Alaska News Nightly: April 12, 2013
Legislators Enter Final Stretch Of Session; Alleged Bootlegger Banned From Akiak; JBER Soldier To Be Sentenced Monday On Espionage Charges; Petersburg Seafood Company Makes Big Move; Alice Rogoff Pushes For Changes In Arctic; AK: Raising Funds; 300 Villages: Platinum
Spring Bird Festivals
It’s a sure sign of spring in coastal Alaska, the arrival of migrating shorebirds that flock so thickly they sometimes look like clouds. Several communities welcome the birds and visitors who want to see them and learn about them, and its a great chance to get out on the water early in the season and forget winter. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll be talking about the spring migrations and the shorebird festivals coming up in the next week weeks.
KSKA: Thursday 4/18 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm The Business of Clean Energy
It’s time to find out what’s new in renewable Energy in Alaska. From wind farms to DC power-lines, from giant dams to mass produced solar cells, from tidal turbines to super-insulated homes, it comes up at the annual “Business of Clean Energy” conference, and we’ll get a preview on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 4/16 at 10:00am
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Autism: A Global Story
Listen to a special edition of Line One: Your Health Connection when host Dr. Woodard interviews ABC News' John Donovan about his forthcoming book on autism. Hosted by the Alaska World Affairs Council this interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the Hilton Anchorage on Friday April 12 and can be heard Monday on KSKA's Line One.
KSKA: Monday 4/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Sequester Impacts; And The Latest From The Alaska Legislature
This week on Alaska Edition we discuss the rippling economic effect of federal sequestration cuts and the impact to IHS funding for tribal health facilities across the state. We also run through the legislature's actions last night on the gas plan for trucking to Fairbanks, the latest on the oil tax overhaul and KABATA getting folded into the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation by the House. The Senate still has to vote on it. We also discussed the Mat-Su budget and the proposal for a CDQ harbor in Seward.
KSKA: Friday, 4/12 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 4/13 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 4/12 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 4/13 at 5:00pm
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Taking Steps Toward Financial Wellness
April is National Financial Literacy Month, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Consumers are feeling squeezed each week with rapidly increasing gas and food prices and sluggish economic growth, with many living in a down economy for the first time.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: April 11, 2013
Scientists Study Peculiar Arctic Sea Ice Cracking Pattern; Measure Changing School District Health Plans Speeding Through Legislature; Alaska’s Senators Fail To Block Gun Debate; Finance Committee Releases Version Of Oil Tax Overhaul; Kobuk 440 Kicks Off In Kotzebue; State, Feds Continue Sparring Over Wildlife Policies; Yukon-Charley Wolf Population Drops By 50 Percent Since Last Fall; Palmer Farmhouse Added To National Register Of Historic Places; Particulate Pollution Plan Will Likely Include Burn Bans; Senate Approves Creation Of A ‘Silver Alert’ System; Galena Lays Groundwork For Biomass Project
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Veteran Spotlight: Jim Vance
Senator Lisa Murkowski is releasing her tenth Veteran Spotlight installment, showcasing Jim Vance, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 10, 2013
Senate Confirms Sally Jewell Appointment; Senate To Vote On First Steps In Gun Control Debate; ConocoPhillips Suspends Chukchi Sea Drilling; More Questions Than Answers On Federal Health Insurance Exchange In Alaska; Legislators Prioritize Capital Projects; Alaska Senate To Vote On HB77; Unalaska Prepares For Bird Blitz; Gwichin’ Athabascan Version Of Shakespeare Play Goes On Tour
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Anchorage’s Year-round Outdoor Playgroup
Skedaddle is a playgroup that meets outdoors year round. At Skedaddle, kids splash in the pouring rain, go sledding when it is -20 and run wild at playgrounds during the summer.
Initially, I didn’t think an outdoor playgroup would actually work in Alaska.
Learn more. Republican Party of Alaska Ousts Chairwoman
An internal squabble among Alaska Republican Party officials is heating up. The party's executive committee has ousted Party Chairwoman Debbie Brown, and state party vice - chair Peter Goldberg has been named the new chair. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer has more
Alaska News Nightly: April 9, 2013
Senate Passes Controversial Abortion Bill. House Considers Scrapping Knik Arm Bridge And Toll Authority. Air Force Grounds F-16s At Eielson. Investigators Looking At Alleged Assault By Juneau Football Coach. Nominee To Lead Energy Department Noncommittal On LNG Exports.State Attorney General Weighs In On Tribal Lands Case. Alaska Republican Party Ousts Chairwoman. Legislation Would Arm VPSOs. Alaskan Couple Completes Mega Traverse.
MEA Rate Hike Linked to Chugach Electric Rate Increase
Matanuska Electric Association is to pay more for power, while the Regulatory Commission of Alaska investigates Chugach Electric request for rate increase. MEA customers will see higher bills in the mail next month. The hike is linked to a rate increase granted to Chugach Electric Association for thepower it sells to MEA. The rate increase began on Monday, April 8.
Running with the Big Dogs
Thirty-some years ago my friend Ramona had the use of her friend’s team of Malemute-McKenzie River huskies. These were working dogs, used by her friend Steve to haul freight and gear on Mt. McKinley for mountain climbing teams. During his off-season, Ramona ran them to keep them in shape.
Ramona and I decided to take on challenge one winter—we wanted to mush to the old copper mining town of McCarthy, deep in the Wrangell-St. Elias.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: April 8, 2013
APD Alleges Man Pointed Gun Before Second Deadly Shooting Of 2013. State Vehicles Block Abortion Protesters In Juneau. Judge Tosses Stevens’ Prosecutors’ Suspensions. Legislature Votes Vince Webster Off The Board Of Fisheries. Legislature Considers Bill On Derelict Vessels. Court Decision Has Big Implications For Tribal Lands. Snow Totals Downgraded For Latest Storm. From ‘Bring It On’ To ‘I Can’t Take It Anymore,’ Anchorage Residents React To Snow. Technology Is Changing How Food Is Gathered In Rural Alaska.
FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition Mini-Doc
FIRST LEGO League is a robotics competition developed for upper elementary and middle school age students.
During the 2012-2013 season, there were 154 FIRST LEGO League teams across the state of Alaska, from small villages to our urban centers.
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A Polar Bear Named Kali
Today we meet the newest addition to the Alaska Zoo: a baby polar bear named Kali. The cub was recently put on display for its very first media photo shoot.
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In My Family: “I Love You”
This week on “In My Family,” Annette teaches teaches Raven how to say “moose,” in Yup'ik.
Anchorage Braces for More Snow
The National Weather Service said Anchorage residents could see significant snow - between 12 and 18 inches - cover the area beginning Monday morning. Between seven and 10 inches fell on Saturday.
Alaska News Nightly: April 5, 2013
Marvin Sentenced To 198 Years. U.N. Passes Global Arms Treaty That Faces Opposition In Senate. Northern Edge Cancelled. Hall Proposes New Testimony Protocol, Unions Apply To Hold Referendum. Ice Rescue. AK Moose Federation Breaks New Ground. More Snow On The Way For Anchorage. AK: Prom. 300 Villages: Upper Kalskag