Alaska News Nightly: March 14, 2013
Interior Report Faults Shell for Mismanagement of Contractors; Browder Steps Down, Replacement Named; House Passes Version Of State Operating Budget; Hoonah Hydro Project Will Cut Diesel Fuel; Competition Fierce Among Iditarod’s Top-20; Alaska Author Releases New Book ‘Heat’
Big Plans For Anchorage Public Library Headquarters
Anchorage Public Library is in the process of transforming itself in ways unforeseeable when the Loussac was built.
Not only will we continue to offer traditional library services, your library is evolving into a dynamic and interactive hub for community engagement.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: March 13, 2013
Latest Oil Tax Bill Expected To Cost State Over $1 Billion; Magnuson Stevens Act Up For Reauthorization; Treadwell Announces Arctic Marine Shipping Study; Mitch Seavey Wins The 2013 Iditarod; Tanana Chiefs Conference Convention In Fairbanks; State Senate Passes Bill Financing LNG Trucking Between North Slope, LNG; Anchorage Bars To Stay Open Until 4am; Dillingham Couple Builds World’s Most Air-Tight Home; Alaskans Mourn Passing Of Ginny Wood
Anchorage Bars to Stay Open Until 4am
The Anchorage Assembly has passed an ordinance allowing Anchorage bars to stay open an hour later. But they won't be able to serve alcohol that extra hour. The ordinance is aimed at reducing problems downtown at closing time.
Alaska News Nightly: March 12, 2013
Race Leaders Leave White Mountain For Safety, Nome; Senate Committee Introduces New Version Of Oil Tax Bill; Commercial Fishermen Lobby For Stricter Salmon Habitat; Alaska Broadcasters Line Up To Oppose GCI Purchase Of TV Stations; Anchorage Assembly Shuts Down Union Testimony, Extends AO37 Vote; Alaskans Impress At Junior Nordic Ski Nationals
Kodiak Rapper Releases Debut LP
I knew I had an interest in music very early on in my life. I liked writing as a child, and that paired with my fascination with drumming led to rap music.
By middle school I was composing my own beats, using my drum set and beat making machines on my computer. Now I've finally released my debut LP "Paper and Crayons."
Read more.
Anchorage Assembly Shuts Down Union Testimony, Extends AO37 Vote
The Anchorage Assembly voted 6 to 3 to shut down public testimony on a controversial proposal that would limit unions last night (Monday, 3/11). KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
Alaska News Nightly: March 11, 2013
Mitch Seavey Takes Back Iditarod Lead; Lawmakers Push For More Local Food Production; Bill Increases Time Required For Teacher Tenure; Students ‘Dream Big’ At Airport Heights Elementary; City Officials Express Relief Following Dietzmann Verdict; State Proposes Land Sale In Central Area; Alaska Cultural Connections: Idita-Culture
9.2: The Great Alaskan Earthquake
The deafening roar came seconds before the shaking. Gathering speed, the sound became a runaway freight train, bearing down on anyone in its path. The world started to shake brutally, and as the expression goes, all hell broke loose.
Read more. 
In My Family: ‘It’s A Nice Day!’
This week on “In My Family,” host Ethan Petticrew teaches Raven how to say "It's a nice day" in Unangax.
AK: A Fashion Show
Right now, as you’re listening to this, a group of Sitka residents are preparing to walk the runway. But they’ve traded in the usual fabrics for more eccentric media. Maybe it’s a dress that’s all zippers. Or a suit made out of nautical charts. Or a purse composed of bicycle valve stems. In the fashion world, this might be called madness. In Sitka, it’s called wearable art.
Alaska News Nightly: March 8, 2013
Plane Crashes Near Dillingham; Lawmakers Dash To DC, Dine With Lobbyists; Otter-Bounty Bill Faces Opposition; Most Iditarod Teams Remaining Large So Far; Fairbanks School District Proposes $262 Million Operating Budget; Sheffield Stumps For Instate Gasline; AK: A Fashion Show; 300 Villages: Unalakleet
Ice Climbing
Alaska isn't exactly known as an ice climbing destination. But more and more of the state's residents are falling in love with the sport. On this Outdoor Explorer will talk about everything from historic first ascents on ice climbs in Alaska to advice on getting into the sport. And we'll head out with guest host Annie Feidt as she tries ice climbing for the first time.
KSKA: Thursday 3/14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Go to Outdoor Explorer page
Heat
Combining extreme geography with extreme temperature is the specialty of Alaska science writer Bill Streever. He has been on the North Slope when it was too cold to fly, and he has walked on fire.
KSKA: Tuesday, March 12 at 10:00am
Girl Scout Cookie Sales Have Begun In Alaska
Girl Scout Cookie sales have begun in Alaska. New this year are the cookie boxes, redesigned for the first time since 1999 to highlight the leadership and life skills girls learn by selling cookies.
In Alaska, more than 3,000 girls sell cookies and learn important lessons about setting goals, making decisions, managing money, people skills, and business ethics.
Read more. ASD Superintendent Jim Browder Looking To Leave; And The Latest On The Sequester
Superintendent of Schools James Browder announces his intended departure. It looks like the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 40 years ago is finally over with the transfer of 230,000 acres to Native village corporations. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has questions for and about Secretary of the Interior nominee Sally Jewel. How do sled dogs develop qualities that allow them to travel a thousand miles in a few days?
KSKA: Friday, 3/8 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 3/9 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 3/8 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 3/9 at 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: March 7, 2013
Senate Committee Considers Interior Nominee; Agencies Can Soon Use Herbicides, Pesticides On State Lands Without Permit; Alaska Railroad Cutting Over 50 Jobs; Jury Rules In Favor Of City In Homer Airport Shooting Case; Lead Dogs Begin To Prove Themselves; Dillingham Couple Attempts To Set World Record; Fairbanks’ ‘College Hill’ Area To Go By Athabascan Name; State Legislators Coming Together To Make Music
Alaska News Nightly: March 6, 2013
Begich Bill Would Define Mental Incompetence For Guns; Opposition Testify Against Behavior Health Funding Cuts; Mushers Debate Where To Take 24-Hour Layover; Iditarod Airplane Flips; 2 On Board Unhurt; International Delegates To Decide On Polar Bear Protections; Public Urges Officials To Maintain White Mountain Recreation Area Mining Ban; Service Allows Fairbanks Residents To Share More Info With Emergency Responders; Alaska’s Capital City Changes With The Times
Alaskan Wild Berry Multigrain Pancakes
I am not familiar with the cultural origins of pancakes, but I know that they were a part of my family culture growing up.
Now, they've became part of the culture of the family I’ve created with my husband as a weekend treat–especially with maple syrup and fried eggs.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: March 5, 2013
Three Dead in Rainy Pass Crash; Former Sitka Principal Charged With Sexual Assaults; Senate Democratic Budget Expected To Take Aim At Oil Tax Privileges; Kulluk Arrives In Unalaska; House Tightens Operating Budget; 13 Mushers Making Iditarod Debut This Year; State Workers Rally As Union Leaders Negotiate New Cotnracts; St. George Harbor Project Progresses; Long-Running Lawsuit Over Fast Ferries’ Engines Is Settled; Lawmakers Celebrate First Territorial Legislature Centennial