Ad Claims Treadwell Company Erodes Privacy
A new negative ad focused on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mead Treadwell says technology companies he founded are helping the government erode privacy. Treadwell calls the claim absurd.
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Tribal Leaders Speak Out on Police Brutality Allegations
Bethel’s tribe, ONC, wants people to come forth regarding allegations of city police mistreating Native people. In addition, the Association of Village Council Presidents released a letter that they sent to Bethel mayor, Joe Klejka about the matter.
ANTHC Program To Monitor Toxicity in Subsistence Foods
For the first time in the United States, a technology traditionally used on humans is testing possible widespread threats to food security. The technology is filter paper, and it is used to collect blood samples. Throughout the Bering Strait region, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is distributing the paper to subsistence hunters to collect blood specimens from subsistence mammals.
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Body of Wilderness Classic Racer Recovered From Tana River
A long time competitor in one of Alaska’s most famous and dangerous backcountry races has died. Rob Kehrer was found dead while competing in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic over the weekend in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
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Court Orders Review of A Controversial Fisheries Observer Program
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that a newly-implemented fisheries observer program in the Gulf of Alaska may have become unreliable, and is sending federal managers back to the drawing board to fix it.
Alaska News Nightly: August 12, 2014
Oil Tax Referendum Spurs a Neighborly Sign War; Ad Claims Treadwell's Company Erodes Privacy; Bethel Tribal Leaders Speak Out on Police Brutality Allegations; Tribal Groups Disagree on Stakes of B.C. Mine Projects; ANTHC Program To Monitor Toxicity in Subsistence Foods; Body of Wilderness Classic Racer Recovered From Tana River; Court Orders A Second Look At Controversial Fisheries Observer Program
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State Lacks Plans, Funds to Replace Steel Float in Gustavus
The million dollar steel float in Gustavus was less than two years old when a storm ripped it from its piling in January. Seven months later, the state still doesn’t know what caused the failure and doesn’t have funds to replace it.
Tribal Groups Disagree on the Stakes of B.C. Mine Projects
Some Alaska tribal organizations say last week’s (Aug. 4th’s) dam break at a British Columbia mine shows what could happen closer to home. The groups say similar dams planned for several near-border mines could damage or destroy fish runs in both countries.
DEBATE FOR THE STATE: GOP US Senate Candidates
Meet two of the candidates running for the GOP nomination for US Senate, Joe Miller and Mead Treadwell on Wednesday, August 13 in Debate for the State. Dan Sullivan was invited but chose not to take part in the debate. The program starts at 7:00 p.m.
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RUNNING 2014: Alaska Legislature
Meet the legislative candidates running in contested primary races from the Anchorage and Matanuska Valley on KSKA-FM and Alaska Public Media.
Programs start at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 12.
Peak Water
The severe conditions in Alaska prompt a lot of ingenuity, and that’s good because we have plenty of challenges – for instance food security and sanitation. But can Alaskan ingenuity deal with both at the same time? That’s the discussion we’ll have with waste-water gardener Mark Nelson, on the next Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 8/19 at 10:00am
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Alaska Edition: Friday, August 15, 2014
The Anchorage Assembly passes a revised labor law - and Mayor Sullivan vetoes it. Debates, debates and more debates as election day approaches. The battle over oil taxes continues. Enstar workers strike. The Air Force says Fairbanks is the best location for two F-35 squadrons. The current Congress has a reputation as a do-nothing Congress. Is it when faced with Alaska issues?
KSKA: Friday, August 15 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 16 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 16 at 4:30 p.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 11, 2014
Sullivan Vetoes Compromise Ordinance; Import Ban Hits AK; Bethel Investigates Brutality Charge; Feds Fault Pilots, Controllers in 2013 Crash; Fire Crews Heading South; Wainwright Closes Area; AK Exceeds Escapement Goal; Search for Fisherman Called Off; Troopers Find Body of Bethal Man; Six-Day Indoor Marathon; Johnson-Stoltze Battle for Valley Senate Seat
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Search for Missing Fisherman Called Off
The search for a missing fisherman around Willow Creek was called off on Saturday. Jerry Warner of Missouri was last seen on August 3rd walking upstream from an RV campground for a solo fishing trip. The Alaska State Troopers describe Warner as an experienced outdoorsman, but say that he did not have survival gear or a cell phone with him when he was last seen.
Troopers Find Body of Missing Bethel Man
Alaska State Troopers found the body of Nick Cooke near Tuntaltuliak Friday. They received a report from the tribal police officer from Tuntutuliak that a body had been located on the bank of the Kuskokwim River just south of the Kialik River.
Six-Day Race at the Alaska Dome Goes Heavy on the ‘Ultra’
August is a popular time for hitting the trails around Anchorage. But fior an elite group of ultrarunners, last week is all about taking their sport indoors. Nearly fifty people from all over the world plodded away in the Alaska Dome last week, trying to log as many miles as they could in six days.
Johnson, Stoltze Square Off in Valley Senate Race
Former state representative Bill Stoltze is eyeing a new state senate seat. The District F seat will include the Eastern Anchorage suburbs of Peters Creek and Chugiak, as well as the greater Palmer area and outlying communities to the North. But current Palmer mayor DeLena Johnson has thrown her hat into the ring and now the two Republican candidates will face off in the upcoming August 19 primary.
Mayor Vetoes Labor Compromise
After months of compromise between the Anchorage Assembly and public employee unions, the city's voters may still end up deciding on a controversial labor law due to a mayoral veto.