Alaska News February 02-03, 2024

KTUU: ‘Why can’t I be an astronaut?’: First Native American to go to space speaks to Alaska Native students; Maria Downey honored by Anchorage Assembly and more ->
 
 
Dave Allgood News: Picking and grinning at the Anchorage Folk Festival & the 13th Annual Banjo Contest
 
 
Dave Allgood News: Comedic American opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ to play PAC
 
 
Dave Allgood News: Orchestrating to obsolescence. The Anchorage music teacher who demands excellence & gives kindness.
 
 
 
 
KTOO: New condos built with Juneau Affordable Housing Fund loan are being sold at market rate; Alaska Senate passes new pension program for state employees, but final approval is in question; Amalga Distillery named James Beard semifinalist and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Kuskokwim Ice Road open from tundra villages all the way to Aniak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Attorney General Taylor Announces Settlement with Multinational Marketing Firm Publicis for Role in Opioid Epidemic; Apply today for new oyster hatchery training; This Day in Alaska History-January 28th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-January 29th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-January 30th, 1901; This Day in Alaska History-January 31st, 1956; This Day in Alaska History-February 1st, 1918; This Day in Alaska History-February 2nd, 1931 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Faribanks News Webcenter 11: State publishes quarterly report on missing Indigenous persons; Filmmaker visits Fairbanks, presents documentary on soldiers; Braving the bitter cold in bikinis and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaska & Hawaii Delegations Seek Medicare Reimbursement Flexibility for Rural Hospitals; Governor Dunleavy legislation aims to increase competition and reduce energy costs for ratepayers and more ->

 
 
 
 

KSTK: Dunleavy honored Wrangell’s Mayor Patty Gilbert at the State of the State and more ->
 
 
 
 

Resurrection Bay Historical Society
The next Thursdays: Our History program on Feb. 15 will feature Dorothy Gray, secretary-treasurer of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kenai, talking about The History of Russian Orthodoxy in Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula. Dorothy is also chair of Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska whose mission is to preserve and restore the state’s historic Russian Orthodox churches. The program will start at 7 pm at the Seward Community Library & Museum.

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KFSK: Petersburg Police Department annual report points to crime drop-off in 2023; Petersburg actor L’xeis Diane Benson is in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and more ->

 
 
 
 

KRBD: Alaska National Guard headed to Ketchikan to talk fentanyl and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: M/V Genius Star XI moors in Dutch Harbor and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: Caring Hearts marks one year and more ->

 
 
 
 
IMXT: Kodiak bear cubs caught on video thousands of miles away from home after escaping from a Florida “bear trainer” and more ->

 
 
 
 
28th Anniversary Alaska Ski for Women Sunday, February 4, 2024
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Near death
 
 
Craig Medred: Backyard fish
 
 
Craig Medred: Fall of the kings
 
 

Craig Medred: Why, just why?
 
 
Craig Medred: Gone processing
 
 

Craig Medred: For sale
 
 
Craig Medred: Winning
 
 

Craig Medred: New Ice Age
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Burbot or Bust | Set Lines on the Frozen River
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Workin’ Hard & Eating Good | Cold Winter Days
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Making + Drying Fresh Pasta | Tortellini and Lemon Magic Cake