Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen will attend an international conference on the arctic in Norway. The conference will address questions regarding climate change and its impacts on oceans and fisheries.
Outdoors
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge manager retires
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager Anne Marie LaRosa is exchanging one island for another and retiring to Hawaii.
Police, protesters clash near Dakota Access Pipeline route
Both sides faced off overnight on a highway bridge that has been a flashpoint in the ongoing protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline. At least one person was arrested.
UFA homes in on salmon habitat issues
The United Fisherman Association conducted a survey to find out what issues fishermen cared about. The answers will help the group learn how to develop its new Salmon Habitat Information Program.
Satellite tags offer rare glimpse into seal life
Researchers at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward are tracking marine mammals with tags that transmit data to satellites after the animals die.
Offshore gold mining barge runs aground in Nome’s harbor
A barge involved with offshore gold mining ran aground early Wednesday morning in Nome’s harbor. The barge, the Eddie, is owned and operated by Phoenix Offshore Mining, Port Director Joy Baker said.
Army wants further study of Dakota access pipeline route
The Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the pipeline route after members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe protested its construction. Going forward, the Army invited input from the tribe.
Duck hunter survives accidental shooting in face
A 50-year-old Anchorage man was shot by his own gun as he hunted in southeast Alaska.
Injured goat hunter rescued off ridge near Haines
Haines-based hunting guide Larry Benda was hiking with his client, Glen Eckett of Texas, when Eckett fell, according to troopers. He sustained a non-life-threatening injury but was unable to hike back down. The two were on a ridge to the Northeast of Chilkoot Lake.
Alaskans travel to Standing Rock in opposition of Dakota Access Pipeline
A delegation, made up of indigenous women from across Alaska, is at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota to support opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.