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Alaska Farm to School receives USDA grant, will focus efforts on Bristol Bay
Many schools around Bristol Bay have already demonstrated interest in buying local produce. Last year, Dillingham City School District bought greens from Belleque Family Farm, a hydroponic farm in...
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UAF research vessel begins ecosystem study in Bering and Chukchi Seas
(KNOM file photo) The University of Alaska Fairbanks has begun a new, comprehensive ocean ecosystem study on the Bering and Chukchi Seas. From June 9th to 28th, the crew of the research vessel Sikuliaq...
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Bucking Trump, Senate FAA bill leaves controllers in place
Juneau International Airport (Photo by James Brooks) President Trump wants to privatize air traffic control across the country. But the U.S. Senate’s Commerce Committee passed an aviation bill last...
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Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts
Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, speaks at a press availability shortly after calling the Alaska Legislature into the second special session of the year in June. Walker signed the operating budget on...
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Brain injury survivors use mask-making to shed light on hidden trauma
A brain injury survivor shows her mask at Access Alaska. (Annette Alfonsi / Unmasking Brain Injury) On a recent afternoon, seven people are using colorful paints, feathers, strings and beads to...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, July 3, 2017
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YK Delta villages receive federal energy grants
Kwigillingok is one of four Alaska Native villages receiving federal funds to improve energy efficiency this year. (2017 LKSD Film Academy Students) Alaska Native villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta...
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Tulsequah Chief Mine controversy deepens as it courts new investors
A Tulsequah Chief Mine settling pond overflows at the site about 40 miles northeast of Juneau Sept. 26, 2016. (Photo Courtesy of British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines) Southeast Alaska tribal...
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A look into the workings of a Nushagak sport fishing camp
Camp founder Bob Toman steers one of the camp’s many fishing boats.(Photo: Allison Mollenkamp) In the controlled chaos of Bristol Bay’s commercial and subsistence fishing, it can be easy to lose track...
View ArticleEducators come together for annual National Education Association meeting
Educators from across the nation are currently meeting in Boston for the annual meeting of the National Education Association, the largest teacher’s union in the country. Listen now Alaska NEA...
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No one injured after one vessel sinks, three beached in big overnight...
The fishing vessel Bunchie was one of several ran into serious problems early Monday morning in the Nushagak District. Pictured here, the Bunchie had been towed near the beach but was still submerged...
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Reported North Korean ICBM test could spell concerns for Alaska
The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen during its test launch. (Photo via Korean Central News Agency) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed today that North Korea’s latest...
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Eielson reminds pilots to not harass wildlife on training ranges
An A-10 Thunderbolt II flown by a pilot with the 25th Fighter Squadron from Osan Air Base, Japan, takes off from Eielson Air Force Base on June 19 during a Red Flag training exercise. (DVIDS photo)...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 4, 2017
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View ArticleAlaskans take Mt. Marathon top spots
The 2017 Mount Marathon race in Seward is over and a familiar champion has taken first in the women’s race. Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes spoke with Alaska Dispatch News sports reporter Doyle...
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Seward statue unveiled in front of Alaska Capitol
Sibling sculptors Judith, left, and David Rubin flank their 6-foot bronze sculpture of William Seward unveiled July 3 in front of the Alaska Capitol. (Photo by Jacob Resneck/KTOO) A statue of the U.S....
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Interior wolf control program to end
Denali wolf (Photo courtesy of National Park service) The state plans to suspend its largest wolf control program. The Upper Yukon Tanana area program, which has targeted wolves in an area of the...
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Alaskans greet DPRK missile test with a shrug not a shriek
The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen during its test launch. (Photo via Korean Central News Agency) The news on Tuesday of a successful intercontinental ballistic missile test by...
View ArticlePFD cut affects some Alaskans more than others
When the Alaska Legislature passed the state budget June 22, it also voted for the first time to cut money for Permanent Fund dividends. By doing this, it followed in the steps of Gov. Bill Walker, who...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 5, 2017
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