Group Commemorating 100 Year Anniversary Of First Denali Summit
Friday marks the hundred year anniversary of the first summit of Denali, known as Mt. McKinley to many outside of Alaska. This year, more than 1,000 climbers will attempt to summit North America’s highest peak. One group, however, has a particularly close link to the original 1913 party. KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with the members of that group as they finalize preparations in Talkeetna.
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Special Olympics Alaska Breaks Ground On New Expansion
Special Olympics Alaska earlier this month hosted a ground breaking ceremony for a 20,000 square foot expansion for their Sports, Health and Wellness Center where Governor Sean Parnell also signed House Bill 88 into law.
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Ground Breaks For Port MacKenzie Rail Extension
An official groundbreaking ceremony for the Port MacKenzie railroad extension brought Governor Sean Parnell and other state officials to Big Lake on Tuesday. When completed, the railroad project is expected to help move minerals, and other products from the state’s Interior to tidewater in Southcentral Alaska.
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300 Villages: Hyder
This week, we're heading to a bird lover's paradise. It's the tiny town of Hyder, on the border with Canada in Southeast Alaska. Caroline Steward and Wes Loe live in Hyder, Alaska.
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Parnell Looks To Europe For Insight On Oil Tax Policy
In April, Gov. Sean Parnell traveled to Europe for what he described as a "fact-finding mission" on international oil tax structures. On Thursday, the governor shared his conclusions from that trip with the Juneau World Affairs Council.
Weekend Pilots
Imagine getting up on Saturday morning, hopping in your plane, and going anywhere in Alaska. It’s the ultimate way of getting outdoors in a huge wilderness with unlimited opportunities. We’ll be talking with weekend pilots about their expensive and challenging hobby, and what makes it worthwhile. What would you like to know about learning to fly, or even owning your own plane? Where would you go if the sky was the limit?
KSKA: Thursday, 6/13, at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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More About the Governor’s Solution
What if polluters had to pay, and the money went to you? Peter Barnes, author of the influential book “Who Owns the Sky,” has a new idea for selling the commons and paying dividends. It’s an idea with strong roots in Alaska, and this investment strategy will be the topic of the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 6/11 at 10:00am
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Alaska Cultural Connections: Historical Trauma
Many rural Alaskan communities are trying to revive their cultures and languages. But some mental health experts say that in order to revitalize their communities and their families, they first have to acknowledge and heal from the pains of the past. APRN’s Anne Hillman learned about historical trauma as part of an on-going series looking at Culture in Alaska.
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‘Little’ Redoubt Lake A Boon To Sockeye?
The U.S. Forest Service believes fish populations in Redoubt Lake near Sitka survived last month’s devastating landslide unharmed.
Pavlof Eruption Strands Some Peninsula Travelers
Peninsula communities still aren’t reporting any ashfall from Pavlof Volcano's newest eruption, which started on Tuesday.
Homer Voters Could Have Final Say On Plastic Bag Ban
Since the first of this year, shoppers in Homer have had to get used to a new law prohibiting plastic shopping bags. Similar to existing laws in Seattle and San Francisco, the ban was passed by the Homer City Council last year as a way to cut down on litter and protect the marine environment. But Homer voters may end up having the final say on whether Homer’s ban lasts through the year.
Homemade Caribou Summer Sausage
My brother and I had a terrific hunt last fall where we were both lucky enough to harvest a caribou.
Because we harvested big bulls, and it was after the rut, we decided to make most of the meat into sausage.
See the recipes. Alaskans For Immigration Reform
With the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act scheduled for a US Senate vote next week, local Alaskans are organizing in support of the bill
Holder: Appeal Expected On Attorney Discipline
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to appeal a judge’s ruling that overturned the suspensions of two federal prosecutors over their handling of the Ted Stevens’ case.
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Jewell Opposes ANWR Drilling
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell tells the Senate Energy Committee she opposes drilling in ANWR and supports capping the legacy wells in NPR-A.
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Oil Leasing Official Hearing Input on Arctic Exploration
The Interior Department’s top oil leasing official is in Alaska. Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Tommy Beaudreau heads to Barrow on Friday to hear what people have to say about Arctic leasing. He got a preview Thursday in Anchorage.
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State Admits Mistake In Handling Of Jerry Active’s Previous Cases
Alaska's Attorney General held a press conference Thursday in Anchorage to admit that the state made a mistake in how they handled past cases involving Jerry Active.
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An Anchorage Woman Steps Up to Help Seng Family
Community support has been pouring in for the Mountain View couple who's grandparents were killed and 2-year-old daughter sexually assaulted on Memorial Day weekend. Last week, an event for the family at the Northway Mall raised nearly $25,000. It was organized in just a few days by an Anchorage woman who didn't know the family but wanted to find a way to help.
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NYT Puzzle Master Will Shortz Adds Alaska To His Table Tennis Quest
NPR’s puzzle master Will Shortz will be taping his weekly puzzle for Weekend Edition from Anchorage, where he’s exercising his other passion – table tennis. Anchorage is the second stop of a seven-day table tennis tour in Alaska that Shortz is taking with Caribbean table tennis champion Robert Roberts.
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‘In Pursuit of Alaska’ Highlights State’s Earliest Visitors
Author and historian Jean Morgan Meaux lived in Alaska during the hectic and heady days of oil pipeline construction. She returned to her native Louisiana after many years here, but has never forgotten her adopted state. Meaux will travel through Alaska later this month to promote her book In Pursuit of Alaska, a collection of accounts of some of the earliest visitors to the Great Land, starting with John Muir.
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