King Island And What It Means
It took a strong subsistence culture to live on King Island, and that culture is still remembered long after the island’s last occupants left in the 1960s. Now one artist believes the time has come to return to King Island. Meet Inupiaq poet and author Joan Naviyuk Kane, on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, June 4 at 10:00am
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Flooding Continues Throughout Alaska; And Kulluk Testimony Wraps Up
Flooding continues throughout Alaska. A suspect in an Anchorage double homicide and sexual assault has a significant criminal history and is a registered sex offender. The Coast Guard wraps up testimony in its probe into the grounding of the Kulluk.
KSKA: Friday, 5/31 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 6/1 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 5/31 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 6/1 at 5:00pm
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Discover Yourself at Clark James Mishler’s Portrait Alaska Exhibition
On a May afternoon while our spring blizzard was slowly melting, I sat in the atrium of the Anchorage Museum eating my sandwich and looking.
I was looking up and around at Clark James Mishler’s portraits of Alaskans. Old, young, tattooed, the local famous and infamous, were all staring down at me and I returned their piercing glances.
More. Alaska News Nightly: May 30, 2013
Aiviq Captain Questioned At Kulluk Hearing; On-Scene Coordinator Testifies On Kulluk; 89 Bears Killed As Part Of Predator Control Program; Galena Flood Waters Begin Receding; Late Spring Triggers Fire Danger, Burn Bans In Southcentral, Interior; Unusual Weather Causes Lull In Copper River Sockeye Run; Timber Communities Worry Over Fate Of Secure Rural Schools Program; Tesoro Fined For Clean Air Violations; State Searching For Potential Tustumena Ferry Replacements
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Miracle Months of Summer
Karen Nickoli is a playful 10-year-old from Russian Mission, a small Yup’ik village near Bethel. She woke up with a fever one day and found out she had cancer the next.
Providence houses the only children’s hospital in the state so Karen would be staying in Anchorage for her care. Scared and far from home, Karen and her mom could hardly wait for the rest of their family to join them.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: May 29, 2013
Ice Jam Slowly Breaking Up Near Galena; Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Survivor Denied Promotion; 2 Tanana Officials Indicted On Federal Wire Fraud, Theft Charges; UAA Fires Athletic Director Steve Cobb; State Ordered To Refund Federal Money; Civilian Department of Defense Workers Begin Receiving Furlough Notices; Alaska Lawmakers Pushing Back Against Federal Royalty Cuts; Former Marine Speaks About Military Toxins, Potential Health Risks; UAF Considers Adding Roller Ski Loop
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Veteran Spotlight: Jim VanOss
Jim VanOss is a U.S. Army Veteran, drafted during the Vietnam War who served as a military police officer and an embassy guard in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.
During his Veteran Spotlight interview, VanOss recalls being 20-years-old when he was drafted into the Army after failing a college class.
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Wood Bison Spurs Species Debate
Are Wood bison and Plains bison two different subspecies, or are they the same subspecies? That's a question that is raising some questions of it's own, now that a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has co-authored a paper that could affect the threatened designation of Alaska's Wood Bison.
Alaska News Nightly: May 28, 2013
Galena Flooding Forces Many To Evacuate; Educators Worried Summer School Cut Could Hurt English Language Learners; Type 2 Diabetes Rates Tripled Nationwide Since 1990; Anchorage Group Hosting Bone Marrow Registry Drives; UAF Researcher Contends Wood, Plains Bison Same Subspecies; Alaska Cultural Connections: Cultural Exchange
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Teri Rofkar Named 2013 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist
Sitka basket and textile weaver Teri Rofkar has been named the 2013 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist.
The $40,000 award recognizes an artist with stature and a history of creative excellence.
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Riding the Singletrack at Kincaid Park
Today we’re biking in Kincaid Park. The mountain bike trails, known as singletrack, are one of the park’s most popular features, and draw all kinds of riders.
Diana Maioriello is here today with her family, who range from age 12 to about 50. They’re all avid bikers, and today they’ll be trying out the single track for the first time.
Alaska News Nightly: May 27, 2013
Man Charged With Double Homicide, Sexually Assaulting 2-Year-Old; Yukon River Causing Flooding In Galena; Yukon River Causing Flooding In Galena; Kulluk Hearing Resumes Tuesday; New Book Explores Lost Legacy Of Harry Karstens, Stuck Expedition; UAF Says Tuition, Research Funding Unlikely To Offset Rising Costs; KHAR Format Change Irks Listeners; Haines Celebrates Alaska’s Craft Beer Culture
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I am a Native Youth Olympian
Every year, hundreds of Alaska Native teens from all over the state gather for the Native Youth Olympics (NYO). They compete in games that have been passed down generation to generation.
In this episode of INDIE ALASKA, you'll meet Autumn Ridley, who in 2012 broke the world record for the Alaskan High Kick, one of NYO's most popular events.
AK: Girls On The Run
To a lot of us, running seems like work, or at least exercise. But for a group of girls in Sitka, running is actually pretty fun. They’re part of an after-school program that combines running with learning important life lessons. It’s encouraged one fifth-grader to dream about her future.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 24, 2013
Troopers Shoot, Kill Sutton Man; How Safe Are Alaska’s Bridges?; Two Remote Volcano Sensors Resume Sending Seismic Data; Sitka Father, Son Plan Lower 48 Run Against GMOs; Singer-Songwriter Hears Call Of Alaska; AK: Girls On The Run; 300 Villages: Anchor Point
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Sea Kayaking
On the next Outdoor Explorer we’re talking about sea kayaking in Prince William Sound. It’s a short drive from Anchorage, and it’s one of the most famous places to paddle on Earth. Many of us have great memories of paddling trips in the Sound. Others would probably like to try it but aren’t sure how to go about it, to be safe, and to break away on your own. Join us to share the feeling of silence in a quiet cove in the sound, and the practicalities of how to get there.
KSKA: Thursday, 5/30, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Understanding Alaska’s Gas Line Options
Sometimes the news you hear and read gets so complicated and insider you want to tune out, but when it comes to the Alaska gasline, that would mean ignoring one of the most important issues that could determine the state's future for generations. On the next Hometown Alaska, we hold a clarifying discussion about gasline options and issues, a gasline 101 to get up to speed and form our own opinions.
KSKA: Wednesday, 5/29, at 2 pm and 7 pm
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Education
It is now up to Alaska again to leave no child behind. The federal government has turned education reform back to the state. We’ll learn more about what the state has promised in exchange for a waiver, on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 5/28 at 10:00am
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Oil Tax Revision Signed Into Law; And APU Announces Dramatic Tuition Cut
Governor Sean Parnell signs the oil tax revision into law. Anchorage’s public testimony ordinance gets shelved. Former Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller is ordered to pay $85,000 to the Alaska Dispatch for legal fees. Alaska Pacific University announces a dramatic cut in tuition.
KSKA: Friday, 5/24 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/25 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 5/24 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/25 at 5:00pm
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Think, Work & Play at Anchorage Community Works
Anchorage Community Works is a concert venue, art studio, shared classroom and collaborative workspace that is opening in Anchorage this summer.
With a mission to provide a community center for local creatives and small business owners, “The Works” will connect and collaborate with locals who care about art, music, culture, learning, politics, and health.
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