Monthly Archives: January 2008
Legislative Session has full plate
This year’s legislative session begins on January 15. Some important decisions will made – on the gas pipeline from the North Slope, on major...
Holiday job fair well attended
Several hundred job seekers descended on the Egan Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage this week to meet with two dozen potential employers at...
Healy gets a bank
First National Bank of Alaska announced plans this week to set up shop in the Park’s Highway community, near the entrance to Denali National...
Harbor repair program may have new legs
The state’s two-year-old harbor repair program could finally go into full operation this year. Governor Sarah Palin’s spending plan proposes full funding for the...
Polar bear strays up Kobuk river to Noorvik
Photo from Noorvik provided by Bill Zibell
The village of Noorvik in Northwest Alaska has taken its first polar bear. The community is located inland...
Alaska News Nightly: January 4, 2008
TransCanada is the only company to meet AGIA. Plus, Healy gets its first bank and a polar bear wanders up river to...
Jobs galore in state's visitor industry
Yesterday several hundred job seekers went to the Egan Civic and Convention Center to meet with 24 potential employers at the 9th Annual Holiday...
Stage Talk: Mentor Artists Playright Project (MAPP)
An archive edition of Stage Talk recorded at KSKA in June 2007. Host Kristina Church talks to guests Myra Donnelley, Program Coordinator...
Palin supports a plan to keep the state's LNG plant running
The State of Alaska is supporting a plan that would continue the shipment of Cook Inlet natural gas to Asia for the next several...
Rock Creek mine gets a vote of confidence from the courts
A decision issued today by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals means Vancouver-based NovaGold Resources is now one big step closer toward starting...
Chukchi lease sale stirs controversy
Environmental groups are calling on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to postpone the Chukchi Sea lease sale scheduled for next month. The Minerals Management Service...
APU skiers excel at national championship
Skiers from Alaska Pacific University won both the men's and women's national championship classic races today in Houghton, Michigan. Kikkan Randall won the 10...
Juneau to improve school lunches
The Juneau School District says it will take steps to improve its school lunch program. District officials sent their response earlier this week to...
Alaska turns 49
The 49th state celebrates its 49th birthday today.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Fairbanks considers dropping IM program
The state is accepting comment on the proposed phase out of the Fairbanks Borough’s vehicle Inspection and Maintenance program. The “I.M.” program was instituted...
Bushby prepares to continue world trek
British adventurer Karl Bushby is back in Fairbanks preparing for the next leg in his 36,000 mile walk round the world.
Dan Bross, KUAC -...
Halibut catch limits to hit Homer charter fleet
The Homer-area sports halibut charter fleet is willing to take a part of the catch-limit hit the International Pacific Halibut Commissionis about to level...
University of Alaska considers Gmail
Students and faculty tired of cleaning out their email inboxes may soon get a reprieve. Following a trend set by Northwestern University and Arizona...
Alaska News Nightly: January 3, 2008
The state's LNG plant will remain open. Plus, a lease sale in the Chukchi Sea stirs debate, and Alaska turns 49 today. Those...
$100 Oil: A mixed bag for Alaskans
The price of oil briefly eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time today. The news is a mixed blessing for Alaskans, who...