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Anchorage School Board protests statewide reading course for teachers
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development wants all public school teachers to take a mandatory reading course. This week the Anchorage School Board officially opposed the proposed requirement.
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Houston to resolve mayoral stalemate
Houston's city council meets in a special session this evening to determine once and for all who won the city's mayoral post.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Court stops legislature's move to control city transport board
A Superior Court judge has ruled a state move to influence major road construction in Anchorage violates federal law.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Day after apology, Bauer attacks Ethics Board
Earlier this week -- one day after the Anchorage Assembly officially admonished member Paul Bauer for violating the city's ethics code -- Bauer voiced his own charges against the Ethics Board itself.
Video: Howard Weaver
In addition to the audio of Howard Weaver's speech at UAA on September 21, we also have video available for those interested.
Total (MP4) video size is about 73MB.
AKRR and MatSu to build Port MacKenzie rail spur
The Mat-Su Borough and the Alaska Railroad are partnering in a project to build a railroad spur connecting Port MacKenzie to the existing Interior rail system. Public meetings held in the Valley this week...
SeaLife Center rescues ribbon seal from… Wasilla
Photo by Tim Lebling, Alaska SeaLife Center
The Alaska SeaLife Center is taking care of its first Ribbon Seal. The 220-pound female was rescued yesterday from a muddy area at the tip of Cook Inlet,...
Meth forum features strong testimony from recovering addicts
Yesterday's anti-meth forum at Anchorage's Loussac Library covered the gamut in the war against meth. Speakers spoke of law enforcement, prevention and education campaigns. But they also spoke of help for the causalities in...
Mat-Su District 1 election a choice between candidates and land uses
Sutton's Lynne Woods faces a challenge by Butte resident Bruce Walden for the Mat-Su Borough's District 1 Assembly seat. The race highlights the division in voters' attitudes regarding burgeoning Valley growth.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN -...
Mat-Su District 2 Assembly seat up for grabs by Houston or Liener
Two men are vying for District Two's empty Mat-Su Borough Assembly seat. Pete Houston and John Liener both have development issues at the heart of their election campaigns. Mat-Su voters will choose between them...
Glenn Highway expanding to six lanes along Merrill Field
This morning in Anchorage a new project to expand the Glenn Highway from four to six lanes took a visible and noisy step forward.
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Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Wade stays in jail awaiting fraud trial; remains "person of interest"
Wednesday morning a U.S. District Judge in Anchorage moved Joshua Wade's trial for bank fraud from November to January. Wade is also "a person of interest" in the murder of his neighbor, Mindy Schloss.
Len...
Mat-Su voters considering land use implications of Prop 1
Mat-Su Borough voters will be weighing the pros and cons of the Private Property Protection Act when they head to the polls next Tuesday, October 2. The question on land-use regulation in the Valley...
Transmitter work almost done
GOOD NEWS -- KSKA's analog transmitter and digital HD Radio upgrade is on track and we're almost ready to return to full power. It's just a couple of days away now. Listen to KSKA...
KSKA's streaming service doubled
KSKA's low power signal is still in effect as our HD Radio upgrades continue. So if your radio gets marginal reception when we're at full power, you're probably out of luck right now. We...
Anchorage hotel construction boom going strong
Earlier this month a national hospitality chain broke ground for a new hotel in Anchorage. Meanwhile construction of another large hotel is taking place in midtown. And Anchorage should probably be prepared for...
The animals of KSKA
Lucy Peckham holds "Amy" in Studio B as Nellie Moore looks on.
Sometimes it's just a zoo around here. Check out our latest animal photos. Yes, animal photos. We had a chicken in KSKA's Studio...
Illegal immigrant ordinance prop provokes strong reactions
It's rare that just the introduction of a proposed ordinance before the Anchorage Assembly will prompt informal debate and attract citizen lobbyists. But that's what happened when Paul Bauer's Ordinance 125 appeared on this...
Web Extra: Interview with Richard Benavides
Complete interview with Richard Benavides, Vice President of the Hispanic Affairs Council of Alaska (HACA), about the proposed "Ordinance 125" currently up for consideration by the Anchorage Assembly.
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Web Extra: Interview with Alan Tesche
Complete interview with Alan Tesche, Anchorage Assembly member, about the proposed "Ordinance 125" currently up for consideration by the Anchorage Assembly.
Listen to the original news story and download the proposed ordinance here
Len Anderson, KSKA...