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Governor Palin’s Political Action Committee Raises More Than $700,000

A report says Governor Sarah Palin’s political action committee raised nearly $733,000 in its first five months. A report filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission shows receipts totaled 732,867 dollars in the...

Juneau Residents Ask Next Governor to Live in Capitol City

Alaska’s incoming governor says he will not move to the capital city full-time for the remainder of Governor Palin’s term. But if he’s elected in 2010, Sean Parnell says he will make Juneau his...

Senate Super Majority Spotlights Alaska Senator This month U.S.

Senate Democrats got another colleague in Minnesota Senator Al Franken, which pushed them to the magic super-majority number of 60. That’s how many votes it takes to shut down a filibuster. There are now...

Eagle Rebuilding Begins

Work is getting underway on new homes for some Eagle residents displaced by this spring’s record flooding. Eagle recovery team leader Andy Bassich says the federal emergency management agency, or FEMA, has released funds...

Anchorage Residents Debate Homeless Problem

The recent deaths of seven homeless men over a two month period drew dozens to the Fairview Recreation Center meeting room Friday afternoon, where professionals and members of the public looked for solutions for...

Alaska News Nightly: July 13, 2009

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Settlement Will Provide Better Yup'ik Voting Assistance in Bethel Shane Iverson,...

Line One: Urogynecology

Dr. Andrea Wang (right) of Alaska Urological Associates joins host Dr. Woodard on Line One this week to discuss disorders of the female urinary tract system. Urogynecology is a separate subspecialty of gynecology dealing...

Determination and persistence key elements to solve chronic homelessness

The recent deaths of seven homeless men over a two month period drew dozens to the Fairview Recreation Center meeting room Friday afternoon, where professionals and members of the public looked for solutions for...

Algo Nuevo: July 12, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday July 12, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail...

Rock Island Line: July 12, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the July 12, 2008 edition of Rock Island Line with Steve Grabacki and Marianne Kerr. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Rock Island Line Little Richard Summertime...

Soul to Soul: July 11, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the July 11, 2009 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Artist Name Song Title Album Title Dennis Edward Don't look...

Night Music: July 11, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the July 11, 2009 edition of Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Album Title Artist Name Label Little Brother My Sunday Best Mr. B SKR-1501 My Sunday...

Algo Nuevo Hour: July 10, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the Friday July 10, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo Hour. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo kska org or post your...

Stage Talk: Meshuggah-Nuns

This week on Stage Talk, hear from Krista Schwarting and John Fraser from Meshuggah-Nuns, a musical about the "Nunsense" sisters on an Alaskan cruise. Meshuggah-Nuns opens tonight at Cyrano's in Anchorage. Download Audio...

Early Friday morning schedule update

Work will be done this evening (Thursday) on KSKA's program delivery system temporarily interrupting our live news from the BBC this evening and early tomorrow (Friday) morning . Until the program link is...

Municipal lawbreakers will face increased penalties

By the end of August, violators of municipal ordinances could find themselves paying increased penalties. This week, the Anchorage Assembly finished a new fine schedule, leaving only one more step before it...

AWAC Presents: Ambassador Petr Kolar

Alaska's Czech community welcomed Ambassador Petr Kolar (right) to a Czech gala event in Anchorage last week, where Alaskan Frank Nosek (left) was promoted to Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic. Governor Sarah...

Assembly targets illegal campsites

The Anchorage Police have a new "tool" to deal with illegal campsites in the city. KSKA's Len Anderson reports on a law passed this week by the Anchorage Assembly meeting. Len Anderson, KSKA -...

Public vote remains possible on sexual orientation issue

The Anchorage Assembly spent the final portion of last night's meeting by continuing the public hearing on banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. Meanwhile a city-wide vote on the issue remains a possibility. RELATED...

Community Forum: Alaska's Treasures

Gold Rush Centennial Photographs 1893 - 1916, Skagway, Alaska. Photo from Alaska State Library, History Collections. About a thousand important historical archives are estimated to be held by museums, libraries and tribal organizations. The...