Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 20, 2015

White House Says A Veto Is Likely On Rep. Young's Fisheries Bill; Research Identifies Massive Underwater Waves; El Nino Returns; Diomede Graduation Speaker Found Dead at Community School; Neighbors Aim to Take Concerns Over Halfway House to Court in Juneau; Salmon Run Leaves Juneau Stream 2 Weeks Early; M/V Redeemer Heads for Scuttling, After Decades of Salvage Work; 'Seeking the Source' of Anchorage's Trails and Their Community Download Audio:

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Murkowski: OCS Revenue-Sharing is 'Simple Fairness'; 'Erin's Law' Hangs On For a Bumpy Ride; Walker Allows Legislature to Convene in Anchorage This Week; Anchorage Mayor-Elect Announces Community-Driven Transition Process; Hot, Dry Weather Fuels an Early Start to Fire Season; Rare Thunderstorms Move Through Southeast Alaska; 'Ridiculously Resilient Ridge' Returns This Winter; Bandit the Runaway Wave Buoy Back in Service; Grocery Shopping to Cross the Stikine Icefield Download Audio:

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 18, 2015

Walker Threatens Budget Veto, Warns of Layoffs; Alaska's Capital City Braces for Potential Layoffs; Flooding Closes Dalton Highway; First Kuskokwim Restrictions Expected May 21; Girl Dies After Boat Falls on Her; Thirsty California: A Potential Market for Alaska Water?; M/V Susitna Racks Up As Much As $1M in Rain Damage; Conference to Focus on Traditional Knowledge, Resource Management; Alaska's First Cannabis Convention Download Audio:

Algo Nuevo: May 17, 2015

Here’s the Sunday, May 17, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 15, 2015

Parents Sue ASD Over Vague Suspension Notification Policies; Sealaska Unveils Its New Building in Downtown Juneau; Rep. Young Riles Indian Country with Hearings on 'Land In Trust' Powers; Wolf Hunt Adjacent to Denali Closes Early; 5 Ill After Eating Fermented Seal Flipper; NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Beluga Recovery Plan; Anchorage: Activists Rally for Medicaid Expansion, Oil Tax Law Revision; 49 Voices: Seth Landon of Wasilla; AK: Biking A Century Download Audio:

AK: Biking a Century

Have you ever thought about biking one hundred miles in one go? KSKA's Anne Hillman did, so she signed up for the Clean Air Challenge. It's a bike ride the American Lung Association hosts every year to raise money for education and research on lung disease. At first Anne was in it more for the challenge of the ride than for the cause. But then something happened along the way. Download Audio:

Air Quality and Lung Health for Athletes

The air you breathe keeps you alive, and it should always be pure and healthy, but for outdoor athletes, air quality means much more, whether you’re an elite runner or if you are just huffing and puffing up a hill on your bicycle. On today’s show, we’re going to learn about both parts of this equation: the quality of our air in Anchorage and around Alaska, and how our bodies handle the air, including how our lungs respond to pollution. KSKA: Thursday, May 21, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Listen now:

49 Voices: Seth Landon of Wasilla

This week, we're hearing from Seth Landon, who also participated in the Clean Air Challenge. Landon moved to Alaska five years ago from the flat lands of Michigan and now calls Wasilla home. Download Audio

Identity theft: “Not if. When”

Learn how to protect yourself Wednesday on the next Hometown Alaska. Ask questions, tell your own story, hear from the experts. KSKA: Wednesday, May 20, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Listen now:

Staying safe in bear country

Everywhere is bear country in Alaska, even the urban areas. From encounters on the trails and along fishing streams, to bears raiding trash cans and chicken coops, it’s spring and bears are awake and on the move. How do we keep ourselves and them safe? APRN: Tuesday, 5/19 at 10:00am Download Audio

How can Alaska solve its fiscal crisis?

We’ve been hearing for months about Alaska’s fiscal crisis. The budget is being cut and we’ll have to dip into reserves. Some economists predict that the state will run out of savings in less than a decade. But is there an alternative? Can the state make money for the general fund from sources other than oil revenue? Some economists say yes. KSKA: Friday, 5/15, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, 5/16, at 6:00 p.m. KAKM: Friday, 5/15, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 5/16, at 4:30 p.m. Download Audio:

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 14, 2015

House Finance Committee Blocks Medicaid Expansion Bill; UAF Gets A Federal Boost for Unmanned Aircraft; Death of 4 Believed to Be of Domestic Violence Incident; Body of Argentine Climber Found High on Denali; Fairbanks Police Experiment with Body Cams; Historially Low Hooligan Run On the Chilkoot Is a Mystery; Eyesore to Eye Candy: Juneau Rebuilds A Historic Treasure; 'Republic of the Arctic' Proponent And Native Rights Activist Charles Etok Edwardsen Dies Download Audio:

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Anchorage Hospitals Compete for New ER Beds; Marijuana OK'd At State's First Pot Convention, But Only for Display; 4 Found Dead In South Anchorage Home; Man Survives More Than An Hour Adrift After Skiff Capsizes; Sitka Parks Feel the Strain of Fiscal Belt Tightening; Budget Cuts Sideline Taku Ferry July Through Sept.; Sow With 3 Cubs Stands Her Ground On Juneau Trail; Re-Introduced Wood Bison Faring Well; Ancient Buzz Saw Shark Fossil Returns to Alaska Download Audio:

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 12, 2015

With No Budget Deal In Sight, Lawmakers Hold Brief Technical Session; Walker Administration Says Medicaid System Is On The Mend; FCC Investigates Bid Discounts for Doyon-Owned Firm; Climbers Heli-Rescued After Slide in the Alaska Range; Coalition Uses A Data-Driven Approach To Hunt For Behavioral Health Solutions; Sitka Gets Creative To Pay For Its Dam; Treat Your Soil With A Little TLC, Reap The Benefits During Harvest; 'TV Doesn't Do It Justice': First Cruise Ship Visitors Arrive in Skagway Download Audio:

Mat Su Assembly Budget Discussions

The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly wrestles with providing services while keeping the mil rate low.

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 11, 2015

Shell Gets Conditional Approval For Arctic Drilling; Sealaska Earnings Up, But Losses Continue; Army Drawdown Felt in Alaska; Minority Democrats To Hold Own Hearings; Can Free Pregnancy Tests In Bars Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?; Dillingham Fires Up New Incinerator at Landfill; Law Firm Gifts $3.5M to Tribal Health; Ninilchik Community Library Hires New Director; Galena Elder Turns 100 Download Audio:

Algo Nuevo: May 10, 2015

Here’s the Sunday, May 10, 2015 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Night Music: May 9, 2015

Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Title Artist / Composer (if known) Album Label Song...

Traveling Music 5-17-15

Traveling Music Shonti Elder 5-17-15   Promoted Keb'Mo and band in concert Friday, June 5, Glenn Massey Theater, on campus of Mat-Su College in Palmer, and Saturday, June...

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 8, 2015

With Foster Care Cases Up, Lawmakers Consider Funding Triage; Lawmakers Seek Audit of State Crime Lab; Prenatal Pot Use On The Rise in Alaska; Two New Wolf Kills Add to Denali Population Decline; Hovercraft To Shuttle Cruise Tourists to Taku Glacier; Alaska WWII Vet Enjoys Bird's Eye View of D.C. Flyover; 49 Voices: Michelle Troll; AK: Samurai Musher Download Audio: