Kristin Spack
Addressing Alaskans: T. R. Reid
Journalist, author and NPR commentator, T.R. Reid visited the Alaska World Affairs Council last month to discuss his latest book, The Healing of America: The Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, Fairer Health Care. Reid...
Mackey Says Dog Troubles are Hampering His Iditarod Chances
Ellen Lockyer and Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Martin Buser is enjoying his 24 hour layover in the Iditarod checkpoint town of Tokotna, on the Kuskokwim river. The Big Lake musher arrived ...
Tom Busch Honored by Iditarod
Diana Haecker, APRN - Anchorage
Each year in the Iditarod sled dog race, an honorary musher is the first to leave the ceremonial start line in Anchorage, wearing bib number One. This year,...
U.S. Senate Rejects Two Proposed Budgets
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The U.S. Senate rejected two budgets today (Weds) that would keep the federal government running through September. One would have cut 57 Billion dollars...
Congressional Delegation to Introduce Whaling Legislation
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Alaska’s Congressional delegation are saying they hope to introduce subsistence whaling legislation in the coming weeks. The move comes in response to a resolution passed...
Unisea Pays Big Fine for Dumping Waste in UnAlaska Harbor
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB- Unalaska
The seafood company UniSea has agreed to pay nearly $2 million in state and federal fines because of ammonia discharges at its Unalaska processing plant.
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Fishery Council Targets Chum Salmon Waste
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
New King Salmon by-catch regulations went into effect this year for the Pollock fishing industry operating in the Gulf of Alaska. Now the North Pacific...
Kodiak Researchers Conduct Marine Mammal Survey
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
Researchers in Kodiak routinely survey the archipelago’s marine mammal population. Migrations of whales and populations of harbor seals help biologists help track the health...
Fairbanks Borough Proposes Increased Fines for Burning Prohibited Fuels
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Amendments proposed to a Fairbanks Borough air pollution law would up fines for burning prohibited fuels in high impact areas. The changes would increase the...
Bill Concerning the Controversial Susitna Dam Moves Forward
Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna
The bill that examines the power of the Alaska Energy Authority to study and construct energy projects along the Alaska Railbelt finally moved out of...
Alaska News Nightly: March 9, 2011
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U.S. Senate Rejects Two Proposed Budgets
Libby Casey, APRN –...
The Water-Energy Crunch
In place of Hometown, Alaska, listen to The Water-Energy Crunch Wednesday at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm on KSKA.
The Water-Energy Crunch is a clash of essential needs. Humans are thirsty creatures who need...
Warmth and Illness Slowing Lead Teams; Buser Up Front
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage and Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
It's become a Martin Buser style race, with teams taking their twenty four hours in friendly Takotna.
Leading teams have been dwindling. ...
Line One: Prostates
Dr. Bill Clark (pictured above) from the Alaska Urological Institute and prostate cancer survivor, Rick Goodfellow join host Dr. Thad Woodard on this week's edition of Line One: Your Health Connection. They will...
Federal Regulation Lowers Permissible Amount of Benzene in Gasoline
For some time now, gasoline sold in Anchorage and Alaska has contained a higher benzene level than most of the United States. But that situation changes in 2012 when new...
Fur Rondy 2011: CANstruction
Photos by Kristin Spack, KSKA - Anchorage.
It’s a Rondy event that draws engineers, architects, sculptors and others with an “uncanny” sense of art and design. And for the past four...
Fur Rondy Road Closures March 4 – 6
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In preparation for the start of the Iditarod, there will be various road closures and limited parking this weekend in downtown Anchorage. Click map for...
Meet NPR's Liane Hansen in Anchorage
Host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday is coming to Anchorage this week for the Fur Rondy celebration and to meet you! As part of the APRN Speaker Series, we're hosting a meet-and- greet with...
Hometown, Alaska: Liane Hansen
Liane Hansen, familiar from Weekend Edition Sunday, brings her friendly voice to our studio in Anchorage for a wide-ranging talk about NPR's impact and development over the years, the inside story of how Weekend...
Addressing Alaskans: Muni Election 2011 Bonds & Propositions
There will be a total of eleven bond propositions facing voters in the Municipal election in Anchorage on Tuesday, April 5th. At the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Superintendent of Schools, Carol Comeau...