Search for Japanese remains on Attu resumes
Tue, May 13, 2008
Japanese and American specialists began another mission to Attu Island today to search for the remains of 2,300 Japanese soldiers killed during World War II.
Ann Hillman, KIAL - Unalaska
Ted Stevens takes TSA to task
Tue, May 13, 2008
The head of the federal Transportation Security Administration got an earful from Ted Stevens at a US Senate Commerce Committee hearing today.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Digital TV conversion looms for Alaskans
Tue, May 13, 2008
Alaskans haven’t exactly been rushing to buy digital television equipment. TV stations in urban markets will discontinue analog broadcasts next February. But only 14,500 Alaskan households have so far taken advantage of a federal offer to help pay for the special equipment that will be needed to receive television signals after the conversion.
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Flint Hill considers future of North Pole refinery
Tue, May 13, 2008
The future of Flint Hills’ North Pole refinery is in question. The Kansas-based company is considering three options: selling the North Pole plant, reconfiguring it, or expanding operations to increase volume and lower operating costs.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks / AP
Juneau Access Road continues to cause friction
Tue, May 13, 2008
State Department of Transportation officials say they expect the Lynn Canal Highway construction permit this month. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has confirmed the permit is in its final review stages. But Governor Palin says the highway is not a priority for her administration.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau
Petersburg teen killed in accidental shooting
Tue, May 13, 2008
State troopers say an accidental gunshot killed 16-year-old Jacob Madsen of Petersburg over the weekend. Family, friends and the community are mourning the loss.
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
Native leader push expansion of tribal self-governance contracting
Tue, May 13, 2008
Native leaders told the US Senate Indian Affairs Committee today that tribal self-governance contracting with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service should expand, not shrink. But they also say it won’t work very well unless Native tribes and groups get more contract-support funding from those agencies.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Concern over Avian Cholera grows
Tue, May 13, 2008
Canadian Federal biologists will expand the monitoring of eider ducks as concern grows over avian cholera. Avian cholera is a naturally occurring disease that kills birds but doesn’t affect humans. Environment Canada says it’s also collaborating with Greenland and Alaska to keep an eye on what’s happening.
Patricia Bell, CBC - Yukon, Canada
Running and walking round the clock for cancer research
Tue, May 13, 2008
Later this month, a large group of dedicated volunteers will assemble at the West Valley High School track in Fairbanks to take turns running and walking for 24 hours straight. The Relay for Life is a fund-raiser for cancer research.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: May 13, 2008
Tue, May 13, 2008
Searching Attu Island for the remains of WWII Japanese soldiers. Plus,Ted Stevens takes on the TSA during a Senate hearing today, and Flint Hill considers future of its North Pole refinery. 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: Digital TV on the Last Frontier
Tue, May 13, 2008
Wireless communications usage is growing rapidly and that means a big change for broadcast television is in the works. Traditional over-the-air TV broadcasting is set for a major change in February 2009 as TV goes digital across the country. However, Alaska — as with so many things — is a special case, as the urban parts of Alaska go digital on schedule and the rural parts go digital some undetermined time in the future.
This week we chat with digital television (DTV) experts and share their knowledge of converter boxes, digital signals, channel changes and more. Are you prepared for the digital transition?
RELATED SITES:
- DTVanswers.com (National Association of Broadcasters)
- dtv2009.gov (converter box coupon program)
- dtvtransition.org and dtv.gov (FCC)
- consumerreports.org/dtv (Consumers Union / Consumer Reports)
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- DTV at PBS
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