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Senate passes bill allowing firearms on UA campuses
Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, debating the merits of his Senate Bill 174, April 7, 2016. The billl would deny the University of Alaska the authority to regulate the possession of guns and knives on...
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The status of Alaska’s budget
“There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done,” Walker said. “The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on.” Photo: Rachel...
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Kenaitze Indian Tribe opens new elder center, expands campus in Old Town Kenai
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe recently opened their new elder center near their Dena’ina Wellness Center in the heart of Old Town Kenai. Officials say it’s part of a larger strategy to restore the tribe’s...
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Pizzeria in Bethel sells the city’s first legal alcohol in 40 years
Legal alcohol sales have come to Bethel. Fili’s Pizza restaurant received its first alcohol shipment and began selling beer and wine when the eatery opened at 11 a.m. Friday. Fili’s Pizza. (Photo by...
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‘In Amundsen’s Footsteps’: Expedition re-traces route of explorer’s 1905 Journey
An international team of explorers returned last week from a grueling 700-mile dog-sled journey from the Arctic Ocean to Eagle, Alaska. They were the first to re-trace the route that legendary explorer...
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GCI cable repaired, services restored
GCI issued a press release Friday afternoon confirming crews have fully repaired the fiber optics cable that was cut on Thursday morning disrupting internet, wireless phone, and cable services...
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AK: Iñupiaq photographer documents life and culture in Alaska Inuit communities
From Teller and Kaktovik to Shungnak and Tuluksak, Inupiaq photographer Brian Adams has traveled all over rural Alaska for “I Am Inuit.” The project aims to document Alaska Inuit culture and share it...
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Changes to oil tax bill scale back incentives for new oil
With just over a week left in the legislative session, lawmakers are still wrangling over the always-contentious issue of oil taxes. Gov. Bill Walker has requested a complete overhaul of the state’s...
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Standings remain competitive as Kobuk 440 mid-point nears
The small community of Ambler was buzzing all day as dog teams pulled in for a rest roughly 200 miles into the Kobuk 440. The community gave mushers a warm welcome serving up platefuls of French...
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Savoonga harvests its second whale of the season
A whaling crew from Savoonga landed its second bowhead of the season this week. The St. Lawrence Island community has been working non-stop to haul the whale out of the icy waters, harvest its meat,...
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Use of Permanent Fund on budget focused on in Legislature
Proposals to spend Permanent Fund earnings on the state budget will be a major focus of the legislative session’s final nine days. Download Audio Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, believes bills that...
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Wrangell-Angoon plane crash leaves 3 dead
Update | 4:38 p.m. Three are dead after a plane registered to a Wrangell-based charter airline crashed on Admiralty Island Friday. Download Audio A photo of a Cessna 206 from Sunrise Aviation’s...
View Article49 Voices: Indie Alaska Viewers in Anchorage
This week, 49 voices heads to the Bear Tooth Theater in Anchorage, where Alaska Public Media’s Indie Alaska program held a screening last week and made a short movie with Alaskans willing to answer a...
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Caelus Energy announces major cuts, sharply criticizes Walker oil tax bill
Caelus Energy Alaska announced Friday, April 8 that it would cut its workforce by 25 percent in response to low oil prices and “uncertainty in Alaska’s oil tax system.” Website screenshot April 9,...
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State Senate passes criminal justice overhaul bill
Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, at a Senate Majority press availability, March 21, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) The state Senate voted 16-2 on Saturday to pass a bill overhauling Alaska’s...
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“We Are AVCP” claims tribal representatives seeking transparency on recent...
Tribal representatives from across the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta met in Bethel earlier this week to hold what they called a special convention of the Association of Village Council Presidents, or AVCP— the...
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Wrangell mourns victims of Friday’s plane crash
National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun the work of determining why a Wrangell plane crashed Friday morning on Admiralty Island. Download Audio Rescuers work at the site of a...
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Tustumena ferry sailings cancelled in May due to repairs
The Alaska Dept. of Transportation announced Monday that May sailings of the ferry Tustumena are canceled due to unexpected repair work. Download Audio The MV Tustumena was scheduled to leave Dutch...
View ArticleMissing kayaker presumed dead
Jesse Mills UPDATE – 5:00 PM 04-08-16 Download Audio A 41-year old Sitka man missing in a kayak since Thursday morning is presumed dead. The Coast Guard suspended the search for 41-year-old Jesse Mills...
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