http://www.aksuperstation.com/news RSS Feed for KIMO - News en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 21:14:08 GMT http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18984279.html The Municipality of Anchorage averages about 1,400 burglaries per year, with many of them happening in broad daylight. Many people have misconceptions about burglary, according to the experts. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18981459.html Following the polar bear listing decision made by the Interior Department on Wednesday, the oil industry has begun to ratchet up its legal arsenal. The industry is preparing for courtroom battles to maintain their stake in Alaska's oil fields. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18980389.html Alaska Airlines issued a formal apology to the Juneau International Airport Board on Wednesday. The apology was for a May 5 letter sent by Alaska Airlines, in which the airline asked the airport manager to delay plans to expand the terminal. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18947544.html Back in December of 2006 the Department of the Interior announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was proposing to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. On Wednesday the Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne announced that the polar bear will be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18950629.html The Soldotna city manager is looking for input on whether the city should buy a golf course. For months the city council agonized over whether to purchase Birch Ridge Golf Course. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18949709.html Joining Mayor Mark Begich in the race for Senator Ted Stevens' seat, is a Nikiski High School teacher from Kenai. Bob Bird has filed for the Alaskan Independence Party nomination. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18951189.html Authorities said they arrested a North Pole man on drug charges for carrying an ounce of methamphetamine. The drugs were found inside a vehicle outside the man's home. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18899539.html An early morning blaze ripped through eight townhouses in East Anchorage. According to Anchorage Fire Department spokesman Tom Kempton, at around 4 a.m. the condos on East 41st Court, off of Baxter Road, flamed up as fire spread from townhouse to townhouse. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18906314.html A group of Kenai Peninsula citizens has filed an initiative proposing a seasonal exemption from sales taxes on groceries. James Price heads the newly formed Alaskans for Grocery Tax Relief Now, and he and the group aim to institute a tax holiday from September 1 through May 31. http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/18904854.html Juneau residents may see relief in the current energy crisis sooner than later. Repair work on the transmission lines that were wiped out in an avalanche could begin ahead of schedule.