Alaska News Nightly: September 2, 2013

Strong winds expected for Anchorage; Humpback status gets review; Labor Day - a day for gathering signatures; plane crash near Rohn kills one; authorities worried about drugs in Dillingham; feds bust four for drugs in Anchorage; Wasilla hunting guide headed to jail; Republican to run for House District 35; Kodiak's Men of Steel premieres.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Legislature OKs funds for Wells Fargo building; Paramo selected new ASD superintendent; Mat-Su looking for new superintendent; UAS prof in fair condition after bear mauling; Juneau Assembly Oks new pot rules; warming ocean temps raise concerns over shellfish poisoning; couple finds creative solution to Juneau housing shortage; tribal organization wants to expand programs; researchers want to expand roe markets

NOVA: Hunting The Elements

What are things made of? It’s a simple question with an astonishing answer. Fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements form the ingredients of everything in our world — from solid rocks to ethereal gases, from scorching acids to the living cells in our body. KAKM: Wednesday, 4/4 at 8:00pm
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 31, 2020

An Alaska state representative and six others died today after two planes collided midair near Soldotna. And, critics say a recent environmental policy change could cut the public out of the process. Plus, how did a decertified police officer find work at a Sitka jail?

Alaska News Nightly: November 20, 2007

Alaska Support Industry Alliance comes under fire. Plus, how likely is an earthquake in the MatSu. And a new mining technology is about to...

Chad Carpenter’s Sudsy Slim Rides Again

Chad Carpenter, creator of the world famous Tundra comic strip, is foraying into his second adventure into the world of film as writer and producer of Sudsy Slim Rides Again. (His first film was Moose the Movie.) Carpenter, who says of Sudsy, "it's a film about Alaskans made in Alaska by Alaskans" drops by Stage Talk this week to talk about the film, Tundra, and how he has manged to balance both worlds. Sudsy Slim Rides Again opens in the Valley Cinema in Wasilla April 20 with four shows a day until the cows come home. KSKA: Friday, April 20 at 2:45pm Thanks for listening!

Line One: Navigating medical emergencies and hospital stays

Emergency Departments are known for management and stabilization of critical patients, but the transition to inpatient hospital care and later discharge are another critical part of the process. Hospitalist and emergency department physicians collaborate to provide 24-hour care to patients in emergency situations. On this Line One, Host Dr. Jillian Woodruff unlocks the secrets of emergency care.

Traveling Music 8-20-17

Traveling Music Shonti Elder 8-20-17   Format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Duration   Oblivious Christy Moore / Mick Blake Lily Columbia 3:16   No Telling What A Love Song Will Do Tim Pomeroy /  Linda Thompson The Poetry...

Kulluk Makes National Headlines; And Militia Leader Sentenced To Nearly 26 Years

The Shell oil-drilling rig Kulluk makes headlines all over the United States and gets the attention of Congress, the Interior Department, environmentalists and the oil industry. Militia men Lonnie Vernon and militia leader Schaeffer Cox were sentenced by federal judge Robert Bryan on Monday and Tuesday. A 16-year-old Diamond High student with a BB Gun at school is arrested in algebra class. Who is Edison Chouest Offshore and why did they gain your attention during the Kulluk incident? Congress fails to renew the Violence Against Women Act. It's dog racing season, and we may be seeing a Renaissance of the sport in Bush Alaska. KSKA: Friday, 1/11 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 1/12 at 6:00pm TV: Friday, 1/11 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 1/12 at 5:00pm

Traveling Music 1-13-19

Traveling Music Date: 1-13-19 Shonti Elder   Format:  Tune Title Performer / Composer Album Title Recording Company Length   Da Henne Claire White with Robbie Leask / Claire White Lasses Trust In Providence: Shetland Songs and...

Alaska businesses look for relief to make it through another dry tourism season | Alaska Insight

Business owners, workers and communities reliant on tourism are facing another summer without cruise ships. Will the latest federal relief package be enough to keep them afloat until next season?

Alaska News Nightly: April 19, 2013

Begich’s Gun Law Vote Draws Group’s Criticism; Joe Miller May Pursue Senate Seat In 2014; Bethel Farm Grows Crops Despite Cold; Silver Bay Seafoods To Enter Bristol Bay In 2014; King Salmon Fishing Restricted On Many Cook Inlet-Area Rivers; Draft Southeast Sea Otter Population Assessment Out; NOVA Producer Brings ‘Art of Science Television to Fairbanks; AK: Talent Scouting; 300 Villages: Diomede Download Audio

Night Music; June 16, 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...

Alaska News Nightly: October 24, 2008

Jury deliberations in the Ted Stevens trial are put on hold until next week.  Also, AFN focuses on rural energy crisis. Plus, the...

Revisiting Rockhounding and Fossils

KSKA: Thursday, Oct. 20, at 2:00 p.m. On the next Outdoor Explorer, we'll talk about rockhounding with folks who get serious about geology. We’ll also spend time with scientists who find real treasures, the fossils of dinosaurs that once lived in Alaska. LISTEN NOW
Vern Halter

Meet Vern Halter, Mat-Su Borough’s new mayor

Most people recognize Vern Halter as an Iditarod musher with plenty of top 10 finishes in the Last Great Race and a first place victory in the Yukon Quest. He’s also a lawyer born, raised and educated in South Dakota, and he's been an Alaskan since 1977. He’s served six years on the Mat-Su Borough Assembly. Now he’s the mayor of the fast-growing Mat-Su. On the next Hometown Alaska, we’ll get to ask him all kinds of questions about the challenges ahead. KSKA: Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Listen Now:

Mayor Strikes Down Ethics Code Amendment

This afternoon, about an hour and a half before the deadline, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoed a new ordinance adding employment restrictions for elected...

Alaska News Nightly: December 17, 2007

Anchorage skier Kikkan Randall made  skiing history this weekend with a World Cup win in Russia.  Plus, scientists document the disturbing affects of ocean...
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Algo Nuevo May 22, 2016

Here’s the Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.

Alaska News Nightly: March 6, 2008

The North Pacific Right Whale get unique status under the endangered species act. Plus, the shorter legislative session ratchets up pressure on legislators and...