Henry Leasia, KHNS - Haines
Fishermen harvest hooligan by the bucketful on the Chilkoot and Chilkat
Once again, the Chilkat and Chilkoot rivers are turning black with little fish scrambling upstream. The eulachon, commonly known as hooligan, are running in full force and all kinds of different species are loving it. Listen now
New book tells untold story of black soldiers who built the Alaska Highway
Much of the history of the Alaska Highway up to this point has overlooked the sacrifices and mistreatment of the black men involved in its construction. Dennis and Christine McClure hope to bring these issues to light in their book ‘We Fought the Road.’ Listen now
New exhibit tells little-known story of a plan to settle Jewish refugees in Alaska during WWII
As millions of people around the world are displaced from their homes, some are looking to the past for insight on the refugee crisis. A new museum exhibit in Anchorage tells the story of a plan to relocate European Jewish refugees to Alaska during World War II. Listen now
Summit emphasizes how people in recovery are fighting Alaska’s opioid epidemic
The Recovery Summit was held in Palmer and addressed efforts that had been made over the past year to improve the state's opioid epidemic. Listen now
New Pebble advisory committee meets indoors, while mine protesters gather outside
On Monday, a new advisory committee on the proposed Pebble Mine met in-person for the first time. It happened while simultaneously a protest against the project was staged in downtown Anchorage. Listen now
49 Voices: William “Pops” Wilson of Wasilla
This week we're hearing from William "Pops" Wilson in Wasilla. Wilson has been fishing in the Wasilla area his whole life. Listen now
AK: Cyclists support the fight against cancer while riding from Texas to Alaska
Last week 70 cyclists completed the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. Every year the Texas 4000 raises thousands of dollars for cancer research. Listen now
Solar eclipse has stargazers excited all over the U.S.
This Monday, August 21st, states across the lower 48 will get to see a full solar eclipse, as the moon slides directly in front of the sun for roughly 2 minutes. People from all over the world are flocking to towns that will fall under the path of the moon’s shadow. Listen now
Hundreds gather at Cuddy Park for music, games and grilled fish on Alaska Wild Salmon Day
Alaska Wild Salmon Day celebrations took place across the state on August 10th. This marks the second year of the official state holiday. Listen now
Alaska Highway open after clean up of spilled oil from overturned tanker
Canadian authorities reopened the Alaska Highway last night at a point near the Rancheria Lodge in the Yukon Territory. The road is now open to single lane traffic assisted by pilot cars. Delays of 20 to 30 minutes are expected.
Anchorage Parks and Recreation builds new community garden plots to keep up with demand
Community gardens across Anchorage are buzzing with activity this summer. 12 new gardening plots have popped up in the Fairview area, built with help from a youth employment program. Listen now
Fish Creek opens for dipnetting, drawing crowds
Near Wasilla today, hundreds of salmon set to spawn in Fish Creek swam a gauntlet of dipnets after the Department of Fish and Game opened the sometimes sporadic personal-use dipnet fishery there. Listen now
UAA celebrates 10 years of bringing writers together during summer reading series
Every summer at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, distinguished authors from around the country come to read their work and offer advice to burgeoning writers. The university’s creative writing department recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its reading series. Listen now
49 Voices: Jim Thiele of Anchorage
This week, as part of Alaska Energy Desk's Midnight Oil, we're hearing from Jim Thiele in Anchorage. Thiele did fishery surveys along the trans-Alaska Pipeline in the 70s. Listen now
Anchorage park receives $750,000 DOI grant
A new park in Anchorage has received $750,000. The federal grant is part of a nationwide program to enhance parks and recreation facilities in under-served communities. Listen now
Middle school students prepare for lift off at UAA’s Summer Rocketry Academy
Fourth of July celebrations may be over, but that doesn't mean people have stopped firing rockets. Last week middle school students from across Alaska learned how to design and launch their own rockets at one of the University of Alaska Anchorage's Summer Engineering Academies. Listen now
Working around the clock to make sure the trans-Alaska Pipeline holds water
"The first week I went to work was the only week in two and a half years that I worked less than eighty hours a week. Many times we would work twenty-four hours a day." Listen now
White House’s election fraud commission suspends request for Alaska voter information
The Trump administration’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has suspended its request for voter information from the Alaska Division of Elections. The commission’s nationwide voter fraud investigation has been put on hold because of a pending lawsuit by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 10, 2017
Murkowski speaks with constituents about health care during Senate recess; From Anchorage, Walker tells lawmakers to get back to Juneau; Frauds, scams, and schemes cost Alaskans millions last year; Big ships asked to slow down to reduce noise for iconic whales; Whale entanglement expert shares best practices with Petersburg volunteers; Could LKSD support of Alaska Native teacher training put an end to teacher turnover?; Bethel scientist returns home to study climate change Listen now
Murkowski speaks with constituents about health care during Senate recess
Senator Lisa Murkowski was one of just four of the Senate's 52 Republicans to make a public appearance over the fourth of July. She spoke with constituents about healthcare. Listen now