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Middle school sports travel is back on the school board’s agenda
Juneau Schools Superintendent Mark Miller at a Juneau School Board meeting in December. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO) The Juneau School Board is revisiting its 2013 travel ban for middle school...
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St. Lawrence Island assistance centers offer state aid for storm repairs
DHSEM employees assist residents with applications to receive State assistance for damages to their homes caused by the 2016 New Year’s Eve Bering Sea storm. (Photo: Davis Hovey, KNOM) The Department...
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Brent Sass withdraws mushing team from Iditarod
Brent Sass, placed second in the Kuskokwim 300, has withdrawn his team from the 2017 Idiatrod. (Photo: Katie Basile / KYUK) Just days after a surprising scratch on the Yukon Quest trail, Eureka musher...
View Article1 dead, 7 in hospital after home carbon monoxide poisoning
One person is dead and seven hospitalized after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a home in Anchorage. Listen now Anchorage Fire Department Deputy Chief Jodie Hettrick said dispatch was called...
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University of Alaska to update protocol for sexual assault, harassment cases
(University of Alaska graphic) The University of Alaska has entered into an agreement with the federal Office of Civil Rights to address problems with its handling of sexual assault and harassment...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
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How companies make billions selling medical records
Companies make billions of dollars by mining data from our internet searches, our purchase histories, and — our medical records. That’s the subject of Adam Tanner’s new book, “Our Bodies, Our Data.”...
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Sitka author’s “Alaskan Laundry” wins statewide award
Brendan Jones, pictured with his daughter Hailey, has won the Alaskana Award for his debut novel, “The Alaskan Laundry.” The book’s protagonist, like Jones, refurbishes a tugboat. (Emily Kwong/KCAW...
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Northern Dynasty rebuts Kerrisdale attack, warns of action to protect investors
In this image from a Northern Dynasty Minerals press release, Pebble is shown as one of the largest copper, and copper and gold deposits, in the world.(Graphic: NDM) Northern Dynasty Minerals issued a...
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Exercise near Deadhorse to test paratroopers’ ability to operate in cold
Paratroopers with the the Army’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), drop into Deadhorse on Feb. 24, 2015 during an earlier iteration of the series of exercises called Spartan Pegasus. (U.S....
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HAARP schedules first experiments since UAF takeover
HAARP antenna array in Gakona, AK (Photo courtesy of the US Airforce) Experiments are scheduled through the end of the month at the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP facility....
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Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office hires new director
The state announced Tuesday (Feb. 21) a new head for the office in charge of regulating alcohol and marijuana. Listen now Erika McConnell has worked in Anchorage’s municipal planning department for...
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Sullivan urges Board of Game to repeal predator control regulations
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan talks to reporters after his annual address to the Alaska Legislature in 2016. (File photo by Skip Gray/360 North) U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan is urging the State Board of Game to...
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Sheet metal apprenticeship organized in rural Alaska
CVRF and the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 23 are working together to develop a training program for rural Alaskans. David Ayagalria Theodore Brown, Thomas Brown and Willie Egoak were among rural...
View ArticleNew taxi regulations will be on April ballot
After an expedited review, a referendum on Anchorage’s new taxi cab regulation will be on the April ballot. The ballot question asks voters if they want to repeal an ordinance that passed last...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen now Several proposals...
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After uncertainty, Alaska national parks get green light to hire summer staff
Cruise ship approaches Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. (NPS) Alaska National Parks can hire the hundreds of seasonal employees they need to keep up with summer operations. Seasonal...
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State draw proposals are reasonable, Permanent Fund head says
Alaska Permanent Fund Executive Director, Angela Rodell, in the hall at the corporate headquarters, March 14, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North) There are three different proposals to draw money...
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Twenty years after the Bethel School shooting
February 19, 2017 marks 20 years since Principal Ron Edwards Sr. and Sophomore Josh Palacios lost their lives in a school shooting at Bethel Regional High School. (KYUK photo) February 19, 1997. If you...
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Murkowski looks at Trump, sees resource development
Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature, Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Sen. Lisa Murkowski said it’s too early to judge the Trump presidency. She’s been...
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