Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
In My Family: ‘It’s A Nice Day!’
This week on “In My Family,” host Ethan Petticrew teaches Raven how to say "It's a nice day" in Unangax.
Mitch Seavey First Into Unalakleet
Former Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey was the first musher into Unalakleet, checking in at 10:13 a.m. Sunday. Aaron Burmeister is hot on Seavey's heels, riding into Unalakleet less that 15 minutes later.
Buser Keeps Lead Out Of Eagle Island
About three hours separate Martin Buser from Aliy Zirkle and the rest of the pack. Buser checked out of Eagle Island at 2:41 a.m. Saturday morning for his 60-mile run to Kaltag. Seven other mushers have departed Eagle Island, including Zirkle, Mitch Seavey, Jessie Royer and Aaron Burmeister.
Buser Retakes Lead, Departs Grayling
Martin Buser has again regained the Iditarod lead, departing Grayling at 12:52 p.m., staying at the checkpoint for only 10 minutes. Aliy Zirkle, Aaron Burmeister, Jake Berkowitz and Sonny Lindner round out the top-5. Buser is the only competitor in the top-5 that has used both the mandatory 8-hour and 24-hour layovers.
300 Villages: Unalakleet
This week, we’re heading to Unalakleet, an Iditarod checkpoint on the Bering Sea Coast. Jay Thomas is principal at the school in Unalakleet.
Alaska News Nightly: March 8, 2013
Plane Crashes Near Dillingham; Lawmakers Dash To DC, Dine With Lobbyists; Otter-Bounty Bill Faces Opposition; Most Iditarod Teams Remaining Large So Far; Fairbanks School District Proposes $262 Million Operating Budget; Sheffield Stumps For Instate Gasline; AK: A Fashion Show; 300 Villages: Unalakleet
Zirkle Leads Mushers Into Grayling
Aliy Zirkle has taken the lead in the 2013 Iditarod. She checked into the Grayling checkpoint at 9:54 a.m. Friday. Aaron Burmeister and Jake Berkowitz arrived in Grayling about 30 minutes apart, at 11:06 a.m. and 11:37 a.m., respectively.
Browder Not Picked To Head Des Moines Public Schools
Anchorage School District Superintendent Jim Browder was not chosen to lead Des Moines Public Schools. Browder was in the top-3 candidates for the position and went through his final interview with the district on March 6. The Des Moines School Board opted to go with Thomas Ahart, who had been serving as the interim superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools since May 2012.
Alaska News Nightly: March 7, 2013
Senate Committee Considers Interior Nominee; Agencies Can Soon Use Herbicides, Pesticides On State Lands Without Permit; Alaska Railroad Cutting Over 50 Jobs; Jury Rules In Favor Of City In Homer Airport Shooting Case; Lead Dogs Begin To Prove Themselves; Dillingham Couple Attempts To Set World Record; Fairbanks’ ‘College Hill’ Area To Go By Athabascan Name; State Legislators Coming Together To Make Music
Summer View of the Iditarod Checkpoint
Iditarod, the namesake of the dogsled race to Nome, doesn't get a lot of visitors, and there is very little left standing that alludes to the gold rush-era importance the town once had, but it was once a bustling hub on the Historic Iditarod Trail that many prospectors journeyed through as they searched for the riches Alaska had to offer, In the summer of 2011, APRN's Josh Edge and KSKA's Kristin Spack had a chance to go out to the ghost towns of Iditarod and Flat, located about 10 miles apart, with Kevin Keeler, from the Bureau of Land Management. Here's a sneak peak inside Iditarod and once of it's focal points, the N.C. Store.
Buser Takes Iditarod Lead
Martin Buser has regained the lead in the 2013 Iditarod. After just under five hours of rest at the checkpoint, Buser left Iditarod at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday to begin a 55-mile jaunt to Shageluk.
ASD Superintendent Jim Browder Interviews For Des Moines Public Schools Job
Anchorage School District Superintendent Jim Browder is currently in the interview process for the superintendent job with Des Moines Public School District. He is one of three finalists for the position.
Video from Des Moines Public Schools
Lance Mackey First Into Iditarod
Lance Mackey was the first musher to reach the race's namesake checkpoint of Iditarod. He checked in at 8:36 p.m. Wednesday. Sonny Lindner arrived at the checkpoint shortly after 10:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Alaska News Nightly: March 6, 2013
Begich Bill Would Define Mental Incompetence For Guns; Opposition Testify Against Behavior Health Funding Cuts; Mushers Debate Where To Take 24-Hour Layover; Iditarod Airplane Flips; 2 On Board Unhurt; International Delegates To Decide On Polar Bear Protections; Public Urges Officials To Maintain White Mountain Recreation Area Mining Ban; Service Allows Fairbanks Residents To Share More Info With Emergency Responders; Alaska’s Capital City Changes With The Times
Lance Mackey Leading The Way
Lance Mackey is in the lead, leaving Ophir at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, nearly two and a half hours ahead of the next musher, Sonny Lindner. Jeff King is currently in third place, departing from Ophir at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday.
Alaska News Nightly: March 5, 2013
Three Dead in Rainy Pass Crash; Former Sitka Principal Charged With Sexual Assaults; Senate Democratic Budget Expected To Take Aim At Oil Tax Privileges; Kulluk Arrives In Unalaska; House Tightens Operating Budget; 13 Mushers Making Iditarod Debut This Year; State Workers Rally As Union Leaders Negotiate New Cotnracts; St. George Harbor Project Progresses; Long-Running Lawsuit Over Fast Ferries’ Engines Is Settled; Lawmakers Celebrate First Territorial Legislature Centennial
Burmeister Leads The Way Out Of Nikolai
Aaron Burmeister was the first to leave Nikolai for McGrath, checking out at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday. Last year's runner up, Aliy Zirkle, followed Burmeister out of Nikolai less than an hour later. Former Iditarod champions Mitch Seavey and Lance Mackey also departed from Nikolai, at 1:52 p.m. and 2:02 p.m., respectively.
17 Mushers In Nikolai
Aaron Burmeister, Lance, Mackey, Aliy Zirkle and 14 others are taking a breather at the Nikolai checkpoint. Burmeister was the first to arrive, checking in at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday morning, with Mackey and Zirkle trailing less than an hour behind.
In My Family: 'No'
This week on “In My Family,” host Lydia Foster teaches Raven how to say "no" in Sm'algyax.
Alaska News Nightly: March 4, 2013
Begich Requests State Put $2 Billion Toward Ports Infrastructure; Resignation Looms For ASD Superintendent; Fairbanks Neighborhood Air Quality Improves After Wood Boilers Shut Down; 1 Dead After Backcountry Accident Near Haines; Sequester Expected To Impact 8a Contracts; Speakers Make Case For Accepting Federal Money For Medicaid Expansion; Four Women Ranking Among 2013 Iditarod’s Top-20 Mushers; Icicle’s Adak Plant To Take Summer Hiatus; Alaska Cultural Connections: Staying In The Bush