News of the North
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Alaska’s rate of drownings, highest in nation, changed little in 6 years, state report says
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska’s extreme conditions, including cold waters, heighten drowning risks. Human errors added to those conditions can produce tragedies.
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Juneau Gold Rush Days will celebrate its 31st year
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Gold Rush Days participants came onto Capital Chat to promote the upcoming event.
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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cruise ship passenger near Sitka, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a cruise ship passenger in Cape Ommaney, Alaska, Wednesday evening.
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Murkowski reinforces need to support child care availability, affordability, and workforce
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski took part in a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing to discuss the need to support working families and child care workers.
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Apply for Senior Citizen Hardship Sales Tax Rebate by June 30
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The deadline to apply for the 2023 Senior Citizen Hardship Sales Tax Rebate is right around the corner. Applications and all required supporting documentation must be received or postmarked by Jun. 30.
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Reward available for information about shooting of Steller sea lions in Cordova
Cordova, Alaska (KINY) - NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction in the May 2023 shooting of seven Steller sea lions.
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Alaska Fashion Week announces 2023 ticket sales and designer roster
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Fashion Week has announced the designer roster for its 2023 event, featuring a diverse array of talented designers from around the state and nation.
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Attorney General Taylor announces $102.5 million settlement for 42 States with Suboxone Maker for Alleged Illegal Monopoly Tactics
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced that 42 states have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. Alaska will receive about $1,065,000 from the settlement. Suboxone is used to treat opioid addiction
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Citing Inadequate Defense Funding, Sullivan Opposed Debt Limit Deal
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted against the House-passed debt limit and budget agreement citing the legislation’s significant inflation-adjusted cuts to defense spending at one of the most dangerous times for U.S. national security in decades. The agreement passed the Senate by a vote of 63 to 36.
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Murkowski supports the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which reflects the bipartisan agreement Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden reached to limit federal spending and avert a default on the nation’s debt
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State roughly halves the number of Alaskans waiting on food aid, but more than 8,000 remain
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The partial progress highlights the scale of the backlog
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3 dead, 2 missing after family fishing trip in Alaska becomes a nightmare
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.
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Prince of Wales Island Harvest Video Series released
Prince of Wales, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced the release of a new educational harvest series on YouTube.
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Spice it Up restaurant fire being investigated as arson
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday, May 16 at approximately 12:20 am, the Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire at Spice it Up restaurant, located at 3226 Airport Way.
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Jordan Joplin convicted of Ketchikan doctor’s murder
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Jun. 1, 2023, in Anchorage, a jury found Jordan Joplin guilty of murdering Dr. Eric Garcia using a fatal dose of liquid morphine.
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In all due time, Kate Troll will hold book signing
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kate Troll, an Alaskan writer, came onto Capital Chat to discuss her memoir "All In Due Time".
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Adventure awaits in Alaska’s National Forests during Great American Outdoors Month
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ready to experience an Alaska National Forest adventure? June is a great time to do it while Great American Outdoors Month is celebrated.
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NOAA initiates Aquaculture Opportunity Area efforts in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NOAA and partners in the State of Alaska are announcing plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters.
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Authorities recover bodies of 2 sisters after vessel found submerged in Alaska; 2 still missing
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couples.
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Juneau held a solemn Memorial Day
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Monday was Memorial Day, a day to honor our soldiers who are no longer with us.
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Murkowski, King introduce bipartisan bill to support rural fishing communities
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act would allow businesses that directly support fishing industry to access existing agriculture loan program
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Sullivan: Reporting of possible CCP Spies in Alaska is another wake-up call to new era of authoritarian aggression
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after news reports surfaced of Chinese citizens, suspected of espionage, attempting to breach military installations in Alaska.
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Alaska Pacific University poised to expand nursing program, thanks to U.S. Department of Labor grant
Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A federal grant of nearly $3 million over five years will enable Alaska Pacific University to vastly expand its nursing-education programs, the university announced on Wednesday.
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Rep. Peltola votes for Fiscal Responsibility Act to prevent default and streamline energy permitting
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Wednesday, Representative Peltola voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act, a bipartisan bill to protect the economy from a default on the national debt.
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Governor Dunleavy announces University of Alaska Board of Regents Nomination
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuckerman Babcock's appointment to the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Babcock's first day is May 31.
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Judge sentences elementary teacher Lukis Nighswonger to 46 years for 11 Counts of Sexual Offenses involving minors
Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - Palmer Superior Court Judge Jonathon Woodman sentenced Lukis Nighswonger Tuesday to 46 years in prison with an additional 40 years of suspended time for his plea of guilty to 11 counts of sexual offenses involving minors.
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Cancer Connection to hold annual walk for National Cancer Survivor Day
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Cancer Connection, a nonprofit organization in Juneau, is holding its annual walk for National Cancer Survivor Day on Jun. 4.
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Juneau Police Department honors retiring officers
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On May 30, Officer Don Ward with 7 years of service, and Officer Jim Esbenshade with 14 years of service both retired from JPD.
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Family: Sisters among 4 missing boaters after vessel found partially submerged in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Two vacationing couples — including sisters — and a fishing boat captain were on a charter boat found partially submerged off southeast Alaska over the weekend amid rough seas, family members said Wednesday.
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Sullivan & Carper introduce legislation to strengthen holistic approach to children’s healthcare
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Wednesday, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee—along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas)—introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2023.
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Alaska state school board considers rule that would limit transgender athletes
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The proposed regulation would limit students to a multi-gender team or a team ‘based on a student’s sex assigned at birth’
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Airport Parking limited as long-term lot closes for summer construction
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Airport parking will be severely limited over the summer as construction takes place in all four parking lots.
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SkipperScience partnership launches Nushagak king salmon mapping project with Bristol Bay fishermen for 2023 season
Dillingham, Alaska (KINY) - The SkipperScience Partnership, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), and the University of Washington are expanding on the SkipperScience citizen science program to help fishery managers and researchers better understand migration patterns of Nushagak River Chinook salmon across both time and space.
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Team Juneau wins the Juneau Huskies Alumni game, 11-0
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Friday night, saw Team Juneau go up against Team World for the Juneau Huskies Alumni Game.
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Murder charges against Caleb Irwin dismissed after his death
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Anchorage District Attorney’s Office dismissed charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter against Caleb Irwin. Irwin passed away from medical complications while awaiting trial. Irwin was charged with stabbing 27-year-old Briar Dickson to death in downtown Anchorage on June 3, 2022.
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No relief for beleaguered Southeast Alaska trollers as judge rejects request to keep fishery open
Sitka, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang said the state would appeal the denial immediately, but the clock is ticking before the scheduled July 1 start to the king salmon fishery
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Polynesian Voyaging Society to launch Moananuiākea voyage from Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.
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Daytime closure to Basin Road Trestle beginning May 31
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Basin Road Trestle Bridge will be closed to all traffic including pedestrians between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., seven days a week, from June 1 to June 11 due to structural repair work.
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Alaska Supreme Court finds former North Pole refinery owner liable for pollution
Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The former owner of a North Pole petroleum refinery is financially liable for groundwater pollution that has contaminated drinking-water wells around the refinery, the Alaska Supreme Court said in a ruling published Friday.
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Murkowski announces the Department of Defense Overdose Data Act
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Nancy Mace (SC-01), led their colleagues in announcing the introduction of the Department of Defense Overdose Data (DOD) Act, to address the impacts of the opioid epidemic among members of the U.S. military and their family.
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42-year-old arrested in Ketchikan, charged with two counts of robbery, one count of assault and one count of violation of condtions of release
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - On May 28th, at approximately 3:47 PM, the Ketchikan Police Department responded to 800n Venetia Avenue to take a report of a male pointing a gun at people on Creek Street about 10 minutes earlier.
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“Iditarod on a boat” Race to Alaska returns June 5
Port Townsend, WA (KINY) - Race to Alaska is back for year seven with 39 teams registered to depart from the Northwest Maritime Center on June 5. No motors or support allowed—the Race to Alaska (R2AK) is about the physical endurance, saltwater know-how, and the bulldog tenacity that it takes to navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska.
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State Supreme Court offers new insight into 2021 dispute that brought Alaska to shutdown’s brink
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - No, the Alaska Attorney General may not sue the Legislature’s administrative wing to bypass a clause of the Alaska Constitution.
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Coast Guard suspended its search at sunset Monday for four missing individuals in the water near Sitka
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard suspended its search at sunset Monday for four missing individuals in the water near Sitka, Alaska.
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Coast Guard searching for missing people near Sitka, Alaska
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard is searching for four missing people who were last seen near Sitka, Sunday night.
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Alaska justices rule against Dunleavy administration in long-running union-dues lawsuit
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state claimed the case was about the First Amendment; justices said the facts showed the state was hostile toward unions
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JPD: Arrest for Assault involving a knife
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - At about 12:14 a.m. on May 27th, 2023, JPD received a report that two people were injured after being involved in a fight.
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Alaska childcare providers say funds approved by Legislature are crucial to staying open
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Late addition to budget would provide $7.5 million for care centers, but providers say more support is needed
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University of Alaska Board of Regents approves FY24 Budget, sets priorities focused on Empowering Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Bolstered by growing enrollment and increased financial stability, the University of Alaska (UA) Board of Regents accepted the UA’s System FY24 operating and capital budgets during its May meeting
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Celebrate Alaska Public Gardens Day and Memorial Day at Jensen-Olson Arboretum
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Jensen-Olson Arboretum will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 29, in honor of Memorial Day, in addition to its regular Saturday and Sunday hours.
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Luimariamofoa Polu sentenced for 2018 murder of 15-Year-Old
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 21-year-old Luimariamofoa Polu to serve 27 years in jail for the murder of 15-year-old Raynaldo Khotesouvan on July 20, 2018, in Anchorage. Polu, who was 16-years-old at the time of the murder, was charged as an adult for the crime pursuant to Alaska Statute 47.12.030. Polu previously admitted the facts contained in the charging document.
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Murkowski applauds Alaska’s Kuskokwim Consortium Library on winning nation’s highest honor
Washington, D.C. (KINY) – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today made the following statement after the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel, Alaska, the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service – the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries.
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Public can comment on proposed recreation fees on the Tongass National Forest
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The public has 128 days, starting today, to comment on proposed new and increased recreation fees at 17 developed forest recreation sites in southeast Alaska.
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Sullivan applauds Supreme Court for reining in EPA, upholding rights of Alaskans
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee and vice chair of the Senate Western Caucus, celebrated the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling yesterday in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which reins in the Biden administration’s expansive interpretation of the federal government’s authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).
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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy signs bill granting free fur-trapping licenses to disabled veterans
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed legislation that allows disabled military veterans to receive a free fur-trapping license.
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Daniel Buckingham sentenced to 23 years for sexual assault
Bethel, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, Bethel District Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham of Bethel to 30 years with seven years suspended and 23 years to serve for the 2019 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.
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A bill to get nurses licensed more quickly in Alaska faces pushback from unions
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - There’s agreement there’s a nurse shortage, but no consensus on what to do about it
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Have a safe, fun Memorial Day Weekend without sparking a wildfire
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Now that warmer weather is finally here and Alaska is heading into the first summer holiday, more people are getting outdoors whether to do some spring cleaning, recreating or sightseeing in the beautiful state. The best way to keep Alaska beautiful is by making sure you don’t start a wildfire.
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Anchorage man guilty of felon in possession of firearms
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man on May 23 on one count for being a felon in possession of firearms following a two day trial.
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Juneau Police Department investigates assault
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - At about 1:45 p.m. on May 25, JPD received a report that a man had been assaulted while walking in the Lemon Creek area.
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Governor Dunleavy signs bill to continue Renewable Energy Grant Fund
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday Governor Mike Dunleavy signed HB 62 into law, continuing the Renewable Energy Fund in perpetuity.
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New Principal announced for TCLL
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District (JSD) is pleased to announce that Eldri Westmoreland has been chosen as the first permanent principal for the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy (TCLL) program.
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Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office investigation leads to arrest
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A months-long joint investigation has resulted in the arrest of one individual and an arrest warrant for another individual for unlawfully selling alcohol to Anchorage’s most vulnerable populations, its addicted and homeless citizens.
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Situk River closed to Chinook harvest through July
Yakutat, Alaska (KINY) - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has announced that the Situk River will be closed to the harvest of Chinook Salmon from 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Jun. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jul. 30 due to conservation concerns.
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NOAA Fisheries details recent actions taken in Wild Fish Conservancy v. Quan
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has recently taken several actions in Wild Fish Conservancy v. Quan (the Southeast Alaska salmon fishery case).
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EPA selects 7 Alaska projects to receive $11 million in brownfields funding
Seattle, Washington (KINY) - EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.
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Southeast Alaska Foodbank increases supply to meet high demand
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Jeremiah Beedle, Board Vice President for the Southeast Alaska Foodbank joined Capital Chat to discuss their future plans. They are currently seeking donations.
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Fairbanks Police Department evacuated Moore Street for possible explosive device, investigation now complete
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, May 25, at approximately 8:07 a.m., Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from an employee at the Sobering Center on Moore Street in Fairbanks.
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Juneau man serves aboard forward-deployed Navy warship in Japan
Yokosuka, Japan (KINY) - Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Marvelle, who grew up in Juneau, Alaska, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship.
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SCOTUS shrinks WOTUS: Alaska has more say on its Wetlands
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The United States Supreme Court issued a decision limiting the reach of the Clean Water Act, specifically the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Ketchikan sprinter Jason Lorig named Alaska Athlete of the Week after historic performance
Ketchikan, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - Ketchikan High track star Jason Lorig was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after blazing to the fastest time in Alaska high school history over 100 meters at the Region V Track & Field Championships in Juneau.
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Middle Island Gardens, Field to Fire each win $1,500 prizes in sixth Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Andrea Fraga of Middle Island Gardens and Michael Miller of Field to Fire are the winners of the sixth annual Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest, a contest that is sponsored by the Sitka Local Foods Network.
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What happens in Alaska if the United States defaults on its debt next month?
Washington, D.C. (Alaska Beacon) - Social Security checks, pensions, government paychecks and many basic services could be affected, and that’s before any economic recession.
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Parents for Safe Grad seek volunteers
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Brandi Billings and Jessica Geary joined Capital Chat to advocate for this Sunday's Safe Grad party.
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Food protection manager classes set for August, October
Juneau, Alaska (UAF) - Those who are looking to get or renew a food protection management certificate will have two additional opportunities in 2023.
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Washington man indicted for failure to register as a sex offender
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Washington man with failure to register as a sex offender and as a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Assembly to hold public hearing on registration program for short-term rentals
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly will hold a public hearing at the Jun. 12 Regular Assembly Meeting on a proposed registration program for short-term rental operators.
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Apply for a Fourth of July vendor spot at Savikko Park starting May 26
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department will start accepting vending permit applications for Fourth of July festivities at Savikko Park on Friday, May 26 at 8 a.m.
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Murkowski joins 26 senators to reintroduce bill seeking healing for stolen Native children and their communities
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined 26 senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.
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Alyeschem announces site agreement on Alaska’s North Slope
North Slope, Alaska (KINY) - Alyeschem announced the conclusion of a purchase and sale agreement wherein Alyeschem will transfer ownership of approximately 10 acres of its gravel pad in central Prudhoe Bay to Harvest Alaska LNG.
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University of Alaska Board of Regents set to build on a year of progress, growth across University System
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - This Friday, the UA Board of Regents will meet in Fairbanks to hear updates on how UA empowers Alaska through workforce development and improved career pathways, and will review planning guidance for AY25 and beyond.
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'Mother Nature has no mercy': Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him, authorities said.
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Governor Dunleavy's office releases inaugural Alaska Sustainability Report
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - At the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, the Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy released “The Alaska Standard”, an inaugural Sustainability Report that documents the State’s history of responsible resource development.
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Anchorage jury convicts Michael Drost for murdering Dwayne English in December 2018
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage jury convicted 37-year-old Michael Drost of murder in the second degree, manslaughter, and criminal trespass in the first degree for the murder of 61-year-old Dwayne English on Dec. 18, 2018. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna presided over the trial.
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Steavin Martin convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage jury convicted Steavin Martin of one count of attempted sexual assault in the first degree and one count of sexual assault in the second degree. They found him not guilty on a third count of sexual assault in the second degree.
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Anchorage inmate indicted for orchestrating purchase of firearms with Oregon woman
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week, charging an Oregon man and woman with conspiracy to straw purchase firearms while the man was in prison
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Track at Dimond Park Field House moves to summer hours starting May 28
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The track at Parks & Recreation’s Dimond Park Field House will shift to summer hours starting Sunday, May 28.
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Major improvements to Juneau International Airport Parking coming in summer 2023
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Major improvements to the Juneau International Airport parking lots will take place during the summer of 2023.
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Governor Dunleavy signs carbon offset legislation
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy signed SB 48 into law during the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference.
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Anchorage man indicted on federal guns and drug charges
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging an Anchorage man with possession of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and multiple firearms.
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America’s farthest-north state representative is planning to leave the Alaska Capitol
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Rep. Josiah Patkotak says he’s running to be the next mayor of the North Slope Borough in an Oct. 3 local election
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M/V Hubbard received its Certificate of Inspection from U.S. Coast Guard, vessel enters revenue service, sailing from Juneau to Haines
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Marine Highway System announced that the U.S. Coast Guard has granted the M/V Hubbard its Certificate of Inspection (COI), marking a significant achievement for the vessel and her crew. This certification allows Hubbard to commence revenue service, beginning its first operational year since it was delivered in 2019.
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National Park Service announces temporary area closures for nesting birds
Bartlett Cove, Alaska (KINY) – The NPS wants to inform visitors of temporary closures to foot traffic and minimum approach distance of 100 yards at four islands in Glacier Bay. The purpose of these closures is to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human-caused disturbance and mortalities of chicks.
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'Leap of faith:' Alaska pursues carbon offset market while embracing oil
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is in the spotlight this week at a conference convened by its Republican governor, even as the state continues to embrace new fossil fuel production, including the controversial Willow oil project on the petroleum-rich North Slope.
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Provision of Alaska budget bill would boost 2024 dividend, depending on oil price
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A section of Alaska’s newly passed state budget could turn into a windfall for state residents.
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Ten days until deadline for Pack Creek guiding proposals
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The deadline for interested businesses to submit proposals for guided recreation services at the Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area is June 2, 2023, by 4:30 p.m.
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Sitka Police Department arrests 36-year-old man on felony assault and burglary
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On May 21, the Sitka Police Department received a 911 call from a male who stated another male, known to him, forced his way into his apartment and had physically assaulted him.
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Governor Dunleavy welcomes experts and innovators to Anchorage for the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Dunleavy will kick off the 2023 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference with special guest Erin Brockovich.
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UAS Outdoor Studies Expedition, Juneau Icefield, May 9-17, 2023
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ten University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Outdoor Studies students and two instructors participated in a ten-day expedition to the Juneau Icefield earlier this month.
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UAF group receives philanthropic grant to aid Chignik region communities
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - A University of Alaska Fairbanks coastal organization has received a $590,000 philanthropic grant to map rapidly changing watersheds of the Chignik region on the Alaska Peninsula.
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Major improvements to Juneau International Airport parking coming in summer 2023
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Major improvements to the Juneau International Airport parking lots will take place during the summer of 2023. Work will affect all four lots—Long-Term, Short-Term, Rental Car and Employee—and will begin in May. Improvements include work on curbs, repaving, lighting and draining, as well as the implementation of a new payment system.
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Montana man sentenced for assault on flight crew on flight to Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Montana man was sentenced on May 19, 2023, for assaulting a flight crew member on a commercial airline flight while the plane was landing at the Juneau airport.
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Final Montana Creek master plan to be presented at May 31 public meeting
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - CBJ Parks & Recreation, together with Trail Mix, the United States Forest Service, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Alaska Department of Transportation, has finalized a Master Plan for the Montana Creek Recreation Area and will present it to the public on Wednesday, May 31.
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Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting on debt ceiling as time to resolve standoff grows short
Washington, D.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet at the White House at a pivotal moment as Washington works to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default.
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College Basketball: UAA men’s team lands locals Bishop Tosi and Hasaan Herrington, giving Seawolves 5 former AK all-state players
Anchorage, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - Coming out of high school, Anchorage all-state players Bishop Tosi of Bartlett and Hasaan Herrington of East were recruited by the UAA men’s basketball team and they considered signing with the Seawolves, but COVID changed those plans.
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New mapping efforts seek to expand knowledge of Alaska’s waters
Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Recent efforts are pushing the boundaries of ocean mapping in Alaska’s waters with the help of automated vessels and collaborative mapping efforts. Experts say these unmanned vessels and ambitious mapping missions can help create safer and more economic expeditions while shedding light on unexplored areas of the oceans.
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Installation service held for UMC Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth in Juneau
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The installation service was held on Saturday at Aldersgate UMC (United Methodist Church) for Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth as the episcopal leader of United Methodist Churches in the Greater Northwest Area.
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Legislation up for Public Hearing at the June 12 Regular Assembly Meeting
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The following items are scheduled for public hearing by the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska Assembly, on the dates designated below.
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No injuries reported in Knik Glacier airplane crash
Knik Glacier, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday at 6:17 pm, the Alaska State Troopers were notified of an airplane crash in the area of the Knik Glacier.
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Update: Park rangers rescue fallen climber at Alaska's Denali National Park
Talkeetna, Alaska (AP) - National Park Service rangers rescued a climber who fell from a 16,000-foot-high (4,800-meter-high) ridge at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said Saturday.
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Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run and Pledge Drive sees its best turnout in years
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau saw an amazing turnout for the annual Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run and Pledge Drive Saturday morning at Twin Lakes.
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2023 Spring Floods Update for response in Circle, Crooked Creek, Glennallen and other flooded communities
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (KINY) - The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is actively responding to the impacts of flooding on the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Glenallen, and other areas of the state.
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Soldotna educator arrested for sexual abuse of a minor
Soldotna, Alaska (KINY) - On Apr. 3 the Alaska State Troopers received a report that 34-year-old Soldotna resident Nathaniel E. Erfurth had sexually abused a minor over multiple years.
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Disaster aid has arrived, but Western Alaska’s salmon and crab problems continue
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - As $216 million in federal aid is flowing to help Alaskans cope with salmon and crab collapses over the past three years, conditions that caused some of the harvest failures persist.
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DEED announces 2024 Alaska Teacher of the Year
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Friday the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) announced that Catherine Walker at Dimond High School in Anchorage has been named the 2024 Alaska Teacher of the Year.
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Island Air Express joins Kalinin Family of Companies
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The founder of Klawock-based Island Air Express and Kalinin Holdings, owner of Alaska Seaplanes and Above and Beyond Alaska, Friday made a joint announcement that Island Air Express has joined the Kalinin family of companies.
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Business Climate Survey released for 2023 - "#1 Best Business Climate Ever"
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Each year Southeast Conference conducts a regional business climate survey in order to track Southeast Alaska business confidence.
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UAF scientists to hunt for clues about Arctic Ocean glaciation
Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Evidence indicates a thick ice sheet, not annual sea ice and icebergs, covered the Arctic Ocean at some point during the last 140,000 years. Now, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists will be looking for more geologic proof of the ice sheet’s existence, sources, behavior and extent.
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Kodiak Corrections Officer indicted for sexual assault in the third degree
Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) – On Thursday, a Kodiak grand jury indicted Fredrick Adrian Fangonilo of Kodiak for one count of sexual assault in the third degree.
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The Alaska Native Heritage Center appoints four new directors to the Board; announces new Board Officers
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) is privileged to announce the appointment of four new Directors to their growing Board.
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CBJ Releases 2021 Juneau Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has released Juneau's 2021 Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.
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Alaska lawmakers pass budget, ending special session in one day
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers have passed a state spending package, which includes a dividend of about $1,300 each to residents this year, and ended their special session after one day.
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On eve of G-7, Sens. Sullivan & Hagerty introduce bill to bolster LNG projects, weaken Putin’s grip on energy
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - On the eve of the G-7 Summit in Japan, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Thursday introduced the Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act.
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Registration for Summer Swim Lessons at Dimond Park Aquatic Center Opens May 30
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Dimond Park Aquatic Center will offer several swim lesson sessions in June and July for preschool & youth age groups. Each session lasts two weeks long with lessons four days a week.
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April jobs up 2.0 percent from April 2022
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - April’s job count was up by 6,100, or 2.0 percent, from April 2022.
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Bills on drug crimes and confinement of offenders fall short in Alaska Legislature
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Both bills are responses to tragedies; each bill passed one legislative body but was still being reviewed in the other chamber’s judiciary committee
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Senate passes a balanced budget with an $84.2 million surplus
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The fully funded budget provides a healthy dividend and avoids spending from savings.
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Alaska court reconsiders 135-year sentence given to youngest girl ever convicted of murder in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A lower court will reconsider the 135-year sentence given to a then-14-year-old girl four decades ago for her role in the shooting deaths of three people in Anchorage.
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Various places in Southeast break temperature records for May 17
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There's a chance more temperature records could be broken Thursday, before slipping back into the familiar rainy days.
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On National Police Week, Sullivan reintroduces legislation to protect officers
Washington (KINY) - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan on Wednesday reintroduced the Protect Our Heroes Act.
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Representative Peltola applauds NOAA Fisheries’ proposal to revise key National Standards for fisheries management
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - Thursday, Representative Peltola applauded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Fisheries division announcement of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which would allow revisions to the division’s Guidelines for National Standards, specifically sections (NS) 4 (allocations), 8 (communities), and 9 (bycatch).
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Update to guidelines for federal fisheries management could give Alaska Tribes, small boat fishermen, sport fishermen and charter operators a voice on trawl bycatch, fisheries access and climate resilience
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, SalmonState, Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), The Boat Company, and DeepStrike Sportfishing applaud the start of a federal process that gives Alaskans an opportunity to weigh in on potential new guidelines for federal fisheries management.
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U.S. Department of Commerce allocates $220 million in fishery disaster funding to AK and WA
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the allocation of over $220 million in fishery disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the 2022 and 2023 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Acts. The funding will address fishery disasters that occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries between 2019 and 2023.
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Hospital employee indicted for sexual assault of a patient
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Thursday, the Anchorage grand jury indicted 24-year-old Ibrahim Jaama Akal for the May 2, 2023, sexual assault of a 52-year-old female patient in the emergency department of a local hospital.
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UAF scientists find novel way to measure earthquakes
Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Sensors that detect changes in atmospheric pressure due to ground shaking can also obtain data about large earthquakes and explosions that exceed the upper limit of many seismometers, according to new research.
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CCFR updates on fires between 5/17 and 5/18
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire and Rescue provided an update on two fires that have occurred between 5/17 and 5/18.
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Digital divide: Jill Biden visit touts efforts to connect Alaska Native villages to outside world
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart's awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor.
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Alaska House adjourns legislative session without budget vote; special session to begin
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska House of Representatives failed to vote on the state’s budget bill Wednesday night and abruptly ended the state’s regular legislative session Wednesday night, defying a “take-it-or-leave-it” offer from the Alaska Senate.
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Anchorage jury convicts Daniel Rocero for murdering Keenan Wegener in March 2022
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage jury convicted 46-year-old Daniel Alex Rocero of two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Manslaughter, and one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence for the murder of 27-year-old Keenan Wegener on March 18, 2022. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren presided over the trial.
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Governor Dunleavy calls legislature into immediate special session
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Late Wednesday evening, Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation for a 30-day special session to begin Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
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Breaking ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska
Alaska (AP) - Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several of them knocked from their foundations by large ice chunks, and shut one of the state's few east-west highways down to one lane.
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Annual Torch Run to be held this Saturday
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This year the Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run (AK-LETR) and Pledge Drive will take place simultaneously in 14 communities across the state, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20.
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Alaska lawmakers weigh bill to keep gun shops open during disasters if other businesses are
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers were poised to pass legislation Wednesday that seeks to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor unless such closures apply to all other businesses.
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Call for nominations for the 2023 Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards for the Arts
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council has announced a call for nominations for its annual recognition awards, the Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards for the Arts.
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See first ideas for Marine Park's new look at public events May 24
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau, together with consultants Coffman Engineers and J.A. Brennan Associates, will host two events on Wednesday, May 24, to present concepts for the future look of Marine Park and gather community feedback.
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Murkowski-led bill to provide transparent and safe access to treatment passes HELP committee
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined advocates from Alaska and across the U.S. in welcoming the news that her amendment, the Safe Step Act of 2023, was reported favorably out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee – of which Senator Murkowski serves as a Senior Member.
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Spring Floods Update: State Emergency Operation Center Activation Level 3 – Ongoing Response
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (KINY) - The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is actively responding to flooding in communities on the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Glenallen, and other areas of the state.
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Daytime Closure to Basin Road Trestle Beginning May 26
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Basin Road Trestle Bridge will be closed to all traffic including pedestrians between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., seven days a week, from May 26 to June 11 due to structural repair work.
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Targeting youth vaping, Alaska Senate passes tax and age limits, sends bill to House
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would impose the state’s first-ever tax on electronic cigarette products.
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Sullivan & eight senators warn Fed to stop engaging in "climate activism"
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and eight other senators sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell cautioning the Fed to stop engaging in "climate activism".
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NORAD detects Russian aircraft operating in Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KINY) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 15.
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No budget deal yet as Alaska Legislature prepares for the end of its regular session
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Negotiations are continuing into the last day of the 121-day regular session, legislative leaders say.
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Legislature passes Governor Dunleavy's carbon offset legislation
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senate Bill 48, Governor Mike Dunleavy’s carbon offset legislation was passed by the Alaska Legislature following a successful floor vote in the Alaska House of Representatives.
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First Lady's Volunteer of the Year awards ceremony honors seven Alaskans
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - First Lady Rose Dunleavy congratulated seven First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year recipients at the ceremonial luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska.
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Legislature votes to allow Alaska prisons to issue state IDs
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state’s prison system can now issue state IDs to prisoners who don’t have one. A newly passed bill is intended to ease prisoners’ reentry into society after incarceration.
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Alaska recreational beach monitoring begins
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has started bacteria monitoring at selected Alaska beaches for the summer season. Water quality samples will be collected at recreational beaches in Kodiak and Skagway. This will be the first summer of monitoring beaches in these communities.
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Surging Alaska rivers leave behind huge chunks of ice, damaged homes
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Ice jams in two Alaska rivers unleased major, rapid flooding over the weekend that damaged homes and left huge chunks of ice as tall as 12 feet (3.7 meters) littered across communities in the state’s southwest and east.
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Docks & Harbors to host ASCE for infrastructure discussion May 17
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As part of national Infrastructure Week events, the City & Borough of Juneau Docks & Harbors will host local members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to discuss Alaska infrastructure.
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Bartlett Regional Hospital showcases its new Da Vinci Surgical System robot
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Bartlett Regional Hospital held an open house on the afternoon of May 15th to showcase its new Da Vinci Surgical System.
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Juneau Pools To Offer Lifeguard Class June 2–4
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Parks and Recreation Juneau Pools will offer a lifeguarding class on June 2–4 at Dimond Park Aquatic Center.
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Previously unknown gas seeps discovered along Aleutian Trench
Alaska (NOAA) - Seeps can provide habitat, alternative energy and drug therapies.
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Alaska Redistricting Board decides against attempting to redraw map again
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The board responsible for drawing the boundaries of Alaska’s legislative districts voted Monday against making any changes after the state Supreme Court recently issued its full ruling on lawsuits challenging the map.
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Kinross establishes new scholarship at record-breaking Blue & Gold event
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Donors at last week’s University of Alaska Fairbanks Blue & Gold Celebration contributed more than $435,000 in support of student scholarships.
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Sealaska Heritage digitizes, posts celebration 2006
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube the video of Celebration 2006.
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Police in Alaska say bodies of 3 family members found weeks after their deaths
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Police found the bodies of three family members in a Fairbanks home when conducting a welfare check, officials said Monday.
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Governor Mike Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for 2023 Spring Floods
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a state disaster declaration after communities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers experienced major flooding due to ice jam. In addition, Glennallen experienced snow melt flooding in parts of the community near Moose Creek.
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UAS Names Dr. Carlee Simon as Interim Dean of the School of Education
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Southeast announced that Dr. Carlee Simon has been named as the Interim Dean of the School of Education (SOE), and started with UAS on May 8.
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Troopers Conducting High Visibility Enforcement Effort
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers across the state will be conducting additional traffic patrols through June 4th as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. Nationwide it is estimated that 2,549 lives could have been saved in 2017 if everyone utilized a seatbelt.
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Coons, Murkowski, Whitehouse, Rounds reintroduce legislation to support spouses of veterans who died from ALS
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), founding members of the Senate Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Caucus, reintroduced the Justice for ALS Veterans Act alongside Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).
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Alaska Legislature votes to criminalize abusive 911 calls
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Legislature has voted to criminalize the harassment of 911 dispatchers and threats against them.
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Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $100 million in continued support for mental health and student wellness through bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing more than $95 million in awards across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthen the pipeline of mental health professionals in high-needs school districts.
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Governor Dunleavy declares May 15th, Peace Officers Memorial Day
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared May 15th, Peace Officer Memorial Day.
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Klaire Rhodes named to USATF Mountain and Trail Running team; Alaskans collect top 20 showings at The Canyons Endurance Runs
Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - From Alaska to Austria, Klaire Rhodes is unstoppable. The 24-year-old from Anchorage was named to the USATF team roster for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, hosted next month in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Legislature votes to honor Filipino Americans in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - October will be Filipino American History Month in Alaska if Gov. Mike Dunleavy approves a bill that passed the state Senate unanimously on Friday.
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CCFR and JPD investigating intentional fire that saw no injuries
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday, May 14 at approximately 6:11 a.m., Capital City Fire Rescue responded to the 3200 block of Mendenhall Loop Road for a residential structure fire.
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Rugby: Alev Kelter becomes 2nd American to score 100 career tries at World Sevens Series; Team USA wins silver in France
Eagle River, Alaska (Alaska Sports Report) - A novice on the rugby field in 2014, it didn’t take long for Alev Kelter to master the sport.
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Bruised feelings and fiscal trouble leave Alaska on the verge of another budget deadlock
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The state Senate is planning to present a take-it-or-leave-it budget option to the House on Wednesday.
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Jensen-Olson Arboretum celebrates Mother's Day
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Jensen-Olson Arboretum held a Mother's Day celebration in the sun with live music and refreshments.
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Alaska Robotics' 5th annual mini-con is one for the books
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Robotics mini-comic convention came back to Juneau after a break during the pandemic.
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The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council hosts outdoor market
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The JAHC's outdoor markets are a breath of fresh air, featuring new and esteemed artists alike.
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Alaska State Troopers conduct crime suppression operation in Mat-Su Valley
Mat-Su Valley, Alaska (KINY) - This week the Alaska State Troopers in partnership with the US Marshals Service conducted a multi-day criminal suppression operation across the Mat-Su Valley.
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Murkowski announces new staff hires, promotions
Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Friday announced new staff members in her Soldotna and Anchorage offices, and a staff promotion within her Washington, D.C. office.
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Gerlach to give update on avian influenza in Alaska
Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - In 2022, avian influenza swept through the United States, killing millions of birds and wiping out commercial flocks.
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Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development moves forward with Health Care Reimbursement Reform Package
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - As health care costs continue to increase, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) is proceeding with a comprehensive reform package concerning health care reimbursements.
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Franklin & Thane Resurfacing- Tram Parking Lot to Mt. Roberts Street Project Update
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Secon and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will continue night work, including milling and paving, through the week of May 15.
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Representative Peltola to accompany First Lady Jill Biden to visit Bethel
Washington, D.C. (KINY) - On Saturday, Representative Peltola announced that she will accompany the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, on a historic trip to Bethel on Wednesday, May 17.
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Legislature votes to repeal Alaska law including veterinarians in opioid monitoring
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Legislature has reversed a seven-year-old law that requires veterinarians to participate in the state’s prescription drug monitoring program.
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Alaska Athletes Will Push Their Limits in IRONMAN Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday one of the hardest athletic events around the world will begin on the shores of Auke Lake in Juneau with a cannon blast that will signify the first official full IRONMAN race in Alaska.
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Juneau Skating Club Spring Show a Musical Ice Delight
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!
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Crimson Bears & Falcons Go Purple to Raise Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.
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Pep Band Spices Up Local Sports
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.
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Photos: Perseverance Trail Landslide
The recent avalanche and landslide activity in the Basin Road and Perseverance Trailhead area is shown in these photos from KINY.
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Crimson Bears Butt Heads with Moose on Ice
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.
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Juneau's High School Hoopsters and Skaters Can Unmask
The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.
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First Things First Alaska
The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.
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Angoon Woman Walks Her Way to a Healthier Life
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.
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Frawley Finish Anchors Crimson Bears Relay Title
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.
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Seward’s Jacoby, Thunder Mountain’s Foy Top Swimmers at State Meet
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.
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Column: Just Tired
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide. My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.
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Husky Cheer Team are Grand Master Champs
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both.
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Huskies Fall to Thunderbirds in State Title Game
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.
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Column: The Last Season
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own.
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State High School Swim Championships Moved from Juneau to Anchorage
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.
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Put Your Thumb Out, Your Split Thumb
Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.
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Weiss Cautious about Sports Events amid City COVID Cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.
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Covid-19 Knocks Alaska State Champs out of Regional Tournament
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Juneau Selected for G̱ayéisʼ Ḵáa (IRON MAN) Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.
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Tlingit Artist Designs IRONMAN Alaska Logo
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.
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Ironman Posts Photo of Juneau on Facebook, Invites Viewers to Next Event Announcement
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.
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Seward’s Lydia Jacoby Wins Olympic Gold Medal
Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.
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Juneau Majors All-Stars Win First Game of District Tournament over Ketchikan
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.
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City Official Urges Testing for Visiting Sports Teams
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.
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IRONMAN Group Seeks Juneau Triathlon
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area. He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.” Then he lowered it well below his waist. “And this is all the rest,” he said.
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First Lady Jill Biden Headed to Tokyo, Stopping in Alaska
Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.
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Japan Declares Virus Emergency for Olympic Games
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.
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No Man Left Behind
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.
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Isaac Updike Signs with Nike
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?
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Updike Places Just Outside Olympic Games Berth
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
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Before The Finals, Updike at Olympic Trials
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.
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Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike Runs to Olympic Steeplechase Final
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.
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Alaska’s Ostrander in Olympic Trials Steeplechase Finals
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.
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Just How Fast is Seward’s Lydia Jacoby
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.
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Ostrander Champions Struggle with Eating Disorder to Aid Others
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.
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Seward 17-Year-Old Lydia Jacoby Clinches Summer Olympic Games Swim Berth
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.
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Ketchikan Working to Find Answers for Wrestling Tournament Mishap
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.
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Ketchikan School District Responds to ASAA Warning Letter
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.
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NYO Traditional Games Stream Live from Juneau, Embrace Culture Statewide
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.
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ASAA Watching COVID Protocols as State Tourneys Approach
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.
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Ketchikan High School Warned by Region, State Governing Body
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.
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Ketchikan Man Runs Through, Over, Around World’s Best Time
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.
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Eaglecrest Entertains Skiers One More Weekend
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.
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Eaglecrest Pioneer Craig Lindh Memorialized with Town Downhill
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.
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House Fast Tracks Ferry & Medicaid Funding
The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.
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Warming, taller shrubs may affect birds breeding on tundra
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.
Current Conditions
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Mostly Cloudy and 54 F at Juneau, Juneau International Airport, AK
<br /> Winds are Calm. The pressure is 1017.0 mb and the humidity is 75%. Last Updated on Jun 2 2023, 8:53 pm AKDT.