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  • The Sitka sac roe herring fishery operates just beyond the windows where the Board of Fish is seated. The industry wants the current management plan to stay in place, while a local cohort calling themselves the “Herring Rock Water Protectors” has aligned with Sitka Tribe of Alaska for more conservative management. (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)
    Among 100-plus proposals, Sitka’s sac roe herring fishery a top issue
    The parking lot at Harrigan Centennial Hall in Sitka is packed to the gills. That’s because the Alaska Board of Fisheries is in town reviewing over 100 finfish proposals. If passed, a proposal can changes the rules of the game for fishing and one of the major battles concerns the future of the Sitka sac roe herring fishery. Listen now
  • Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in March 2017. Kelly is hopeful that the Legislature will agree to a draw from the Alaska Permanent Fund without a broad-based tax. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
    Top Republican, Democrat in Alaska Senate differ on income tax
    Alaska Senate Republican leaders are pointing to rising oil prices as confirmation that their reticence to a proposed income tax was right. The chamber’s leading Democrat says relying on oil gains would be shortsighted. Listen now
  • Calls for service plummet amid new strategy at Anchorage shelter
    News of the program's apparent success took some elected officials by surprise at an Assembly meeting Wednesday. Listen now
  • Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in March 2017. Kelly is hopeful that the Legislature will agree to a draw from the Alaska Permanent Fund without a broad-based tax. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
    Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018
    Top Republican, Democrat in Alaska Senate differ on income tax; Lawmaker skips training amid dispute over harassment probe; Rep. Young wants earmarks back, and he’s not alone; State-ordered investigation following BP leak finds no additional problem wells; Once thought settled, Alaska LNG eyes alternative gasline routes; Calls for service plummet amid new strategy at Anchorage shelter; Among 100-plus proposals, Sitka’s sac roe herring fishery a top issue; Mat-Su Borough Assembly rejects agreement with state on air quality; State agencies provide stopgap timber for Southeast industry; World’s 'tightest house' on the market in Dillingham. Listen now
  • Traveling Music 1-21-18
    Traveling MusicShonti Elder1-21-18 Music this week: Anchorage Folk Festival, free workshops and performances.Tonight 8:30 Seamus Eagan Project,…
  • Petit wins Copper Basin 300 in slow race hampered by weather
    A race official pointed to strong winds and heavy snow as contributing to 16 scratches in the challenging mid-distance race out of Glennallen. Listen now
  • The seal of the state of Alaska in the governor's temporary offices in Juneau, June 19, 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
    Nominees for vacant House seat meet with Walker, describe qualifications
    Gov. Bill Walker met Monday with the three nominees for the now vacant District 40 seat for the Alaska House. The district covers the North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs and is open because former Rep. Dean Westlake resigned after allegations of sexual harassment. Listen now
  • Alaska News Nightly by Alaska Public Media
    All of Alaska cutoff from road access, for a time, due to snow and ice
    Officials in Canada's Yukon Territory closed the Klondike Highway and a stretch of the Alaska Highway on Monday due to heavy, blowing snow drifting on a road surface already slick with ice. Listen now
  • Night Music: January 13, 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…
  • National champion skiers & avalanche forecasting
    KSKA: Thursday, January 18, at 2:00p.m. On this Outdoor Explorer, we're excited to have two national champions in cross country skiing. Caitlin and Scott Patterson also happen to be siblings, and totally charming and real. You’re going to love them. We'll also have a discussion about avalanche awareness and forecasting. After an accident in December killed an experienced skier, what do we all need to know? LISTEN HERE
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