Howard Weaver on KSKA
On a Friday evening in late September the UAA Honors College welcomed Howard Weaver, former editor of the Anchorage Daily News, to campus to...
Stevens hears coastal erosion testimony; grills federal agencies on funding
Senator Ted Stevens held a field hearing in Anchorage this morning to address the problem of erosion threatening western Alaska villages. Residents spoke of...
Truthfulness of oil company tax ads under scrutiny
The rhetoric is heating up on both sides of the oil tax debate with exactly one week until the start of the state legislature's...
Don Young's first Republican competitor: Gabrielle LeDoux
Kodiak's two-term state representative Gabrielle LeDoux has become the first Republican to file a primary race challenge to U.S. Representative Don Young. In announcing...
Fort Richardson soldier dies in accident in Iraq
The family of an Army sergeant from Connecticut says he died accidentally in Iraq this week after getting pinned between two vehicles that were...
Alaska's Clean Water compliance better than some, but shows unique problems
Alaska does not have as a big a problem as other states do when it comes to compliance with the federal Clean Water Act,...
Yukon River tribal watershed group extending participation to non-tribal groups
The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council is reaching out to non-tribal entities in an effort to expand its base of support. The Watershed Council...
Valdez hosts formal visit from Ted Stevens as pipeline oil output slows
Senator Ted Stevens also spent a day in Valdez earlier this week.He visited city projects, hung out at a local ice cream joint, and...
Kodiak area students prepping to capture elders' history
Students in Old Harbor will soon be taking part in a unique project to document the history of their village community.
Casey Kelly, KMXT -...
Permafrost study begins evaluating potential CO2 emissions from a warming Arctic
A five-year study of carbon and permafrost is underway in the interior. The investigation, lead by the U.S. Geological Survey and Purdue University, includes...
Discrimination Dilemma
When refining an anti-discrimination policy, is there a danger that one can ban both good and bad discrimination? For that matter, is there such...
Berkowitz running for 2008 U.S. House seat
Democrat Ethan Berkowitz today added his name to the list of candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's Democratic Primary.
Dave...
Could polar bears be saved using ANWR lands?
A long-time foe of oil drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has thrown a new argument into the...
1860s shipwreck explored under Cook Inlet
139 years ago a ship hauling soldiers to southcentral Alaska to build a fort sunk in Cook Inlet after it grounded on a reef...
Who's melting Glacier Bay glaciers?
A high-speed catamaran carrying tourists up Glacier Bay is not the sort of place you'd expect to turn into a crime scene. But KTOO's...
Teacher recruiting and retention a complex matter for Anchorage
Anchorage school board members heard this week that being in Alaska has almost as many disadvantages as advantages when it comes to teacher recruitment.
Len...
Low youth voting rates driven by perceived lack of relevancy
Turnout for this year's municipal election was light in Sitka. Even though local election officials don't track age demographics, it's a fairly safe bet...
Heavy public turnout delays assembly I/M decision
Last night's Anchorage Assembly's public hearing on the city's vehicle Inspection/Maintenance Program was a resounding success - so much so that there was no...
Anchorage Assembly officially admonishes colleague
Shortly before it adjourned last night at 11 o'clock, the Anchorage Assembly officially admonished member Paul Bauer for a violation of the municipal ethics...
Extended version of historic Dena'ina recordings and interview
On Tuesday we published a story about a new book and audio CD of rare Yupik and Athabascan recordings from more than 50 years...