Monthly Archives: April 2008
USDA gives large Earth-Day gift to Kodiak recycling center
A non-profit community recycling center in Kodiak that employs disabled workers, received a big financial gift from the US Department of Agriculture this Earth...
Alaskans celebrate Earth Day
As Alaskans join the rest of the nation in celebrating Earth Day today they bring a special perspective to the event. Alaska and the...
Celebrating the fight against child abuse
Last week agencies and organizations working to protect and support abused and neglected children gathered to honor their work, their colleagues and their clients.
Len...
Alaska News Nightly: April 22, 2008
Joshua Wade pleads not guilty in the murder of Mindy Schloss. Meanwhile, Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin foils Exxon’s latest attempt to keep open...
Talk of Alaska: Statehood
The Alaska Statehood Act was signed in 1959, but the critical decisions that made statehood a reality came the year before -- fifty years...
Web Extra: Jayne Sheppard speaks at Light of Hope
Jayne Sheppard is a young mother who battled alcoholism to set her life in order and regain her children. Two quotes from her...
Web Extra: Slade Martin speaks at Light of Hope
Slade Martin spent over a decade in the state’s foster child care program. At this past Friday’s "Light of Hope" luncheon he described...
Anchorage gathering honors child abuse prevention workers and clients
Last Friday agencies and organizations working to protect and support abused and neglected children gathered to honor their work, their colleagues and their clients.
Web...
Begich officially announces run for U.S. Senate
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich formally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate this afternoon
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Regulators want 6 more months to decide beluga whale endangered status
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) says it will take up to 6 months longer to decide whether Cook Inlet beluga whales should be...
Juneau blackout may have energy conservation silver lining
City leaders in Juneau believe the city's power emergency is an opportunity to become more energy efficient. And so they've begun a process of...
Beak deformities affecting Alaskan birds, puzzling scientists
A syndrome affecting Alaskan birds is being seen with more frequency in the northwestern U.S. Birds with "long-billed syndrome" have misshapen and overgrown beaks....
Hatchery salmon returns may offset low wild fish quotas in 2008
Southeast fishermen disappointed by low Chinook quotas and bag limits in the coming season will be glad to hear this: hatchery returns of king...
Army medical helicopter crash under investigation
Army Alaska officials are looking into why a medevac helicopter caught fire Saturday at Fort Wainwright. The crew managed to escape before the aircraft...
Anchorage unveils daily crime map
Anchorage residents who want to track crime in their neighborhoods now have a new way to do it. The city recently unveiled a new...
Tlingit and Haida assembly elects new president in landslide vote
Delegates to southeast Alaska's largest tribal organization have elected Bill Martin of Juneau as their president. Martin won 75% of the vote.
John Ryan, KTOO...
Alaska News Nightly: April 21, 2008
It's official: Mark Begich is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by legendary legislator Ted Stevens. Meanwhile, Cook Inlet belugas remain in...
Tlingit and Haida audio postcard
Photo by Chris Miller, Juneau
KTOO's John Ryan and Juneau-based photographer Chris Miller teamed up last week to cover the convening of the Tlingit-Haida Central...
Line One: Respiratory health
Lung disease is rapidly becoming a women's disease. Lung cancer kills more women than breast, ovarian and cervical cancers combined. On Line One, join...
Algo Nuevo: April 20, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 20, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...