Quadruple homicide stuns Sitka
Tue, March 25, 2008
Police in Sitka say at least four people died in a stabbing incident this morning. Shortly before noon today police responded to a call of a disturbance downtown. Arriving on scene, officers discovered 18-year-old Jason Abbot in the street allegedly brandishing a weapon – possibly a knife. Abbot was subdued by police using a taser, and taken into custody. Inside the home, police found the bodies of three people, all apparently dead from stab wounds. A fourth victim died at Mount Edgecumbe hospital. Their names have not been released.
Robert Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
House takes up predator control bill debate
Tue, March 25, 2008
The House today opened debate on a bill that establishes harvest by humans as the top priority for moose, caribou and deer populations. It also sets up a procedure for allowing intensive management of predators – including same day airborne hunting — to help boost the number of animals available for that purpose. In introducing the bill, Governor Palin said the current practice of authorizing predator control programs is complex and unworkable.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Governor declares Tsunami Awareness Week
Tue, March 25, 2008
Governor Sarah Palin is asking coastal residents in Alaska to make sure they’re prepared for a potential tsunami. She’s declared this week “Tsunami Awareness Week” to mark the anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America. The nine point two magnitude earthquake hit on Good Friday, 1964 and was followed by a series of deadly tsunamis.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Coast Guard abandons search for missing fisherman
Tue, March 25, 2008
The Coast Guard has ended its search for the missing crew member from a fishing boat that sank in the Bering Sea Sunday morning.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Small Southeast towns consider forming a new borough
Tue, March 25, 2008
Small towns afraid of being swallowed up by their larger neighbors in northern Southeast Alaska consider banding together. Representatives of cities scattered along Icy Strait and Chatham Strait met in person yesterday in Juneau. But some people in the isolated coastal communities are wary of the new taxes or headaches that might come with forming a new borough.
Non-resident workers on the increase around the state
Tue, March 25, 2008
A newly released annual report on labor statistics in Alaska show an increase in non resident workers in the state. Brian Laurent is a state research analyst with the department of labor and workforce development. He says in 2006, nearly 20% of the state’s labor force was comprised of non-residents, the highest level since 1997.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Tanana looks at expanding uses for propane
Tue, March 25, 2008
The city of Tanana has agreed to work with the State to see if the community can use propane for heating and other uses. The goal is to determine the feasibility of using North Slope propane as an energy source for rural Alaska.
Dixie Hutchinson, KNBA - Anchorage
Dog teams ready to hit the trail in the All Alaska Sweepstakes
Tue, March 25, 2008
16 mushers are ready to pull up their snowhooks for the commemorative centennial running of the All Alaska Sweepstakes - a 408 mile contest that cuts across the Seward Peninsula from Nome to Candle and back.
Paul Korchin, KNOM - Nome
Cross country skiers descend on Fairbanks
Tue, March 25, 2008
America’s best cross country skiers are in Fairbanks this week to compete in U.S. National Championship Distance races, including Alaskan Kikkan Randall.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: March 25, 2008
Tue, March 25, 2008
Four people are murdered in Sitka. The house takes up a bill on predator control. The Coast Guard gives up the search for a final missing Bering Sea fisherman, and Dog teams ready to hit the trail in the All Alaska Sweepstakes. 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.
Talk of Alaska: Islam
Tue, March 25, 2008
Could a better understanding of Islam be a key to national security? Could such an understanding better direct the billions of dollars now being spent in an effort to end sectarian violence? Alaska Pacific University’s Engaging Muslims series is devoted to increasing this understanding. Their next speaker is the head of the Islamic Society of North America, Dr. Ingrid Mattson.
HOST: Duncan Moon, APRN
GUESTS:
- Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Professor of Islamic Studies at Hartford Seminary; President, Islamic Society of North America
- Live callers statewide
PARTICIPATE:
- Post your comment before, during or after the live broadcast (comments may be read on air)
- Send e-mail to talk [at] aprn [dot] org (comments may be read on air)
- Call 550-8422 in Anchorage or 1-800-478-8255 during the live broadcast
LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide
SUBSCRIBE: Get Talk of Alaska updates automatically by e-mail, RSS or podcast
Coast Guard still searching for lost Alaska Ranger crewman
Mon, March 24, 2008
A Coast Guard cutter and two helicopters are still searching for the final missing crew member from the fishing vessel Alaska Ranger, which sunk Sunday morning in the Bering Sea west of Unalaska. The missing man has been identified as Satoshi Konno, a Japanese national who was the fish master onboard the Alaska Ranger. Four members of the ship’s crew are confirmed dead, including the captain. About half of the survivors arrived in Unalaska before dawn today, and the rest are safe on board the Coast Guard cutter.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Senate votes to block state spending on federal ID program
Mon, March 24, 2008
The Alaska Senate today passed a bill forbidding state agencies from spending any money to implement the federal Real ID program. Under the program, a new form of approved identification will be required for anyone taking a commercial airplane flight anywhere in the country. It will also be necessary for anyone entering a federal building or crossing a national border. Anchorage Democrat Bill Wielechowski sponsored the bill. He sees the biggest problem with the federal program is the establishment of a method of sharing personal identification.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Kuskokwim 300 may not survive financial investigation
Mon, March 24, 2008
The future of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race is in jeopardy, after a series of questionable bookkeeping errors which are now under investigation by race officials and by the State Department of Revenue. The Race Manager has since been fired and replaced by Acting Race Manager Myron Angstman. He says the Kuskokwim 300 relies heavily on income from the local sale of rippies, and the former manager neglected to pay, and under-reported, the taxes owed to the city of Bethel.
Posted on the k300.org web site this afternoon:
The K-300 is facing serious financial issues at this time. If you are willing to help with reorganization of the financial structure of the race, give Myron a call. The race needs financial support, as well as off season volunteer support, in order to assure that the 30th running of the 300 will happen.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska’s economy pushed, not shoved, by national trends
Mon, March 24, 2008
The stock market has made a small comeback in the last few days, but many economists are still worried the U.S. is entering a recession. For the most part, Alaska’s economy is fairing better than much of the country. We talked with state economist Neil Fried, who says Alaska’s housing market didn’t experience the same degree of boom as many other states, but it’s also not seeing as much of a bust.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Board of Game rewrites predator control rules
Mon, March 24, 2008
The Alaska Board of Game has resurrected predator control programs halted by the state’s superior court earlier this month. During an emergency meeting Friday, the Board repealed the existing programs for the Upper Yukon, Tanana and western Cook Inlet areas and adopted new ones incorporating population and other findings required by the March 13 ruling.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
UAF facing two executive departures this year
Mon, March 24, 2008
The chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announced today he’s leaving his post. Steve Jones doesn’t have a firm departure date set, but hopes to be in a new position by the fall. The University of Alaska Museum of the North director is also planning to step down. Aldona Jonaitis is leaving the museum’s top post in November after 15 years.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Homer wraps up fourth-largest Winter Kings tournament
Mon, March 24, 2008
A couple of old friends went out fishing on Sunday in Kachemak Bay and one of them won over $16,000 for catching a large king salmon in the Homer Winter Kings tournament.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
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