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House bill streamlines children in state custody
The first bill to come out of the Legislative special session may be one that streamlines handling of children in state custody. Download Audio Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, at a Senate Majority...
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Insurance Director tells lawmakers individual market could collapse
Insurance Division Director Lori Wing-Heier, in Juneau Jan. 29th, 2016 (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Alaska’s individual health insurance market could collapse as soon as next year, unless the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 26, 2016
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49 Voices: Bret Connor of Anchorage
This week, we’re hearing from Bret Connor in Anchorage. Connor designs and sells his own line of clothing called Hulin Alaskan Design. Download Audio Bret Connor in Anchorage. (Photo by Ammon Swenson,...
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Fire managers urge caution heading into Memorial Day weekend
File photo of the Montana Creek East Fire in June 2015. (Courtesy of Baker River Hotshots) Alaskans will be headed outdoors to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start of summer for many,...
View ArticleMusic in Alaska
On this week’s Alaska Edition, host, Zachariah Hughes sits down with three reporters to talk all about music in Alaska. What’s new? What’s happening across the state? And what’s changing? 31st...
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AK: Young ‘Bio Blitzers’ explore and examine the Arctic environment
Last week a group of scientists traveled to a small village in the Arctic to find as many different species as they could. It was happening all over the country in celebration of the 100th anniversary...
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Researchers study economics of permit ownership, loss
When the Bristol Bay salmon fishery was limited, about half the permits were issued to watershed residents. In the decades since, some have stayed in with residents, and others have left. Download...
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Attorneys in Sockeye fire case ask for more time to prepare, granted
Attorneys for the two defendants in the Sockeye fire case have asked for more time from the court to prepare a case for trial. Download Audio The Sockeye Fire which devastated Willow in 2015 (Photo...
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In stalemated Legislature, ‘Musk Ox’ may hold the key
The Legislature is on Day 126 of what was supposed to be a 90 day session — leaving many Alaskans wondering, what’s taking so long? Download Audio Homer Republican Paul Seaton on the House Floor on May...
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Young, Murkowski to do ‘double whammy’ on energy bill
Alaska Congressman Don Young will have a say in drafting the final version of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s energy modernization bill. That’s because the U.S. House passed its own energy bill this week, to...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, May 27, 2016
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Meeting federal regs, Sitka treats water with UV light
Some of the best drinking water anywhere may be just a little bit better now. Sitka officials on the 19th of May cut the ribbon on a new, $8 million dollar ultraviolet disinfection plant for the town’s...
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Medfra Fire grows to more than 1,600 acres, firefighters battling winds
A photo taken Sunday of the Medfra Fire burning about 50 miles northeast of McGrath along the north bank of the North Fork Kuskokwin River. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry) Download...
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Panel digs into BlueCrest fracking plan
Though fracking has been happening in Alaska since the 1960s, it’s gotten new attention, spurred by horror stories coming from operations in the Lower 48, where drinking water has been contaminated. As...
View ArticleUnalaska ambulance inherited by Chignik
One of Unalaska’s former ambulances will soon be taking a ferry ride to the Alaskan Peninsula town of Chignik. Chignik is an incorporated city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough, home to about 60...
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Energy Solutions for rural Alaska
Alaska’s smallest communities, such as Karluk on the tip of Kodiak Island, struggle with high costs because of remote location and alack of scale economies. (Photo courtesy of ENERGY.GOVOffice of...
View ArticleState to explore privatizing juvenile detention centers
Download Audio The state is seeking contractors to look into the feasibility of privatizing four of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ juvenile detention facilities. The Peninsula...
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Veteran teacher retires ending an era for Unalaska preschool
Susan Carlisle teaching her preschool class. (Photo by Zoe Sobel/KUCB) Download Audio After 26 years, it’s the end of an era for Unalaska’s preschool. Teacher Susan Carlisle is retiring. “I’m going to...
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Author’s war on bed bugs included a little chocolate
The dreaded bed bug. (Drawing courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Download Audio My bed is an island. It’s covered with books, notebooks, research, pens,paintbrushes and, often, my beloved granddaughter....
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