Emily Schwing
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The rig is scheduled to head into the Arctic later this summer as part of an exploratory offshore drilling operation. That drilling is controversial — at least in the lower 48 states.
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Warm temperatures and dwindling snow have shaken even the toughest mushers. Alaskans are worried about the future of their state sport.
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Friday's deadline was set after a U.S. District Court judge ruled the state violated the Voting Rights Act by not providing some native speakers with materials in their language.
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One month each fall, residents of interior Alaska don chest waders and splash through the clear, frigid waters of the Chatanika River. With large homemade lanterns hanging from their necks and spears in hand, the fishermen keep their eyes peeled for whitefish.
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Idaho endurance cyclist Jay Petervary set a new race record in the Iditarod Trail Invitational early Wednesday. The 350 mile race follows part of Alaska’s…
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It takes a lot more than snow to keep Alaskan bikers indoors, especially now that they have fat bikes. Think mountain bike on steroids, with tires wider than most people's arms.
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Mushing is a solitary endeavor, especially in the more remote parts of Northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory. That's the stage for 23 dog teams who set out a week ago on a 1,000-mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Canada. Emily Schwing of member station KUAC reports from the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
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Idaho saw 30 large scale fires burning in the state this year. Eighteen of those are still active, but the season is quickly drawing to a close. Don…
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Boise, ID – This week researchers at the American Dietetic Association’s Food and Nutrition Conference in San Diego showed that potatoes could be a cheap…
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If you’ve eaten a nicely marbled porterhouse or a tender filet mignon lately, you probably reveled in its delicacy. But, did you know those cuts of meat…