A digital revolution arrives in rural Alaska, thanks to the pandemic

Rural Alaska communities have largely been left behind in the digital revolution -- until now. Akiak will be the first community in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to bring high-speed broadband internet to all its residents later this month on November 15.

Marge Ford’s Got a Squeeze Box!

Marge Ford has been playing, teaching, writing and performing polka music since she formed the Alaska Polka chips in 1977. http://youtu.be/hZ7sKIqHC4Q

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Special audit finds Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority violated multiple state laws; Controversial former Anchorage LIO building to become new APD headquarters; Police question 2 in pedestrian death on Anchorage sidewalk; State saw 19 wildfires yesterday; Gara latest Alaska lawmaker to announce retirement plans; Alaska agency to review discrimination lawsuit; Prices are up, but commercial salmon harvests and forecasts are down; New UAF project to investigate North Slope heavy oil extraction; Sterling Highway renovations approved; Larsen Bay struggles with the prospect of losing its school; Canoes arriving is unofficial kick off for Celebration Listen now

Video: 2011 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic

It featured a blizzard, a foot of fresh snow, over 30 crevasse breaches. This is supposed to be the Summer Classic? Only in Alaska.

Alaska News Nightly: November 20, 2014

Begich Bill Would Shush Political Calls; Hoffman, Halford Prepare for Walker Transition Weekend; Gov.-Elect Walker Wants To Expand Medicaid. Can It Happen?; Anchorage School District Could Have Up To $22 Million Surplus Next Summer; Report: ‘Rural Governance Remains Unfinished in Alaska’; North Pole City Council Considering Sales Tax Hike; Community gives input on Anchorage plan to end homelessness; President Obama Highlights Sitka Schools on Technology Download Audio

Something Different: July 18, 2010

Here’s the music playlist from the July 18, 2010 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below...

Algo Nuevo: Feb 22, 2009

Here’s the music playlist from the February 22, 2009 edition of Algo Nuevo — Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...

Alaska News Nightly: December 10, 2010

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio...

Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Willie Hensley

Willie Hensley joins Sandy and Dick to talk about his book, Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People. Download Audio...

PA’s Fiddle

PA’S FIDDLE is an intimate evening of music and songs selected from the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie books. This was the music that young Laura heard her Pa play on his fiddle, accompanying her family during their much celebrated adventures on America’s vast prairies in the years just after the Civil War. KAKM: Saturday, 6/2 at 8:00pm
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Muni Election Results on KSKA

Polls are open until 8:00 pm in the Municipality of Anchorage. KSKA's Connine Huff will be on-air tonight from 9:00 - 11:00 pm providing election...

Algo Nuevo: March 2, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, March 2, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

AK: Rising

Last week we fell, this week we're on the rise. We meet a man who's risen from poverty in Latin America to park service...

AK@100, Part One

Tuesday, June 21 at 10:00am What sort of place will Alaska be in 2059, after one hundred years of statehood?

Alaska News Nightly: March 22, 2013

Shell Executive Stepping Down; Murkowski Clarifies VAWA Dispute; Bill Would Require Longer Probationary Period For Teachers; Honeman Tries to Slow Labor Overhaul Down; U.S. Arctic Research Commission Meets In Bethel; Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat Students Dance For Their Village Since 100 + Years; AK: John Muir; 300 Villages: Juneau Download Audio

Sea Ice Study Goes Beyond the Numbers

In places where the air gets cold enough to freeze seawater, sea ice creates a world known by few people a shifting, ephemeral, both jagged and smooth platform of white that clings to the shore for much of the year. Click to read more.

Active vacations

In 2017, Men’s Health named Anchorage the most adventurous city in the United States. We do love to adventure in our state with our friends. We also love to travel; why  not combine adventure, travel and friends into a vacation? On this week’s Outdoor Explorer we’ll be talking with avid swimmers, bikers and runners who combine their vacation with activity. And although we all love to spend some time on the beach doing nothing, there is no better way to see the world than through movement in the outdoors. Thanks for listening!

Night Music: August 1, 2015

Night Music Playlist Kirk Waldhaus 8/1/15 Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks...
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Thyroid hormone and disease

In humans, the thyroid gland has a significant effect on our metabolic rate. Thyroid dysfunction can produce many and sometime subtle symptoms.

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.