Rock Island Line: April 10, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the April 10, 2011 edition of Rock Island Line with Steve Grabacki and Marianne Kerr.
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Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame: Jane Ruth Angvik
Jane Angvik has been involved in Alaska public life since 1973. She has served as an elected member of the Anchorage Assembly and the Anchorage Charter Commission and has taught many women how to conduct campaigns for public office.
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Talk of Alaska: Library Closings
All over the country cash-strapped local governments are closing libraries or reducing library services.
Does the Internet really replace a library?
In rural Alaska a public...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Alaska's first cruise cuts its sailing short after a passenger get a positive COVID test result, enrollment in the state's largest school district is down, and syphilis cases in Alaska are up.
Live Coverage from Cairo
NPR reports there is a "strong likelihood" President Mubarak will step down today. Stay tuned to KSKA FM 91.1 throughout the day for updates...
LISTEN: Protests have erupted across the country and the world. But what will it take to make lasting change?
The calls for respect and equality are not new, but what should the next steps be to create real change? What does it take to reform police departments and address public safety in a way that all citizens can trust?
Iditapod: Clock ticking after Willow restart
Fifty-two mushers headed out of Willow as the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race began in earnest Sunday, March 3. Iditapod host Casey Grove is joined by KNOM's Ben Matheson and Braver Mountain Mushing's Quince Mountain for discussions of the restart, early-race strategy and some of the numbers of the Iditarod, including that this year's race features the highest-ever percentage of female mushers.
Alaska News Nightly: April 24, 2012
Redistricting Plan Goes Back To The Drawing Board; Hooper Bay Man Get s $500,000 For Tasering; Ted Nugent Pleads Guilty To Hunting Violation; Diomede Residents May Get Helicopter Service; Quality Improvement Measures Get Results At Providence; SEARHC Recovering From $4 Million Loss Last Year; Fairbanks Residents Make Moves Against Child Abuse; Anchorage Museum Explores Denali
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018
Today is election day; Y-K Delta one of nation's few areas where federal monitors will oversee voting compliance on Tuesday; A warming Arctic means a change of plans for offshore drilling project; Public comment closes on on-site consumption for marijuana retailers; Alaska village residents: Lack of housing hurting community; Sturgeon case heard in Supreme Court for second time; Anchorage official responds to transgender case; 'They need to happen.' Native women turn up the volume in violence, sexual assault conversations; Hundreds of frustrated Anchorage teachers stage walkout during school board meeting; Voting materials available in Alaska Native languages, Spanish, Tagalog; New glacial melt data collected from the ocean floor at Leconte Glacier Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017
Alaska senators fault Trump's tack on racist rally; Nearly half of structures on dock affected by fire, says processing plant fire witness; Feds move forward with review of Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans; There’s a new Arctic drilling battle brewing — and it’s not in ANWR; Several inmates charged with assault, rioting at Fairbanks prison; M/V Tustumena back on the water; Diving for answers: Will blue king crab come back in the Pribilofs?; Sun’aq wins grant to study invasive species' effect on subsistence resources; Solar eclipse has stargazers excited all around the world; Juneau chef crowned King of Seafood at Great American Seafood Cook-Off Listen now
Tissue engineering for human organ use
Dr. Virna Sales of Children's Hospital, Boston joins Dr. Woodard to discuss efforts being made towards the development of tissue engineered heart structures.
National Science...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, February 3, 2023
The state reveals new information about last year's record number of inmate deaths, but more questions remain. A look into how Alaska's data on homelessness is collected, and how reliable it really is. As the Yukon Quest kicks off this weekend, there are serious questions about the race's future.
Alaska News Nightly: February 22, 2010
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Iditapod: This year’s race
We talk about trail conditions, which teams look like contenders for the Top 10, our Rookie Of The Year Picks, and the best ways to follow the race. Also, a quick intro to our team on the trail.
Soul to Soul: January 1, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the January 1, 2011 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks ...
AK: Subsistence
Five years ago, Peter Williams was depressed and an alcoholic, hitting bottom. Now, he’s a successful artist in Sitka who hunts sea otters and sews mittens, scarves, and other products from their fur. He says learning how to hunt marine mammals offered him ‘a place to heal.’
Algo Nuevo September 23, 2018
Here’s the Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Keyes Autopsy Update
The Alaska State Troopers have provided this update on the autopsy of Israel Keyes:
"The Alaska State Troopers investigation into the 12/02/12 suicide of Israel Keyes while he was in federal custody at the Anchorage Jail Complex has determined that Keyes used a blade from a disposable shaving razor that had been imbedded into a pencil to cut himself on the left wrist. Additionally, Keyes had used a length of bedding material from his cell to strangle himself. A determination from the State Medical Examiner as to which of these injuries, either alone or in combination, primarily contributed to his death is not yet available.
Soul to Soul: April 11, 2009
Here’s the music playlist from the April 11, 2009 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
AK: Sarah Palin, Revisited
This week we take another look at Governor -- and now Vice-Presidential candidate -- Sarah Palin. When our show first aired in February 2008,...