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• Retired detective defends interview, interrogation techniques in Fairbanks 4 case

  03-11-2015 21:41
  
  A police detective who investigated the John Hartman murder case took the stand at the  “Fairbanks Four” exoneration hearing.
  Retired officer Aaron Ring defended how police identified and gathered evidence that lead to the charging and conviction of George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent for the deadly beating of Hartman on a downtown street in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 1997.
  Detective Aaron Ring was a central player in identifying the Fairbanks Four
  
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• Detective defends interrogation tactics in Fairbanks 4 case

  03-11-2015 21:41
  
  A police detective who investigated the John Hartman murder case took the stand at the  “Fairbanks Four” exoneration hearing.
  Retired officer Aaron Ring defended how police identified and gathered evidence that lead to the charging and conviction of George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent for the deadly beating of Hartman on a downtown street in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 1997.
  Detective Aaron Ring was a central player in identifying the Fairbanks Four
  
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• Troopers ID body found in Willow Creek

  03-11-2015 21:26
  The Alaska State Troopers have identified a body found in Willow Creek as that of 22-year-old Macklin Stevenson of Anchorage.
  Troopers say the report of a body came in around 10:30 Sunday morning. Stevenson’s body was recovered near mile 39 of Willow-Fishhook Road and taken to the State Medical Examiner’s office.
  Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters says that Stevenson appears to have succumbed to the elements.
  Next of kin has been notified, and the troopers say foul play is not sus
  
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• S&P calls proposed Permanent Fund plan ‘favorable’

  03-11-2015 21:21
  The credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has awarded good marks to Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed changes to how the Alaska Permanent Fund is used.
  The Juneau Empire reports that on Monday the agency called the changes a “favorable development” in as it is a more sustainable model for Alaska’s general fund.
  Attorney General Craig Richards called the new Permanent Fund system a “sovereign wealth model” which would involve putting the state’s petr
  
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• Sealaska dividends funded by other Native corporations

  03-11-2015 21:19
  Sealaska will distribute $17.5 million in dividends to its 22,000 shareholders on Dec. 3.
  More than 60 percent will receive $1,050. Most of the rest will get around $130.
  Sealaska’s December distribution to its 22,000 shareholders ranges from $1,182 to $131 each. (Graphic from Sealaska)
  The difference is a payout from a statewide pool of other regional Native corporations’ resource earnings. Urban shareholders get it directly, but village and new shareholders don’t.
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• For seniors with Alzheimer’s, staying busy is key

  03-11-2015 21:11
  Vivian Cole boards the bus outside of the Daybreak center. (Hillman/KSKA)
  The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in Alaska is expected to increase by more than 70 percent in the next decade. That’s because people are living longer and seniors are staying in the state instead of moving out. People with severe memory loss and their caregivers require more services, like Daybreak, a day-time activity center in South Anchorage.
  Seventy-seven-year-old Vivian Cole walks laps around
  
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• Mining Alaska Part I: Inside Alaska's busiest mines - KTUU.com

  03-11-2015 05:02
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  Mining Alaska Part I: Inside Alaska's busiest mines
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  Alaska has been a prospector's dream for more than a century. From the gold rush of the late 1800s to the 21st century, billions of dollars have been invested in the exploration and extraction of minerals. According to the Alaska Miners Association ...
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 2, 2015

  03-11-2015 03:37
  
  
  Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn.Download Audio
   
  Video shows Sitka teen hog-tied, tasered repeatedly in Sitka jail
  Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
  Sitka police are defending their actions in the arrest of an 18-year-old man last year, who was tasered multiple times in his jail cell.
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• Video shows teen hog-tied, tasered repeatedly in Sitka jail

  03-11-2015 02:37
  
  
  Sitka police are defending their actions in the arrest of an 18-year-old man last year, who was tasered multiple times in his jail cell.
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  A Sitka teacher over the weekend posted a video showing the arrest of a Native high school student. The video has circulated widely in social media.
  Viewer discretion advised:It’s not pretty to watch. Sitka police chief Sheldon Schmitt is candid about that.
  “I think anytime the police are using force, it can be ups
  
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• Alternate suspect Jason Wallace testifies at Fairbanks 4 hearing

  03-11-2015 02:36
  
  
  A hearing to reconsider the murder convictions of the Fairbanks Four is beginning a fifth week.
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  The marathon proceeding is to hear new testimony about the 1997 beating death of 15-year-old John Hartman in downtown Fairbanks, a crime George Frees, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent, were convicted of.
  They’re requesting exoneration largely based on identification of alternate suspects, including former Fairbanks resident Jason Wallace.
  Jason Wallace alleged
  
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• SecDef talks to Fairbanks servicemen on drawdown, suicide

  03-11-2015 02:35
  
  
  The United States Secretary of Defense says Alaska is geographically important to meet growing threats in the Pacific Theatre.
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  Sec. Ash Carter stopped in Fairbanks on Friday on his way to Korea for security meetings. In Fairbanks he met with personnel from Eielson Air Force Base and Ft. Wainwright. Sec. Carter says funding cuts would likely reduce the level of armed forces stationed in Alaska.
  In his brief address and meeting with select service members of Ft. Wainwright and
  
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• With icy roads afoot, APD responds to 87 collisions

  03-11-2015 02:34
  
  
  Slick ice and a dusting of new snow made commuting on the Glenn Highway treacherous Monday morning. Alaska State Troopers responded to 31 vehicle incidents on the Glenn in their Matanuska Valley jurisdiction today according to spokesperson Megan Peters.
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  A driver reported a near standstill where Abbott Road meets Hillside. Photo: Bob Wyatt/Alaska Public Media.
  Anita Shell with the Anchorage Police Department said since midnight, Anchorage police responded to 87 collisions and more
  
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• Sitka keeps Alaska Bulk Water afloat with 6th contract extension

  03-11-2015 02:31
  Though not a single drop of raw water has been exported, the Sitka Assembly is offering Alaska Bulk Water Incorporated another chance to deliver on their promises. At the company’s request, the Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (10-27-15) agreed to extend their contract for the sixth time. (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)
  For nearly a decade, Alaska Bulk Water Incorporated has been setting up shop in Sitka – at the site of the city’s once pulp mill. The former bottling company is trying to sen
  
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• In Juneau, Filipino culture stays connected through radio

  03-11-2015 02:30
  
  
  October is Filipino American History Month. In Alaska, that’s more than 26,000 people. One Juneau DJ is finding ways to connect others with their culture on the airwaves.
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  In the two years that Genny Del Rosario has been hosting her show “Good Evening My Friends,” she’s only been absent once. And that was because her car wouldn’t start.
  Genny Del Rosario balances work, life and being a KRNN volunteer DJ. She’s also the president of the League of
  
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