Alaska News Nightly: September 4, 2014

General Katkus Resigns As Report Details Guard’s Failure In Addressing Sexual Assault; Dems Ask Maryland to Investigate Sullivan Tax Breaks; Seward Coal Dumping Case Referred Back To Lower Court; Archaeological Dig Near Quinhagak Provides a Look Into Ancient Yup’ik Culture; YWCA aims to close gender pay gap by 2025; California Company Exploring Port MacKenzie’s LNG Possibilities; Interior Earthquake Monitor Ramps Up; LKSD Moves Forward On Student-Based Health Center Download Audio

Algo Nuevo: August 31, 2014

Here’s the Sunday, August 31, 2014 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...

Adventure Within Range

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Alaska Teen Media producers Barae and Aviva Hirsch explored Hope with U.S. Olympic Skier Holly Brooks. Brooks explains why she loves to train in the Chugach National Forest.

Traveling Music 9-7-14

Traveling Music Shonti Elder 9-7-14   Format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration   By Way of Sorrow Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky / Julie Williams Cry,Cry, Cry Razor and Tie 3:04   Oh Sweet Longing Darrell...

Alaska News Nightly: September 3, 2014

Court's Says State Needs To Provide Assistance To Yup'ik, Gwich'in Speaking Voters; Alaska Natives Wait... And Wait, For Health Law Exemption; Politifact Rates Begich Ad "Pants on Fire"; Initiative Revives Air Regulation Debate; Only Arkansas Has Slower Internet Than Alaska; New UAS Dorm Provides Housing for About 100 Freshmen; Not My Town! ‘Grizzly Trade’ Ambles Through Places, Personalities of Southeast Download Audio

Taking Granddaughter, Averyl, to the Anchorage Museum was beyond Priceless

Bounty, Pilfered, by Pam Longobardi. My daughter Jenn’s 20th wedding anniversary coincided with Labor Day. So my husband, Dave, and I adopted Averyl for the weekend which included an afternoon at the Anchorage Museum. The three of us headed for the exhibition Gyre--The Plastic Ocean.

Alaska News Nightly: September 2, 2014

Walker, Mallott Form Unity Ticket To Oppose Parnell; Begich Campaigns Removes Controversial ‘Crime Scene’ Ad; UA President Pat Gamble Asks Regents To Review Retention Incentive; Southeast ‘Trashwood’ Finds New Markets; Brown Bear Hunting Suspended In Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Former UAA Athletic Director Steve Cobb Passes Away; British Adventurer Begins 6,000 Mile Bike Ride Across North America; Upper Valley Agriculture: Bare Hands Farm Download Audio

I am a Wildlife Whisperer

About 30 miles outside of Haines, Alaska, Steve Kroschel spends his days taking care of his wolverines, a wolf, a brown bear, moose, and other creatures. With help from his son and friends, Steve has built his sanctuary as a place where others can learn how to live simply and naturally.

Alaska News Nightly: September 1, 2014

Mallott, Walker Talk Ticket; Change Coming to Kuskokwim Schools, Freedom Summer Anniversary; Forecasters Watch for El Nino; APOC Complaints Filed; Heat Pumps Tap Ocean's Energy; New Citizens Ceremony

Night Music: 8/30/2014

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 Duration 8:00...

Alaska News Nightly: August 29, 2014

State Ferry Union Averts Strike; Juneau Police Reach Community One Cup Of Coffee At A Time; Comment Period on FEMA Disaster Declaration To Close; Cold, Wet Front Drops 3 Inches of Snow On Deadhorse; 'You've Got To Defend It' - Denali Celebrates Wilderness Act 50th; NSF Earmarks $1.5M for Native Students Studying STEM Subjects; AK: Haines Songwriter Dreams Big, Courts Her Inspiration's Ear; 300 Villages: Anvik Download Audio:

Preserving Wild Food

Fall is in the air and it is time to put up the food you caught and gathered over the summer so it will last you till spring. On the show, we’ll roll up our sleeves and get down to the details about the best ways to butcher, smoke, can, and freeze what you caught and picked over the last few months, and the next few weeks, so that when the snow flies you can taste a little of the summer and make the most of your harvest. KSKA: Thursday, Sept. 4, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Listen now: 

Haines Songwriter Dreams Big, Courts Her Inspiration’s Ear

It’s hard not to dream big among the tall mountains and wild sea in Southeast Alaska – especially in Haines where Christy Tengs serves dreamers and misfits alike in her family’s downtown institution, the Pioneer Bar and Bamboo Room. Even she has a dream – to meet the famous person who has inspired her and propelled her to become a star in her hometown. Download Audio:

Alaska Edition Friday August 29, 2014

Incumbent Senator Mark Begich and challenger Dan Sullivan resume campaigning. The Division of Elections has revised the election returns. The oil-tax referendum was decided by less than five percent of the vote. What now? The Libertarian candidate for the Senate drops out - the party gets a new candidate. Striking Enstar workers return to the job, Cook Inlet oil production is up. The price of a barrel of North Slope crude is down. The Kodiak Rocket facility launches a rocket in a launch that lasts seconds. Listen now:

Alaska News Nightly: August 28, 2014

Shell Oil Files Exploration Plan for Chukchi Sea; Parnell Vetoes A Bill Curbing Record Access; Alaska Mayors Group Rallies Against Pot; Senate Candidates Stake Ground In Unconventional First Debate; New Study Sheds Light On How the Arctic Was Populated; Investigation Finds 7 Juneau High Schoolers Responsible For Hazing; ENSTAR Strike Ends Without A New Contract; Prince Of Wales Island Finds Success With A 4-Day School Week; New Tanana Rec Site Not Thwarted By Rain Download Audio:

Forager’s Delight: Blueberry Cornmeal Skillet Cake

wild-alaska-blueberry-cornm I have a massive issue when it comes to foraging. Some would call it my gift. Others (like my berry-picking friends) would call it my curse. You see, deep in the incomprehensible double-helix thingy of my DNA structure, I have an unmistakable gene for hunting and gathering. I love it.

Alaska News Nightly: August 27, 2014

Meeting in Nome Attempts to Elucidate Arctic Policy Goals; Libertarian Senate Candidate To Withdraw, Leaving One Walker On Ballot; Judges Weigh Yup'ik Religious Appeal; DOT To Commence Herbicide Spraying In Southeast; Post-Ferguson, APD Stands By Civil Unrest Preparation Plans; Charges Filed In Haines Bear Shootings; Celebrating Recovery From Alcohol and Drug Addiction Download Audio:

Alaska News Nightly: August 26, 2014

Attorney: Yup'ik Fishermen Wrongfully Convicted; Ad Knocks Begich's Stance On Women, Noting Staff Pay; More Than A Win, Constitution Party Candidates Want Ballot Access; Alaska Seeks Continued Involvement In BC Mine Review; Five Conservation Groups File Suit To Stop POW Timber Project; Tlingit-Haida and State Sign On to Improve Relations; 'Never Alone': Using Video Games For Cultural Learning; State Fair Pumpkin King Misses Record By 3 Pounds Download Audio:

Traveling Music 8-31-14

Traveling Music Shonti Elder 8-31-14 With fond memories of Roger Leff, and Robert Howk. Can't believe you're gone...   Format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration   Song for Don Shonti Elder and...

Alaska News Nightly: August 25, 2014

Scientists Check Up On Nuclear Site Rattled By Summer Quake; Experimental Rocket Explodes After Launch In Kodiak; Female Inmate Found Dead In Cell; 4 Injured in Brooks Range Plane Crash; Dems' Gubernatorial Nominee Makes A Campaign Stop in Juneau; Nees To Run As A Write-In Candidate For State House; Emergency Housing Ministry Looks to Grow In Unalaska; Muskox Killed in Wales While Attacking Dog; New Cookbook Highlights Traditional Foods In the Aleutians/Pribilofs; Binders, Pencils, Erasers: Homer Charity Readies Kids For School Download Audio: