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Web Extra: Interview with Paul Bauer
Complete interview with Paul Bauer, Anchorage Assembly member and originator of the "Ordinance 125" proposal currently up for consideration by the Anchorage Assembly.
Listen to the original news story and download the proposed ordinance...
Wade to stay in jail, considered flight risk
Joshua Wade will stay in jail, at least during the foreseeable future. After declaring that the case against Wade could move forward, U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Jamin declared Wade a flight risk subject to...
Yes, that was an earthquake…
At 3:46 p.m. this afternoon Anchorage was swayed by a minor (4.4) earthquake. You can always get quake details at the Alaska Earthquake Information Center (AEIC), the public service based at University of Alaska...
U.S. Judge considers status of Joshua Wade case
Yesterday's preliminary hearing and bail appeal in the Joshua Wade bank fraud case featured the first courtroom summary of the government's case plus an angry outburst from the defendant. The hearing resumes this...
Web Extra: Svobodny Interview on Alaska DA Performance
Friday afternoon, September 10th, Deputy Attorney General Richard Svobodny of the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law responded to Anchorage Mayor's Mark Begich's appraisal of the state's Anchorage Attorney General's office, including...
Web Extra: Begich Interview on Alaska DA Performance
Attached are Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's full remarks when asked about the city's concerns with the state District Attorney's office. The telephone conversation took place Friday morning, September 7, 2007. I began...
Anchorage mayor says Alaska DA's office can't handle workload
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich says his increasing frustration with the crime enforcement division of the state law department has caused him to forge a stronger working relationship with the federal U.S. Attorney's office. ...
Stage Talk: Deathtrap
This week host Mark Muro chats with lead actor Jeff McCamish and director Krista Schwarting about Deathtrap, a live-action stage thriller opening at Cyrano's Theatre Company tonight.
HOSTS:
Kristina Church, actor and theater critic
Mark Muro, actor...
Property Tax Relief Task Force begins rating tax alternatives
46% of Anchorage's operating budget comes from property taxes. That's down slightly from previous years, but hardly enough to keep the municipality and city property owners from looking for alternative sources of revenue. Spearheading...
Site comments opened up
Since the relaunch of KSKA.org (yes, it's still a work in progress) we've had only a few comments appear from our website visitors. We have a guess as to why.
Up to now, commenting required...
Unidentified body found at Anchorage elementary school
Anchorage Police are at Russian Jack Elementary School this evening after the body of an unidentified man was found decomposing in a boiler chimney pipe by school maintenance workers today just before noon.
David Shurtleff,...
Mat-Su Valley gets together for a barn moving
The Matanuska Valley is growing fast and many an agricultural property -- like the old Breeden Family Farm -- is destined to fall to the developer's axe. But the farm's venerable barn has found...
Community Forum: Mayor Mark Begich
This week we welcome a periodic guest, Anchorage's Mayor -- Mark Begich. Host Nellie Moore and Mayor Begich take your calls and discuss a variety of issues facing Anchorage and the state.
HOST: Nellie...
Anchorage Assembly approves targeted property tax relief for fire victims
Perhaps no physical disaster hits families harder than the destruction of their home. And in Anchorage, fire is the primary cause. At its last session, the Anchorage Assembly approved a disaster relief...
KSKA off the air in non-Anchorage areas today
KSKA's signal to our translated areas -- Seward, Girdwood, Unalaska and Prudhoe Bay -- will be off the air today from 11:00 a.m. until about 5:00 p.m. for technical and transmitter work to improve...
Commission says buying city hall seems better than renting
Early this summer, Mayor Mark Begich asked the municipal Public Facilities Advisory Commission to investigate whether or not the city should look into buying City Hall. The municipality currently has a long-term lease. On...
ASD's suspension/expulsion report shows decline in fighting
The Anchorage School District has issued its suspension and expulsion report for the fourth quarter of the 2006-2007 school year, along with a category-by-category comparison for the last three years. Though it's a report...
Mat-Su Borough approves laws regulating power plant construction
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough will take on the regulation of any power plants that may be built within Borough borders in the future. The Borough Assembly has given the green light to a heavily-amended ordinance...
Anchorage Police and FBI looking for Joshua Alan Wade
Anchorage police today said they want to talk to Joshua Alan Wade about the disappearance of Mindy Schloss, an Anchorage nurse who has been missing nearly a month. And the FBI says he's wanted...
Governor pushing for Matanuska Maid privatization before December
Governor Sarah Palin has accepted a recommendation by the State Creamery Board to sell the Matanuska Maid dairy operation. Palin held a press conference in Palmer this morning to announce her support for selling...