in Alaska and analyzed how these changes could potentially impact the likelihood of wildfires occurring in the state in the near future. The conclusion: climate change is ...and more »
  • Radical Rant: Baked Alaska at Pot Luck Events - HIGH TIMES

    Radical Rant: Baked Alaska at Pot Luck Events - HIGH TIMES
    HIGH TIMES
    Radical Rant: Baked Alaska at Pot Luck Events
    HIGH TIMES
    After my last couple of weeks in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas, it was a sweet relief to touch down in Anchorage, Alaska, for this weekend's Northwest Cannabis Classic. Alaska is the only so-called “red state” to pass marijuana ...
  • Alaska foils Rain or Shine's sweep bid, extends PBA Finals - Inquirer.net

    Alaska foils Rain or Shine's sweep bid, extends PBA Finals - Inquirer.net
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    Alaska foils Rain or Shine's sweep bid, extends PBA Finals
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    With its back against the wall, Alaska averted a sweep and stayed alive in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, blasting Rain or Shine with a 111-99 Game 4 victory Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Trailing 0-3 in the best-of-7 series, the Aces ...
    Alaska avoids sweep with Game 4 win vs Rain or ShineRappler
    Alaska rules Game 4 to keep championship bid aliveThe Manila Times
    E-Painters take first title shot vs
  • Worcester native and Burncoat graduate Susan Carney is Alaska's newest Supreme Court justice - MassLive.com

    Worcester native and Burncoat graduate Susan Carney is Alaska's newest Supreme Court justice - MassLive.com
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    Worcester native and Burncoat graduate Susan Carney is Alaska's newest Supreme Court justice
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    Burncoat High and Harvard Law School graduate Susan Carney, a Worcester native, has been appointed to the Alaskan Supreme Court. (Gov. William Walker's Office). Print Email · Michael D. Kane | [email protected] By Michael D. Kane ...
    Walker names Susan Carney of Fairbanks to Alaska Supreme CourtKTUU.com
    Fairbanks attorney named to Alaska Supreme CourtFairbanks Dail
  • Alaska football star decided commitment based on bear hunt - USA TODAY High School Sports

    Alaska football star decided commitment based on bear hunt - USA TODAY High School Sports
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    Alaska football star decided commitment based on bear hunt
    USA TODAY High School Sports
    There are unique ways to decide where to attend college, and then there's Chase Ferris, who took matters into his own hands while in the wilderness. Faced with a decision between attending the University of Mary to continue his football career or the ...and more »
  • Alaska Science Forum: Much of the Arctic is lower than it was before - Juneau Empire (subscription)

    Juneau Empire (subscription)
    Alaska Science Forum: Much of the Arctic is lower than it was before
    Juneau Empire (subscription)
    More than 20 years of changes in an undisturbed patch of tundra in northern Alaska, east of Kaktovik. By NED ROZELL. FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE. When botanist Janet Jorgenson first visited a patch of tundra east of Kaktovik in 1988, it was flat, dry and ...
  • Alaska lawmakers, still stuck on oil tax credits, push forward - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

    Alaska lawmakers, still stuck on oil tax credits, push forward - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
    KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
    Alaska lawmakers, still stuck on oil tax credits, push forward
    KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
    A controversial bill to nearly eliminate oil tax credits by 2020 moved out of the House Rules Committee Thursday. House Bill 247, proposed by Gov. Bill Walker, has undergone significant changes in the last month after it was spared from defeat on the ...
    Floor debate set to begin on oil and gas tax billAlaska Public Radio Networkall 4 news articles »
  • Two Alaska lawmakers say they're seeing light at the end of the Legislature's tunnel - Alaska Dispatch News

    Two Alaska lawmakers say they're seeing light at the end of the Legislature's tunnel - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Two Alaska lawmakers say they're seeing light at the end of the Legislature's tunnel
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska lawmakers are drawing closer to an oil tax deal that could pass the House with support from the Republican-led majority and Democratic minority, with a vote on the legislation coming as soon as Friday. House Minority Democrats have been meeting ...
  • Guns on campus in Alaska? In 1948, the problem was caribou carcasses - Alaska Dispatch News

    Guns on campus in Alaska? In 1948, the problem was caribou carcasses - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Guns on campus in Alaska? In 1948, the problem was caribou carcasses
    Alaska Dispatch News
    OPINION: Once upon a time at the University of Alaska, there were guns aplenty, but the problem wasn't the firearm - it was the caribou carcass in the dorm. Bob Hallinen / ADN. Dr. Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, has his hands full ...
    University of Alaska to hold off on naming permanent chancellorKTUU.comall 7 news articles »
  • Alaska has the means to resolve budget; lawmakers need the will to put Alaska first - Alaska Dispatch News

    Alaska has the means to resolve budget; lawmakers need the will to put Alaska first - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska has the means to resolve budget; lawmakers need the will to put Alaska first
    Alaska Dispatch News
    OPINION: Cut oil tax credits, reinstate an income tax and tap earnings of the Permanent Fund after dividends. That's the formula lawmakers need to follow to maintain Alaska's economy. I first met Jay Hammond when I was 14 years old. He was my hero and ...and more »
  • Ice jams lead to disaster declarations, flood warning for northwest Alaska village - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

    Ice jams lead to disaster declarations, flood warning for northwest Alaska village - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
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    Ice jams lead to disaster declarations, flood warning for northwest Alaska village
    KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
    A Flood Warning is in effect for Deering until 3:45 p.m. Friday afternoon. Two disaster declarations have been issued as a result of the flooding, one by the Village of Deering and another by the Northwest Arctic Borough. The declarations free up ...
    Deering declares disaster after ice jams force river floodingAlaska Dispatch Newsall 4 news art
  • Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 12, 2016


    Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn
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    Susan Carney to replace Justice Fabe on the AK Supreme Court
    Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
    Susan Carney will be the next Supreme Court Justice following Justice Dana Fabe’s retirement. Governor Bill Walker announced his appoi
  • Chasing spring: The great Alaska road trip - CNN

    Chasing spring: The great Alaska road trip - CNN
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    Chasing spring: The great Alaska road trip
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    (CNN) Inspired by signs of spring -- longer days, warmer temperatures, waterfowl migrating north -- the great road trip to Alaska is a rite of passage for many travelers. One of our favorite nature photographers, Ben Adkison, recently hit the road ...and more »
  • Herring eggs: A meal some Anchorage residents want to see more of


    The spring run of herring, when thousands of the small fish arrive in southeast waters, to spawn is a sure sign of spring. After the herring spawn, some of their roe makes its way to Anchorage.
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    In Sitka, subsistence fishermen placed hemlock trees in the water, and herring lay clumps of eggs on the branches. The branches were cut off, and some were flown to Anchorage, where at least one Alaska Native Medical Center patient waited with anticipation:
    78-year-old Mamie Alexander says
  • Legislators turn down request for $7M for rural school


    The Senate Finance Committee voted on Thursday against adding $7 million in funding to replace the school in Kivalina. The additional funds were requested by Governor Bill Walker’s administration.
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    The vilage of Kivalina. (APRN file photo by Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage)The committee approved the capital budget for the coming year. The Legislature would appropriate $78 million, under the plan. The federal government would provide $1.3 billion.
    But Golovin D
  • Floor debate set to begin on oil and gas tax bill


    The House could begin debate on the bill scaling back tax credits for oil and gas companies as soon as Friday.
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    Rep. Chris Tuck. Tuck says he will seek to amend House Bill 247. (File photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)The House Rules Committee released its version of House Bill 247 Thursday.
    The bill doesn’t initially go as far as Governor Bill Walker’s proposal to reduce tax incentives. But it would save the state a similar amount to Walker’s proposal, beginnin
  • Village of Deering suffers flood from nearby river

    Village of Deering suffers flood from nearby river
    The Northwest Arctic village of Deering declared a disaster this week after a nearby river flooded the only road to the local airport. Spring and fall-time floods are becoming more common and the community is learning to adapt.
     
    Deering sits on the southern side of Kotzebue Sound at the mouth of the Inmachuk River. The village of about 120 sees planes coming in and out daily, with most going to and from Kotzebue.
    But Alvin Iyatunguk said that service stopped earlier this week when flooding
  • Cyrano’s The Good Times Are Killing Me

    Cyrano’s The Good Times Are Killing Me
    The Good Times Are Killing MeCyrano’s Theatre Company is currently running cartoonist  Lynda Barry’s (Ernie Pook’s Comeek) play about a thirteen year old girl growing up in racially mixed Seattle neighborhood in the 60s:The Good Times Are Killing Me. Kate Grace (who plays Edna Arkins) and Nic Sweet (Scenic Designer) drop by this week to talk about it. The Good Times Are Killing Me runs Thursdays through Sundays until May 29th.
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  • With deadline looming, a look at Alaska budget proposals - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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    With deadline looming, a look at Alaska budget proposals
    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Approval of state spending bills and plans to pay for them are among the unresolved issues as the constitutional deadline looms for the Alaska Legislature to finish its work. House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on ...
    Legislators turn down request for $7M for rural schoolAlaska Public Radio Network
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  • Kangas trial finishes presentation of evidence

    Kangas trial finishes presentation of evidence
    Closing arguments in the trial of a Tanana man charged with killing 2 Alaska State Troopers, are scheduled for Friday in Fairbanks Superior Court. Presentation of evidence in the Nathaniel Kangas murder trial ended Wednesday.
  • Deadliest Catch alum seeks to write book on Unalaskan experiences

    Deadliest Catch alum seeks to write book on Unalaskan experiences
    Were you living in Unalaska in the 70s or 80s? If so, Christian Skovly is looking for you. The Californian wants to make a book of stories of life in Unalaska at that time.
    Christian Skovly working as a commerical fisherman, salmon fishing in the Kasilof River (Photo courtesy of Christian Skovly)Skovly came to Unalaska in 2007 and 2008 to work on Deadliest Catch. While there, he became fascinated with stories of life on the Bearing Sea and around town. He grew so interested, he went lo
  • Budget cuts to close Haines, Wrangell public health offices

    Budget cuts to close Haines, Wrangell public health offices
    Public health offices in Haines and Wrangell are set to close this summer due to state budget cuts. But their services won’t disappear completely. Nurses from other Southeast towns will occasionally travel to Haines and Wrangell to maintain the ‘safety net’ their agency aims to provide.
    (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Division of Public Health)Both Haines and Wrangell have been without full-time, permanent nurses for a few months. Now, there’s no question: those positions w
  • YKHC Opposes Donlin Mine

    YKHC Opposes Donlin Mine
    What does rural healthcare in Alaska have to do with jobs? A lot, according to The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation. The regional healthcare provider is opposing the Donlin Gold mine. And a big part of an anti-Donlin resolution the corporation passed last month focuses on the potential for jobs to leave the region if the mine is developed.
    Donlin runway and camp site in summer 2014. (Photo by Dean Swope, KYUK – Bethel)In 2010 a group from YKHC and state officials hopped in a boat to
  • Susan Carney to replace Justice Fabe on the AK Supreme Court

    Susan Carney to replace Justice Fabe on the AK Supreme Court
    Susan Carney will be the next Supreme Court Justice following Justice Dana Fabe’s retirement. Governor Bill Walker announced his appointment Thursday afternoon in Anchorage.
    Governor Walker and newly appointed Justice Susan Carney (Photo by Wesley Early, APRN – Anchorage)Carney has a long tenure as a defense attorney with the office of public advocacy in Fairbanks. She’ll be only the second woman to serve on the Alaska Supreme Court, after Fabe. Despite never serving as a

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