Monthly Archives: January 2008

New report identifies Alaska's biggest polluters

A new Department of Environmental Conservation study of greenhouse gas emissions says Alaskans pour nearly 60 million tons of heat-trapping gases into the sky...

Seavy wins sloppy Kusko 300

Mitch Seavy of Seward won the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog race in Bethel last night.  The race course, which runs up, and then back...

Canada's First Nation says mine project must negotiate

In Canada, the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation is demanding benefits from the proposed Carmacks Copper project. Chief Eddy Skookum says the mining company...

Alaska News Nightly: January 21, 2008

The Legislature picks up the pace. Also, a fuel shipment to Nikolski is aborted under high winds, and the Priblilof Islands struggle economically ....

Line One: Stress

Christine Sam from Good Samaritan Counseling Center in Anchorage joins Dr. Woodard to discuss the effects of stress and what can be done to...

Hold This Thought… moved to holdthisthought.org

For those folks following our broadcasts of the 1-minute series by Barbara Brown called Hold This Thought, please note that e-mail subscriptions, the podcast...

Algo Nuevo: January 20, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan 20, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New. If you have questions, comments or music requests for...

Something Different: January 20, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan 20, 2008 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song...

Soul to Soul: January 19, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan, 19 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below...

The Twilight Show: January 19, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the Jan 19, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer. All tracks played are listed below in the...

AK: Wolves

This week on AK we come face-to-face with Wolves. We'll go behind the scenes at an organization raising awareness about wolves, take a look...

Anchorage webs net visitors

Last year proved highly successful for Anchorage's visitors' industry. According to a report presented yesterday by the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, much...

Alaska Senate revamps leadership structure

The Senate today reorganized its leadership structure following Anchorage Republican John Cowdery’s resignation as Chairman of the powerful Rules Committee. Cowdery has been ill...

Senate Task Force grapples with village public safety issues

The Senate Task Force looking into improving the state’s Village Public Safety Commission took its hearings to the capitol today. The task force is...

Nikolski struggles with fuel crisis

The Aleutian village of Nikolski has been hovering on the edge of a fuel crisis for months. For the second year in a row,...

More cuts for Southeast halibut fishery

Southeast Alaska halibut fishermen will see a big cut to their catch this year. The International Pacific Halibut Commission this week went with its...

Military flights in Fairbanks give some the jitters

Military operations over Fairbanks this week concerned some locals, as Fort Wainwright helicopters flew over downtown to practice urban scouting. Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks

ACVB plans to build on big, wild year

The final numbers are not yet in, but Anchorage's visitor industry enjoyed a fine year in 2007.  And according to the Anchorage Convention and...

The 39th ALCAN 200 snow machine race begins tomorrow

The race runs from the Canadian border at 42 mile on the Haines Highway to Dezadeash Lake, and then returns to the border. John Hunt,...

The day for the Little People

According to Yu’pik tradition, the little people come out today, but who are the little people and what are they up to. Anne Hillman, KDLG...