Protesting lack of new contracts, Anchorage teachers’ union hosts walk-ins
Today was the first day of school in Anchorage, and for the second year in a row, teachers are starting the year without a new contract. Listen now
A Kodiak museum is creating a digital archive of its entire collection
The Kodiak History Museum received a $48,000 federal grant last fall to digitize its entire collection of about 2,300 items.
Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to federal charges after ordering crew to shoot whale
It isn't clear whether the whale survived the encounter, which federal prosecutors have labeled a misdemeanor.
Statehood!
This sweeping documentary about Alaska’s history returns to public television. The story unfolds as many prominent Alaskans and historians share their statehood movement.
TV: Thursday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.
TV: Tuesday, March 12, 9:00 p.m.
TV: Friday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
Climate change roundtable puts Alaska contradictions on full display
Representatives from the oil and gas and mining industries joined environmentalists and local community leaders to spitball solutions. Listen now
Rep. Young Responds To Planned Eielson F-16 Move
Representative Don Young says it will be tough to turn around the Air Force’s planned move of an F-16 fighter jet squadron from Eielson to Joint base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage.
Earthquake simulator to bring jolt of awareness to Southeast and Yukon
Alaska is earthquake country. But many people don’t know the basic safety measures they should take to prepare for an earthquake. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management wants to change that. The Division hopes to jolt people into awareness with a mobile earthquake simulator. The ‘Quake Cottage’ is scheduled to visit ten communities in Southeast Alaska and the Yukon for the first time ever this fall. Listen now
Pebble Reaches Settlement on Water Violations
The Pebble Partnership has reached a settlement with the State of Alaska for some self-reported water permit violations that happened over the last three...
Stevens trial jury selected
Senator Ted Stevens arrives at the federal courthouse Wednesday morning with his daughter. They were dropped off in a white van with tinted windows...
Jay Armstrong
Jay Armstrong is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election.
Polar Bear Recovery Plan
New reports are painting a grim picture for the future of polar bears. Studies looking at climate change impacts clarify that without ice, polar bears will have difficulty surviving. Polar bears in Alaska are particularly vulnerable and at risk of disappearing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have just released a polar bear conservation management plan that identifies arctic warming as the largest threat to the bear’s survival.
KSKA: Tuesday, July 7, at 10:00 a.m.
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Potential Rare Earth Element Found In Arctic
I attended the American Geological Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this week in San Francisco. It’s billed as “the largest worldwide conference in geophysical science,” with over 20,000 attendants.
Construction Spending Expected To Increase
Spending on construction projects in Alaska is expected to increase this year according to the University of Alaska’s Institute of Social and Economic Research. The 2014 construction spending forecast was put together by the ISER researchers for the Associated General Contractors of Alaska.
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Assembly okays hiring bear specialist
The Anchorage Assembly voted last night to hire a Wildlife Safety Specialist to help the city deal with "nuisance and dangerous" bears.
Len Anderson, KSKA...
Alaska News Nightly: February 3, 2012
Missing Anchorage Woman Case Being Treated As Possible Abduction, Subsidized Air Travel In Alaska Included in FAA Reauthorization Bill, Veteran Employment Measure Passes House, Senate, Iditarod Trail Altered To Avoid ‘Happy River Steps’, Brevig Mission Man Arrested After Shooting At House, Final Yukon Quest Preparations Taking Place, Weather Advisory In Place Over Steese Highway, Part of Yukon Quest Trail, Officials Urge Anchorage Residents to Stay Off Roads, Newly Discovered Ledgers Offer Insight Into Aleutian History, AK: The Science of Ice, 300 Villages: Anderson
Deformed humpback whale washes up in southeast
A bizarrely deformed humpback whale washed up dead on the west side of Admiralty Island, about 30 miles north of Angoon, Alaska. Researchers with...
Alaska’s economic recovery lags behind most states
As of July, Alaska had made up less than half of COVID-related job losses.
After surprise eviction notice, residents of a Soldotna trailer park are wondering what’s next
“There’s no need for these people to become homeless, and that’s what’s gonna happen to the majority of them,” said longtime resident Daniel Lynch.
HAARP campaign’s projects range from Jupiter to the moon
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is operating the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility, or HAARP, for 13 projects this month.
Student Ethnic and Racial Diversity Continues To Grow in Anchorage School District
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Last year, the percentage of white students in the Anchorage School District slipped below 50 percent. The profile of the...