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• Climate change made Arctic Alaska hospitable to snowshoe hares, study says - Alaska Dispatch News

  05-11-2015 22:06
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  Climate change made Arctic Alaska hospitable to snowshoe hares, study says
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  Until recently, snowshoe hare were absent from much of Alaska's North Slope, But since the 1970s, as shrubs have grown taller and more extensive along the region's rivers, the animals have moved north, attracting their main predator, lynx, with them ...
  

• Petersburg hatchery equipped with better technology for raising salmon

  05-11-2015 22:01
  Crystal Lake Hatchery’s new incubation shed includes incubators and green holding tubs. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)
  Millions of tiny baby King salmon are growing at Petersburg’s hatchery in brand new equipment. After the Crystal Lake Hatchery’s incubators and generator shed were destroyed in a fire in March of 2014 the facility was rebuilt with new technology. It’s helping to fine tune the fish rearing process.
  The fire raged through the early morning hours on March 3.
  
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• UA Regents approve $960M budget, 5 percent tuition hike

  05-11-2015 21:56
  The University of Alaska Board of Regents yesterday [Wednesday] approved a total budget of $960 million for next year, which includes a $350 million request from the state.
  That’s a 7.6 percent increase over this year’s budget, and does not take into account a $15.8 million cut recommended by the state Office of Management and Budget.
  UA President Jim Johnsen says he and other university leaders will work to produce a “contingency budget” in the coming months as the full
  
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• Classes resuming after Bethel school fire

  05-11-2015 20:46
  
  The remains of the Yup’ik immersion school on Wednesday after the Kilbuck campus fire. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK)
  The Lower Kuskokwim School District has found temporary spaces to hold classes for both Ayaprun Elitnaurvik and the Kuskokwim Learning Academy students, the two schools housed in the Kilbuck building that was largely destroyed by Tuesday’s fire. The move will split both schools into different sites.KLA students resume classes today, Thursday, Nov. 5,
  
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• Anchorage man charged with smuggling heroin from Vegas to Alaska - KTUU.com

  05-11-2015 20:43
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  Anchorage man charged with smuggling heroin from Vegas to Alaska
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  An Anchorage man is accused of flying to Las Vegas more than two dozen times over the past year in an operation that involved couriers smuggling heroin to Alaska in body cavities. More from KTUU. Heroin Rising: One family's tragic story in the wake of.
  

• White House Tribal Nations Conference kicks off in Washington DC

  05-11-2015 20:40
  
  The seventh White House Tribal Nations Conference begins in Washington, DC today, and each of Alaska’s 229 tribes was invited to send a representative. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told reporters the Obama Administration has improved how government works with tribes.
  “And a big part of this conference is to discuss how we make these gains permanent,” Jewell said.
  Among the successes Jewell named is better collaboration with tribes to address the high suicide rate, settl
  
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• Can the ferry system be more reliable?

  05-11-2015 20:37
  Passengers board the ferry Malaspina while vehicles wait to load at the Auke Bay terminal in Juneau. Travelers will no longer be able to take advantage of some discounts, due to budget cuts. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News)
  Port community leaders worry next summer’s Alaska Marine Highway System schedule will be as unreliable as this summer’s.
  Budget cuts and mechanical breakdowns left many of this year’s passengers stranded, dropping destinations or switching to
  
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• Lack of physical evidence an issue at Fairbanks 4 hearing

  05-11-2015 20:29
  Lack of physical evidence continues to be an issue at the Fairbanks Four hearing.
  Three pieces of possible evidence were raised Wednesday during an ongoing hearing into whether George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent were wrongly convicted of the 1997 beating death of John Hartman.
  Marvin Robert’s uncle discredited a claim he disposed of a pair of blood stained shoes from the Hartman attack.
  Kenny Mayo was responding to an allegation earlier in the hearing made by a forme
  
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• Alaska-Anchorage hopes winning in Lower 48 will help in changing its culture - USCHO

  05-11-2015 20:04
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  Alaska-Anchorage hopes winning in Lower 48 will help in changing its culture
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  Alaska-Anchorage has had good starts to the season before. Since 2010, the Seawolves haven't lost more than one of their first four games — always back-to-back tournaments in Anchorage and Fairbanks. What happened after leaving Alaska was usually ...and more »
  

• WEIO athlete, mentor Big Bob Aiken dies at 62

  05-11-2015 18:16
  
  
  A legend of traditional Alaska Native games has died. Big Bob Aiken, known as the ‘The World’s Largest Eskimo’ still held records for the Indian and Eskimo stick pull competitions. He believed deeply in the original purpose of the games.
  Big Bob Aiken and Miss WEIO 2014 Chanda Simon. Photo: Miss World Indian Olympics Facebook page.
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  In a phone conversation last July from the World Eskimo Indian Olympics or WEIO games in Fairbanks, he said the games were meant to
  
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• Alaska OKs Buying Out TransCanada's Interest In Gas Project - Manufacturing.net

  05-11-2015 16:14
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  Alaska OKs Buying Out TransCanada's Interest In Gas Project
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  (AP Photo) The Legislature on Wednesday approved buying out one of the state's partners in a proposed major gas project, taking over an increased share of the project that many hope could be a boon for Alaska as oil production declines. The House on ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015

  05-11-2015 05:26
  
  
  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
   
  House approves TransCanada buyout
  Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
  With a unanimous vote in the House earlier today, the Alaska Legislature has approved Gov. Bill Walker’s bill ending the state’s partnership with TransCanada &md
  
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• University of Alaska needs to focus on nontraditional students and online learning - Alaska Dispatch News

  05-11-2015 04:32
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  University of Alaska needs to focus on nontraditional students and online learning
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  OPINION: The University of Alaska has its priorities out of whack for the communities it serves and the century we live in. Pictured: Cornerstone Plaza on the UAF campus in Fairbanks. Todd Paris / University of Alaska Fairbanks. The University of ...and more »
  

• House approves TransCanada buyout

  05-11-2015 03:59
  
  
  With a unanimous vote in the House on Wednesday, the Alaska legislature has approved Gov. Bill Walker’s request to end the state’s partnership with TransCanada — and take a larger role in the effort to build a natural gas line from the North Slope.The Alaska LNG project will now become a four-way partnership, between the state and the three major North Slope producers, ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips.
  APRN’s Rachel Waldholz is in Juneau covering the legislative ses
  
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• Traveling Music 11-8-15

  05-11-2015 03:27
  
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  11-8-15
   
  Upcoming Concert:  Chris Smither, Saturday, Nov. 14, PAC – Sydney Laurence Theater
  Sunday, Nov. 15, Glenn Massey Auditorium,
  campus of UAA Mat-Su, Palmer
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  Song TitleArtist / Composer
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  Love Me Like A Man
  Bonnie Raitt / Chris Smither
  The Bonnie Raitt Collection
  Warner Brothers
  3:12
   
  Rosalie
  Chris Smither / Chris Smither
  Still on the Levee
  Signature Sounds
  4:22
   
  I Feel The Same
  Bonnie Raitt / Chr
  
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• Alaska OKs buying out TransCanada's interest in gas project - Chron.com (blog)

  05-11-2015 02:42
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  Alaska OKs buying out TransCanada's interest in gas project
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  JUNEAU, Alaska — The state Legislature on Wednesday approved buying out one of the state's partners in a proposed major gas project, taking over an increased share of the project that many hope could be a boon for Alaska as oil production declines.and more »
  

• Plane goes down near Haines; 3 passengers OK, 1 critical

  05-11-2015 02:37
  
  
  A private plane crashed near Eldred Rock Wednesday afternoon. It was carrying three passengers and a pilot.
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  Eldred Rock is south of Haines. (Google Maps)
  The crash was reported by Alaska Seaplanes to the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Lt. Greg Isbell.
  “District 17 Command Center received a phone call from Alaska Seaplanes saying they had overheard a mayday and the aircraft was a Cessna and they are going to attempt to land on the east sign of Lynn Canal and they are on the e
  
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• FBI tests nuclear bomb drill at Port of Anchorage

  05-11-2015 02:36
  
  
  An Aerial view of the Port of Anchorage from 1999. (Photo: By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation wrapped up a two-day assessment of how to respond to a nuclear bomb discovered at the Port of Anchorage.
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  “We started on Monday morning,” said Staci Feger-Pellessier, spokesperson for the FBI’s Anchorage office, who explained the first day focused on deployment of forces, “And then really identifying and rendering saf
  
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• Fire marshals investigate Kilbuck blaze in Bethel; Cause not yet determined

  05-11-2015 02:35
  
  
  Fire marshals are on the scene in Bethel investigating the Kilbuck campus fire. They’re photographing the site, talking with the fire department, and interviewing witnesses, trying to assess the damage and cause of the destruction.
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  The former entrance of Ayaprun Elitnaurviat Yup’ik immersion school Wednesday morning. Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK.
  They have not released any conclusions on the fire’s severity or origin.
  The marshals arrived Wednesday mo
  
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• Therapeutic foster care program struggles to get off its feet in YK Delta

  05-11-2015 02:34
  
  
  A new foster care program aimed at helping keep Western children in their communities is in-development. It incorporates therapeutic methods to help fix behavioral issues in the home that might be affecting both the child and parent. But the program is facing problems with one major hiccup — no one has signed up yet.
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  Now, multiple agency officials are working to raise awareness about the program.
  The Office of Children’s Services Building in Bethel. (Photo by Lakeidra
  
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• Study: Carbon emissions from northern fires likely underestimated

  05-11-2015 02:32
  
  
  A recent study indicates fires in the Yukon Flat region of Alaska are releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than previously thought.
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  The study by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists overturns old assumptions and paints a troubling portrait of future climate change.
  Alaska has seen record-breaking wildfire seasons in recent years. Credit: Division of Forestry. Healy fire.
  When you set out to model an ecosystem, it’s important to have data, a lot of data. That’
  
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• Southeast shelters assist 40+ animals rescued from Ketchikan house

  05-11-2015 02:30
  
  
  Ketchikan’s animal shelter has gotten some relief in recent weeks after rescuing more than 40 animals from one home in early October.
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  Local animal rescue groups took some of the pets from the maxed-out Ketchikan Gateway Borough-run shelter, other animals were adopted within the community, and it was announced this week that the shelter in Sitka has raised money to fly the remaining dogs to that community.
  Ketchikan Animal Protection Director Eddie Blackwood holds Dora, one o
  
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• The Latest: Alaska House adjourns from special session - Times Daily

  05-11-2015 01:59
  The Latest: Alaska House adjourns from special session
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• VIDEO: This Library in Alaska Will Let You Borrow and Check Out Dead Animals - RYOT

  05-11-2015 01:38
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  VIDEO: This Library in Alaska Will Let You Borrow and Check Out Dead Animals
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  Forget about checking out those books on natural history at the library — there's a new way to learn biology in Alaska. According to Alaska Dispatch News, the Alaska Resources Library and Information provides a unique service that allows people to ...
  

• Alli Harvey: The plan for this Alaska winter is having no plan at all - Alaska Dispatch News

  05-11-2015 00:59
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  Alli Harvey: The plan for this Alaska winter is having no plan at all
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  I arrived back in Alaska this week after one month of being away from home. I had a strange and uncomfortable feeling. I had nothing to do. After training since April, I'd finished my big race. My stepmom's voice rang in the back of my head. She would ...and more »
  

• BREAKING: University of Alaska Regents approve five percent tuition hike for 2016 - KTUU.com

  05-11-2015 00:21
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  BREAKING: University of Alaska Regents approve five percent tuition hike for 2016
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  Out of a concern for burden on students, Regents voted to change the recommended 9% tuition increase to a lower 5% increase for FY17. — University of Alaska (@UA_System) November 4, 2015. The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved a five ...
  Times are tough, but a University of Alaska budget increase is well worth the ...Alaska Dispatch Newsall 12 news articles »
  

• Alaska tops US seafood production; adds jobs - Alaskajournal.com

  05-11-2015 00:19
  Alaska tops US seafood production; adds jobs
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  Alaska once again led the nation's seafood output in 2014, according to a recently released report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to the administration, or NOAA, Alaska led all states in sheer volume of U.S. seafood ...and more »
  

• Alaska Arts Confluence to host First Friday with Joe Ordonez - Capital city weekly

  05-11-2015 00:15
  Alaska Arts Confluence to host First Friday with Joe Ordonez
  Capital city weekly
  Haines - The Alaska Arts Confluence in Haines will host a First Friday book signing of "Where Eagles Gather: the story of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, Haines, Alaska," a new book by local author, naturalist, and photographer, Joe Ordonez.
  

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