Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: October 14, 2013
Early Research On Karluk Looks Hopeful; Shelter Says 30 Days And You’re Out…If You Don’t Follow The Rules; Craig Fleener Announces Lt. Governor Run; Parnell Names Acting Public Safety Commissioner; Smoking Rates Decline Among Alaska Teens; The ‘Who’ And The ‘Why’ Of The Middle School Travel Ban; Alaska Guardsmen Deploy To Guantanamo Bay; Southeast Hospitals Face Expensive Upgrades
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300 Villages: Kenny Lake
This week, we’re headed to the community of Kenny Lake on the edge of Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Vicky Koelzer is co-owner of the Kenny Lake Mercantile.
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Alaska New Nightly: October 11, 2013
Spokeswoman: White Powder Deemed Nonhazardous; Galena Residents Struggle To Navigate Assistance Programs; AVEC On Schedule For Bethel Utilities Company Takeover; Sealaska CEO Announces Retirement; Veniaminof Volcano Active Once More; UAF Scientists Land Grant For Most Extensive Pacific Walrus Research To Date; UAA Hockey Looks Forward To Fresh Start; AK: Float; 300 Villages: Kenny Lake
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Alaska News Nightly: October 10, 2013
Special Counsel To Investigate Mining Raids; Salvage Efforts Continue For Sunken Tender In Haines; Impacts Of The Shutdown On The Tongass; Fairbanks Natural Gas Founder Running Another LNG Company; Public Weighs In On Plan For Northern Access To U-Med District; Revamped GED Test Coming In January; Sitka’s Water Main’s Fixed, But Who Pays For Repairs?; Health Insurance Access Worries Commercial Fishing Industry; Beloved Tree Comes Down In Fairbanks
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Alaska News Nightly: October 9, 2013
Public Weighs In On Potential New Indoor Tennis Courts; Survey Says Nearly Half Of Mat-Su Women Experience Sexual Violence; Alaska's Supreme Court Justice Talks About Diversity On The Court; AIDEA Signs Agreement To Support Niblack Project; Study: Southeast’s ‘Blue Economy’ Growing; New Downtown Fairbanks Sculpture In The Works
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Alaska News Nightly: October 8, 2013
State Expects Unemployment Filings To Rise Due To Shutdown; Alaska Native Tribal Governments Keep Doors Open For Now; Bethel Economic Summit Looks At Energy Needs; Signing Up For Insurance On Federal Marketplace Still A Waiting Game; Alaska E-Health Network Defends Privacy Protections Of Medical Records; Why Sea-Tac Airport Workers Can't Join a Union for Better Pay; Tlingit & Haida Housing Authority, CCS To Expand Senior Services In Rural Southeast
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Alaska News Nightly: October 7, 2013
Nikiski Top Choice For LNG Pipeline Destination; Great Bear Says Alaska’s Shale Has Great Potential; Big Wind Storm Predicted To Hit Anchorage During Morning Commute; Salvage Begins On Sunken Tender In Haines Harbor; Furloughed Employees Struggle To Pay Bills; Badly Beaten Teen Remains Unconscious; Fairbanks Police To Play Support Role In Fairbanks 4 Review; Anchorage, Native Corporation Disagree on Gas Revenues; YK Delta Company Competing For Super Bowl Commercial Time
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Alaska News Nightly: October 4, 2013
Federal Shutdown Could Delay Crab Fisheries; Group Inadvertently Deals With Federal Under-Reach; Alaska’s High Court First Supreme Court In The Nation To Hear Climate Change Case; State Orders Review Of Fairbanks 4 Case; Small Explosion Detected At Cleveland Volcano; Longtime Pilot, Adventurer Shares Experiences In New Book; AK: Museum Moving; 300 Villages: Coffman Cove
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300 Villages: Coffman Cove
This week on AK, we're heading to the small community of Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast. Carolyn Duncan is the mayor of Coffman Cove.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 3, 2013
Salvagers Make Progress On Sunken Tender Lone Star; Paid Petitioners Vital Resource For Initiative Sponsors; Alaska Schools Lose More Than 600 Teachers, Staff Over Past 3 Years; Chugiak Residents Fight Landfill Plan; Y-K Delta’s First Nursing Home Opens In Bethel; Unions Criticize Lack Of Pre-Hire Labor Agreement For Juneau Dock Project; Forest Service To Tweak Tongass Management Plan
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Alaska News Nightly: October 2, 2013
F-16s Will Remain At Eielson Air Force Base; New F-35 Fighter Jets May Be Based At Eielson; State’s National Parks Close Due To Shutdown; High Web Traffic Cripples Federal Health Insurance Marketplaces; Municipal Elections Held Across State; Agricultural Conference Addresses Arctic Food Issues; Circle Still Recovering From Spring Floods; Solace International Helping Syrian Refugees
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Alaska News Nightly: October 1, 2013
Federal Government Shuts Down; Alaska’s Federal Workers Speak Out On Shutdown; Health Insurance Marketplace Launches In Alaska; Why Are Old Apartment Complexes Burning Down In Anchorage?; Marine Weather Forecasts Remain Available; Can A College Freshman Force State Action On Climate Change?; Cruise Season Short Of Million-Passenger Mark
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Alaska News Nightly: September 30, 2013
State Braces For Government Shutdown; Health Insurance Marketplaces Set To Open; YKHC Lays Off Workers, Cuts Programs; Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Gets New Name; Changes Coming Tuesday To Marine Weather Forecasts For Southwest Alaska; Wrangell Considers Sales Tax Decrease; Hotel Impossible Wraps Up Filming At Alaskan Hotel; Adventurer Publishes ‘Northern Exposures’ Book
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Masterpiece Mystery: Foyle’s War – Sunflower
Foyle is tasked with protecting Karl Strasser, a Nazi officer turned MI5 informant who believes he is in danger. America wants Strasser extradited for his involvement in a wartime event, but British Intelligence is determined to protect him. As Foyle nears a solution to the case, the unfathomable truth of “Operation Sunflower” is revealed.
TV: Sunday, 9/29 at 8:00pm
Last Tango in Halifax: Episode 4
A police search begins for Alan and Celia, who are locked inside the hall without phone service. Fearing for their parents and unable to sleep, Caroline and Gillian open up to one another and form a supportive bond. In the morning, the curator and his assistant find Alan and Celia.
TV: Saturday, 9/29 at 7:00pm
300 Villages: Venetie
This week, we’re heading to the Interior community of Venetie on the Chandalar River. Eddie Frank is the Tribal Administrator in Venetie.
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Alaska News Nightly: September 27, 2013
Denali Commission’s Inspector General Advocates For Dissolving Organization; Newly-Enforced FAA Policies Cause Problems For Alaska Airports; Oil, Gas Exploration May Increase In Chukchi Sea; State, Fairbanks Review New Fairbanks 4 Evidence; Secure Rural Schools Program Extension Approved; ACLU Concerned Over Online Health Information Exchanges; AK: Baby Boost; 300 Villages: Venetie
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Great Performances: The Hollow Crown – Henry IV – Part 1
Follow Prince Hal’s path to reconciliation with his father and his ascension to the throne.
TV: Friday, 9/27 at 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: September 26, 2013
Senators Weigh In On Government Shutdown; Arming VPSOs Discussed At Anchorage Meeting; Man Dies After Being Struck Many Times With Road Sign; Murkowski Secures $50 Million For Legacy Well Clean Up; DEC Proposes New Fine For Particulate Pollution; iPhone Map Leads Drivers Onto Fairbanks Runway; Candidates Compete For Mat-Su Assembly; ‘Strength in Youth’ Highlights Positive High School Statistics
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Thousand Invisible Cords
A Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems from Thousand Cords on Vimeo.
Can an entire landscape be altered by changes in one plant or animal gene? Science now says yes, and A Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems traces the 30-year journey that led to this discovery. It demonstrates that living things are connected in more ways that anyone thought possible. TV: Thursday, 9/26 at 8:00pm