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Salmon scientist, Megan McPhee. (in red jacket) leads a group on a field trip to a salmon spawning stream near Petersburg as part of the Rainforest Festival. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)

AK: Petersburg’s Rainforest Festival teaches the public about salmon

The 11th annual Rain Forest Festival wrapped up in Petersburg last weekend. This year’s theme was salmon, but there were many events on and off the water. Listen now

Pink salmon in Valdez. (Photo by Kimberly Holzer / Flickr)

Ballot measure 1: Fish habitat

On our next show we have “Ballot Measure 1: Fish Habitat.” Find out more about this issue with representatives from opposing sides of the issue in a moderated forum. Presented by KTOO Public Media, the Juneau Economic Development Council, and the Juneau Empire.Thanks for listening!

In case of missing Kotzebue girl, troopers shift from search and rescue to investigation

It’s been a week since 10-year-old Ashely Johnson-Barr went missing in Kotzebue, and the response is shifting their focus from search and rescue to investigation. Listen now

For the second time this month, Russian warplanes intercepted in Alaska airspace

Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted four Russian warplanes off the west coast of Alaska Tuesday.

The Dimond Courthouse in Juneau in February 2017. An Aug. 6 assault in a courtroom has raised concerns about security. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)

Security questioned after grandmother’s alleged assault during courthouse hearing

It took 11 minutes for a law enforcement officer to arrive after a courtroom incident in which a woman says she was punched out. Listen now

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018

Southeast bids adieu to fast ferry Fairweather; FBI joins search for missing 10-year-old Kotzebue girl; State fines group opposing salmon habitat initiative for violating naming rule; Park Service extends perioid for public comment on hunting regulations; ACLU-Alaska announces settlement in immigration detention; Clear Air Force station missile defense project receives $14.8 million grant; UAF highlights profitability of Sikuliaq research vessel; Charging details remain confidential for Unalaska teens that allegedly threatened teen with handgun; Alleged assault of grandmother in Juneau courtroom raises concerns about security; Wrangell resident shares her story for World Suicide Prevention Day; Five decades on, a Sitkan takes lessons from the 1968 DNC Riots Listen now

FBI joins search for missing 10-year-old Kotzebue girl

The FBI has joined the effort to find a missing girl in Kotzebue. Ten-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr was last seen the evening of September 6th leaving a local park. Listen now

Numerous agencies continue search for missing 10-year-old Kotzebue girl

The search continues in Kotzebue for a missing ten-year-old girl. Listen now

Night Music: September 8, 2018

Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if…

Reuben Yerkes (l.) enters court with his attorney, public defender Nathan Lockwood. As part of his deal with the state, Yerkes pleaded guilty to second degree murder, which carries a penalty of up to 99 years in prison. Judge Trevor Stevens did not see a reason to reject a proposed sentence of 60 years, with 15 suspended, because of Yerkes’s otherwise spotless criminal record. (KCAW photo/Robert Woolsey)

Former Sitka paralegal sentenced for 2017 murder of his girlfriend

A Sitka man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for second-degree murder for shooting his girlfriend during an altercation last year. Listen now

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