Monthly Archives: March 2008
Alaska settles psychotic medication suit against Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly will pay the state of Alaska $15 million to settle a lawsuit over the company's anti-psychotic medication Zyprexa. The agreement was announced...
Sinking of the Alaska Ranger leaves a lot of unanswered questions
Later this week the Coast Guard will begin its formal inquiry into what caused a fishing boat to sink in the Bering Sea on...
Retreating sea ice may push four seals onto Endangered Species list
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today it will conduct a review to see if Endangered Species Act protections should be given to ribbon...
Alaska House: Humans at top of game management priorities
The Alaska House passed a bill today that would change the approach to big game management by establishing human use as the top priority...
First herring sac roe fishery window opened in Sitka Sound
A heavy snow squall did not deter herring fishermen from setting their nets in the first opener of the Sitka Sound sac roe fishery...
1840's Kodiak 'Othello' appears in eastern Prince William Sound
Residents of Cordova and Valdez got something of a history lesson recently. They were treated to a traveling play about Aleutian-Russian relations -- from...
UAF students prepare for ride on NASA's 'vomit comet'
A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks students will go weightless next month. The UAF Microgravity team is one of 40 groups nationwide selected...
Alaska News Nightly: March 26, 2008
The federal government is considering listing four types of seals under the Endagered Species Act. Plus, the State of Alaska has settled its lawsuit...
Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Celebrating 50 years of statehood
Join hosts Sandy Harper and Dick Reichman and their guest Laura Shue, grants officer for the Alaska Humanities Forum. There are grants available to...
KSKA off the air
At 1:55 PM Wednesday afternoon, KSKA experienced a microwave failure at our transmitter site in Goose Bay. Our engineers are at the site and...
Quadruple homicide stuns Sitka
Police in Sitka say at least four people died in a stabbing incident this morning. Shortly before noon today police responded to a call...
House takes up predator control bill debate
The House today opened debate on a bill that establishes harvest by humans as the top priority for moose, caribou and deer populations. It...
Governor declares Tsunami Awareness Week
Governor Sarah Palin is asking coastal residents in Alaska to make sure they're prepared for a potential tsunami. She's declared this week "Tsunami Awareness...
Coast Guard abandons search for missing fisherman
The Coast Guard has ended its search for the missing crew member from a fishing boat that sank in the Bering Sea Sunday morning.
Charles...
Small Southeast towns consider forming a new borough
Small towns afraid of being swallowed up by their larger neighbors in northern Southeast Alaska consider banding together. Representatives of cities scattered along Icy...
Non-resident workers on the increase around the state
A newly released annual report on labor statistics in Alaska show an increase in non resident workers in the state. Brian Laurent is a...
Tanana looks at expanding uses for propane
The city of Tanana has agreed to work with the State to see if the community can use propane for heating and other uses. ...
Dog teams ready to hit the trail in the All Alaska Sweepstakes
16 mushers are ready to pull up their snowhooks for the commemorative centennial running of the All Alaska Sweepstakes - a 408 mile...
Cross country skiers descend on Fairbanks
America’s best cross country skiers are in Fairbanks this week to compete in U.S. National Championship Distance races, including Alaskan Kikkan Randall.
Dan Bross, KUAC...
Alaska News Nightly: March 25, 2008
Four people are murdered in Sitka. The house takes up a bill on predator control. The Coast Guard gives up the search for a...