Training the next generation of women in the trades | Alaska Insight

Skilled trades -- jobs like welding, plumbing, heavy equipment operation and construction -- are attractive jobs for people looking for non-traditional career fields with competitive pay. While the trades continue to be male-dominated fields, more and more women are entering the workforce as training becomes more readily available.

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

Researchers say food scarcity is why so many birds died in Alaska in 2015. Plus: Pete Kaiser's dad, Ron, returns to the trail to race the Bogus Creek 150. And, how people suffering from homelessness in Juneau manage during a cold snap.

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

Some Alaska Native corporation shareholders are slapped with fines for their Facebook comments. Plus: Researchers say the hottest-ever summer in Bristol Bay was deadly for salmon. And, Toksook Bay gets ready to kick off the 2020 Census as the first town in the country to be counted.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

Despite rising tension in the Middle East, Alaska North Slope crude oil prices are lower than they were ten days ago after the U.S. killed an Iranian General. Plus, the Northwest Arctic Borough fills three public safety officer positions after months of vacancies.

Be Kind, Rewind: Stories of nostalgia, hindsight and do-overs

This month Arctic Entries brings you “Be Kind. Rewind: Stories of nostalgia, hindsight and do-overs.” In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet.
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Algo Nuevo: January 12th, 2020

Here’s the Sunday, January 12th, 2020 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.

Traveling Music: January 19, 2020

Traveling Music Date: 1-19-20 Shonti Elder Music announced: Anchorage Folk Festival, this afternoon and evening and next week / weekend. www.Anchoragefolkfestival.org Format:  Tune Title               Performer / Composer               Album Title               Recording Company            ...

Night Music: January 11th, 2020

Here is the Night Music Playlist for January, 11th 2020 with Kirk Waldhaus.

LISTEN: There’s a lot on the table during the next legislative session. State government reporters break down what to look out for.

Next Tuesday, legislators return to Juneau to start the 2020 session. Will the Dunleavy administration and state lawmakers find common ground on how to pay for state services and a permanent fund dividend without draining the Constitutional Budget Reserve?

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 10, 2020

A judge allows the campaign to recall Governor Dunleavy to go forward. Plus: are engine block heaters worth it for your car and the environment?

The evolution of the fat bike

In this era of unpredictable snow, the fat bike has quickly become a standard part of Alaska winter life. Biking on snowwas recorded as early as the Klondike Gold Rush but it is only in the last 30 years that bikes specifically made for thesnow have been developed.

How State Senate leadership is preparing for the next legislative session | Alaska Insight

Governor Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal for the next fiscal year in December, but the legislature will have their work cut out for them when they return to Juneau on January 21 to begin the next session. How will lawmakers on both sides of the aisle come together to balance the state budget?

LISTEN: These two organizations fight to protect the civil rights of Alaskans

At least two legal agencies work to protect the civil rights of Alaskans. Today's show will look at the particular missions of the Northern...

LISTEN: Can you really usher in the new year with a “new me?” Let’s dive into the science of change.

Is it true that “a leopard can’t change his spots?” Are we, as human beings capable of changing bad habits and altering unhealthy patterns of behavior? Are we just fooling ourselves when we set out to change things about ourselves that we do not like?
Boxes full of signature books collected from around the state to put the Alaskans for Better Elections initiative on the ballot, sitting stacked in Anchorage on Jan. 9, 2020. (Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020

Both sides in the campaign to recall Governor Mike Dunleavy will be making their cases tomorrow in front of a Superior Court judge in Anchorage. Plus, campaigners for an initiative to reform Alaska's elections submitted tens of thousands of signatures to the division of elections today.

Breaking Down the Governor’s 2021 Budget | Alaska Insight

Governor Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal in mid-December, and it looks starkly different from the fiscal plan he put forward...

State of Art: Anchorage theater group RKP Productions examines age and class with Dick Reichman’s “Florida”

RKP Productions' Audrey Kelly and Dick Reichman stopped by the Alaska Public Media studios to talk about their unique theater company, the legacy of collaborator Robert Pond and revisiting a dormant play.

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski could influence a congressional resolution that might limit the President's military interactions with Iran. Plus, frozen pipes force some residents in Yukon-Kuskowim Delta to go back to using honey buckets. And, a remembrance of longtime National Weather Service forecaster and Fairbanks public radio music host Bob Fisher.

How Traditional Tattoos are Connecting People to their Inuit Identities | INDIE ALASKA

Holly Nordlum and Sarah Whalen-Lunn are Traditional Inuit Handpoke and Skin Stitch Artists. They are working to revive the Inuit tradition and...

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020

Starting this month the Anchorage Public Library system goes fine free. Plus: A volcanic eruption in the Aleutians is intensifying.