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Saxman rally supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Protesters carry signs opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. A peaceful gathering took place Monday afternoon in Saxman in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to protest the Dakota Access...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly, Thursday September 22, 2016
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View Article2016 PFD checks will be $1,022
2016 PFD Check Amount Announcement from Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Vimeo. Governor Bill Walker announced Friday morning exactly how much Alaskans would receive in this year’s Permanent Fund...
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Anchorage expecting $24M budget shortfall from drop in state funds
Members of the Berkowitz administration discuss budget shortfalls with members of the Anchorage Assembly at City Hall. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) The Municipality of...
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AK: New art piece in Juneau brings awareness to homelessness
(Photo by Scott Burton/KTOO) A new plywood cut-out of a person in front of city hall is part of a national effort to bring awareness to homelessness. The social art project began in Charleston, South...
View ArticleAlaskans weigh in on this year’s smaller dividend check
It’s PFD announcement day in Alaska — but it’s a little less exciting than usual. That’s because this year, for the first time in the program’s history, it’s been cut. LISTEN NOW Governor Bill Walker...
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State calls a truce in Prudhoe Bay dispute
Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack at a press conference in Anchorage on June 28, 2016. (Photo by Graelyn Brashear, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Gov. Bill Walker’s administration has...
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After 42 hours, barricade suspect found dead inside home
Police Chief Chris Tolley speaking to reporters during a press conference Friday at APD Headquarters. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) A standoff between a...
View ArticleCourt sides with UCIDA on Cook Inlet Salmon management
A federal appeals court has sided with United Cook Inlet Drifters Association [UCIDA] in a lawsuit seeking to return Cook Inlet salmon management to federal fisheries control. The Ninth Circuit Court...
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Parole violation sends banished man back to jail
Derek Adams telecommuting to his arraignment at the Bethel courthouse.CREDIT ADRIAN WAGNER / KYUK Derek Adams, “The Banished Man” as some have begun to call him, was arrested Wednesday for violating...
View ArticleAlaska New Nightly, Friday September 23, 2016
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View ArticlePipeline Promises: Alaska’s 40-year quest for a natural gas line
For more than 40 years, Alaska has tried, and failed, to bring natural gas from the North Slope to market. In this 5-part series, Alaska's Energy Desk explores why the state has struck out - and what...
View Article49 Voices: Rex Koenig in Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Rex Koenig in Anchorage. Koenig is originally from Nome, but he moved to the Mountain View neighborhood in the 80s. LISTEN NOW] Rex: It was nice back in the 80’s, nobody...
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Why Alaska utilities can build now, ask for rate increases later
The exhaust stack for the diesel turbine. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/KTOO) Alaska’s privately owned electric utilities can’t increase their rates overnight. They first have to go through a process...
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Kentucky man mauled by brown bear on Admiralty Island
Adkins and his Juneau-based guide were hunting in Chaik Bay near Angoon, about 35 miles northeast of Sitka. A man was mauled by a brown bear Thursday (9-22-16), on southern Admiralty Island. It’s the...
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Shaktoolik plans to “stay and defend” current location
This August, representatives from Shaktoolik completed a strategic management plan to protect their community from erosion and violent storms. The beginning of the Shaktoolik coastal berm. (Photo Anna...
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Burning the masks of ‘Aggravated Organisms.’
Yupik carver Drew Michael and painter Elizabeth Ellis created 5 foot tall masks in an exhibit called ‘Aggravated Organisms’ to represent the 10 most prevalent diseases impacting Alaskans. After 3 years...
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University of Alaska reorganization planning advances toward second phase
The University of Alaska Board of Regents met on Friday in Juneau. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Juneau) The University of Alaska is in the middle of a year-long review of its academic programs...
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Homer Electric wants more control, is that best for consumers?
Residents across the Kenai Peninsula will soon vote on whether Homer Electric Association can operate without rate oversight from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. The utility said deregulation...
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State cuts will stifle Southeast’s economic growth
Southeast Alaska has seen economic growth in the last five years but that growth could soon be stalled by state budget cuts. That was the message being shared at the Southeast Conference going on in...
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