People hold dipnets in the water as a commercial boat floats by

My First Kenai Dipnetting Experience

Catching salmon on the Kenai River is a bloody, slimy art. You have to be resistant to cold, rain, sand, fish entrails, and huge crowds. As an East Coaster new to “the Last Frontier,” I was completely unprepared for my first dipnetting experience. Read more.

Algo Nuevo: August 5, 2012

Here’s the Sunday, August 5, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...

Traveling Music: August 5, 2012

Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration The Man...

Night Music: August 4, 2012

Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Album Title Label Duration Kissing Bug Dan...

AK: Beer

It’s no secret that Alaskans love their beer, and in Anchorage it’s showing now more than ever. Established local breweries are constantly expanding and new smaller operations are always popping up. David Waldron recently tracked the adventure of one such brewery.

Alaska News Nightly: August 3, 2012

DNR Backing Wishbone Hill Permits; Man Dead After Trooper Involved Shooting; New ASD Superintendent Focusing On Basics; Looks Like Gray Whale Baby Boom Under Way; State Starts 10-Year Review Of Community Development Quota Groups; Band Emulates Eastern European Gypsy Music; AK: Beer; 300 Villages: Halibut Cove

Photos: July at the Alaska Zoo

Meet one of the newest resident at the Alaska Zoo... a Great Grey owl, received from the Wild Bird Rescue in Houston, Alaska. It had been hit by car. Stay tuned for more information about when it will go on public display. Click for more photos.

Steve Johnson

UAA's debate team ranks second in the U.S. behind Yale and is among the best in the world. Coach Steve Johnson talks about what makes him so passionate about teaching the art of debate to students and what it takes to claim a place among the world's elite debate teams. TV: Sunday, 8/5 6:30pm & Wednesday, 8/8 at 11:00pm KSKA: Thursday, 8/9 at 1:00pm

All About My Compost Pile

It is officially that time of year again, when I start a new compost pile and start preparing the old one to be spread on the raised garden beds. This summer has been considerably colder and wetter than most, and my compost is not as far along as it normally is. Learn more.

Mat-Su Ferry Saga Continues; and Coastal Zone Management Debates Heat Up

BP has very poor quarterly report. The ongoing saga of the Mat-Su ferry continues. Debates over the coastal zone management initiative heat up. Alaska Native suicide rates remain high. A Valdez couple admits to failing to pay $190,000 in income taxes and penalties. Around 4,000 summer fisheries workers in a government-sponsored program won’t be returning next year. The Fisheries Board throws a lifeline to set netters. The state of Alaska puts out new regulations dealing with one aspect of abortion. KSKA: Friday, 8/3 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 8/4 at 6:00pm KAKM: Friday, 8/3 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 8/4 at 5:00pm

Alaska News Nightly: August 2, 2012

Pen Air Dropping Air Taxi Services; Opponents Of Coastal Zone Measure Pick Up Advertising Pace; Matanuska River Drives Valley Residents From Homes; Shell Starts Prep Work In The Arctic; Officials Ponder Fate Of Rampart School Building; New Satellite Dish Allows UAF To Expand NASA Work; Panel Recommends Warship Be Names For Stevens; Historic Military Vehicle Convoy Celebrates the Alaska Highway's 70th Anniversary; Anchorage Artist Garners Attention In New York’s Central Park

Berlin, Paris and London-Part Two

I’ve been in love with art history since 10th grade when I got to dump my Latin textbook for Janson’s “History of Art.” Now that my last child is a senior at NYU, it seemed time I visited those French works in Janson.  With that in mind, husband Dave and I left Berlin on an easyJet for Paris—warning, hungover passengers and no pre-assigned seats on budget european airlines. Read more.

Alaska News Nightly: August 1, 2012

Marine Debris Program Funding Bill Held Up In Senate; ANCSA Amendment Would Recognize Alexander Creek As Alaska Native Village; NOAA’s Fairweather Embarks On Arctic Reconnaissance Trip; Towns Take On New Federal Maritime Emission Limits; Bird Flu Not Responsible For Alaska Ice Seal, Walrus Illness; New Valley Native Primary Care Clinic Unveiled In Wasilla; Middle Kuskokwim Residents Fear Subsistence Culture Dwindling; Wrangell Looks To ‘Biobricks’ For Heating Fuel

Video: A Tribute to Mary Louise Rasmuson

Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson, social catalyst and one of Alaska’s most endeared philanthropists, died on July 30, 2012, at her home in Anchorage, Alaska. Mrs. Rasmuson spent her life breaking barriers, challenging conventions, and seeking to improve opportunities for those around her. Read more.

Alaska News Nightly: July 31, 2012

Shale Oil Conference Addresses Resource Potential, Challenges; Gas Taxes Will Be Part Of Getting New Pipelines; Point Thompson Nears Final Permitting Steps; Soldier Sentenced In Death Of Fellow Stryker Brigade Member; New Methane Power Plan Fires Up In Anchorage; New Aquatic Center Opens In Ketchikan; ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Opens In Sitka; Mary Louise Rasmuson – 1911-2012

Video: Kenai South Beach Dipnetting From the Air

The 2012 dip net season was fast and furious this year on the Kenai. After a quick morning filling the coolers we stopped mid-way back on the beach access to do a little filming... with my RC airplane. Click for more.

Alaska News Nightly: July 30, 2012

Soldier Accused of Negligent Homicide Not Guilty; Outlook Bleak for Law of the Sea Treaty Ratification; Two More Walrus Calves Headed To SeaLife Center; Scientists Hope To Use Walrus Calves To Shed Light On Mysterious Illness; Elodea Invading Chena Slough; Former UAF Shooters Compete At Olympic Games; Two Kwethluk Men Drown In Separate Incidents; FCC Officials Visit Rural Alaska; Rapper Pitbull Visits Kodiak

Algo Nuevo: July 29, 2012

Here’s the Sunday, July 29, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...

Something Different: July 29, 2012

Here’s the Sunday, July 29, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist Name Album...

Soul to Soul: July 28, 2012

Here’s the music playlist from the July 28, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...