Monthly Archives: March 2008
Vacant downtown seat draws two hopefuls
KSKA now begins a series of candidate profiles for the upcoming April 1, 2008 municipal election.
While five of Anchorage's six assembly districts have two...
Listeners in Prudhoe Bay
KSKA is working with GCI to restore KSKA's broadcast signal in Prudhoe Bay. Several satellite dishes were replaced recently and the one that...
Talk of Alaska: Oceans in Need
Of all the coastal states, Alaska does the best job of taking care of its fisheries -- by far. The rockfish population off the...
Fish & Wildlife Service sued over polar bear protection status
Three environmental groups concerned that climate change is harming polar bears went back to federal court today to prod the Interior Department into deciding...
Alaska's National Guard reorganizing to meet the needs of communities and soldiers
The Alaska Army National Guard is transforming. The infantry unit is changing to become more relevant to today's military as well as to the...
New rules for northern Bering Sea proposed to protect fish habitat
A proposal issued Friday by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) would keep more than 100,000 square miles of the northern Bering Sea off-limits...
Governor meets with legislature over capital projects disagreements
House Speaker John Harris is working directly with the governor and with Senate leaders to resolve a dispute over some $50 million in capital...
Unalakleet hosts Iditarod rush hour
The Iditarod trail sled dog race is entering the final push as Lance Mackey checked into Koyuk at 1:19 p.m. this afternoon and Jeff...
Families that mush together, stay together
Mushing the Iditarod is usually a solo journey between the team of musher and dogs. But some racers have family members out on the...
Iditarod sled dog killed in snowmachine collision
A dog in the team of Minnesotan Jen Freking was killed Sunday night by a snowmachine. Freking was on the trail between Galena and...
Game Board updates aerial wolf kill to protect Alaska peninsula caribou
The State Board of Game has adopted a new predator control program. Department of Fish and Game spokeswoman Cathie Harms in Fairbanks says the...
Petersburg celebrates 10 years of movies, powered by students
Petersburg's student-run movie theater celebrated its 10th anniversary recently. The Northern Nights Theater got its start with a $35,000 state grant in 1997 --...
Alaska News Nightly: March 10, 2008
Environmental groups sue the federal government to protect polar bears while the State plans a new aerial wolf kill program. Meanwhile, the governor and...
Line One: Dr. Jack Hickel
Dr. Jack Hickel has spent many years in Swaziland as a medical missionary. Today he is a local family physician working at Southcentral Foundation....
Fierce competition at the front of Iditarod pack
The competition is fierce in this year's Iditarod. Jeff King and Lance Mackey left Shaktoolik within minutes of each other last night, headed across...
Public Office Commission fines Starr
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has dismissed three of four complaints against Anchorage Assembly member Bill Starr, but it also ruled that he had...
Algo Nuevo: March 9, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 9, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Traveling Music: March 9, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 9, 2008 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
The Twilight Show: March 8, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the March 8, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the...
AK: Not For Profit
In the state of Alaska, we have one nonprofit organization for every 77 people. No joke. So this week we take a look at...