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The state Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing in Anchorage on Friday to get additional comments on pending applications for water rights to a tributary of the Chuitna River.Download Audio

Traveling MusicShonti Elder8-30-15 Format:Song Title Artist / ComposerCD TitleLabelDuration Upcoming Concerts:Triple Concert Thursday Sept. 3, 7:30 PM at…

Sandy Harper, Artistic Director for Cyrano's Theatre Company, drops by to give an update on the "Ten Decades, Ten Plays" event Cyrano's has been holding this summer to celebrate Anchorage's Centennial as well as to give us a preview of their 2016 season this week on Stage Talk.KSKA: Friday, August 21, at 2:45 p.m.Listen Now:

Homelessness is a problem that ails both urban and rural Alaska, both for families and individuals. And organizations and municipalities have been writing plans to deal with the issue for decades. What works? What doesn't? What does homelessness look like on the front lines? We'll have a panel of experts to tackle those questions in studio on Alaska Edition.KSKA: Friday, August 21, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 22, at 6:00 p.m.KAKM: Friday, August 21, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 22, at 6:00 p.m.Download Audio:

We know that homelessness is a problem in Anchorage and other parts of Alaska both for families and for individuals. And organizations and municipalities have been writing plans to deal with the issue for decades. So, are there workable solutions? KSKA: Friday, August 21, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 22, at 6:00 p.m.KAKM: Friday, August 21, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 22, at 6:00 p.m.Listen now:

Northern fur seals have been declining for decades in their stronghold on St. Paul Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, but their numbers are taking off on Bogoslof Island, a couple hundred miles to the south.Download Audio

Governor Bill Walker was in Sitka today to assess the damage from a series of landslides that hit the city after heavy rains Tuesday (August 18). He also met with the families of three people missing since Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the search for the three men was proceeding slowly, hampered by fears of further landslides.Download Audio

A prototype in-river hydropower system is currently in operation at Igiugig in southwest Alaska. It’s part of a recent surge of research that has pushed in-river hydro power closer to becoming a reality for rural communities seeking an alternative to diesel-based electricity.Download Audio

The landslides that struck Sitka early Tuesday morning are the latest in a series of similar events that started in 2011. Although these slides are triggered by a combination of wind and rainfall, forecasters believe it’s too early to correlate these incidents with changing weather patterns -- but that may change.

The federal government has given Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.