“Yes” or “No” on Proposition 5: Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative

On Tuesday, April 3rd, Anchorage residents will vote "yes" or "no" on Proposition 5. Proposition 5, or the "Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative", asks the question: "Shall the current Municipal Code sections providing legal protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, age, physical disability, and mental disability be amended to include protections on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity?" KSKA: Wednesday, 3/28 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm

Stage Talk: Terra Nova

Terra Nova, the story of Sir Robert Falcon Scott's attempt to beat Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen to the South Pole in 1912 offers a...

49 Voices: Indie Alaska Viewers in Anchorage

This week, 49 voices heads to the Bear Tooth Theater in Anchorage, where Alaska Public Media's Indie Alaska program held a screening last week and made a short movie with Alaskans willing to answer a few questions in front of the camera. Download Audio

FRONTLINE: Women Who Escaped ISIS

Hear gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS in this episode of FRONTLINE. This hard-hitting film explores the lives of women who were held as sex slaves, the people who saved them and women who endured—and also enforced—ISIS’ harsh rules.

Alaska News Nightly: Februrary 2, 2010

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...

How State Senate leadership is preparing for the next legislative session | Alaska Insight

Governor Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal for the next fiscal year in December, but the legislature will have their work cut out for them when they return to Juneau on January 21 to begin the next session. How will lawmakers on both sides of the aisle come together to balance the state budget?

Seeing the Forest for the Flying Squirrels

Flying squirrels glide through the trees with the greatest of ease — but only if they have a big enough patch of forest. But just how much forest does a flying squirrel need? Read more.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Candidates in the governor's race share their goals for Alaska's seafood industry. Also, Alaska State Troopers seized more than 2 million doses of fentanyl this summer. And a new fictional TV show set in Alaska has roots in reality.

Alaska News Nightly: September 13, 2007

An Alaska broadcasting pioneer -- Augie Hebert -- died today in Anchorage and we remember his remarkable radio and TV career that started long...

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015

Kodiak ordered to comply with records request; students develop survival packs; new health center opens in Sutton; third person charged in ANC murders; NCAA hits UAF: skiers want OK to ski on roads; halfway house helps with treatments; NORAD tracking Santa; Juneau gets lit up. Download Audio 

Stage Talk: Hullabaloo, Adored You

KSKA’s theater critic Mark Muro hosts a weekly conversation about local theater and offers a calendar of stage events. This week, Mark chats with...

Soul to Soul: Sept. 13, 2008

Here's the music playlist from the September 13, 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...

Finding Realism Coast to Coast

jeanbundycoast3 Rodd Ambroson and Mickalene Thomas portray women in different ways on opposite sides of the country. Both show women as independent beings while pushing and pulling beneath surfaces of their chosen media to proclaim inner strengths and to express beauty. Read more.

Night Music: April 8, 2017

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...
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 24, 2023

Officials continue the search for people after a deadly landslide in Wrangell. Plus, Alaska's minimum wage will increase next year.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 6, 2021

A federal judge rejects the state's challenge to an emergency subsistence hunt in Kake. Also, the recent COVID outbreak in Petersburg stretches nurses as they treat patients. And listening to North Pacific killer whales reveals where they spend their winters.

Stage Talk: The Drunkard

Opening this weekend at Valley Performing Arts' Machetanz Theatre, The Drunkard is a 19th century melodrama musical by Barry Manilow. Actors Garry Forrester and...

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

After years of subsistence salmon closures, Federal fisheries authorities inch forward on limiting bycatch. Plus, a new bill would change veterinarian's access to human medical records.

AK: Subsistence

Five years ago, Peter Williams was depressed and an alcoholic, hitting bottom. Now, he’s a successful artist in Sitka who hunts sea otters and sews mittens, scarves, and other products from their fur. He says learning how to hunt marine mammals offered him ‘a place to heal.’

Alaska News Nightly: January 2, 2015

Traffic Deaths Jump To Highest Level Since 2007; Walker Plans To Stick To Marijuana Implementation Schedule, But Other Delays Still Possible; Over $63 Million Worth Of Marijuana Sold In Washington State In 2014; New Charges Filed In Homer Sexual Assault Case; Prince William Sound Black Cod Fishermen Likely Facing Lower Harvest Limits; Delta-area Birders Spot Species New to Interior During Christmas Bird Count; Ambler Road Would Have Mixed Impact on NW Arctic Caribou; AK: Puppet Town; 300 Villages: Kasaan Download Audio