Monthly Archives: April 2008
Alaska Territorial Guard solders receive WWII discharge papers
Many Alaskan soldiers who fought in World War II were never officially discharged until last week. About 50 of these Alaska Territorial Guard soldiers...
Alaska News Nightly: April 4, 2008
The man accused of murdering 4 people in Sitka pleads not guilty. Plus, the Governor finds a way to solve the supplemental capital...
Stage Talk: Donizetti's Don Pasquales
Join hosts Marks Muro and Jean Paal for a weekly discussion about local theatre in Alaska. This week, director Bill Fabris chats about Donizetti's...
30th Anniversary: Welcome to public radio, 1977
At 3000 watts of power, KSKA signed on the air as Aurora Community Broadcasting, the first public radio station in Anchorage. Read...
Night Music: April 3, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 3, 2008 edition of Night Music with Kirk Walhaus. All tracks played are listed below...
Senator Stevens calls for moratorium on commercial fishing in arctic waters
Senator Ted Stevens hopes to get top Bush Administration officials and the United Nations actively involved in pushing for no commercial fishing in the...
Alaska Ranger crewman admits to drinking on the ship
The assistant engineer on the Alaska Ranger admitted Wednesday to drinking alcohol on the factory trawler. But Rodney Lundy said he never did it...
Two leading bond rating agencies issue alert about TransCanada
The company is the Palin administration’s preliminary choice to develop a natural gas line from the North Slope.The reviews by both Moody’s Investor’s Service...
St. Mary's alcohol shipment being investigated
Anchorage law enforcement officials are investigating over 100 bottles of alcohol being shipped to the Lower Yukon village of Saint Mary’s.
Angela Denning-Barnes, Kyuk -...
Spawn-on-kelp fishery returns for second year
For a second year, the Department of Fish and Game will have a spawn-on-kelp fishery in the Wrangell/Petersburg area. The first Ernest sound fishery...
Teens take part in Anchorage election process
Various attempts to lure young adults to the polls at election time seemed to have enjoyed only limited success. But an idea tried...
Young Alaska skiers participate in Junior Olympics
Juneau and Anchorage high school skiers have been competing this past week in the Western Region Junior Olympics at Mount Bachelor in Bend, Oregon....
Alaska News Nightly: April 3, 2008
The assistant engineer on the Alaska Ranger admits to drinking on the ship. Plus, Senator Stevens calls for moratorium on commercial fishing in...
Anchorage teens work at precinct polling stations
Various attempts to lure young adults to the polls at election time seemed to have enjoyed only limited success. But an idea tried...
30th Anniversary: KSKA scrap book
Flip through KSKA's scrap book and remember the voices from the past and present.
Controversy over Polar Bears heats up
Today, three environmental groups took the next step in their legal fight to force a decision on ‘threatened’ status for polar bears while Interior...
Legislature updates Silver Hand program
Legislation to update a program that certifies Alaska Native artwork has passed both chambers of the state legislature and is awaiting Governor Sarah Palin’s...
Report outlines links between water systems and disease
A new, comprehensive report on links between disease and safe water systems in Alaska had some startling results. The study covered the years 2000...
Legislature calls for extension of special session
The State House and Senate have both introduced resolutions asking the governor to extend the call for the special session set for June to...
Newly elected Anchorage assembly shifts to the left
In yesterday's municipal election, voters tipped the Anchorage Assembly from its solidly conservative majority toward a more progressive body.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage