Night Music: February 2, 2013
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Leroy’s Waltz
Leroy...
Night Music: January 26, 2013
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Kachemak Moondancer
Dan...
Night Music: January 19, 2013
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Things Aren’t...
Night Music: January 12, 2013
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Yesterdays
Dewey Whitesell/Otto...
Night Music: January 5, 2013
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Still Crazy...
Veteran Spotlight: Norman Elliott
Father Norman Elliott, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, put seminary school on hold to join the National Guard and then the U.S. Army in 1942.
Now nearly 94-years-old, Elliott recalls living in Michigan at age 22 when the war broke out and the calling he felt to defend his country.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 11, 2013
Bill Defines 'Medically Necessary' Abortions; Alaska Democrats Introduce Oil Tax Proposal; Mayor, Assembly To Propose Ordinance Limiting Unions; Expelled GOP Leader Files Appeal; Judge Denies Bid To Block Port MacKenzie Rail Spur; Researchers Successfully Launch Rocket From Poker Flat; Alaska Cultural Connections: Going Outside; Allen Moore Claims Yukon Quest Crown; Despite Setbacks, Dupre Believes Solo Winter Summit Of Denali Can Be Done
Alaska 211 Day
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan recently signed an Executive Proclamation making February 11, 2013 Alaska 2-1-1 Day.
Since its start in 2007, Alaska 2-1-1, operated by United Way of Anchorage, has handled over 86,000 calls and made more than 101,000 referrals connecting Alaskans to needed services.
No matter where you live in Alaska, help is just a phone call away.
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Nature Inspired Indoor Fun in Anchorage
There comes a time, when even winter sports enthusiast's need more encouragement to get outside.
The great news is that exploring nature with kids doesn’t have to mean hitting the trail, strapping on your ice skates or going skiing (though those are all great ideas).
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AK: Repair
There are thousands of miles of fiberoptic cables snaking along the ocean floor. They bring telephone service, television, and the Internet to much of world. When an earthquake struck off the coast of Southeast Alaska in January, the cables that provide Internet to Wrangell were damaged. And a cable repair ship, called the Wave Venture, was called in to help. KSTK’s Shady Grove Oliver went onboard the unique ship to get a closer look at cable repair.
Alaska News Nightly: February 8, 2013
President Obama Proposes Plan To Delay Sequester; Bethel Police Officer Named In October Shooting; Assessor Says State Taxes Don’t Apply To Kulluk Drill Rig; Bethel Finalizes Tobacco Tax Ordinance; Alyeska Tram To Reopen Saturday; Expedition To Mark 100th Anniversary Of Conquest Of Denali; AK: Repair; 300 Villages: Akutan
One Hundred Years of Climbing Denali
The first successful climb of Mount McKinley took place in 1913. Walter Harper, Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens made history. Now, 100 years later, their family members plan to mark the centennial with a climb of their own.
KSKA: Tuesday, 2/12 at 10:00am
Obama Names New Secretary of the Interior; and the Anchorage School Board Passes A New Preliminary Budget
President Obama names 56 year-old REI Executive Sally Jewell the Secretary of the Interior. The Anchorage School Board passes a preliminary budget after hearing a great deal of public testimony. The United States Post Office will end Saturday delivery come August. The Anchorage School District and the teachers union have begun contract negotiations. The state House passed a revised cruise ship pollution bill. A group of homeowner in the Rabbit Creek neighborhood are concerned by the possibility that non-residential development could drain their water supply. The state House starts to move on legislation that would expand the school voucher program and provide aid to parochial schools. ConocoPhillips says the tax changes Parnell proposes for the oil industry just don't go far enough. Sen. Murkowski unveils a sweeping energy bill from her position as ranking member of the Senate Energy Committee.
KSKA: Friday, 2/8 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 2/9 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 2/8 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 2/9 at 5:00pm
Nice Guys Finish Last
During my sophomore year at Anchorage High School, in 1958, I sat first chair first trumpet in the band, as well as playing first trumpet in the high school orchestra and playing in the the Anchorage Little Symphony.
In my mind, and certainly in the opinion of my trumpet teacher and most of my friends, I was the best trumpet instrumentalist in the state.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: February 7, 2013
Troopers Investigating Kake Teenager’s Death As A Homicide; Public Turns Out For Eielson Meetings; Court Hears Arguments In Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Case; Arctic Council To Finalize Oil Spill Preparedness Agreement; Cruise Ship Discharge Bill Awaits Public Comment; ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Resurfaces In Legislature; Lance Mackey Scratches From Yukon Quest; Five Teams Vying For Top Spot in Yukon Quest; Cleveland’s New Lava Dome Increases Eruption Risk
The Katmai Eruption of 1912
This film is about the Katmai eruption that occurred in Alaska in June of 1912. The eruption affected a lot of places, but especially Kodiak Island, which was blanketed with two and a half feet of ash.
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Anchorage Residents Push for Water Protections in Title 21
A group of home owners in the Rabbit Creek neighborhood are concerned that non-residential development could drain their water supply. They say it could happen in many neighborhoods on the Hillside and are suggesting an amendment to Title 21, Anchorage land-use law as a preventative measure. Members of the Anchorage Assembly are in the final stages of a 10-year review of Title 21, which has been in the news for addressing issues like sidewalks, landscaping and stream setbacks. But the Rabbit Creek residents say, if it goes through without addressing water issues, the municipality could face problems down the road.
Alaska News Nightly: February 6, 2013
Obama Nominates REI Chief Exec To Lead The Department of the Interior; State Cracking Down On Cruise Industry’s Third-Party Contractors; Plane Crash Near Kalskag Injures Three; EPA’s Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Goes Back To The Drawing Board; Anchorage Residents Push For Water Protections In Title 21; Skull Found Along Beach Near Umkumiute; Paul Johnson Memorial Norton Sound 450 Sled Dog Race Begins; Yukon Quest Officials Extend Mandatory Dawson Layover By 4 Hours
A Fresh Start
Day in and day out, the drivers of the University of Alaska Anchorage shuttle carry hundreds of students to and from classes, driving the same 2.5 miles of road. What led these drivers to UAA? How do they deal with the monotony?
One such driver, Melissa Homa, can provide some insight.
Nicole Blizzard Short Story Contest
Radical Arts for Women encourages writers to write and sponsors the Nicole Blizzard Short Story Contest, open to all women living in Alaska.
Entries come from all over Alaska and we encourage you to enter!
Learn more.