Tag: Anchorage
Anchorage’s Strabel, Randall Win 84th Mount Marathon Race
At the 84th running of the Mount Marathon race in Seward, runners from Anchorage placed in the top two spots for men and women.
Alaska News Nightly: July 5, 2011
Study Shows Natural Gas Pipeline Could Deliver Directly to Anchorage, Pelican Struggles with Absent Fish Economy: Part One, DNR Withdraws Approval for Sutton Coal Mine, Backyard Chicken-Keeping Gains Momentum in Anchorage, and more...
Court Rules Against Bill Restricting Online Distribution of Adult Material
Local independent booksellers and First Amendment protection groups are applauding a federal judge’s decision against criminalizing the sale of material that could be considered harmful to minors.
Night Music: July 2, 2011
Night Music celebrates the 4th of July.
Rise of the Backyard Chicken
Wednesday, July 6 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Cooperative Extension Service noticed the uptick four years ago, chickens being sold on craigslist at $100 for “a guaranteed layer.” The service launched “Chicken University” to spread good information on raising chickens. Cooperative Extension’s Stephen Brown, the “chicken guy” in Alaska, joins host Kathleen McCoy on Hometown, Alaska.
Inmate Convicted of Rape in Anchorage Jail
Wednesday, an Alaska prison inmate was convicted in Federal court of raping other prisoners in the Anchorage jail.
Capital Budget Veto Update; Coastal Zone Management Dies; and Alaska Pipeline Woes
July 1 at 2:00pm on KSKA 91.1FM and 7:30pm on KAKM, Channel 7 television
Gov. Sean Parnell vetoes $400 million from the capital budget; Coastal Zone Management Program dies in a special session of the Legislature; Anchorage Superintendent of Schools Carol Comeau announces her retirement, and more.
Anchorage Experiences Mixed Results From Governor’s Budget Vetoes
Governor Sean Parnell announced over 400 million dollars in budget cuts Wednesday, sending Anchorage municipal, school district and other groups racing through spreadsheets to see how much of their legislative approved capital funding had survived.
America: Our Country, Our Music
Monday, July 4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
4th of July on KSKA, enjoy familiar and forgotten songs, that highlight the people, issues, and ideas that create America, supported by insightful commentary on America: Our Country Our Music. Line One: Your Health Connection with Dr. Thad Woodard will return next week.
The Future of Health Care
Thursday, June 30 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
As Commonwealth North continues to tackle Health Care Reform in Alaska as one if its key policy issues, the group invited Rick Pollack of the American Hospital Association to speak on the "Future Health Care: Balancing Cost, Quality and Access" on June 15.
Comeau Announces 2012 Retirement
After more than three decades with the Anchorage School District, Superintendent Carol Comeau is retiring. That is, after one more year. KSKA's Len Anderson attended yesterday's announcement.
Speaker Requests on Title 21 Denied By Assembly Chair
The Title 21Rewrite Project covering land development and building requirements is not on this evening's Anchorage Assembly agenda. Despite that, Title 21 will still draw a determined group of interested - if silent - citizens.
Medical Anthropology
Monday, June 27 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
How does the economic and political systems of a society shape health risks and treatment resources? This week on Line One, Dr. Sergei Bogojavlensky joins host Dr. Thad Woodard to discuss the relationship between anthropology, medicine and medical practice.
Anchorage PrideFest Parade Canceled After Fatal Accident
Anchorage's gay PrideFest parade was abruptly canceled Saturday after a fatal accident. The volunteer driver of the sports car carrying the parade Marshall abruptly accelerated and ran over one of the participants.
Perry Eaton Goes To Paris
Monday, June 27 at 1:30 pm
Well known artist and Native leader, Perry Eaton, is having his first solo show in Paris, France in early June and will tell us all about this extraordinary experience.
Pridefest History Marks City’s Changes
On Saturday, two of the most popular events of Anchorage's annual, nearly month-long Pridefest take place--the downtown parade along with the Delaney Park Strip celebration. This year's parade participants can expect a friendlier reception than their predecessors did at the city’s first gay pride march.
Alaska News Nightly: June 24, 2011
Judge Orders Joe Miller to Pay Legal Fees from Election Challenge, U.S. House Rejects Cutting Funding to Offensive in Libya, Residents Return to Unalaska and Dutch Harbor After Tsunami Warning, Coast Guard Trains for More Arctic Traffic, and more...
Pebble Partnership Challenges ‘Save Our Salmon’ in Court
The Pebble Limited Partnership challenged the Lake and Peninsula Borough’s approval of the “Save Our Salmon” Initiative in an Anchorage court Thursday morning.
Alaska News Nightly: June 23, 2011
Obama’s Oil Release Dismays Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, Troop Draw-Down Concerns Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, Draft Legislation Being Written to Extend Coastal Management Program, Complaint Filed Against Unalaska for Violating Clean Water Act, and more...
Native Corporations Meeting in Anchorage
Native corporations that form partnerships for government contracts are meeting Wednesday in Anchorage.