On Tuesday, Lori "Sue" Clum (formerly Johnson) was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Sharon Gleason to 18 months in prison for Misapplication of Tribal Funds.
Saying that the proposed initiative to ban commercial gillnets and set nets from non-subsistence areas proposed by the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance goes against the state's constitution barring appropriation of a state asset, Lt Governor Mead Treadwell rejected the initiative on Monday.
A citizen initiative that would require legislative approval for future large-scale metallic sulfide mines in the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve has been certified, clearing the way for sponsors to gather a total of 30,169 signatures.
WASHINGTON — Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for his fourth visit in recent months. His trip comes at a tense time, with the U.S. calling for the release of an American citizen serving a 15-year prison term in North Korea for "state subversion."