New Satellite Dish Allows UAF To Expand NASA Work
A new satellite dish will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks to expand its work for NASA. The 11-meter dish on the campus’s west ridge will replace an older smaller one on the roof of the Elvey building. Alaska Satellite facility deputy director Scott Arko says the upgraded dish will provide the UAF, NASA funded center more transmission capacity.
Historic Military Vehicle Convoy Celebrates the Alaska Highway’s 70th Anniversary
Around 200 participants associated with the Military Vehicle Preservation Association will be kicking off a drive up the Alaska Highway on Saturday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the highway’s construction. Wendy Rowsan is a logistics and public relations volunteer with the group. She says their first convoy was across the U.S from Washington DC to San Francisco.
Anchorage Artist Garners Attention In New York’s Central Park
Paola Pivi: How I Roll from Public Art Fund on Vimeo.
An Anchorage artist is garnering attention for her unusual installation in New York’s Central Park. Paolo Pivi’s latest work involves a single-engine plane, the kind often seen in the skies above Alaska.Pen Air Dropping Air Taxi Services
Pen Air has been operating air taxi services around rural Alaska for more than 55 years. In June, they ended their air taxi services out of Dillingham, and yesterday announced that all remaining air taxi routes will soon be cancelled as well.
UPDATE: Coast Guard Searching For Missing Plane In Southeast
The Coast Guard and a commercial helicopter company are looking for a small plane that went missing between Juneau and Gustavus Thursday morning. Lieutenant Ryan Erickson with Sector Juneau Search and Rescue says the pilot was the only person on board the plane owned by Air Excursions. It was due into Gustavus at 8:55 a.m., and was the pilot was last heard from at 8:47 a.m. near Point Howard.
Opponents Of Coastal Zone Measure Pick Up Advertising Pace
Opponents of measure 2 on this month’s Alaska primary ballot are using their sizable financial advantage to flood the airwaves. Thanks largely to donations from resource development groups and companies, the “Vote No on 2″ campaign is running TV and radio commercials in addition to print advertising, encouraging voters to say no to the measure restoring Alaska’s Coastal Management Program.
Panel Recommends Warship Be Named For Stevens
Nearly two years after the death of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, a Senate panel has recommended that a Navy warship be named in his honor. Stevens' legacy has already been memorialized through having a mountain named after him in his home state of Alaska, as well as the now-annual Ted Stevens Day. But several senators on Thursday said it would be particularly fitting for a warship to be named for Stevens, given his strong support for the military and service men and women during his 40 years in the Senate.
Man Killed In Nome House Fire
A fire in Nome earlier this week has claimed the life of one of two people who were trapped in the burning home. Dead in a Seattle hospital is Conrad Klemzak, 54. Also pulled from the fire was Walter Rose, 50. He is under treatment at the Nome hospital. The cause of the blaze is not yet determined.
One Dies In Glenn Highway Accident
A pile-up of three vehicles took the life of one person and shut down the Glenn Highway near Sutton Wednesday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers say a southbound car crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head-on. Then that car collided with another vehicle. The driver of the car that crossed the center line is dead, One of the other drivers received minor injuries. No names released yet.
The War: A Deadly Calling
Look at War World II from November 1943-June 1944 as four veterans recount their own stories. Americans get their first real glimpse at the toils of war when Life publishes a photograph of the bodies of three GIs killed in action at Buna, African-American soldiers start demanding rights in the midst of segregated battle units, and Allied forces eventually liberate Rome after being stalled in the mountains south of Rome.
Alaska Public Television. Thursday, August 02. 8:00 p.m
Matanuska River Drives Valley Residents From Homes
Heavy rains in Southcentral have once again caused the waters of the Matanuska River to erode its banks in some areas, notably in Sutton and in the Butte area of the Matanuska Susitna Borough.
ANCSA Amendment Would Recognize Alexander Creek As Alaska Native Village
A U.S. House Committee passed an amendment to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act this morning that would force the government to recognize Alexander Creek as an Alaska Native village under ANCSA.
NOAA’s Fairweather Embarks On Arctic Reconnaissance Trip
More ships than ever are operating in the Bering Strait and off the north coast of Alaska, but many of the nautical charts for the region haven’t been updated in more than a century. Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is trying to fix that. The research vessel Fairweather sets off Wednesday for a surveying trip in the Arctic.
Towns Take On New Federal Maritime Emission Limits
Some Alaska communities are pushing back against a new requirement that ships sailing within 200 miles of the coast burn cleaner fuel. They say the rule, which goes into effect Wednesday, August 1, will hurt cruise traffic and increase shipping costs.
Bird Flu Not Responsible For Alaska Ice Seal, Walrus Illness
Scientists say a type of bird flu – H3N8 – is responsible for the death of the more than 160 harbor seals on the East Coast. Reports of sick seals began in September, which coincided with the reports of diseased seals in Alaska’s northern coasts. KNOM’s Laureli Kinneen reports there is no relation between the avian flu on the East Coast and the disease affecting iced seals and walrus in Alaska.
New Valley Native Primary Care Clinic Unveiled In Wasilla
Chickaloon Village drummers and singers warmed up the crowd today for the ribbon cutting on Southcentral Foundation’ s new Valley Native Primary Care Clinic in Wasilla
Middle Kuskokwim Residents Fear Subsistence Culture Dwindling
The Middle Kuskokwim village of Chuathbaluk is known for its beautiful mountains and dense spruce trees. The village and surrounding area has a rich history of subsisting off the land, but that subsistence culture might be fading.
Wrangell Looks To ‘Biobricks’ For Heating Fuel
The Wrangell Cooperative Association is looking into the feasibility of another new economic outlet for Wrangell’s wood mills and forests. They want to use wood waste to heat the community’s homes and government buildings by making woodchip boilers and biobricks. KSTK’s Anne Hillman joined forester Bill Wall for a look at the community’s potential.
Marine Debris Program Funding Bill Held Up In Senate
The U.S. House passed a bill today to fund the Marine Debris Program – the federal entity that will coordinate the tsunami clean up as trash washes ashore. The bill is stalled in the Senate.
Anchorage Still Cleaning Up Election Mess
The Election Commission will hold the final public canvass session to count ballots from the troubled municipal election in Anchorage Thursday. The ballots were found uncounted in a closet in city hall in July. After nearly four months, Anchorage officials say they hope the canvass will begin to shut the door on a messy chapter in the city's election history. The canvass will be followed by final certification of the election, later this month.