Location:
Anchorage, AK
Genres:
Lectures
Networks:
Alaska PR
Description:
Life Informed.
Twitter:
@kska
Language:
English
Contact:
Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc 3877 University Dr Anchorage AK 99508-4676 907-550-8400
Email:
kspack@kska.org
Episodes
State economist says Kenai Peninsula job market recovering faster than Alaska
5/3/2024
Economist Sam Tappen said the Kenai Peninsula has fared better than the rest of the state in rebounding from the post-pandemic recession.
Duration:00:03:35
Ravenstail weaving comes to life at historic Juneau event
5/3/2024
The event showcased the largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades.
Duration:00:03:28
For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
5/2/2024
The Aaluk Crew landed Utqiaġvik's first bowhead whale of the spring season last week. It was also 17-year-old striker Donald "Button" Adams' first catch.
Duration:00:05:05
U.S. Forest Service seeks public input in revising its long-term plan for the Tongass
5/2/2024
The federal agency will spend the rest of this year gathering public input and then take the next couple of years to finalize a new plan.
Duration:00:03:58
Alaska’s first resettlement conference highlights state’s recent spike in refugees
4/30/2024
Alaska used to average about 150 refugees a year. Just last year, that number spiked to about 485.
Duration:00:02:54
Soldotna Girl Scouts’ ‘bucket trees’ help keep campfires from becoming wildfires
4/30/2024
The trees, which hold water buckets for campers to extinguish their fires, were inspired by the devastating 2014 Funny River Fire.
Duration:00:03:13
Bronson, LaFrance challenge each other’s record during Anchorage Chamber mayoral debate
4/29/2024
With two weeks until ballots are due, the candidates are looking to win over more voters after a close race in the general election.
Duration:00:02:45
Hey Anchorage, who’s your pick for mayor? Why?
4/29/2024
We spent a day talking to locals all over Anchorage, from Eagle River to Girdwood, about what matters to them.
Duration:00:04:39
Anchorage policing of homeless encampments will hinge on U.S. Supreme Court decision
4/26/2024
Anchorage and other western cities say a lower court's ruling has them hamstrung on responding to homelessness.
Duration:00:05:25
Last year was Alaska’s deadliest on record for opioid overdoses
4/26/2024
Alaska lost 342 people to opioid overdose in 2023 and had the highest increase in deaths per capita in the nation.
Duration:00:03:34
Archaeologists try to answer new questions about first humans in Southeast Alaska
4/26/2024
A recent paper attempts to set a new timeframe of when humans first arrived in Southeast Alaska, using cave remains and animal fossils from the region.
Duration:00:05:42
Air Force wants to build 9 Interior radar facilities for training exercises
4/26/2024
Air Force officials say the sites are meant to replicate potential adversaries' radar systems during Alaska-based training flights.
Duration:00:03:51
In Anchorage’s LaFrance-Bronson runoff election, the incumbent mayor is the underdog
4/24/2024
Suzanne LaFrance outperformed Mayor Dave Bronson in campaign fundraising, the regular election results and a post-election poll.
Duration:00:03:48
Alaska an important Special Operations training ground, as Arctic sees interest from Russia and China
4/24/2024
U.S. Special Operations forces like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets were training in Kodiak and Fairbanks this past winter.
Duration:00:07:08
Fairbanks-area neighborhood shaken by fatal cargo plane crash
4/24/2024
Federal Aviation Administration officials say both people aboard the plane died Tuesday when it crashed near Mike Emers' farm.
Duration:00:04:34
Soldotna solar installation set to go online this summer
4/23/2024
The 600-panel array will be able to fully power the Whistle Hill business complex east of Soldotna when weather permits.
Duration:00:03:30
After a dozen years, statewide Yup’ik language spelling bee going strong
4/22/2024
Yup'ik and Inupiaq spelling bees, like those held earlier this month in Anchorage, are a relatively new experience for students.
Duration:00:04:30
‘Not in the business of just giving away our entire collections:’ Denver museum denies Lingít repatriations
4/22/2024
Denver Post reporter Sam Tabachnik says the Denver Art Museum has a history of denying repatriation requests for tribal cultural items.
Duration:00:06:25
Chickaloon tribal policing to expand to non-Native Alaskans under unique state authorization
4/19/2024
Chickaloon Native Village's tribal police will fill a policing gap in the Sutton area, east of Palmer in a part of the Mat-Su Borough.
Duration:00:04:56
Popular superhero movies fuel lucrative hobby for Kodiak comic collectors
4/19/2024
Fan Con, Kodiak's annual culture convention, offers a glimpse into decades-deep collections of comic books in the island community.
Duration:00:04:01