Challenge to Alaska's Workers' Comp Appeals Commission rejected
The Alaska Supreme Court today let stand a portion of a 2005 law that changed how the state handles claims by workers injured on...
Many schools improving in Y-K Delta, but 13 miss AYP goals
Most schools in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals, which means they need to improve their students' performance according...
National School Boards Association convenes meeting in Kodiak
Kodiak is hosting school board members from around the country this week as the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Board of Directors is in...
Gray whale population stressed and declining
National Marine Fisheries Service biologist Wayne Perryman has been studying gray whales for nearly 30 years. He says climate change in Arctic summer feeding...
Memorial for Tlingit elder Mark Jabobs, Jr. draws visitors from across America
More than 200 people from across Alaska and the Lower 48 gathered in Sitka recently for a memorial party in honor of Tlingit leader...
Corruption trial wading through jury selection process
Jury selection continued today for the corruption trial of former Alaska legislator Pete Kott.
David Shurtleff and Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
New NOAA study confirms predictions of massive sea ice losses this century
A new report takes a closer look at the models the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) used to measure the loss of sea...
BP and oil industry react to Governor's oil tax proposal
The Palin administration’s proposal to rewrite part of the state’s tax regime for the oil and gas industries has drawn immediate opposition from the...
Yupik elder Pete Abraham reflects on stories no longer shared between generations
Respect for elders is an important element of Yupik culture. Traditionally, community members bring them berries and moose and the elders share the history...
Dungeness crab catch up in Southeast Alaska
State estimates say Southeast Dungeness fishermen took more than 3.5 million pounds of crab this summer. The overall value was up about 58% over...
Ongoing herring collapse in Prince William Sound irks Cordova residents
For 18 years the residents of Prince William Sound have lived with ongoing studies and endless litigation tied to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil...
Property Tax Relief Task Force begins rating tax alternatives
46% of Anchorage's operating budget comes from property taxes. That's down slightly from previous years, but hardly enough to keep the municipality and city...
Site comments opened up
Since the relaunch of KSKA.org (yes, it's still a work in progress) we've had only a few comments appear from our website visitors. We...
Unidentified body found at Anchorage elementary school
Anchorage Police are at Russian Jack Elementary School this evening after the body of an unidentified man was found decomposing in a boiler chimney...
Mat-Su Valley gets together for a barn moving
The Matanuska Valley is growing fast and many an agricultural property -- like the old Breeden Family Farm -- is destined to fall to...
Kott corruption trial moves ahead; Weyrauch trial split off and delayed
A federal judge has ruled to separate the corruption trials of former state legislators Bruce Weyrauch and Pete Kott on what was supposed to...
Unidentified body found at Anchorage elementary school
Anchorage Police are at Russian Jack Elementary School this evening after the body of an unidentified man was found decomposing in a boiler chimney...
Legislature's education task force presents school funding formula
The task force set up by this year's legislature to come up with a permanent formula to pay for local schools has made its...
Sea otter researchers exploring causes of die-off in Kachemak Bay
A new study could help biologists zero in on why so many sea otters are dying of the same disease in Kachemak Bay. Biologists...
Independent ferry system extending 'Stikine' sailings into late November
The ferry Stikine will sail for an extra two months this fall. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority plans to keep the ship running through Thanksgiving...