Ellen Lockyer
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Recurring structural problems at Port Mackenzie's barge dock are adding costs to the Mat-Su Borough's already tight budget. Port officials are puzzled as to the cause of the damage, which seems to be located in a specific area, while a series of repair jobs so far have done nothing to solve the problem. Listen Now
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A decline in the numbers of mature razor clams the past several years has prompted the state Fish and Game department to curtail clamming on East Cook Inlet beaches for the foreseeable future. Listen Now -
This week Governor Bill Walker released his version of next year's budget, and the community of Whittier contracted with its big city neighbor to the North on a deal to provide law enforcement for an Anchorage suburb. The seemingly unrelated events may shape things to come. Listen Now -
Aztec dancers whirled, while drums beat and a guitar-backed chorus sang Spanish hymns in praise of La Senora de Guadalupe. The pre-dawn celebration honors Mexico's patron saint, and even in frozen Alaska, the tradition warms up a December morning. Listen Now -
A group of Matanuska Valley teenagers, ranging from sixteen to nineteen years of age, were arraigned in state Superior Court in Palmer Tuesday, in relation to the disturbing kidnap and murder case of another Valley teen, David Grunwald. All five will be charged as adults. Listen Now
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Hundreds of people turned out Friday night in frigid temperatures to honor and pray for David Grunwald, the Palmer teenager who was kidnapped and murdered in November. -
The acclaimed Whistler, BC, film festival started this week, featuring Canadian first-run Oscar-buzz films like Ms. Sloan and La La Land. Although the pictures feature Hollywood luminaries Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, those stars could be upstaged by the subjects of another film - one creating a lot of controversy in the mushing world. Listen Now -
The ACLU of Alaska Wednesday filed suit against the state challenging restrictions on second trimester abortions. Planned Parenthood Votes of the Great Northwest and Hawaii and the Center for Reproductive Rights joined ACLU as plaintiffs. Listen Now -
Southcentral Alaska's only federally-approved meat packing plant, Mt. McKinley Meat and Sausage in Palmer, is up for sale or lease. Listen Now -
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage is welcoming a two new wolves. Robin Randich is the Center's marketing manager. She says the Center's two resident wolves, Brie and Deshka, are both females, so to build a pack, males were needed. Listen Now
