Kott found guilty on 3 of 4 counts; sentencing in December
Tue, September 25, 2007
Former state legislator Pete Kott has been found guilty of taking bribes from former VECO executives Bill Allen and Rick Smith. He was also convicted on charges of conspiracy and extortion, but acquitted on a charge of wire fraud.
David Shurtleff and Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Legislators call for investigation of VECO campaign activities
Tue, September 25, 2007
Two state Democratic lawmakers sent a letter today to Attorney General Talis Colberg and Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) director Brooke Miles, saying the state should be stepping up to investigate violations of campaign laws by VECO. Representatives Harry Crawford and Les Gara say alleged payment for polls and campaign fundraisers and reimbursing VECO executives for campaign donations would be clear election law violations. Crawford says they rise to criminal conduct that should not be subject to a one year statute of limitations that APOC is required to follow for misconduct going back more than a year.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Congress taking on Alaska’s airborne hunting regulations
Tue, September 25, 2007
Critics are taking aim at Alaska’s airborne wolf hunting program again. Today, California Democratic congressman George Miller unveiled what he calls the Protect America’s Wildlife (PAW) Act. It would clarify the 35-year-old federal Airborne Hunting Act to clamp down on wolf kills in Alaska.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC and Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ awarded to Alutiiq Museum director
Tue, September 25, 2007
The 2007 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships were announced today. The awards — which include a five-year grant totaling $500,000 — are sometimes referred to as “Genius Grants.” This year they were handed out to 24 individuals from a broad range of fields. Among the recipients is Sven Haakanson, executive director of Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
Southeast Alaskans looking for regional landfill solution
Tue, September 25, 2007
Leaders of five Southeast communities have decided to move ahead with plans that could lead to a regional landfill. Local voters will get a say in what officials hope will be a cost-saving operation.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Alaskan prisoners (in Arizona) on lockdown following protest
Tue, September 25, 2007
More than 200 Alaskan prisoners refused to go back to their cells in an Arizona prison yesterday afternoon. Their protest led the Red Rock Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona into “lockdown” mode Monday night. The lockdown continues this evening.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
U.S. House hears testimony on global warming effects in Alaska
Tue, September 25, 2007
The U.S. House Select Committee on Global Warming focused its spotlight today on how climate change is affecting Alaska and the Arctic. Alaskans and other experts were featured at an informal briefing on Capitol Hill. Panel chairman Ed Markey welcomed them and the information they provided.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Traditional Alaska Native healers receive international award
Tue, September 25, 2007
This Friday in Washington D.C. an Anchorage-based clinic and its director will receive international recognition for their work in bridging cultures and healing patients.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
‘Space tether’ experiment fails to fully unreel over Alaska
Tue, September 25, 2007
A European Space Agency student experiment, visible from Alaska, failed to go off as planned last night. The project involved the release of a small capsule from a satellite.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: September 25, 2007
Tue, September 25, 2007
A jury has found former lawmaker Pete Kott guilty of bribery, conspiracy and extortion. Plus, a California Congressman introduced a bill today that would clamp down on wolf kills in Alaska. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
Kott: Guilty of conspiracy, bribery and extortion
Tue, September 25, 2007
Former Alaska lawmaker Pete Kott was found guilty on three counts this afternoon: conspiracy, bribery and extortion. He was found not guilty of the fourth charge — wire fraud.
Tune in to Alaska News Nightly this evening on your local APRN station for all the details.
Talk of Alaska: Scientific Integrity
Tue, September 25, 2007
Climate warming and Endangered Species designations are both important issues for Alaska. Science is supposed to be informing the debate. But what if you can’t trust the science? A scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says his bosses tried to muzzle him when he spoke out about climate warming. And a high official in the Bush administration’s Interior Department resigned after she was accused of rewriting scientific reports she disagreed with.
Scientific integrity is the subject on today’s Talk of Alaska, from APRN.
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