Henry Leasia, KHNS - Haines
Hundreds gather at Cuddy Park for music, games and grilled fish on Alaska Wild Salmon Day
Alaska Wild Salmon Day celebrations took place across the state on August 10th. This marks the second year of the official state holiday. Listen now
Alaska Highway open after clean up of spilled oil from overturned tanker
Canadian authorities reopened the Alaska Highway last night at a point near the Rancheria Lodge in the Yukon Territory. The road is now open to single lane traffic assisted by pilot cars. Delays of 20 to 30 minutes are expected.
Anchorage Parks and Recreation builds new community garden plots to keep up with demand
Community gardens across Anchorage are buzzing with activity this summer. 12 new gardening plots have popped up in the Fairview area, built with help from a youth employment program. Listen now
Fish Creek opens for dipnetting, drawing crowds
Near Wasilla today, hundreds of salmon set to spawn in Fish Creek swam a gauntlet of dipnets after the Department of Fish and Game opened the sometimes sporadic personal-use dipnet fishery there. Listen now
UAA celebrates 10 years of bringing writers together during summer reading series
Every summer at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, distinguished authors from around the country come to read their work and offer advice to burgeoning writers. The university’s creative writing department recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its reading series. Listen now
49 Voices: Jim Thiele of Anchorage
This week, as part of Alaska Energy Desk's Midnight Oil, we're hearing from Jim Thiele in Anchorage. Thiele did fishery surveys along the trans-Alaska Pipeline in the 70s. Listen now
Anchorage park receives $750,000 DOI grant
A new park in Anchorage has received $750,000. The federal grant is part of a nationwide program to enhance parks and recreation facilities in under-served communities. Listen now
Middle school students prepare for lift off at UAA’s Summer Rocketry Academy
Fourth of July celebrations may be over, but that doesn't mean people have stopped firing rockets. Last week middle school students from across Alaska learned how to design and launch their own rockets at one of the University of Alaska Anchorage's Summer Engineering Academies. Listen now
Working around the clock to make sure the trans-Alaska Pipeline holds water
"The first week I went to work was the only week in two and a half years that I worked less than eighty hours a week. Many times we would work twenty-four hours a day." Listen now
White House’s election fraud commission suspends request for Alaska voter information
The Trump administration’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has suspended its request for voter information from the Alaska Division of Elections. The commission’s nationwide voter fraud investigation has been put on hold because of a pending lawsuit by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 10, 2017
Murkowski speaks with constituents about health care during Senate recess; From Anchorage, Walker tells lawmakers to get back to Juneau; Frauds, scams, and schemes cost Alaskans millions last year; Big ships asked to slow down to reduce noise for iconic whales; Whale entanglement expert shares best practices with Petersburg volunteers; Could LKSD support of Alaska Native teacher training put an end to teacher turnover?; Bethel scientist returns home to study climate change Listen now
The challenges of being the only woman on a pipeline crew
Diane Schenker had recently graduated from Reed College and was living in Fairbanks when she heard a rumor that Welding Union 798 had been forced to hire women to help build the trans-Alaska pipeline. A 21-year-old with no experience in construction, Schenker convinced the union office manager to let her work with an all-male crew of welders from the South. Listen now
New Anchorage power plant improves efficiency and reliability while increasing rates
Last year, Municipal Light & Power completed a $300 million overhaul of their power plant in East Anchorage. The expansion aims to increase efficiency, reliability and environmental quality by replacing old technology. Listen now
Educators come together for annual National Education Association meeting
Educators from across the nation are currently meeting in Boston for the annual meeting of the National Education Association, the largest teacher’s union in the country. Listen now
Brain injury survivors use mask-making to shed light on hidden trauma
An Anchorage woman has started a series of mask-making events to help people understand the challenges of brain injuries. Unmasking Brain Injury is a new project that lets people with cognitive disabilities from brain trauma share their experiences through art. Listen now
49 Voices: Adam Foutch of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Adam Foutch, who lives in Anchorage. Listen now
Redington High School commemorates ‘father of the Iditarod’ with bronze statue
A new bronze sculpture of Iditarod co-founder Joe Redington Sr. was unveiled at Redington High School in Knik on Friday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held the day before signups for the 2018 Iditarod race. Listen now
Alaska trail advocates warn Governor Walker of transportation funding lapses
Advocacy group Alaska Trails has sent a letter to let Governor Bill Walker know that transportation funds are at risk. Last September, Alaska returned $2.6 million to the US Department of Transportation. Listen now
Alaska Department of Natural Resources tracks bear that killed Anchorage teenager
Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources is still searching for the black bear that killed 16-year-old Patrick Cooper on Sunday. Listen now
AK: World’s only urban king fishery has lines casting in downtown Anchorage
Anchorage's annual Slam'n Salm'n Derby is in full swing this week. Since last Friday, fishermen at Ship Creek have been competing to see who can hook the biggest king salmon. Listen now