Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016
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View ArticleAuthor discusses book on World War II importance of Kuril Islands
Positioned South of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, and North of Japan, the little known Kuril Islands played a pivotal role in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Alaska Public Media’s Lori...
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Alaska officials look to increase recognition of hate crimes
Hate crimes brochure from the FBI. (Courtesy of the FBI) FBI statistics show the number of hate crimes is on the rise nationally, but very few are reported in Alaska. Local officials say that’s not...
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BlueCrest gets a break from the state on $30 million loan
A state corporation agreed to modify the terms of a $30 million loan to BlueCrest Energy Inc.’s operation, shown here in southern Cook Inlet, on Dec. 1, 2016. The company blamed construction delays and...
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AK: Orca ‘swims again’ thanks to Homer skeleton builders
Instructor Lee Post and student Jamie Knaub slide a baby orca skull into place as they undergo the arduous task of reassembling the skeleton. (Photo by Shahla Farzan, KBBI – Homer) Knowing how to...
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49 Voices: James Evans of Chugiak
This week, we’re hearing from James Evans from Chugiak. Evans is a former U.S. Navy photographer and will be graduating from the University of Alaska Anchorage this month. Listen Now James Evans from...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 2, 2016
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View ArticleControversial Sled Dog film to premiere at Canadian festival
The acclaimed Whistler, BC, film festival started this week, featuring Canadian first-run Oscar-buzz films like Ms. Sloan and La La Land. Although the pictures feature Hollywood luminaries Julianne...
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Why doesn’t Anchorage have a pot shop yet? Dumpsters and parking lots.
A view of Anchorage cannabis retailer Dankorage in Spenard (Photo via Facebook) In the last few weeks, as commercial marijuana inches closer to a reality across Alaska, a lot of people are asking: why...
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Anchorage Film Festival documentaries
A little-known district court judge in Detroit shapes the protection of civil rights for a nation. A young man and his mother journey through gender transition. On the next Talk of Alaska we’ll discuss...
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Salvation Army needs 600 more volunteers for next week’s gift distribution event
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle fund-raiser pays for holiday assistance programs, as well as those offered year-round. (Photo courtesy Salvation Army) The Salvation Army is desperately short on...
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Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months
Bean’s Cafe at Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage. (Staff photo) As the winter solstice approaches and daylight hours are short in Alaska, public safety, medical groups and other Alaska businesses...
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State unemployment data shows the bleak reality of an oil crash
Alaska’s Northstar Island in the Beaufort Sea, built of gravel six miles off the Alaska coastline. Alaska’s economy has been shedding oil and gas industry jobs with the heaviest losses in the North...
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Juneau Police shoot ‘uncooperative’ motorist after crash
A 38-year-old Juneau man was injured in an officer-involved shooting and medevaced to Seattle. Juneau police originally responded to a vehicle crash early Saturday morning. (Photo by Quinton Chandler,...
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Charting new courses: Student mariners prepare to navigate a warmer Arctic
Glenn Burleigh practices piloting a tanker with a damaged rudder. (Photo by Zoë Sobel, Alaska’s Eergy Desk – Unalaska) In a windowless room at Maine Maritime Academy, Glenn Burleigh is standing calmly...
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Energy audit aims to cut costs for fishermen
Mike Gaffney connects the power quality analyzer to the fishing vessel’s electric panel. (Photo courtesy of Sustainable Southeast Partnership/Bethany Goodrich.) Commercial fishermen are largely at the...
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Are there head lice in Juneau schools? Yes, but …
Luann Powers tries to check a student’s blood sugar in a classroom at Auke Bay Elementary School on Thursday. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Juneau) Luann Powers is the school nurse at Auke Bay...
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Community of Stebbins experiencing ‘water crisis’
The community of Stebbins is currently experiencing a “water crisis”. It is unclear how long this will go on. (Photo by Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome) The community of Stebbins has been experiencing an...
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State looks to federal government to help sustain insurance market
Alaska’s state government has gained national attention for what it’s doing to keep its individual and family health insurance market from collapsing. Now the state is looking to the federal government...
View ArticleGalena to hold recall election for school board
Galena City School District Board President Kim Kopp will have to stand for a recall election. Listen Now The recall process began in September when former school board member Jenny Bryant, who...
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