Prevention: A fireside chat with the U.S. Surgeon General
A conversation on the role of primary prevention for improving the health of our communities: local, state, and national perspectives.
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Thousands enjoy Bristol Bay salmon in Colorado during Sockeye Restaurant Week
In Boulder, Colorado, 17 restaurants are participating in Bristol Bay Sockeye Restaurant Week. The non-profit Chef’s Collaborative is hosting this event to celebrate and support American seafood and fishing communities.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
Alaska boards, commissions skew male 2 to 1; Pebble finds friends on US House panel; 4 plane crash survivors swam to shore through 5-ft. seas; Lack of physical evidence ongoing issue at Fairbanks Four hearing; UA Regents approve $960M budget, 5% tuition hike; With cuts, ferry system unreliable; Interior Energy Project finalists pitch their plans; Math, science teachers convene on testing, curriculum and moon rocks
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Women’s March draws thousands in downtown Anchorage
More than 3,000 people waded through the snow-filled streets to join the Women’s March on Anchorage Saturday morning.
Tularemia reported around Fairbanks, Palmer; vets urge quick diagnosis, treatment for pets
The state Department of Fish and Game is warning pet owners in the Interior and Southcentral Alaska about a recent spike in reports of tularemia – sometimes called “rabbit fever.” Listen now
The beginning of Prudhoe Bay development
40 years ago, the first barrel of oil started flowing down the trans-Alaska pipeline. Completing the pipeline was an epic, three-year saga that required tens of thousands of workers, great feats of engineering and perilous work on mountain passes. On the next Talk of Alaska, we'll explore that pipeline history as part of the series Midnight Oil, from Alaska's Energy Desk. Listen Here
Gov. Walker, Meyer headed to China with Trump
Walker wouldn’t say if he planned to announce any deals with potential partners for Alaska’s $45 billion LNG project. Listen now
Beak deformities affecting Alaskan birds, puzzling scientists
A syndrome affecting Alaskan birds is being seen with more frequency in the northwestern U.S. Birds with "long-billed syndrome" have misshapen and overgrown beaks....
Johnson & Johnson says its booster shot provides increased protection from COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson shared data from its Phase 3 trial of the company's booster shot on Tuesday. The data showed a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.
Running 2011: Municipal Election Candidate Forum
The next Municipal Election is coming up on Tuesday, April 5. Meet the candidates and learn about the propositions before you vote on...
After Brian Smith’s Anchorage murder conviction, MMIP advocates hope for change
Family members and advocates for Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk attended every day of Brian Smith's horrific trial in their deaths.
Modifying houses so seniors can stay in their homes
The Clements raised their grandchildren in their cozy Alaska home, but Shirley's health problems were making it difficult to keep living there. Until now.
More Tustumena Delays Won’t Affect Aleutians
The state ferry Tustumena has already missed its first sailings in May as it undergoes repairs in shipyard. Now, it’s delayed again -- but its first trip to the Aleutians isn’t set to change.
Charges filed against 41-year-old in Kotzebue investigation
On Monday afternoon, federal officials announced charges against a Kotzebue man in the case of a missing girl who was found dead last Friday. Listen now
New poll says Alaskans support ‘large’ education funding increase, child care bill, federal trawling ban
Half of Alaskans favor a per-student increase of $680 or more, the same amount the House and Senate passed in recent weeks.
Alaska News Nightly: February 27, 2015
Alaska Senators Split On Homeland Security Funding Bill; Judge Denies Stay In State Education Lawsuit; With Medicaid Language Stripped From Budget, Path To Expansion Uncertain; Powerful Storm To Push Across Interior Alaska; Cargo Ship Released, Crew to Stay Behind as Pollution Case Continues; State Considers B.C. Mines As Promoters Plan Visit; Tractor Trailer Rolls Over On Dalton Highway, Spilling Up To 4,000 Gallons Of Diesel; Fairbanks Assembly OKs Air-Quality Ordinance; Dissenter Predicts Voter Backlash; Salmon Sisters Meld East Coast Education With Commercial Fishing Roots; 300 Villages: Mud Bay
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Elfin Cove Charter to Pay Fines for Overfishing
Elfin Cove-based Eagle Charters will pay tens of thousands of dollars after pleading guilty to charges that four of its fishing guides were caught...
Murder investigation underway at Excursion Inlet
A remote Southeast community was the scene of an alleged homicide on Sunday. Download Audio
Walker hopeful plan to pay off oil tax credit debt with bonds will pass this session
What the state owes in tax credit payouts varies wildly from year to year. By paying off the tax credit debt with bonds, the repayment rate would theoretically become predictable. Listen now
Buyers and Sellers Should Use Good Sense When Using the Internet
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A suspected fraud artist became snared in a trap set by three of her former victims who then contacted...