Monthly Archives: March 2011
Fur Rondy 2011: CANstruction
Photos by Kristin Spack, KSKA - Anchorage.
It’s a Rondy event that draws engineers, architects, sculptors and others with an “uncanny” sense of...
Fur Rondy Road Closures March 4 – 6
Click image for enlarged map and road closure details (PDF).
In preparation for the start of the Iditarod, there will be various road closures and...
Meet NPR's Liane Hansen in Anchorage
Host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday is coming to Anchorage this week for the Fur Rondy celebration and to meet you! As part of...
Hometown, Alaska: Liane Hansen
Liane Hansen, familiar from Weekend Edition Sunday, brings her friendly voice to our studio in Anchorage for a wide-ranging talk about NPR's impact and...
Talk of Alaska: Spirit of Reading
If you were searching for outdoor adventure, a school library might not be the first place you would look. Unless you...
Fairbanks Teen Arrested in Connection with Killing
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A Fairbanks teenager suspected in connection with the killing of his father in Two Rivers this week has been arrested...
Elmendorf Airman Among Those Killed in Germany
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
One of those killed when a gunman in Germany opened fire on a busload of American soldiers Wednesday was an...
Anchorage Edition: March 4, 2011
Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage...
Florida Judge Puts Stay on Own Health Care Order
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Florida judge who ruled the federal health care legislation to be unconstitutional in January, released a second...
Coast Guard Admiral Pushing for US Ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
As his tour in Alaska winds down, Rear Admiral Christopher Colvin, commander of the Coast Guard’s 17th District,...
Woman Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Murder
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
A woman who admitted to killing her husband in Sitka 22 years ago is going to jail until she’s...
Board of Fisheries Wades Through Proposals
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The Board of Fisheries is meeting in Anchorage this week, wading through hundreds of proposals that affect...
23-Year-Old Hoping to Improve Iditarod Time
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
62 mushers are making final preparations for the Iditarod. The ceremonial start of the 1,100 mile race begins Saturday...
Kobuk 440 Rebounding After Tough Financial Times
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Organizers of the season’s final mid-distance mushing race says things are shaping up after some rough financial times....
Interior Homesteader, Poet Passes Away
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Former Alaska poet laureate John Haines has died. The interior homesteader spent decades in the bush, an experience...
Alaska News Nightly: March 3, 2011
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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jacob Resneck, KMXT - Kodiak
This week: Anger among the drift net fleet on over aplan to conserve sockeye on Cook Inlet; a class-action...
Officials Hopeful About Shale Oil Potential
State officials are cautiously optimistic about a new type of on shore oil development that could help feed the sputtering Trans Alaska Pipeline. A new company called Great Bear Petroleum is armed with almost half a million acres in new leases and a plan to go after unconventional oil sources on the North Slope.
Alyeska Resumes Loading Tankers
Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez
The Alyeska Pipeline Company resumed loading tankers at the marine terminal in Valdez, Wednesday, after a bout with...
Hearing Scheduled to Determine Status of Brief Relating to Exxon Valdez Settlement
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A federal court hearing scheduled for Friday will allow arguments as to whether an amicus brief can be...