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
Talk of Alaska: Ray Mala, Inupiaq Movie Star
In 1921 a boy from Candle, Alaska took a job in Hollywood. His name was Ray Wise, but as Ray Mala he became a...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 8, 2014
Project Chariot - A Nuclear Legacy in Point Hope; With Capitol Renovations on Schedule, Contractors Get More Work; Early Tests Show B.C. Tailings Spillwater Is 'Safe'; Westward Plant Workers Face Air Pollution Charges; New Geotags May Shed Light on Auklet Migrations; Fairbanks Fimmaker Rolls Out Plans For Yup'ik Themed Movie; AK: Farming Off the Grid; 300 Villages: Port Lions
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Alaska News Nightly: August 22, 2012
Nome Gold Miners To Undergo Mercury Testing; Proposal Would Have Fairbanks Borough Build Natural Gas Distribution Network; NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Deadly Delta-Area Helicopter Crash; Harry Crawford Challenges Senator Bettye Davis; State Finalizes Petersburg Borough Plan; Menard, Dunleavy Compete For Senate Seat D; Hovercraft Comes To Akutan; Popular Fairbanks Trail Reopens; Ocean Health Index Unveiled
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Some business owners prepare to reopen Monday after being closed for weeks. Plus: Some Alaskans protest the health mandates that have shuttered much of the economy. And, forecasters keep tabs on river breakup that could cause flooding in some communities.
“The Anatomy of Peace”- how to stand against hate and fear
University of New England Philosophy Professor, Dr. Subrena Smith and Line One co-host Prentiss Pemberton discuss how each of us can work as individuals and as communities to promote unity and connection in this time of fear driven conflict and talks about how to counter the escalating Nationalism we are seeing many of today's so called civilized societies.
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 21, 2016
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announces inclusion of Native communities in land management; Sen. Sullivan address water concerns at AFN; joint state-tribal wellness court officially established; Anchorage Senate race pits labor leader against staunch industry supporter; Bethel drug bust nets 7 adults; Kenai Borough Assembly invocation policy is unconstitutional, says ACLU; Big tobacco stands trial in Bethel court; JPD finds explosive device in impounded car being prepped for auction; bringing science home: In St. Paul, a former student becomes the teacher; AK: The crafty side of AFN; 49 Voices: Josh Lynch of Fairbanks Listen Now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016
District 38 has only precinct with no results from Primary election; Shishmaref community votes to relocate; Fire Island Wind sees expansion on the horizon; Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat; Alaska Aerospace Corporation launches into new period on island; proposed Naval training causes concern; El Nino is out. Will La Nina follow?; a weather forecaster returns to Sitka’s slide: ‘We were snakebit’ Listen now
Getting Tweens Outdoors
For outdoor families, it can be tough when children leave elementary school and suddenly don’t want to go outside anymore. There are plenty of exceptions, but middle school coaches and parents of tweens know that this is a critical age to keep young people going outside and active. We’ll be talking with parents and educators about how the outdoors can compete with the screen or the couch in the lives of tweens as we struggle to help them build independent lives that are healthy and active.
KSKA: Thursday 10/17 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm
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AK: Road Trip
There aren’t many highways suitable for road-tripping in Alaska, but the ones we do have are dotted with plenty of interesting road-side attractions.
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AK: Drumline
Imagine you're in middle school. You don't love math or history or any other subject. But there's this thing you look forward to everyday after school. It's called drumline. And a teacher at Clark Middle School thinks it can help kids learn about music and teach them some other skills too.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 17, 2012
Federal Government Approves Shell Oil’s Spill Response Plan, Crews Set to Begin Thawing Out Rig Over Blown Out Test Well, General Schwartz To Explain Planned Movement of Eielson F-16s, Coastal Management Bill Introduced in State House, ‘On the Ice’ Movie Set to Premiere, Iron Dog Starts Sunday, AK: Volcanoes, 300 Villages: Dot Lake
49 Voices: Jovell Rennie of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Jovell Rennie. Rennie is an Anchorage based photographer who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but was raised in Alaska. Despite growing up in Anchorage, he never spent much time in the outdoors, until his passion for photography inspired him to start exploring what the state has to offer. Listen now
Sexual assault survivors advocate for change in Nome and statewide | Alaska Insight
The high rates of sexual assault and violence against women in Alaska are long-standing problems. In Nome, survivors have been speaking out about how law enforcement has handled assault cases in the community.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Monday, Feb. 23, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. On the next Lin One we'll be discussing colorectal cancer. We'll hear from a survivor as he shares his experiences with surgeries, screenings and treatment. You don't have to be afraid of the process, and he'll be with us to tell you why. We'll also have a local pathologist on the show to talk about treatment and screening options here in Alaska.
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Budgetary activism in solving Alaska’s fiscal woes
Alaskans are getting involved in the state budget process in big and small ways. On the next Talk of Alaska our guests are representatives of three groups who are offering ideas for how they want state leaders to handle the fiscal crisis.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 15, 2009
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President Obama Address Monday 3 PM
Monday afternoon at 3:00 pm, NPR News will provide special coverage of President Obama's speech from the National Defense University in Washington, DC, on...
Dinosaurs in the Wrangell Mountains
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State of Art: Old Crow Medicine Show lead singer says playing Alaska has been a life-long dream
Ketch Secor first visited Alaska when he was 14 and it made a lasting impression on him. He traveled the Alaska Railroad, bought chewing tobacco in Sitka and kissed a girl in Fairbanks. The singer and fiddle player for the long-running, high-energy folk band Old Crow Medicine Show joins us this week ahead of the group's Salmonfest appearance. He tells us about their upcoming album "Jubilee" that celebrates a quarter century as a band, the finer points of playing street corners and more.