Yearly Archives: 2019
LISTEN: A Washington Post correspondent talks about reporting on climate change on Alaska’s North Slope
The Washington Post made the Alaska North Slope village of Nuiqsut front page news earlier this month, under a provocative headline: "Alaska's warming, but can't quit big oil." We talked with the reporter who wrote the story.
Fire at BC fish farm releases thousands of Atlantic salmon
Finfish aquaculture is currently outlawed in Alaska.
State seeks dismissal of class-action suit challenging rate hikes at Pioneer Homes
Three Pioneer Home residents had filed suit after monthly rates more than doubled: with top tier residents liable to owe $15,000 a month for state-run assisted living.
Is Baby Yoda indigenous? Character captures the hearts of Alaska Native artists
Indigenous artists have incorporated popular culture — from Superman to Batman, even "Star Wars" — into Native designs before, but something about Baby Yoda is different.
LISTEN: Sadie Maubet Bjornsen is perhaps the best cross country skier in the world. She lives in Anchorage.
For a couple days earlier this winter, Anchorage was the hometown of the best cross-country skier in the world, Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, an Anchorage resident who trains with the Alaska Pacific University program, joined us last week to talk about her season so far.
Kake road project seeks to expand access to Southeast Alaska forestland
Permitting work and environmental review will continue into 2020.
Alaska Native group seeks support for Southeast land selections
Representatives of an effort to seek land for Alaska Natives in five Southeast Alaska communities spoke briefly with Petersburg’s borough assembly this month in hopes of gaining the support of the municipality.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is again making national news, this time for her opinions on impeachment. Plus: A look at the ongoing effort to build a new generation of rural Alaskan National Guardsmen.
Worsening ice jam in Willow Creek leaves floodwater nowhere to go
A rare winter flood is hampering access to residents of a neighborhood in Willow, and emergency managers are still searching for solutions.
Kim Jong Un’s North Korea with Dr. Jung Pak
groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un, from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump–from a former CIA analyst considered one of the leading American experts on the North Korean leader inside and outside the U.S. government.
Murkowski’s statements on impeachment cut both ways
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is showing her independent streak as she discusses the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
LISTEN: There’s $3.2B dollars at stake in the 2020 Census
The U.S Census happens just once a decade and it kicks off in Tooksok Bay, Alaska in mid-January. Getting an accurate count of all Alaskans is critically important for billions of dollars in federal funding and drawing political jurisdiction lines.
New Sitka bulk store takes bite out of high food prices
In Southeast Alaska, high grocery prices are a fact of life. Now, one Sitkan is hoping to give local families — including her own — a break.
GCI applies to bring fiber optic to Aleutian communities
The proposed project would bring fiber optic cable from Kodiak to Unalaska, spanning approximately 428 miles.
Fewer ferry sailings means less work for many AMHS employees
Only four of the 11 state-owned ferries are currently in service, and the limited sailing schedule not only affects passengers but ferry employees as well.
Haines, Skagway Lego League clubs compete virtually in Juneau competition
Diminished ferry schedules prevented Lego League clubs in the Upper Lynn Canal from traveling to a Juneau robotics qualifier, but neither the Haines Robohobos nor the Skagway Krosswalk Kangaroos let that keep them from participating.
LISTEN: Making the most of Anchorage’s unusual winter with ice skates on hidden ponds
An intrepid group of local radio reporters ventured to a pond behind their office to see first-hand just how good ice-skating conditions are in Anchorage.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019
Alaska's senior senator weighs in on impeachment, without taking a side. Plus: A new Dunleavy administration budget proposal that threatens Alaska's growing oyster-farming industry.
Mel Sather, Alaska broadcasting pioneer, dies at 75
Mel Sather, who built the Anchorage-based Native station KNBA, died Dec. 4 after a long illness.
State releases new guide on medication assisted treatment
As more Alaskans seek treatment for opioid use disorder, the state is taking measures to ensure enough medical providers are there to help.