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With Foster Care Cases Up, Lawmakers Consider Funding Triage
Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau
The Walker administration is pushing for more funding for the Office of Children’s Services, in response to the growing number of foster children in the system.
Lawmakers Seek Audit of State Crime Lab
Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau
Lawmakers have approved an audit of the state crime lab to see if it is properly managing evidence.
Prenatal Pot Use On The Rise in Alaska
Elizabeth Jenkins, KTOO – Juneau
About one in 14 Alaska women are using marijuana while pregnant. That’s based on the state’s pregnancy risk monitoring survey which hundreds of new moms complete each year. Between 2002 and 2011, the number of women reporting marijuana use during pregnancy more than doubled. The women are more likely to be younger, Alaska Native and lower income.
2 New Wolf Kills Add to Denali Population Decline
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The recent killing of two Denali National Park wolves has increased calls for protection of the animals on state land adjacent to the park, where hunting and trapping are legal.
Hovercraft To Shuttle Cruise Tourists to Taku Glacier
Lisa Phu, KTOO – Juneau
The start of the cruise ship season brings a new excursion from one of the oldest tour outfits in Southeast. Allen Marine Tours is set to run hovercraft trips to the Taku Glacier starting this week.
Alaska WWII Vet Enjoys Bird’s Eye View of D.C. Flyover
Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington, D.C.
This is Victory in Europe day, the 70th anniversary of World War Two’s end in Europe. In Washington, D.C. more than 50 vintage military aircraft flew over the national mall to the Capitol. One Alaska vet got a bird’s eye view.
49 Voices: Michelle Troll
Anne Hillman, KSKA – Anchorage
This week we hear from Michelle Troll who moved to Alaska to work at the Ketchikan Daily News more than 30 years ago and never, ever intended to stay.
AK: Samurai Musher
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
If you didn’t hear the rendition of the Alaska Flag Song by a Japanese choral ensemble last week at Anchorage’s Alaska Performing Arts Center, you missed something special.
