Snow, Snow, Snow!
Here in Alaska we are used to snow. I have friends who build elaborate families of snowmen, have plows attached to the front of their trucks and I personally have trained Brodie (our dog) to eat snow in an attempt to keep our back deck clear....seriously he loves the stuff.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: January 31, 2012
Jim Browder Selected As Next ASD Superintendent, New Oil, Gas Bill Expected By End Of Next Week, North Slope to Canada Gas Line Take Place in Fairbanks , Kotzebue Jail Remains Closed To Some Prisoners, Parnell, Delegation Respond To Possible Military Base Closures, ACMP Initiative Verification Marches On, K300 Raffle Winner Starting Scholarship Fund
Green Jobs, Building a Better Alaska
"Green Jobs" has been a common buzzword in national political dialogue and is no stranger to Alaska, where over $350 million in state funding and federal stimulus dollars funded our Weatherization and Home Energy Rebate programs.
The akGreenJobs.com website offers those curious about green jobs an overview of what the opportunities are in Alaska for jobs and training programs.
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Interview with an Individual Artist Grant Recipient
Calling all Alaskan artists: Rasmuson Foundation just opened the application period for its annual Individual Artist Awards grant program, and it’s more inclusive than ever.
Municipality of Anchorage Snow Removal System
It’s been an unprecedented year for snowfall in Anchorage. In fact, if you placed all the snow that has been removed from Anchorage streets on a five-acre lot, the snow would be 250 feet deep. That’s a lot of snow, and our Street Maintenance employees are literally working around the clock to remove it as fast as they can.
Residents have asked a lot of questions about snow removal this year. Here is how the process works...
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Alaska News Nightly: January 30, 2012
Senate Committee Approves More Money For Schools, Renda, Healy Break Out Of Ice, Ice Conditions Could Affect Fish Stocks, Interior Expecting Milder Weather, Anchorage Beginning to Warm Up, Vets Checking Out Dogs Before Yukon Quest, Pebble Limited Partnership Releasing Research, Alaska Airlines Employees Receiving Hefty Bonus, Airline Hoping to Start Anchorage to Russia Flights, Businessman, Statehood Bell Ringer Derr Passes Away
Photo Gallery: Kuspuk Making
Lucy Brown, Agnes Baptiste, and Rosa Luhrs talk to 7th grade Yup'ik students about making kuspuks.
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A Working Art Vacation in the Cold and Dark Winter
Winter blahs are the Alaska norm after New Year’s. With kids back in college and tax time approaching, my husband and I have traditionally ignored the cold and dark by spending January cleaning our office, putting labels on manila envelopes and rummaging through the shoe box we use for accumulating tax information (actually we have upgraded to a Rubbermaid container).
Read more. 2012 Iditarod Twitter #tweetchat
The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a Twitter #tweetchat to discuss the 2012 Iditarod National Historic Trail and its centennial. Musher Dan Seavey and BLM Iditarod National Historic Trail Coordinator Kevin Keeler @BLMAlaska will host the #tweetchat on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, from 9 – 11 am AKST.
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Alaska News Nightly: January 27, 2012
Oil and Gas Taxes Could Be Separated, Legislature Researching DNR's Mission Change, Anchorage Economic Forecast Continues Upward Trend, IPHC Sets Catch Recommendations for 2012, Mastiffs, Fish, Hermit Crab Rescued From Knik Home, Birth Defect Rate Lowering In Alaska, AK: Going to Extremes, 300 Villages: Old Harbor
Snowshoeing Alaska: No Experience Required
Got your hippety-hop on, this morning? You’ll sure need it to get anywhere in the 49th state, lately. There’s more snow than most of us have seen in a long time, and aside from shoveling it all into an enormous cone-shaped configuration in the front yard, one activity in particular comes to mind – snowshoeing. Way more fun, too. 
Show Up and Blow Up: The Dixie States
In January 2012, local filmmaker and outdoor adventurer Luc Mehl toured the southern states with Timmy Johnson and Roman Dial and their pack rafts.
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Corey Rossi; and the ASD Budget
The topics up for discussion this week include: Corey Rossi resigns amid game law charges; Fairbanks militiamen back in federal court; ASD cuts $6.2 million in this year’s proposed budget; Southcentral Alaska moose dying; the upcoming municipal elections; Renda reaches Nome; Chugiak man arraigned after running down two pedestrians in a truck; Len Anderson’s upcoming retirement.
KSKA: Friday, 1/27 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 1/28 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 1/27 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 1/28 at 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: January 26, 2012
Rural Alaska Parents Settle In School Funding Case, DNR Proposes Changes to Mission, Legislature to Review, State Sen. Stevens Says Oil Tax Agreement Most Important This Session, Rep. Gara Pushes Against Texting While Driving, Crews Clean Up After Savoonga Fuel Spill, Enough Running Water Returns To Bethel Schools For Restroom Use, Tribal, Federal Representatives Attempt To Solve Sewage System Problems, IPHC Meeting Underway, Scientists Detail Concerns Over Stock Assessments, Anchorage Folk Festival Taking Place
Indigenous World Film Festival
The Alaska Native Heritage Center unveils Indigenous films from Alaska, and around the globe, at the Eighth Annual Indigenous World Film Festival.
Various filmmakers and producers will be present throughout the event to introduce their films and answer audience questions. Admission is free!
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The Last, Best Chance for North American Energy Security
For a pragmatic discussion of energy security in the United States, the Alaska World Affairs Council is pleased to announce the fourth program of the Northrim Bank Oil and Gas Series.
Energy analyst Kevin Book specializes in answering the questions “What happens next?” and “What will it mean?” on issues from oil and gas to climate and emissions policies.
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Anchorage Recruiting Election Workers
Across the nation, there is a shortage of election workers, Anchorage is no exception.
Each year, the Municipality of Anchorage recruits to fill nearly 600 positions to work at precincts on Election Day.
Learn more.
Alaska News Nightly: January 25, 2012
Scientists New Species Living Around Underwater Volcanic Vents, Alaska Delegation Responds to State of the Union Address, Michael Alexander to Plead Guilty to Fraud, Crime Summit Taking Place In Juneau, Committees Begin Overview Of Budgets, Record Employment Trend Likely to Continue Into 2012, Officials Discuss State’s Obesity Problem, World Ice Art Championships Going On As Scheduled, Kodiak Bear Still Awake, Active at Night
Alaska News Nightly: January 24, 2012
Buccaneer Alaska Working To Bring Jack-Up Rig To Cook Inlet, Chenault Renews In-State Gas Line Push, Study Describes North Slope Employment As A Roller Coaster, Sea Ice Delays Bering Sea Snow Crab Season, More Federal Charges Filed Against Fairbanks Militia Group, Senate Opens Crime Summit, Subsistence Board To Review Rural, Non-Rural Status Decision Process, Bristol Bay, Unalaska Papers Returning Next Month, Powerful Solar Flares Surging
The Endangered Belugas of Cook Inlet
Dr. Leslie Cornick from Alaska Pacific University studies beluga communication, diet, and travel patterns to report on the health of the Cook Inlet beluga population. She shared new information from recent studies at the Alaska Zoo's Wildlife Wednesday lecture series on December 14.
KSKA: Thursday 1/26 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm