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Alaska Has Few Healthcare.gov Enrollees; Murkowski Says Sequestration Jeopardizing National Defense; Bethel Filipinos Reach Their Families After Storm; Fire Damages Classroom At Bethel School; Estimated 6,000 Gallons Of Diesel Spilled From Arctic Hunter; Sitka Urges Governor To Accept Obama’s Medicaid Plan; Joe Balash Named DNR Commission; Tribal Entities Ask Feds For Overdue Contract Payments; Olympic Flame Travels By Dogsled; Fairview Residents Work To Re-Image NeighborhoodDownload Audio

Enroll Alaska is back in business. The company suspended enrollments on healthcare.gov last month, after discovering the subsidy calculations weren't working properly for Alaskans. Download Audio

It’s unclear how many thousands of people lost their lives in the typhoon that hit the Philippines. But Bethel’s small Filipino population has been desperately trying to reach family back home to make sure they’re okay.Download Audio

After months of negotiations, KTUU-TV and GCI were unable to reach an agreement by their midnight deadline on Friday to keep KTUU's programming available on cable in the more rural-areas of the state.Download Audio

Senate Passes Anti-Discrimination Bill; Shell Oil Works To Revive Arctic Drilling Program; Groups Hail Court Ruling On Lease Sale Reviews; Rodell Named Revenue Commissioner; Salvage Efforts On Hold For F/V Arctic Hunter; Fukushima Contamination Could Reach Alaska Waters Next Year; Top 10 Things Alaskans Want To Know About Healthcare; Officials Say Dirt, Birds Doubled ML&P Project Cost; UAA Engagement Week Highlights Community; Sitka Named Alaska’s First ‘Walk-Friendly’ CommunityDownload Audio

Juneau residents took their questions to healthcare experts Monday night and got them answered by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium navigator Monique Martin, United Way navigator Crystal Bourland, chief operating officer for Enroll Alaska Tyann Boling, and chief administrative officer for Enroll Alaska Chanel Moesh.Download Audio

The Obama Administration claims it has fixed some of the problems with the new online federal health insurance marketplace, but so far Alaskans remain mostly shut out. Senator Lisa Murkowski had a chance to grill the top official in charge of the website at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, and she used it to air some of her frustrations.Download Audio

Despite the extensive problems with healthcare.gov, a few dozen Alaskans have managed to enroll in a health plan on the marketplace. Anchorage hair stylist Lara Imler is one of them. She credits a degree in computer programming for helping her get through the process.Download Audio

State Takes On Feds Over Control Of Rivers; AFN Officials Revisit Subsistence Issues; Murkowski Questions Head Of Healthcare.gov; Persistence Pays Off On Health Insurance Marketplace; Murkowski Misses Vote On Anti-Discrimination Bill; Group Prepares To Turn In Application To Recall Lindsey Holmes; Serious Arson Up In Anchorage; North Pole Company Suffers Multimillion Dollar Loss After Building Burns; AEL&P Parent Company Agrees To Merger With Spokane-Based Avista; Savoonga, Gambell Request Help From DelegationDownload Audio

The Crow Pass trail leads from the Girdwood Valley to Eagle River. It’s a great backpacking route, and also a historic portion of the Iditarod Trail that led from Seward to mines in the Interior. What you might not know is that the trail was rebuilt in the 1970s with girl scout labor.We’ll learn about the Crow Pass trail in history and meet a former girl scout who helped remake the trail 40 years ago.KSKA: Thursday 11/7 at 2:00 and 9:00 pmListen Now