AK: Recovering
It’s been almost four years since the largest flood in the history of the city of Eagle and Eagle Village devastated both communities. In the spring of 2009, a series of extremely warm days melted a higher than normal snowpack. When a massive ice jam broke free, a deluge of water surged toward the city and the nearby native village. KUAC’s Emily Schwing visited both communities last summer to find out how locals have fared since the flood.
Alaska News Nightly: January 11, 2013
Judge Vacates Polar Bear Habitat Designation; EPA Issues Shell Violation Notices; Legislature Releases Nearly 20 New Prefiled Bills; Report Questions Whether Alaska Native Corporations Share Enough Info With Shareholders; 100 Turn Out For ‘Idle No More’ Rally In Anchorage; District Braces For $14 In Cuts; Government Hill Apartment Fire Under Investigation; Burning Death Prompts Questions And Concerns; AK: Recovering; 300 Villages: Atqasuk
Kulluk Makes National Headlines; And Militia Leader Sentenced To Nearly 26 Years
The Shell oil-drilling rig Kulluk makes headlines all over the United States and gets the attention of Congress, the Interior Department, environmentalists and the oil industry. Militia men Lonnie Vernon and militia leader Schaeffer Cox were sentenced by federal judge Robert Bryan on Monday and Tuesday. A 16-year-old Diamond High student with a BB Gun at school is arrested in algebra class. Who is Edison Chouest Offshore and why did they gain your attention during the Kulluk incident? Congress fails to renew the Violence Against Women Act. It's dog racing season, and we may be seeing a Renaissance of the sport in Bush Alaska.
KSKA: Friday, 1/11 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 1/12 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 1/11 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 1/12 at 5:00pm
Pulse Dance Company: Ever After
Pulse Dance Company, Alaska’s youngest, boldest contemporary dance group appears in concert at APU Grant Hall Theatre to premiere Ever After.
Inspired by folklore and fairy tales, this evening-length piece touches on societal pressures of the sexes and what it means to find happiness.
Learn more.
Anchorage School District Reviews Security
The superintendent of the Anchorage School District used the early school board meeting Thursday to highlight security issues following the lock down Tuesday at Dimond High School.
Alaska News Nightly: January 10, 2013
Senator Begich Will Not Support Assault Weapons Ban; Wax Buildup Causing Pipeline Problems; Alaska DEC Suing Operators Of Outdoor Wood-Powered Boilers In Fairbanks; Tribal, Environmental Groups Hold Rally Supporting 'Idle No More' Movement; Former Marine Highway Head Asked To Resign By Department Commissioner; Journalist Delivers Town’s Support To Wounded Soldier; Alaska Dinosaur Exhibit Opens In Dallas Museum; Copper Basin 300 Starts Saturday; Mackey’s On His Way To Yet Another Comeback
Hiking Through a Forest With an Upright Bass, in a Cocktail Dress
What does the Rasmuson Foundation have to do with formally dressed musicians playing in the middle of a Sitka forest?
Find out in the full story.
Anchorage Food Mosaic Scavenger Hunt
Try something totally new and get to know your community with Anchorage Food Mosaic Bingo!
Participants who complete a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) will be eligible to win prizes from a random drawing of great food related prizes!
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: January 9, 2013
Parnell Administration To Introduce New Oil Tax Reform Legislation; Alaska Democrats Introduce Bills Addressing Oil Tax Concerns; Congress Fails To Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act; Redistricting Board Wants High Court To Reconsider; State Bond Rating Upgraded To Triple A; Klukwan Native Corporation Closes Haines Office; Officials Take Victories, Lessons From Tsunami Evacuation; Alyeska Tram Will Be Sidelined Until February; K300 Looks For Volunteers To Help With Large Field
Outdoor Explorer from KSKA
In Alaska you can walk out your back door and embark upon an epic outdoor adventure. We live for hiking, mountain biking, bore tide...
Student Arrested After Bringing BB Gun to School
An Anchorage high school went into lock down this morning (Tuesday, 1/8) after a student brought a gun to school. Anita Shell is a spokeswoman for the Anchorage Police Department. She says another student saw the gun and reported it to an administrator.
Officers Study Science Behind Deadly Force
Law enforcement officers from across the state have spent the past two days in a training on the use of deadly force. The workshop comes after two deadly, high-profile suspect shootings by Anchorage Police officers in 2012. As KSKA's Daysha Eaton reports, the training is focused on science.
Alaska News Nightly: January 8, 2013
Shaeffer Cox Sentenced To Nearly 26 Years In Prison; 2 Federal Investigations To Probe Kulluk Incident; American Petroleum Institute Says Shell Should Move Forward With Arctic Ocean Drilling Plans; Student Arrested After Bringing BB Gun To School; Officers Study Science Behind Deadly Force; Contaminated Site Has Nikiski Residents Worried About Groundwater Pollution; Are You Prepared For The Next Evacuation?
Video Glimpses: The Trail
Last month Rasmuson Foundation launched a new series of videos that add to the web-based collection of stories we call “Glimpses of Who We Are.”
Today we share the second in that series – a whimsical, possibly mysterious short by film maker Ellen Frankenstein.
Learn more.
Reconnections, Coincidences and “Coastal Governance” by Richard Burroughs
Coastal Governance is an informative, yet sensible book about coming to terms with overcrowded coastal communities and depleted off-shore fishing banks.
The author, Richard Burroughs isn’t preachy, commenting that “incorporating the needs of individuals for seafood and livelihoods while respecting the biological limits of coastal waters form the core of the ecosystem-based management challenge for the fisheries.”
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: January 7, 2013
Lonnie, Karen Vernon Sentenced In Militia Trials; Shell Drill Rig Anchored In Kiliuda Bay; Nearly 60 Bills Pre-Filed For Upcoming State Legislative Session; Investigation Of Anchorage Apartment Fire Points To Arson, Woman Charged; POW Residents Feel Quake, Head To High Ground; Study: Otters Eating Sea Urchins Reduces Greenhouse Gas; Dillingham Students Embrace Automotive Class; 2 Winters Wide Apart; Eastern Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas Today
Mountainfilm Festival Coming to Anchorage
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to change the world, or at least go play in it for a while.
That’s right, Telluride’s MOUNTAINFILM on Tour, which features the best selections from America’s premier festival of mountain, adventure, cultural, and environmental film is coming to Anchorage.
Learn more.
Mental Health & the Alaskan Family
Kids These Days! is back with a special 4-part series on Family Mental Health! Join the whole Kids These Days! team as we delve into issues that affect our kids, ourselves and our communities. From learning what to do in a mental health crisis, to how schools manage behavioral health issues to supporting our caregivers and helping adult children transition to independence, those are the conversation on a special mental health series airing Tuesdays in January.
Traveling Music: January 6, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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AK: Going to Extremes
It’s hard to imagine a person crazy enough to want to climb Denali alone in the depth of winter. But Minnesota adventurer Lonnie Dupre has tried – and failed – twice in the last two years. Earlier this month, heavy winds forced him to abandon his latest attempt and retreat back to base camp.