Yearly Archives: 2019

Alaskans skied to top finishes Thursday as the US National Cross Country Ski Championships got underway in Vermont.

Many of the favorite commercial decorative species don’t grow naturally this far north. So a family of Kodiak farmers decided to take on the challenge.

Alaska's lone congressman had a ceremonial role in a major transition that happened Thursday in Washington D.C.

Here’s the Saturday December 22nd, 2018 edition of Midnight Sun Jazz, with host Ed Ulman.

Here’s the Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.

The Haines Library and the Haines Sheldon Museum partnered to offer outdoor survival skill workshops for kids over the winter break.

Security concerns prompt closing of online PFD applications; Fairbanks election lawsuit goes before Supreme Court; Murkowski aims to revive public lands bill, despite objection; DOT proposes fee for Uber and Lyft to operate at Alaska international airports; Kenai Assembly's prayer list broadens after policy change; Single-use plastic bag ban takes effect in Unalaska; Public health data shows 13 percent rise in Alaska suicides; Proposed Prince of Wales old timber logging draws ire from environmentalists; Pebble proponents continue the battle despite years of stagnation; CVRF hopes tiny homes could serve as big solution for region's housing crisis

New report comes beside a study documenting the presence of drugs and alcohol in incidents of self-harm.

One of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's first priorities of the year is to pass a 680-page public lands bill. Murkowski nearly passed it last month but was thwarted by a single senator.

Every January for three decades, the Anchorage Folk Festival has warmed up winter with strummin' fingers and tappin' feet. What's on the agenda this year, and more on the history and stories behind the music festival. Thanks for listening!

As of Tuesday, single-use plastic bags are no longer allowed in Unalaska.

If you're using ride-hailing services to get to certain Alaska airports, it could soon be a little more costly.

Traveling Music Date: 1-6-19 Shonti Elder   Format:  Tune Title Performer / Composer Album Title Recording Company Length   Nest Ruth Moody / Ruth Moody The Garden Red House Records 3:33   Better Days Garnet Rogers / Garnet Rogers Firefly Www.garnetrogers.com 6:10   Garden Grow Laurie Lewis...

A new study has found that one of the coho salmon’s most valuable senses -- smell -- may diminish as more carbon dioxide enters the North Pacific Ocean.

Two months after election day, the Alaska Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments at a Jan. 4 oral hearing in the lawsuit holding up Alaska’s House District 1 election.

According to an update posted on Coast Guard All Hands, the official blog for Coast Guard workers, meeting payroll in January “will require a fiscal 2019 appropriation, a continuing resolution, or passage of an alternative measure.”

Covering a Crisis: A Discussion with Alaska Public Media Reporters Join Alaska Public Media News Director Lori Townsend, and reporters Liz Ruskin, Nat Herz, and...