News of the North

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) A US Coast Guard vessel spotted the injured bird at Statter Harbor.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has proposed doing away with Alaska's practice of providing payments so people don't lose food stamps and other benefits after Permanent Fund dividends arrive.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Senior U. S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is in the state capital for her annual address to the State Legislature Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - State legislators pushed back Monday against Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy's proposed cuts to public education amid an ongoing budget deficit.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - State officials say Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy wants to repeal the boards tasked with regulating alcohol and marijuana in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Juneau starting at midnight tonight.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 40-year-old man who stole or damaged $144,000 in marijuana at an Anchorage cultivation facility has been sentenced to two years in prison.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Fairbanks North Star Borough official says ads for a cannabinoid commonly called CBD were mistakenly posted on public buses.

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Federal officials say seven dead whales washed ashore on Kodiak Island in 2018.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The state has signed a $2.1 million contract with ALCAN Timber Inc. for a timber sale on state and federal forest land in southeast Alaska.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Linnea Pearson flew on a military cargo plane to join 250 scientists and researchers in one of the remotest parts of the world.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Jenna Leigh Blanton, 32, was charged with vehicle theft in the first degree.

Bethel, Alaska (KINY) Two young children fell through the ice in western Alaska and were rescued by a good Samaritan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council has announced the winners of the 2019 Wearable Art Extravaganza: Tailwind.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Wearable Art Extravaganza is in its final day on Sunday at Centennial Hall.

Alakanuk, Alaska (KINY) Paul James Jr, 43, faces a host of charges including sexual assault.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) Sadie Marsden, 20 of Metlakatla faces charges of felony probation on robbery and assault charges.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Elizabeth Peratrovich Day was celebrated Saturday in Juneau with an observance at the Tlingit and Haida Community Council Building.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A 40-year-old man who stole or damaged $144,000 in marijuana at an Anchorage cultivation facility has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Ketchikan, Alaska (AP) - Ketchikan's power utility is asking customers to throttle back their electrical usage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Police were first called to a report of an unknown problem in the 8800 block of Gail Avenue.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Alaska Wildlife Troopers located a wanted suspect, Zachary Pratt, 28, in the Western Auto parking lot.

Wasilla, Alaska (KINY) - Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc. of Wasilla is recalling all jars and cans of Smoked Silver Salmon in 6.5 oz. containers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Michael J. Dunleavy will make the members of the Alaska National Guard available for call up by President Donald J. Trump if he requests military assistance at the Southern border.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The newly formed Alaska House majority coalition has finalized its leadership team.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - After nearly 26 years, the Alaska State Troopers is finally able to help an Alaskan family get one step closer to justice.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional a state law and regulation seeking to define what constitutes medically necessary abortions for purposes of Medicaid funding.

Dutch Harbor, Alaska (AP) - Five crew members of a commercial fishing boat were rescued after their vessel sank in Alaska waters.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Sam Kito turned down an offer to become Skagway Town Manager.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - City and Borough of Juneau Manager Rorie Watt on Action Line reacted to Governor Dunleavy's proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) A pan of oil was accidentally left on the stove in the Life Skills classroom at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) Aaron Mccolley, 27, was found in possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia, Alaska State Troopers said.

Sitka, Alaska (AP) - Farmers in southeast Alaska are set to meet for a weekend of networking and workshops that aim to better equip the food growers.

Kodiak, Alaska (AP) - A Kodiak chiropractor appointed last month to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board by Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy has been charged with multiple felonies.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - New budget documents show Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy is proposing to cut nearly 460 state positions, a lower figure than what was given during a news conference Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska House Republican Caucus has elected Rep. Lance Pruitt (R-Anchorage) to serve as Minority Leader of the 15-member caucus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, Feb. 14, at approximately 2 p.m., a water main break was discovered along the 8100 block of North Douglas Highway.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you listen to KINY on 800 AM you may notice the station intermittently on and off the air on Friday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau will start construction this summer on a project that will help accommodate the rapidly growing number of tourists visiting Juneau, as well as open up more of the waterfront to year-round use for residents.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Meta Mesdag talked about the journey she has taken into creating an oyster farm in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Rep. Bryce Edgmon, who changed his party affiliation from Democrat to undeclared earlier this week, was elected House speaker on Thursday, ending a standoff that had paralyzed the chamber.

Petersburg, Alaska (KINY) A disabled boat and a woman in distress were assisted by the US Coast Guard Sector Juneau.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) January had the highest number of flu cases in one month in over four years.

Los Angeles (AP) - A pair of Los Angeles-based producers are working to develop a TV series that would be set and filmed in southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Rep. Bryce Edgmon has changed his party affiliation from Democrat to undeclared.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Michael J. Dunleavy ordered the United States and Alaska state flags to fly at half-staff tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 14, to honor the memory of Jack Coghill.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Board of Education and Early Development will meet on Feb. 14 by audio conference. The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Lt. Gov. John Bruce “Jack” Coghill passed away this morning at the age of 93 of natural causes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Forest Service is continuing its work on an Alaska specific Roadless Rule.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Action Line listeners were updated Tuesday on the status of the Mendenhall Glacier Master Plan.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Calling Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s $134 million reduction to the University of Alaska’s FY20 operating budget extreme, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen said today that he would have no choice but to propose to the Board of Regents deep cuts for every UA campus.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled a pared down budget Wednesday that he says will impact every Alaskan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Transportation was a key topic at the second day of the Southeast Conference mid-session summit at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday.

Amchitka Island, Alaska (KINY) No radioactive material has leaked from locations where the federal government conducted underground nuclear tests between 1965 and 1971.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Large oyster farms have been proposed for southeast Alaska, marking potential growth in mariculture that a state task force says could be a $100 million industry.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ahead of his budget roll-out on Wednesday, Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy has released a statement to the public about his plans.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) US Senator Lisa Murkowski urged the Conference to stay involved in the rule making for changes to the Roadless rule in the Tongass National Forest. She also spoke of adding new opportunities for heli-skiing near Haines. She also spoke on further development of minerals in Alaska to relieve the dependence the US has on China.

Kake, Alaska (KINY) - Guardian Flight has confirmed that the ping from their missing flight near Kake has been detected underwater.

Washington, D.C. (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday approved a major public lands bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates four new national monuments.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Reports of a deal for Alaska House Speaker might have been premature.

Skagway, Alaska (KINY) - Former State Rep. Sam Kito could become Skagway Town Manager.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Liz Cornejo, a representative of Constantine Metals, told the Southeast Conference that her company was in the exploration stage for copper, zinc, silver, gold, and Barite in 2018, which is used in the oil and gas industries.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Mark Kiessling, the general manager of Coeur Alaska-Kensington Mine told the Southeast Conference his company is looking to increase the workforce in the region.

Nome, Alaska (KINY) School District instructor Amos Oxereok was accused of sexual abuse of 13 girls at the Wales School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ben Stevens, the governor's policy advisor, spoke to the 2019 Southeast Conference Mid-Session Summit on Tuesday morning.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) Scientists have been delayed in tests for tuberculosis, botulism and other dangerous diseases.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - According to a report by the Anchorage Daily News, Rep. Gary Knopp will vote for a Republican speaker of the House and break the ongoing leadership deadlock in the Alaska House of Representatives, he said Monday evening.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Most Alaska House members have been eligible to collect more than $8,000 each in daily allowances since the legislative session started, even though the House has conducted little business without a majority.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Some Alaska legislators say a new ethics law aimed at addressing conflicts of interest goes too far, limiting interactions with constituents and their ability to weigh in on bills where they have expertise.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's backlog of Medicaid applications numbered nearly 16,000 at the end of last month, with about two-thirds of the cases filed last year.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Natives who rely on caribou for subsistence lined up in the state's largest city to protest federal plans for petroleum development in a wilderness area.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Among those worried about the state budget picture for next fiscal year and the current year is Juneau School Board member Jeff Short who was a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A budget revision for the current school year is before the Juneau School Board during Tuesday's meeting.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after he briefly gained control of a small aircraft during a short commercial flight over western Alaska.

Juneau, AK (KINY) - Juneau Police arrested a 32 year old man early Monday morning on four outstanding warrants.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Some Alaska taxidermists have been busy repairing animal mounts that were damaged in the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the state's south-central region.

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife biologists say there have been increased sightings around Kodiak of mink, a species not native to the area.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Opponents of a proposed spaceport on the Big Island attended an open house this week as part of the project's environmental assessment process.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The donations come from the tip jar in the tasting room.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) A spokesperson said Flight 61 had some problems with their flight control system.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Peter Paul Ferrero was hired to work as a page in the Alaska legislature this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) 60 Apple computers were being mailed to Alaska villages but never got there.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) The Hoonah Department of Public Safety put out a bulletin asking the residents there to help them fight crime and drugs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Police recovered a bicycle during the investigation.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's backlog of Medicaid applications numbered nearly 16,000 at the end of last month, with about two-thirds of the cases filed last year.

Bethel, Alaska (AP) - Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after he briefly gained control of a small aircraft during a short commercial flight over western Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Sports Association, the group that organizes the softball season, is looking for more players, teams and umpires.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A former Sealaska intern now administers the organization's carbon program.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska state Sen. Shelley Hughes withdrew a health care bill she's been working on for more than two years and declined meetings on health care policy to avoid running afoul of new ethics rules she and other lawmakers see as too restrictive.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sienna Lee and Aiden Walling are the 2019 Juneau's Got Talent winners. They were named as champs after voting by judges and the audience in attendance at the JACC on Saturday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska First Lady Rose Dunleavy opened nominations today for the 2019 First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ordinances up for public hearing and action at Monday night's Assembly meeting deal with authorizing and funding a new recycleworks consolidated facility at the landfill.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The legislation would provide teachers, troopers, firefighters and other public employees the chance to earn a pension.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A letter released Thursday by the administration of Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy is shedding light on his plans to possibly relieve former state senator Hollis French as the chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) - University of Alaska officials say they are expecting Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration to make substantial slashes to their state funding.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A cultural group says Facebook is continuing remove posts by an Alaska Native artist selling items made of sea otter fur despite the social media company stating the problem had been fixed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - More than 100 Delegates from Southeast Alaska, Anchorage, Washington and California will gather April 10-12 in Juneau to conduct tribal business at the 84th Annual Tribal Assembly.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Something has to change structurally for the state budget to balance.

Bethel, Alaska (AP) - A consortium of tribal governments from the Kuskokwim region, led by Orutsararmiut Native Council filed an appeal Thursday of two permits recently issued by the State of Alaska to Donlin Gold, a mining project owned by Canadian-based mining giants NovaGold and Barrick Gold.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - States name alternate delegates, who serve if their primary delegates cannot attend Washington Week. Alaska’s alternates are Sahil Bathija, a student at Juneau Douglas High School in the Juneau School District, and Jasen Chaussé, a student at West Valley High School in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Three areas in Alaska topped the list of most reports of snowmobile thefts in the U.S., according to an analysis of national crime figures.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Preliminary numbers released by the state show the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Alaska fell between 2017 and 2018.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It's past the three week mark of the first session of the 31st Alaska Legislature and the House has yet to organize.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Federal legislation was offered this week to reauthorize funding for Native American language immersion programs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Christian Knapp, 24, was found burglarizing an outbuilding, Police said.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) David Little, lived on a boat in the harbor.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If the Juneau Access Project is to be resurrected by the Dunleavy Administration that will happen without the input of its Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The biggest thing of the legislative session is coming later this month. according to Juneau Senator Jesse Kiehl on Action Line.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The owners of an air ambulance that went missing in Alaska say they're working with a helicopter company and others to search for the remains of the three people who presumably died in a crash.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska House Democratic leader says members will need to wrestle with whether a power-sharing agreement is the best option for organizing the chamber.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The National Weather Service predicts up to 14 inches of snow in Juneau from 9 pm tonight until 6 pm Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Scott McCutheon, Blake Bixby and Nikki Lahnum were honored for saving a life at Mendenhall Lake in early January.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Marijuana related business is concerned about the Governor's appointment of Vivian Stiver to the Marijuana Control Board

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.