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.
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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
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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
Sealaska Heritage Institute To Sponsor Skin-Sewing Workshops
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor skin-sewing workshops in six communities in an effort to revitalize a traditional art form and to create a cottage industry in Southeast Alaska.
Through the program, called the Southeast Alaska Sustainable Arts Project, students in Kake, Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, Hoonah, Juneau and Yakutat will learn to stretch hides, cut patterns and hand-sew hats and scarves from furs.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 4, 2013
Begich Requests State Put $2 Billion Toward Ports Infrastructure; Resignation Looms For ASD Superintendent; Fairbanks Neighborhood Air Quality Improves After Wood Boilers Shut Down; 1 Dead After Backcountry Accident Near Haines; Sequester Expected To Impact 8a Contracts; Speakers Make Case For Accepting Federal Money For Medicaid Expansion; Four Women Ranking Among 2013 Iditarod’s Top-20 Mushers; Icicle’s Adak Plant To Take Summer Hiatus; Alaska Cultural Connections: Staying In The Bush
Soul to Soul: February 16, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from the February 16, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Barnstorming the Arctic Flight Exhibit
Today we’re visiting the Anchorage Museum’s newest exhibit: “Arctic Flight.”
The first thing you see when entering the exhibit is a cherry red 1928 Stearman. And your first question might be, “How did they get an airplane to the third floor of the museum?”
Winter With Color And Texture In Anchorage
It’s winter and I really needed to get out of my studio and find some color and yes, some texture. I love being a studio hermit but visiting with other artists is essential for continual artistic growth.
Entering AK Starfish Co. is like skidding onto a painter’s palette.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: March 1, 2013
U.S. Court Of Appeals Upholds Polar Bear Listing; JBER Commander Anticipating Sequester Cuts; Anchorage Braces For Sequestration Impacts; Legislature Considers Shaving Money From Early Education Programs; North Slope Villagers File Suit Against Army Corps Of Engineers; Tribes Get Larger Voice At AFN With Bylaw Change; Superior Court Decision Could Impact Water Protection Statutes; AK: Rookie; 300 Villages: Haines
Amateur Mushing
Iditarod dog teams have as much in common with your pet as an Indy car and a tricycle, but there is something in between. Dog mushing is a recreational sport for families, too. On this Outdoor Explorer, we’ll learn about using sled dogs for fun and transportation with the mom of a local mushing family, and a Denali guide who takes out newbies daily.
KSKA Thursday 3/7 at 2:00 pm, repeating at 7:00 pm