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Juneau man captures story of icebreaker Storis in labor-of-love documentary
In 1957, the Storis (stern number W38) became the first U.S. ship to transit the Northwest Passage. (Photo Courtesy of US Coast Guard) Download Audio Congress is considering funding a new icebreaker to...
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First Alaska ibis sighting has birders going ‘ballistic’
Download Audio An unusual bird was spotted in two separate Southeast towns on the same day last week. The ibises were a rare treat that has left bird experts scratching their heads, wondering why these...
View ArticleCzech climber dies while skiing on Denali
Download Audio A mountaineer from the Czech Republic is dead after an estimated 1,500-foot fall on Denali Mountain. The National Park Service reports 45-year-old Pavel Michut was skiing Messner Couloir...
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Forest Service reminds tourists why Mendenhall glacier is shrinking
In a wing of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center a small crowd of onlookers is watching a debate between a man and an employee. The tourist is wearing a floppy hat and red shirt. And he’s leaning on...
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 30, 2016
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 Download Audio USCGC Storis –...
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House and Senate negotiators complete budget proposal
Committee aide Marta Lastufka preps a room in the Bill Ray Center for the operating budget conference committee, May 18, 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) Late on Memorial Day, House and Senate...
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Real winners in pot bonanza? Security companies
Evan Levinton, left, looks over security forms with his business partner, Jane Stinson, right, and their contractor, Thomas Craig. Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media As marijuana companies...
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Despite federal changes, ‘Eskimo’ still in use in Western Alaska
The term “eskimo” is divisive across much of the arctic, but it’s still being used in western Alaska. Some identify with it, while others want to see change. Download Audio Nome Eskimo Community....
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Former Wrangell Institute property could see another boarding school
Wrangell could see another boarding school in the next five years. ANSEP, an accelerated high school program based on University of Alaska Anchorage campus, is interested in building a 400-bed facility...
View ArticleFairbanks’ largest care facility to be operated by Greater Community Hospital...
The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation is planning to operate the community’s largest care facility and private employer. The decision follows in the wake of failed negotiations with...
View ArticleFather, son die in Glacier Bay capsizing
According to The National Park Service, a father and son died when a boat capsized at Glacier Bay National Park. Download Audio Spokesperson Tom VandenBerg said 75-year-old Larry Roger McWilliams and...
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Legislature votes to dip into budget reserve to pass state budget
The Legislature is poised to pass a state budget that would prevent layoff notices going out to state workers tomorrow. But the budget could draw three billion dollars from the state’s piggy bank, the...
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Several fires plague Mat-Su over Memorial Day weekend
Three new fires in the Matanuska Susitna Borough were sparked over the long weekend. On Monday, fire crews were called out to two fires in the Palmer area. Despite the area being under a burn...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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Ex-Mayor Dan Sullivan challenges Murkowski
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan is running against U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican Primary. Download Audio Sullivan filed minutes before the 5 p.m. deadline for getting on the ballot. It...
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Medfra fire spreads rapidly, encompassing over 8,000 acres
Dozens of firefighters are battling a wildfire northeast of McGrath that has grown rapidly over the past few days. Download Audio A photo of the Medfra Fire taken on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Alaska...
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Haines transgender teen breaks barriers at state track meet
A Haines teenager was likely the first transgender student to compete at a statewide high school athletic competition. Nattaphon Wangyot was born male, but has identified as female since she was about...
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Walker says the Legislature must pass his fiscal plan
Gov. Bill Walker said the Legislature’s work is a long way from being over. While lawmakers stopped pink slips from being sent to state workers by passing a state budget on Tuesday, Walker said the...
View ArticlePedestrian killed on Seward Highway south of Potter Marsh
Anchorage police are investigating the death of a pedestrian struck on the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. Download Audio Just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police took a call from the driver...
View ArticleTanana Valley Fisheries Center to be opened early June
The state plans to open its Tanana Valley Fisheries Center in Fairbanks on June 7. The visitor’s center will realize a long envisioned public interface at the new hatchery. Download Audio The Tanana...
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