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• Alaska DOT considering proposal for Berners Bay ferry terminal

  20-04-2019 05:11 via ktoo.org
  The new Alaska Class ferry Tazlina floats for the first time at the Vigor Alaska shipyard in Ketchikan in on May 16, 2018. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)
  Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration is considering a new Juneau ferry terminal 30 miles north of the existing one to accommodate the short range of the new Alaska Class ferries. It’s part of the plan to ensure day boats can connect Juneau with Haines and Skagway.
  The Alaska Class ferry Tazlina is expected to take its maide
  
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• Newscast – Friday, April 19, 2019

  20-04-2019 03:18 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/04/ktoo-update-2019-04-19.mp3
  In this newscast:state transportation officials quietly consider a new Juneau ferry terminal plan to shorten upper Lynn Canal trips,
  Harborview Elementary School plans to cut a teacher position due to declining enrollment,
  local search and rescue crews train for a building collapse, and
  the Douglas Bridge will be closed for up to 15 minutes at a time next week for work related to bridge repairs.
  
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• Fairbanks mayor hires city’s first female police chief

  20-04-2019 02:50 via ktoo.org
  Nancy Reeder has been selected by Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly to be the next police chief of Fairbanks. (Photo courtesy city of Fairbanks)
  Anchorage police Lt. Nancy Reeder has accepted Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly’s offer to serve as the city’s new police chief.
  Matherly chose her over two other finalists vying for the job that’s about to be vacated by retiring Chief Eric Jewkes.
  “She’s a terrific candidate with a lot of experience,” Matherly said.
  Reeder ha
  
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• Alaskans greet Mueller report with shrugs, nods and dismay

  20-04-2019 00:26 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, pictured here in the Oval Office in 2012. (Public domain photo)
  A few hours after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was made public, Alaska Public Media went to a Fred Meyer parking lot in Midtown Anchorage to ask Alaskans what they think of it, and whether they care.https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/04/ann-20190418-05.mp3
  “I’m not very interested,” said Mary Anne Wivholm, heading into the supermarket, “becau
  
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