Moviegoers Get Glimpse Of Katmai Grizzlies In Disney’s ‘Bears’
Moviegoers across the country got an up-close look at the wild Grizzly bears of Katmai National Park over the weekend. After a two-year shoot at Hallo Bay Bear Camp, Disney’s wilderness feature “Bears” opened Friday.
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Five Fishermen Rescued Near Kodiak
Five people were rescued early this morning after their fishing vessel hit a rock and began taking on water near Kodiak. The five male crew members of the 58-foot vessel 'Kodiak Isle' donned their survival suits just after midnight and evacuated into a life raft.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 5, 2018
Senators aim for $1,600 dividends, early school funding; As oil spill response vessels arrive, Alyeska argues Prince William Sound safer than ever; Northern Dynasty and First Quantum extend deadline for finilizing Pebble option agreement; Searchers recover body of man missing out of Whittier; Mat-Su Borough looks to change school funding formula; Political operative accused of battery in Vegas; Sitka herring fishery closes early, 8,300 tons short of quota; Wrangell cancels it’s 65-year-old King Salmon Derby; Mistake invalidates ban on distilleries serving cocktails; Alaska welcomes home Olympians in gold medal celebration Listen now
Arctic Entries on KSKA
Every community has a place, where people gather and stories are told. The east coast has stoops, the south has porches and in Alaska we have Arctic Entries. Here, Alaskans share their personal stories - funny, sad and sweet.
Originally told at the Arctic Entries monthly storytelling event in Anchorage, listen to seven people tell a seven-minute-long true story related to the show’s theme during a special 5-part series of Arctic Entries Tuesdays in October on KSKA FM 91.1.
KSKA: Tuesdays in October at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
After corruption allegations, tribes call on AVCP to meet
Four tribes in western Alaska are calling on the Association of Village Council Presidents to broaden the focus of a special meeting originally intended to address regional governance, and to set a date for the gathering.
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Maine governor approves extradition of accused UAF cold case killer to Alaska
The governor of Maine has signed a warrant allowing the extradition of a man accused of a rape and murder 26 years ago in Fairbanks.
Alaskan orchestra plays musical bars behind bars
There's an orchestra in Eagle River quite literally unlike any other in the world. They're grown women, and perform music at a mostly amateur...
How soaring inflation forces stark choices
From rising rent to higher heating bills, surging inflation impacts everybody, but it poses a particular hardship for people with little extra money to spare.
Can an Aggressive Russia Remain Our Nice Arctic Neighbor?
Despite occasional fears in the West of a Russian land grab in the Arctic, Russia has behaved as a good neighbor in its dealings with other countries in the Arctic Council. But Putin's moves in Ukraine has Arctic experts wondering what this means for international relations in the Arctic and whether the era of cooperation with Russia is over.
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Valdez teens dumped into Prince William Sound; they asked for it
Last Friday, 25 Valdez high school students took a swim in the frigid waters of Prince William Sound. The students are part of a...
Tillerson gets earful on climate change from Arctic governments
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got an earful from governments around the Arctic today — on the topic of climate change. Listen now
With Commercial King Fishing Closed, Quinhagak Asks Sport Fishermen To Stand Down
The Kanektok River in Quinhagak is world famous for sport fishing, and has been the only consistent commercial fishery on the Kuskokwim for many years. But this year, commercial fishing during the King Salmon run has been closed. And the Native Village of Quinhagak is asking that sport fishermen also stand down.
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Gov. Dunleavy requests new nominees for Alaska Supreme Court seat
In a letter to the council, Dunleavy wrote “the slate of candidates put forward could be expanded to reflect the balance and diversity in philosophy and Alaskan experience requisite to adequately make a fair choice for the people of Alaska.”
Alaska News Nightly: June 17, 2015
Firefighters Report Good Progress on Sockeye Fire; Card Street Fire Grows to 3,000 Acres; Lightning Thought to Cause Cooper Landing Fires; New Fires Ignite Near Healy Lake; 2015 Alaskan Wildfire Tally is Below Normal; As Fires Burn, Agencies Coordinate Helicopters to Gift Cards for Relief; Groundwater Contamination Spreads off Eielson Air Force Base; Navy Reps Hear Complaints on Northern Edge Exercises
State agency orders review following accident at Prudhoe Bay well
A state agency is holding a public hearing and requesting a field-wide review of all of BP's oil wells at Prudhoe Bay following an accident last month.
Crooked Creek Flood Victims Grateful For New Homes
Just in time for winter, Cooked Creek residents have new homes to move into. Nine homes are now standing in the small Kuskokwim village which experienced a devastating Spring flood.
U.S. and Russian Coast Guards Work Together
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo and his Russian counterpart Lieutenant General Rafael Daerbaev today signed an agreement calling for continued cooperation on law enforcement in the Arctic, Bering Sea and North Pacific.
From Hawaii to Alaska, candy leis make graduation sweeter
Working in their living rooms and at kitchen tables, Anchorage residents are meeting a growing demand for candy leis for graduations, Mother's Day and more.
Weaver Lily Hope donates Chilkat Protector mask to Juneau’s Sealaska Heritage Institute
Weaver Lily Hope created a similar mask as part of an online art competition in April.
Tongass ‘timber sale’ nearing the finish line
Crews are spending the warmer months on Prince of Wales Island surveying vast areas of national forest land for potential logging.