City to consider liquor license protest at Assembly meeting. Science center's new Scientist in Residence working on bioacoustics. AK First Lady opposes funding cut to sex trafficking unit. Retracing John Muir's journey in Wrangell. Federal judge dismisses roadless rule challenge.
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Alison Stimpert studies the effects of sounds on marine mammals. And this month, she's the Scientist in Residency Fellow at the Sitka Sound Science Center. Stimpert, Jan Straley and Tory O'Connell talk about the program with KCAW's Holly Keen.
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Herring fishery on 2-hour notice as of Monday. Sitka girls, Edgecumbe boys defeated in 3rd place games. Sitka makes magazine's list of best small towns to visit. State will sponsor trapping and killing of wolves in Southeast.
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The Sitka herring fishery goes on two-hour notice Monday at 11 a.m. The announcement came Friday from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. It means if Fish & Game calls an opening, the fleet has at least two hours to make it to the location of the fishery. But what prompts the two-hour notice?
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According to Smithsonian Magazine, Sitka is one of the top 20 small towns to visit in the United States this year. Sitka came in at No. 9 on the list, just after Los Alamos, N.M., and right before Provincetown, Mass.
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Sitka's "Choose Respect" march is set for Thursday, March 28, from Totem Square to the Crescent Harbor shelter. State officials will be on hand, as will Sitkans, to take a stand against domestic violence and sexual assault. Martina Kurzer and Katie Davis talk about the statewide "Choose Respect" campaign.
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Kreiss-Tomkins calls oil tax reform passage 'a tragedy.' Sitka to host massive emergency drill. Edgecumbe boys, Sitka girls advance at state hoops tourney. Remembering the Bristol Bay salmon crisis of '37.
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State managers reported predators were visible during an aerial survey conducted Wednesday morning, but that the herring were not visible from the air.
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CEO Charles Clement says his organization is bracing for a $3.5 million budget cut over the next six months. He says the reduced funding is because of sequestration, which went into effect on March 1 when Congress could not reach an agreement on the nation’s budget.
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Coast Guard's leader in Alaska says sequestration won't hit as hard here. Civilians receive awards for aid in rescue, continued support of Coast Guard. Public gets first peek at Blue Lake construction site. Yakutat girls, boys lose at state tourney. AK House passes resolution to "protect 2nd Amendment." Man shoots Wal-Mart manager in Anchorage over service dog argument.
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