Iditapod: Big push to the coast

Girdwood's Nicolas Petit stayed in the lead of the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday after making a long 90ish-mile run from Kaltag to Unalakleet overnight. We hear from a couple Yukon-Kuskokwim-area rookies in this year's race, and a couple YK-area parents with kids in the Iditarod. Plus, a question about climate change and a conversation with Iditarod musher Kristin Knight Pace, who has a book out called "This Much Country."

APRN Speaker Series: Marsha Bemko

Executive producer, Marsha Bemko gave a behind the scenes tour of the traveling set for the award winning PBS program, Antique Roadshow at the Wendy Williamson auditorium in Anchorage on March 25. Marsha traveled to Anchorage for the first season of the APRN Speaker Series, a fundraiser for the Alaska Public Radio Network.

Night Music; December 29, 2018

Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Title Artist / Composer (if known or...

Alaska News Nightly: April 23, 2012

Resource Committee Members Take ‘Show Me’ Approach To Oil Tax Cuts; Tribal Organizations Await Results Of Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Case; Air Force General’s Promotion On Hold Until More Questions Answered About Possible F-16 Move; Election Commission Digs Into Ballot Mess; ‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protesters Pack Up Camp; Flood Advisory In Effect For Salcha Area; Museum Of The North New Home To Seal Stone; Alaska Folk Festival Honors Musicians Buddy Tabor, Barb Kalen

Community Advisory Council Meeting

Our next Community Advisory Council meeting is this Wednesday, September 19 at 12:00 p.m. It's an opportunity for KSKA to hear...
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Downtown Anchorage businesses are stressed. Advocates hope new projects will revitalize the area.

Between a rise in homelessness and a hit to the economy, several business owners say they’re fighting to stay afloat.

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 15, 2016

State drops appeal of tribal land into trust regulation; man dies at Wildwood Correctional Complex; Walker’s new oil and gas advisor wants to put some “grit” in the system; Bernie looks beyond Bungalow to DC; Justice Sotomayor speaks at UAF; with Handy leaving, Alaska to get new top general; Alaska Miners Association to protest BLM plan for Eastern Interior; Anchorage logs warmest month on record; Dillingham takes part in spill drill Listen now

Do one thing different-A solution oriented approach to change

Marriage and family therapist Bill O’Hanlon states that the problem with current models of psychology and psychiatry as strategies for change is that they focus on explanations and problems rather than solutions. Author and therapist, Bill O’Hanlon joins co-host Prentiss Pemberton for a discussion about solution-oriented therapy and the power each of us have to create positive change in our lives. Listen here

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Feb. 21, 2020

State archivists worry about increasing distance between Alaska and it's federal records. Plus: Researchers study a new approach to disaster communications in a small town. And, rural Alaskans struggle to obtain compliant Real IDs and lawmakers haven't figured out how to help them yet.
Students march in Fairbanks

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 6, 2023

The Dunleavy administration establishes a Child Care Task Force. Plus, Tuluksak receives state assistance more than a month after the water line to the school broke.

Alaska News Nightly: June 15, 2009

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio...

LISTEN: How can we get more Alaskans teaching in their home communities?

The highest rates of teacher turnover in Alaska are with teachers who are trained outside the state. So how are educators and lawmakers working to get more Alaskans trained to teach in their home communities?

Alaska News Nightly: March 14, 2008

Lt Governor Sean Parnell challenges Don Young for the state's lone congressional seat. Also, state Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich faces a no-confidence...
Allen Lavont Jefferson sits in a camp chair in front of a tent

As Anchorage debates shelter solutions, these campers propose an outdoor alternative

VIDEO: Anchorage policymakers are debating options for building more shelter space in the city. But there are still people who prefer camping in the open air.

Algo Nuevo: June 15, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the June 15, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...

AWAC Presents: Dr. Diddy Hitchins, UAA

As a professor of comparative politics at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Dr. Diddy Hitchins has used Marshall Goldman's books in her classroom for...

Sheir covers WEIO events for Only a Game

During the recent World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Anchorage, AK's Rebecca Sheir took camera and microphone to the events and captured a story for Only...

Fill this stage with Alaska musicians

KSKA: Wednesday, Jan. 4 @ 2 and 8 p.m. Alaska musicians want the capacity to make a living in the state they love. To that end, they've launched an initiative to attract attention to talent in the 49th state. Listen up! LISTEN NOW

Soul to Soul: March 9, 2013

Here’s the music playlist from the March 9, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Lori Townsend talks with faith leaders on Alaska Insight. Nov. 6, 2020.

Faith Leaders in Anchorage aim for unity and peace through new initiative | Alaska Insight

Religious leaders in Anchorage are responding to deep divisions over racial equity, social justice, and economic inequality with a new initiative called "Reconciliation: Race, Justice, and the Gospel," that promotes reconciliation and healing between people of different ethnic backgrounds and beliefs.