Monthly Archives: December 2007
Car thefts on the rise in the interior
It’s that time of year again, as the mercury drops, vehicle thefts are on rise.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: December 18, 2007
A new population estimate for Cook Inlet Belugas is encouraging, but scientists aren't ready to say the species is recovering from several years of...
BP Alaska grant assures major library projects
Anchorage's library renovation and expansion campaign received a big boost when BP-Alaska announced today the company is giving 840-thousand dollars toward the city's libraries.
Len...
School board backs bond propositions for April ballot
Chester Valley Elementary School: Structural crack in roof above gym/cafeteria
Last night the Anchorage School District Board unanimously approved two bond propositions totaling a little...
Talk of Alaska: Clean Elections
Alaska's appetite for political reform could result in public funding for election campaigns. There's a move to put it on the ballot and...
ConocoPhillips pipe rupture leads to spill
Emergency clean-up crews are on the North Slope this evening after more than 4,200 gallons of fuel and water leaked out of a pipeline...
Randall first U.S. woman to win World Cup
Anchorage skier Kikkan Randall made history this weekend as the first American woman to win a World Cup event.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Ocean acidity study spells trouble for sea life
Corrosive waters will effect ocean creatures that make shells such as crabs, clams and shrimp. High acidity also affects the food critical to first...
Three die in Ketchikan kitchen fire
3 children are dead and another flown to Seattle after a fire in Ketchikan over the weekend.
Deanna Garrison, KRBD - Ketchikan
Anchorage in legal dispute over recycling land lease
The city wants the composting outfit off its property, but the green-friendly lessor isn't willing to go without a fight.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
Online theft forces University system to rethink security
An analysis by USA Today shows electronic record theft nearly tripled last year. The University of Alaska, Fairbanks wasn’t immune.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
New Anchorage road should ease traffic concerns
Elmore Road in Anchorage is providing a different way for commuters to connect the south and north parts of the city.
Len Anderson, KSKA -...
Alaska News Nightly: December 17, 2007
Anchorage skier Kikkan Randall made skiing history this weekend with a World Cup win in Russia. Plus, scientists document the disturbing affects of ocean...
Line One: Health Issues in Nome
Today statues stand tall in New York City's Central Park and Nome, Alaska commemorating the 1925 Serum Run to Nome in which Balto the...
Algo Nuevo: December 16, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 16, 2007 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.
If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Traveling Music: December 16, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 16, 2007 edition of Traveling Music with Kluonie Frey and Shonti Elder.
All tracks played are...
The Twlight Show: December 15, 2007
Here's the music playlist from the Dec 15, 2007 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Keeping Up with the Joneses
This week we're Keeping Up With the Joneses. From the legend of Sea Otter Jones to the adventures of a modern-day frontierswoman named Joan....
City's Hillside commuters have new route north
As of noon today, traveling between southeast and east Anchorage became considerably quicker and easier.
Photos on Flickr
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
UPDATE: The word "commuters"...
New law helps Exxon Valdez spill plaintiffs
The U.S. Senate today passed tax legislation that is designed to help fishermen who are plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez punitive damage case currently...