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Geologists look at possibility of tsunami-inducing megaquakes
In the next 50 years there’s a 9% chance of an Aleutian Islands earthquake so strong it could send a devastating tsunami to Hawaii. That’s according to researchers from University of Hawaii at Manoa....
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Denali wolf killed in “no wolf kill buffer zone”
Another Denali wolf has been killed outside the National Park’s boundary. It’s the latest of several park based animals harvested in recent years on state land along the park’s northeastern edge. The...
View ArticleSecretary of Agriculture discusses wildfire season with regional forest...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with the nation’s regional forest heads on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming wildfire season. This year is expected to be worse than average in the Southwest US,...
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Lawmakers move $13M from education to oil & gas tax credits
Protesters led by Great Alaska Schools speak out about potential last minute education funding cuts. (Hillman/KSKA) State lawmakers cut education funding in the proposed budgets by nearly $13 million...
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Legislature looks to finish budget, but special session is likely
The Legislature is preparing to vote on the capital and operating budgets Wednesday. But how the state will pay for the spending plans remains uncertain. And there’s much work left to do. So...
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Body of missing man found in Ketchikan identified
The State Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body found underneath a fish processing plant in Ketchikan as that of a man who was reported missing in January. Download Audio Ketchikan Police...
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Lawmakers take oil tax debate down to the wire
Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, and Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, talk after a Senate floor session on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO) Lawmakers are taking...
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House slides $19M toward unpopular road with no long-term plan
Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, during discussions about the state operating budget in March 9, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) On Tuesday, House legislators moved $18,852,256 for a controversial...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
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View ArticleGovernor calls special session after legislature fails to pass budget
Gov. Bill Walker has called the legislature into a special session to address the budget and other bills lawmakers failed to pass during the 121-day session that ended Wednesday. It didn’t take long....
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Justice still sought a year after Kavairlook killing
May 17 marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of John Kavairlook Jr. outside of the Rock n Rodeo Bar in Fairbanks. Download Audio John Kavairlook (Photo courtesy of City of Fairbanks)...
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Congress passes bills for Alaska military projects
The U.S. House and Senate have passed appropriations bills that include numerous Alaska military construction projects. A release from Representative Don Young’s office lists projects slated for 5...
View ArticleLegislation in motion to grant tribal entities health care facilities
A U.S. House committee held a hearing Wednesday on legislation that would transfer federal lands in Tanana and Dillingham to tribal entities for health care facilities. HR 4289 would convey 11 acres in...
View ArticleWater main break on Tudor and Old Seward diverts traffic
A water main break at a busy midtown Anchorage intersection has stalled traffic, and fouled city streets. Anchorage police are warning drivers to avoid the Tudor Road and Old Seward highway area until...
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All caskets verified after confusion at Nome city morgue
Confusion at the city morgue caused a back-and-forth Tuesday between the Nome Police Department and the City of Nome. The Nome Cemetery. (Photo by Laura Kraegel, KNOM -Nome) Tuesday night, Nome Police...
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Two schoolgirls win contest to name two new ferries
The winners of Alaska’s “Name The New Ferry” contest didn’t know about it until they got a call from Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Mallot congratulate...
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Yukon king salmon run predicted to be weaker than average this year
State and federal fishery managers have released the 2016 outlook for salmon runs in the Yukon River drainage. “Chinook salmon, Yukon Delta NWR.” Photo: Craig Springer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife...
View ArticleFederal grant helps Newtok village relocate due to erosion of Ningliq River
Relocation efforts continue for what many consider America’s first climate refugees. Newtok, a community of over 300 people in Southwest Alaska, has been eroding into the Ningliq River for decades....
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Cruise ship towns concerned for financial future due to state budget proposals
The Alaska Legislature failed to pass a budget Wednesday and will reconvene in special session next week. One proposal that was recently passed in conference committee and could come back in the...
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Numerous bills remain up in the air as legislators prepare for special session
Governor Bill Walker called the Legislature into a special session that begins Monday to finish the work lawmakers failed to complete during the 121-day session that ended Wednesday. Download Audio...
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