Monthly Archives: October 2007
Kohring corruption trial goes to the jury
A jury that has begun deliberating corruption charges against former state legislator Vic Kohring has gone home for the day. The trial at the...
Convention on the Law of the Sea on the move
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea took a step forward today. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17 to...
Izembek road gets consideration in Washington, DC
Officials representing King Cove and Cold Bay went before a congressional panel today. They pitched their latest plan for a land exchange so a...
Maggie has a ticket to ride
Alaska's only elephant Maggie, will be leaving the state tomorrow. Billed as Operation Maggie Migration, the elephant will be flying out to her new...
Sitka Girl Scouts take on bullying
Bullying…according to numerous reports, it's on the rise in America's schools. School districts are responding by tightening their anti-bullying policies. But new technologies are...
Bering Sea Pollock season winds down
The second Bering Sea Pollock season of the year wraps up tomorrow. The season has been a difficult one.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Unalaska ethics complaint headed for APOC
An Unalaska resident says he plans to file an ethics complaint with the Alaska Public Offices Commission later this week over this month’s city...
Barrow couple goes to the dogs
About one month ago, commentator Earl Finkler and his wife Chris became the permanent owners of a 14-year-old Greenland husky named Nuna. Tonight Finkler...
Alaska News Nightly: October 31, 2007
Vic Kohring's fate rests in the hands of the jury; The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea inches forward in...
Community Forum: Lt. Nancy Reeder, APD
Nellie Moore hosts a discussion on "spooky driving." Today's guest, Lieutenant Nancy Reeder, Traffic Unit Commander for the Anchorage Police Department talks about safe...
Valley groups organize to protect wild salmon
2 year old Robert Morgan studies a northern pike, a voracious predator in Alaska, threatening various fish populations. Photo by Patty Sullivan/MSB
Science shows...
Court stands its ground on Kensington Mine
The U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals will not reconsider an earlier decision that the tailings plan for the Kensington Gold Mine is illegal.
Rosemarie Alexander,...
Korhing trial set to go to the jury
Both sides have officially rested their cases in the corruption trial of former state lawmaker Vic Kohring, and the case will now go to...
Latest oil-tax proposal takes on water
A new revenue analysis of the House Oil and Gas Committee’s oil tax bill that appeared over the weekend shows the state would take...
Feds investigating Stevens fish deals
The Associated Press is reporting Federal authorities investigating Sen. Ted Stevens are talking to members of the Alaska fishing industry looking for evidence of...
White Pass locomotive heads home
White Pass and Yukon Route’s Engine 114 left a repair yard in Tacoma, Washington, last Friday, bound for Skagway. The
locomotive had been undergoing...
State rethinks size of timber harvests
The state of Alaska has sold record levels of its timber over the past number of years to supplement federal timber sale offerings while...
Consolidation in Southeast creates ripples
A Southeast boundary commission will take action on a possible Wrangell Borough as well as on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough annexation early next month....
Whatcom gives a dam
Members of the council for Whatcom county Washington say they welcome feedback from Petersburg area residents about proposed hydro electric power plants in nearby...
Alaska News Nightly: October 30, 2007
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds ruling on the Kensington Mine. The federal corruption trial of Vic Kohring heads to the...