Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: April 23, 2012
Resource Committee Members Take ‘Show Me’ Approach To Oil Tax Cuts; Tribal Organizations Await Results Of Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Case; Air Force General’s Promotion On Hold Until More Questions Answered About Possible F-16 Move; Election Commission Digs Into Ballot Mess; ‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protesters Pack Up Camp; Flood Advisory In Effect For Salcha Area; Museum Of The North New Home To Seal Stone; Alaska Folk Festival Honors Musicians Buddy Tabor, Barb Kalen
300 Villages: Lime Village
Now its time for 300 villages. Today were heading to Lime Village, a tiny community directly west of Anchorage. Ursula Graham is the Tribal Administrator for the Lime Village.
Alaska News Nightly: April 20, 2012
Judge Rejects Amended Redistricting Plan, Court Says 2008 Sitka Citizen’s Initiative Was Legal, Governor’s Oil Tax Plan Meets Legislative Opposition, Over 100 Offshore Miners To Set Up Shop In Nome, Herbert Glacier Developers Anticipate Over 245,000 Ounces Of Gold, UAA Takes Stand Against Domestic Abuse, AK: A Journey, 300 Villages: Lime Village
Alaska News Nightly: April 19, 2012
Israel Keyes Pleas Not Guilty In Koenig Kidnapping, Killing; Sex Crimes Bill Ready For The Governor; Senate Hears Plan For In-State Gas Pipeline; Legislators Extend Film Tax Incentive Program; Cleveland Volcano Ash Cloud Quickly Dissipates; Persistent Ice Slows Snow Crab Season; Nenana May Receive Additional Funds In Capital Budget; Officials Unsure Of Summer’s Tourism Outlook; Alaska Native Leader Passes Away; Memorial Held For Murdered Coast Guardsmen
Independent Lens: Revenge Of The Electric Car
Director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars.
KAKM: Thursday, 4/19 at 9:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: April 18, 2012
Three New Charges Announced Against Israel Keyes, Special Session Gets Underway, Assembly Appoints New Leaders Amid Ballot Scandal, Scientists Want To Take Eastern Steller Sea Lion Off Endangered List, Bethel Court Struggles With Judge Vacancies, GCI Announces Plans For Faster Internet In YK Delta, Bristol Bay, New Books Talks About Alaska Newspaper War, Kikkan Randall Gets Enthusiastic Welcome In Anchorage
America Revealed: Nation On The Move
America is a nation of vast distances and dense urban clusters, woven together by 200,000 miles of railroads, 5,000 airports and four million miles of roads. These massive, complex transportation systems combine to make Americans the most mobile people on earth.
KAKM: Wednesday, 4/18 at 9:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: April 17, 2012
Gov. Parnell Makes Sexual Anti Abuse, Domestic Violence Bill A Special Session Priority, FAA Reauthorization Could Enable UAV Expansion, Bill Give Incentives To Military Base-Area Businesses, Report Says More Needs To Be Done To Make Offshore Drilling Safer, Legislature Funds Education For The Short Term, Polar Bear Conservation Proposal Won’t Address Greenhouse Gas, NOAA To Prepare Right Whale Recovery Plan, PenAir Requests $3.4 Million Subsidy For Adak Flights
Frontline: The Real CSI
From the courtroom to the living room (thanks to the hit television series “CSI”), forensic science is king. Expertise on fingerprints, ballistics and bite mark analysis are routinely called on to solve the most difficult criminal cases — and to put the guilty behind bars.
KAKM: Tuesday, 4/17 at 9:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: April 16, 2012
Gov. Parnell Calls Special Session To Review Oil Tax Reform; Bills Offer Potential For New Natural Gas Access; Legislation Requires Insurance To Cover Medically Necessary Autism Treatment; Few Details Released On ComSta Kodiak Shootings; Stevens Prosecutor Heads To Private Sector; UA Regents Meet On Kenai Campus; Scientists Anticipate Average Fire Season; Caroline Cannon Wins Goldman Environmental Prize; Holland America Cuts Eagle Tour Route; Budget Includes Funds For Road From Petersburg To Kake; Ken Anderson Wins Kobuk 440
Art In The 21st Century: Change
Watch Trailer: Season 6, Art in the Twenty-First Century on PBS. See more from ART:21.
Over the past decade, Art21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning biennial television series, Art in the Twenty-First Century. The nonprofit organization has used the power of digital media to introduce millions of people of all ages to contemporary art and artists and has created a new paradigm for teaching and learning about the creative process. KAKM: Monday, 4/16 at 9:00pmFinding Your Roots: Angela Buchdahl, Rick Warren and Yasir Qadhi
Watch Finding Your Roots: Angela Buchdahl, Rick Warren & Yasir Qadhi - Preview on PBS. See more from Finding Your Roots.
Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Sheik Yasir Qadhi — clerics of three different faiths — all have complex family histories that profoundly shaped their religious beliefs. Research of their roots unearthed a story about the spiritual foundations of this country, an unrelenting struggle to achieve the ideal of religious freedom and tolerance, but also the difficulties sometimes of holding onto one’s faith and still feeling like an “authentic” American. KAKM: Sunday, 4/15 at 7:00pmScientists Start Ice Seal Survey
A Joint Effort by scientists from the US and Russia to estimate the abundance of ice-seals in the Bering Sea kicked off this week. KDLG’s Dave Bendinger caught up with the team at Dillingham Airport, and has the story.
300 Villages: Point Hope
This week, were going north to Point Hope. The community of about 800 people on the Chukchi Sea is anxiously waiting for the right conditions to begin spring whaling. Steve Oomittuk is the mayor of Point Hope.
Alaska News Nightly: April 13, 2012
FBI Investigating ComSta Kodiak Shootings As Double Homicide, In-State Gas Line Bill Loses Steam, Assembly Digs Into Election Mess, Weighs Investigation, Dillingham Voters Approve Nushagak Fishery Annexation, Fish Tax, Reward Increases For Info About Old Fairbanks Murder, Scientists Start Ice Seal Survey, AK: Remembering The Tsunami, 300 Villages: Point Hope
Alaska News Nightly: April 12, 2012
Two Dead In ComSta Kodiak Shooting, Senate Discussing Oil Tax Changes, Environmental Groups Ask For Arctic Ocean Oil Leases To Be Overturned, Doctors Battle High TB Rate In Alaska, Sitka Herring Fishery Closes, Federal Agencies Meeting With Alaska Tribes, Gov. Parnell, Legislators Demand Justice For Late Sen. Ted Stevens, Kobuk 440 Starting Tonight
Alaska News Nightly: April 11, 2012
Governor May Call Special Session, Senate Passes Capital Projects Budget, Sea Ice Slowly Beginning To Recede, State Rep. Sharon Cissna Will Run Against Rep. Don Young, Anchorage Assembly Votes Against Independent Council To Investigate Election, USCG Crewman Gives Account Of Ghost Ship Sinking, North Slope Accident Kills Doyon Drilling Worker, Senate Passes Immunization Program Bill, House Approves Knik Arm Crossing Fund, Unofficial Election Results Indicate Approval Of Nome Annexation Of Nushagak Fishery
NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes
In April 2011, the worst tornado outbreak in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S., killing more than 360 people. Why was there such an extreme outbreak? How do such outbreaks form? With modern warning systems, why did so many die? Is our weather getting more extreme — and if so, how bad will it get? In this NOVA special, get a look at the science behind the last year’s outbreak, meeting those affected and the scientists striving to understand the forces behind the outbreak. Could their work improve tornado prediction in the future? Learn how we all can protect ourselves and our communities in the future.
KAKM: Wednesday, 4/11 at 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: April 10, 2012
Rep. Carl Gatto Dies, Mat-Su Officials Saddened By Rep. Gatto’s Passing, ‘Moving Weapon’ Bill Passes State House, Sen. Begich Gauges Support For Arctic Deep Water Port, ACLU Presents Disenfranchised Voter Affidavits To Anchorage Assembly, Report Calls For Expansion Of Alaska Dental Health Therapist Program, Operation Arctic Care Comes To Norton Sound Region, Legislature Opposes Lynn Keogh Board Of Game Appointment, Organizers Expect Large Turnout For Arctic Man
The Titanic With Len Goodman
Join Len Goodman, a judge on “Dancing With the Stars,” as he examines the 100-year legacy of the Titanic, exploring the human stories that unfolded in the years after the ship sank. He meets descendants of passengers and crew and hears how, for the families of many on board, the sinking was just the start of the story. He visits Belfast, the city where Titanic was built, and journeys to other towns left scarred by the tragedy.
KAKM: Tuesday, 4/10 at 7:00pm