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An Anchorage program has people role-playing in a refugee camp
Participants in the refugee camp simulation try to build a shelter with tarps and PVC pipes at Chugach Optional School in Anchorage on June 14, 2017. (Photo by Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media –...
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Walker narrows Legislature’s focus to the budget
Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, speaks at a press availability Friday shortly after calling the Alaska Legislature into the second special session of the year. Walker limited the session to one...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, June 16, 2017
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Alaska looks to reform its solitary confinement practices
A cell in the punitive segregation unit at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. (Photo by Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) The Department of Corrections and the ACLU are working together...
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Smithsonian representatives wrap up information meetings for Native veterans...
Ozzie Sheakley, commander of Southeast Alaska Native Veterans, welcomes The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to Southeast Alaska on Monday, June 12, 2017. (Photo courtesy of...
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SEARHC land transfer advances in congressional committees
SEARHC CEO Charles Clement testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee in Washington D.C. Referring to the age of Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, he said “Something’s got to happen in Sitka.”...
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New equipment helps scientists keep tabs on Bogoslof now and study it later
Bogoslof island has changed dramatically since the volcano started erupting in late 2016. (Max Kaufman/Alaska Volcano Observatory/University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute) Scientists have...
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Interior Secretary reassigns top climate policy adviser
Flanked by Senator Lisa Murkowski and Governor Bill Walker, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks to reporters after signing an order to promote more drilling on Alaska’s North Slope. (Photo by...
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Homer recall effort fails, council members retain their seats
Council Members Tom Stroozas, David Lewis, Mayor Bryan Zak, Heath Smith, Shelly Erickson, Donna Aderhold and Catriona Reynolds. (City of Homer) Three Homer City Council members subject of a highly...
View ArticleFormer Kenai city manager dies after motorcycle crash
A former Kenai city manager died Sunday of injuries he sustained when he wrecked his motorcycle earlier that day on the Dalton Highway. Listen now Alaska State Troopers say 60-year-old Ricky Koch was...
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Alaska Department of Natural Resources tracks bear that killed Anchorage...
Black bear. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game) Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources is still searching for the black bear that killed 16-year-old Patrick Cooper on Sunday. Meanwhile, another bear...
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Sharp comments reflect ill will as Legislature starts 2nd special session
Most members of the House Republican minority met during a break on Thursday. The caucus criticized the swift introduction and passage of a combined capital and operating budget. The Senate didn’t...
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Homer City Council members survive recall effort
Homer’s canvas board counts absentee ballots in recall election. (Aaron Bolton, KBBI News) Three Homer City Council members subject of a highly contentious recall effort will retain their seats. The...
View ArticleAlleged gunman shot by Fairbanks police Monday morning
One person is dead after being shot by Fairbanks Police. Listen now Police spokeswoman Yumi McCullough said the shooting happened at about 4 a.m., when officers received two calls about a masked man...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, June 19, 2017
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Alaskan appointed to help manage national fisheries
Chris Oliver was appointed assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries on June 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy of NOAA) An Alaskan has been appointed to help manage fisheries nationwide. Listen now Chris...
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Ask a Climatologist: Summer solstice
(Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider) Alaskans will celebrate the summer solstice at 8:24 tonight. The solstice is the point when the sun’s rays reach their highest latitude of the year. And also...
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Confusion over legalities is hurting Alaskan ivory market, locals say
An ivory carving of a beluga whale is set to be purchased by a couple from Washington State. (Photo by Davis Hovey/KNOM) With five different states’ ivory bans currently in effect, the latest passed by...
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Supreme Court of Alaska hears arguments over legality of Walker’s PFD veto
The Supreme Court of Alaska. (Wesley Early / Alaska Public Media) The fate of hundreds of millions in Permanent Fund dividend money now rests with the five Alaska Supreme court judges. Listen now The...
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Sitka considers code changes in landslide zones
If the critical areas ordinance passes on June 27th, it would change development rules for South Kramer Avenue. An outside firm mapped the area for landslide risk in the aftermath of the August 18,...
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