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Nov 26 2019

Hilcorp paid a $25,000 fine after a worker died last year on its North Slope drilling rig

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Energy & Mining, North Slope, Public Safety

An internal investigation found that the drill operator was distracted and that there were “contradictory requirements” when it came to workers’ exposure to overhead loads.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 26, 2019 12:18 pm

Nov 25 2019

Exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

US Supreme Court questions Alaska campaign limits in sending case back to lower court

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Election Coverage, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

While an appeals court had upheld the law, the Supreme Court vacated that ruling. The justices told the appeals judges to reconsider the case.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | November 25, 2019 4:45 pm

Nov 25 2019

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

‘Savanna’s Act’ advances in US Senate; aimed at mending police response to violence against Native women

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

Sen. Lisa Murkowski says collecting data is key.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | November 25, 2019 4:40 pm

Nov 25 2019

Skagway Brewing Co. gardner Amy Erfling peeks into the interior of an aeroponic garden panel.

Skagway brewery harnesses beer gas to grow food

By Claire Stremple, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Food, Southeast | No Comments

Skagway Brewing Co. harnesses the carbon dioxide it produces making beer to fuel their aeroponic garden. That’s adding a layer of food security to Southeast Alaska community.

By Claire Stremple, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 25, 2019 4:10 pm

Nov 25 2019

The M/V Chugach near Baranof Island. (Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)

This rare, historic boat could get a new life in Wrangell

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | Federal Government, History, Southeast

The M/V Chugach spent its life up in Alaska from territorial days onward. Now, the U.S. Forest Service plans to loan the boat to Wrangell’s city museum.

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | November 25, 2019 3:08 pm

Nov 25 2019

The East Plaza of the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska’s senators want Congress to renew Violence Against Women Act, but bill has become partisan football

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

The law is an array of programs and policies that Congress first passed in 1994 and has renewed about every five years. But the most recent version has expired,

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | November 25, 2019 2:29 pm

Nov 25 2019

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New legal filings: 7 were denied PFDs based on Alaska’s defunct same-sex marriage law

By Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Military, State Government

The new filings appear to contradict a press release from Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson’s office Friday that said there is no one else “similarly situated” to the plaintiff.

By Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media | November 25, 2019 12:59 pm

Nov 25 2019

For sale: A stake in an array of ConocoPhillips’ Alaska projects

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining

On the block are old, new and unbuilt projects: the Kuparuk River Unit, which is Alaska’s second-largest oil field; the newer Alpine unit to the west; and the undeveloped Willow prospect in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 25, 2019 11:03 am

Nov 24 2019

Eldred Rock Lighthouse is one step closer to becoming a landmark that the public can visit

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | History, Southeast

The Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association secured a necessary grant on their quest to lease the remote island property just south of Haines.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | November 24, 2019 7:00 am

Nov 23 2019

Wrangell police recovered a few fake $100 bills that were given to local stores. (June Leffler/ KSTK)

Fake, play money circulates around Southeast town

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | Crime & Courts, Southeast

Authorities aren’t calling it counterfeit, since the fake Benjamins were likely purchased online as play money.

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | November 23, 2019 7:30 am

Nov 22 2019

Bill Ferguson exits a voting booth at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, one of two available precincts in Bethel, Alaska on November 8, 2016. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK)

Sponsors of complex ‘Alaska’s Better Elections Initiative’ say its benefits are clear

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Election Coverage, Federal Government, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Alaska Republican Party chair Glenn Clary says the initiative violates provisions of the state and federal constitutions.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | November 22, 2019 7:54 pm

Nov 22 2019

The Ketchikan headquarters of Alcan Forest Products and Alaska Forest Association. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/Alaska's Energy Desk)

Dunleavy defends the use of a federal grant used for Roadless Rule decision

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Federal Government, Southeast, State Government, Timber

The state of Alaska used more than $200,000 of that federal grant money, typically designated for fire prevention, to pay an industry group for more perspective on economic timber sales.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 22, 2019 6:52 pm

Nov 22 2019

Glacier Highway stretches north on Oct. 4, 2016.

Family members suspected and JPD confirms that alcohol was a factor in fatal Juneau car crash

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Juneau, Public Safety, Southeast

Ralph Watkins is sharing what he knows about his son’s car crash because he wants it to be a wake-up call.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | November 22, 2019 5:58 pm

Nov 22 2019

Thousands of caribou like this one traditionally cross the Kobuk River near Onion Portage in the fall. People have been harvesting caribou near this spot for about 9000 years. (Public Domain photo by the National Park Service)

No one is sure why Mulchatna caribou are disappearing in Southwest Alaska

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | Environment, Western, Wildlife

Three years ago, there were over 27,000 caribou in the Mulchatna Caribou Herd. Now, there are less than half of that.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | November 22, 2019 4:57 pm

Nov 22 2019

Miles sits in the galley of his boat, the Sumner Strait. (Photo by Kavitha George/Alaska’s Energy Desk)

Federal Gulf cod fishery likely to close as warming waters push cod numbers to lowest on record

By Kavitha George, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Fisheries, Oceans, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest

It’s difficult to find Kodiak fishermen still planning to fish the upcoming season — most have moved on to other fish, new waters, and even different lines of work.

By Kavitha George, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 22, 2019 4:17 pm

Nov 22 2019

LeConte ferry repairs to take 6 months; fate of sister ship Aurora unclear

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Southeast, State Government, Transportation

The ferry LeConte won’t return to service until May 15, according to representatives from the Alaska Marine Highway System. For at least two small Chichagof Island communities that translates into around seven months without a ferry. The LeConte is one of…

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | November 22, 2019 3:31 pm

Nov 22 2019

In second bid to unseat Alaska’s Young, challenger Galvin cites his ‘big money’ interests

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Election Coverage, Federal Government, Politics, Southcentral

A little over a year ago, Alyse Galvin lost to longtime Alaska Congressman Don Young by a little less than 7% of the vote, the closest anyone has come to unseating Young since 2008.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | November 22, 2019 12:43 pm

Nov 22 2019

Alaska communities establish new plan to collect sales tax from online vendors

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Business, Economy, Juneau

The Alaska Municipal League says the goal is to eliminate a major disadvantage local brick-and-mortar businesses face when competing with online stores.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | November 22, 2019 6:00 am

Nov 21 2019

A walrus on the ice in the Arctic Ocean. (Photo by Mike Dunn/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the NC State Museum of Natural Sciences)

Study finds marine mammal viruses are traveling between oceans as sea ice recedes

By Wesley Early, KOTZ - Kotzebue | Climate Change, Environment, Northwest, Science & Tech

While this particular virus isn’t doing widespread damage, its emergence opens the door for other viruses to pop up between oceans.

By Wesley Early, KOTZ - Kotzebue | November 21, 2019 1:54 pm

Nov 21 2019

Drivers move their cars and trucks off the ferry LeConte at the Angoon terminal in 2010.

Angoon explores options as Alaska Marine Highway works to fix its ferry dock

By Henry Leasia, KHNS - Haines | Economy, Southeast, State Government, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System recently deployed the Tazlina to restore winter service to some Southeast communities. But the ferry can’t serve Angoon right now — its ramp is broken.

By Henry Leasia, KHNS - Haines | November 21, 2019 1:31 pm

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Alaska’s Energy Desk

Hilcorp paid a $25,000 fine after a worker died last year on its North Slope drilling rig

US Supreme Court questions Alaska campaign limits in sending case back to lower court

‘Savanna’s Act’ advances in US Senate; aimed at mending police response to violence against Native women

Skagway brewery harnesses beer gas to grow food

This rare, historic boat could get a new life in Wrangell

Alaska’s senators want Congress to renew Violence Against Women Act, but bill has become partisan football

New legal filings: 7 were denied PFDs based on Alaska’s defunct same-sex marriage law

For sale: A stake in an array of ConocoPhillips’ Alaska projects

Eldred Rock Lighthouse is one step closer to becoming a landmark that the public can visit

Fake, play money circulates around Southeast town

Sponsors of complex ‘Alaska’s Better Elections Initiative’ say its benefits are clear

Dunleavy defends the use of a federal grant used for Roadless Rule decision

Family members suspected and JPD confirms that alcohol was a factor in fatal Juneau car crash

No one is sure why Mulchatna caribou are disappearing in Southwest Alaska

Federal Gulf cod fishery likely to close as warming waters push cod numbers to lowest on record

LeConte ferry repairs to take 6 months; fate of sister ship Aurora unclear

In second bid to unseat Alaska’s Young, challenger Galvin cites his ‘big money’ interests

Alaska communities establish new plan to collect sales tax from online vendors

Study finds marine mammal viruses are traveling between oceans as sea ice recedes

Angoon explores options as Alaska Marine Highway works to fix its ferry dock

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