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As a young boy on King Island, Sylvester Ayek learned the ways of his Iñupiat elders: hunting, foraging, and the craft of carving walrus ivory and wood. Today, he sells his artwork to support his traditional subsistence lifestyle, struggling to maintain Iñupiat ways in a quickly changing world. Click for more.

The Wages of Spin chronicles The Philadelphia Music Scene from 1952 thru 1963. The film focuses primarily on Dick Clark, The Genesis of Bandstand, The Congressional Payola Hearings in 1960 and Payola. This is the first honest, comprehensive look at the inner workings of The Music Industry during this time frame. KAKM: Friday, 6/22 at 9:30pm

Thirteen years ago, eight year old Durga Owens was found shot to death near his family’s remote homestead off the Steese Highway north of Fairbanks. No one has ever been charged with the murder. AK first started looking into the story of Durga’s murder five years ago. Over the past year, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock discovered that investigators are still reluctant to share any information about the case.

For the dramatic ritual that opens Parliament, the queen’s coachmen don full livery, and two of her horse-drawn carriages parade through the streets. One holds the queen — the other carries the crown jewels. “Head of State” leads viewers through the elaborate state opening of Parliament, from the secret removal of the crown jewels from their Tower of London vault to the moment when the House of Commons slams the door in the face of the queen’s representative to the eventual conclusion when the rowdy Commons stand before their queen. KAKM: Monday, 6/25 at 9:00pm

It's finally summertime in Alaska. The grass is green, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming...and it lasts, oh, roughly 9 days. Therefore, we Alaskans have to take advantage of every single second. Click for the recipe.

The more Tony Fiorillo explores Alaska, the more dinosaur tracks he finds on its lonely ridgetops. The latest examples are the stone footprints of two different dinosaurs near the tiny settlement of Chisana in the Wrangell Mountains. Read more.

A few short years ago, she was a coach for APU's nordic ski team, not ever really considering herself to be among the world's best skiers. But after an oddly-timed revelation, she is now an Olympian, skiing alongside fellow Alaskan Kikkan Randall. After a long World Cup season in Europe, she is back in Alaska, talking about how she got to this point. TV: Sunday, 6/24 at 6:30pm and Wednesday, 6/27 at 10:00pm KSKA: Thursday, 6/28 at 1:00pm

Meet the heart and soul of today’s Alaska. They are colorful. They are adventuresome. They are inspiring. Find out why they came here and why they stayed. Their answers might surprise you. Every week on 1on1.

Everyday, people stop to take a picture of one of the most recognizable specimens at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, an 8’ 9” brown bear that has greeted guests for more than 40 years. Now, the museum is looking for your photos of the bear. Read more.

Kids These Days! heard Tuesdays on KSKA produced its final episode this week, however the website - kidsthesedays.org - lives on. The independently-funded, award-winning radio program gave us glimpse inside the life of Alaska's kids today and kept us all connected at to each other and our community at kidsthesedays.org. Piled with tons of fun blogs, helpful family resources and a complete archive of past programs, we hope you will keep the conversations rolling about "Raising Alaska's Future Today" on kidsthesedays.org.

Three little black bear cubs are currently calling the Alaska Zoo home. The three siblings, one female and two males are approximately 6 months old and weigh about 15 pounds each. Click for photos.