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• Alaska’s Changing Climate: Impacts, Policy and Action

  27-11-2015 21:30
  Former Alaska DEC commissioner Bill Ross keynotes an all-day summit on climate change in the north, hosted by Alaska Common Ground.
  SPEAKERS:
  Bill Ross, former commissioner, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
  Maka Monture, fellow, Alaska Center for the Environment
  Xavier Mason, president, NAACP Youth Panel
  Vika Morozova, president, Anchorage chapter, Alaska Youth for Environmental ActionHOST: Alaska Common Ground
  BROADCAST ON KSKA: Tuesday, Dec. 1,
  
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• Prisoner re-entry in Alaska

  27-11-2015 21:00
  
  This is the first of a five-part series looking at prison re-entry. Want more? Alaska Public Media is hosting a live community forum on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7:00 p.m. to dig deeper into life after prison.
  In Alaska, 1,000 people leave prison and re-enter the community each month.  Nearly two-thirds of them will end up back in prison — unless they’re supported along the way through the re-entry process.
  Stacie Davis released from jail earlier this year and lives in tran
  
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• Examining prisoner re-entry in Alaska

  27-11-2015 21:00
  In Alaska, one thousand people leave prison and re-enter the community each month.  Nearly two thirds of them will end up back in prison — unless they’re supported through the re-entry process.
  HOST: Annie Feidt
  GUESTS:
  Anne Hillman, urban affairs reporter
  Morgen Jaco, re-entry coordinator, state Department of Corrections
  Participate:
  Post your comment before, during or after the live broadcast (comments may be read on air).
  Send email to talk [at] alaskapublic [dot] o
  
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• Divorce: The Good, The Bad… and The Ugly

  27-11-2015 20:00
  Image by Ksunka-11. Accessed via Wikimedia Creative Commons.
  Divorce is one of the most challenging and emotionally charged events a person will go through in their lifetime. With the well being of children at stake, the consequences are very real and lasting. The biggest challenge in divorce is navigating the fear, insecurity, and hurt that comes with the end of a life planned. The very person you once made vows with to love, honor, and cherish, suddenly becomes your adversa
  
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• Cyber Monday Arriving Early: Alaska Airlines' Biggest Sale of the Year Begins ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  27-11-2015 19:01
  Cyber Monday Arriving Early: Alaska Airlines' Biggest Sale of the Year Begins ...
  PR Newswire (press release)
  SEATTLE, Nov. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines customers don't have to wait for Cyber Monday to enjoy some of the airline's best deals of the year. "We can't reveal any of the details yet, but we promise you will find amazing deals to inspiring ...and more »
  

• Not guilty plea entered in rural Alaska abduction case - Alaska Public Radio Network

  27-11-2015 18:12
  Not guilty plea entered in rural Alaska abduction case
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  A not-guilty plea has been entered in the case of a 37-year-old man accused of repeatedly raping a woman and holding her captive for five weeks in rural Alaska. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Daniel Selovich of Manley Springs was arraigned ...
  

• Stunning traveling exhibit highlights Alaska art purchased with Rasmuson grants - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-11-2015 17:59
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Stunning traveling exhibit highlights Alaska art purchased with Rasmuson grants
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Rachelle Dowdy, Hollowed Search: Crane Woman Hunts, part of the Living Alaska exhibit at the Anchorage Museum, Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Loren Holmes / ADN. Photos: Living Alaska exhibition. Erica Lord, Blood Quantum (1/4 x 1/16 = 5/16), part of ...and more »
  

• Soldotna man dies after warning wife about house fire

  27-11-2015 17:59
  Alaska State Troopers say a 90-year-old man died in a morning house fire after waking his wife, giving her time to escape the flames.
  KTVA-TV reports that troopers say John Kelsch died Thanksgiving morning when he was unable to escape the flames in his Soldotna home.
  Troopers say Kelsch did manage to wake his wife, 87-year-old Frances Kelsch, and warn her about the fire. She made it out of the house and troopers say she called for help from a nearby home.
  According to the troopers’ report,
  
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• Not guilty plea entered in rural Alaska abduction case

  27-11-2015 17:58
  A not-guilty plea has been entered in the case of a 37-year-old man accused of repeatedly raping a woman and holding her captive for five weeks in rural Alaska.
  The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Daniel Selovich of Manley Springs was arraigned Tuesday in Fairbanks Superior Court, where his public defender entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
  The attorney also requested a jury trial for Selovich, who faces kidnapping, sexual assault and assault charges.
  The woman told Alaska State Trooper
  
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• Bethel Search & Rescue says Kuskokwim River is no place to be

  27-11-2015 17:57
  Two open holes in front of Wassilie B. Evan’s camp. There are 30 open holes in Kuskokwaq Slough alone. (Photo Courtesy of BSAR)
  On Wednesday morning Bethel Search and Rescue conducted an aerial survey of the Kuskokwim River from Napaskiak to Tuluksak, and reported there are approximately 50 holes in that 50-mile stretch of the river following recent days of warm and rainy weather.
  Downstream from Bethel, a recent storm brought deep overflow to all areas of the lower river affected by the t
  
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• Sitka police release operations manual in wake of video

  27-11-2015 17:55
  The City of Sitka has released its police department Operating Procedures Manual to the public.
  The 342-page document was posted on the city’s website on Wednesday morning (11-25-15), in the wake of a viral video showing a high school student being tased in the Sitka jail.
  The video of the arrest of 18-year-old Franklin Hoogendorn will be examined by the FBI, along with Sitka’s police procedures. (YouTube image capture)
  KCAW filed a public records request for the document, after Poli
  
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• UAA falls to Middle Tennessee in Great Alaska Shootout

  27-11-2015 17:52
  Toledo plays Loyola Chicago and Middle Tennessee plays North Carolina Ashville in tonight’s semi-final round of the men’s Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament in Anchorage.
  In Thursday’s first round games, host Alaska Anchorage fell behind by 15 points before a 19-2 run put the Seawolves ahead by 2 points over Middle Tennessee  with a little over 3 minutes left.
  But the Blue Raiders scored six straight points to re-take the lead.
  A desperation last second shot
  
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• Alaska Airlines workers caught on camera while they threw suitcase around - Road Warrior Voices

  27-11-2015 17:01
  Road Warrior Voices
  Alaska Airlines workers caught on camera while they threw suitcase around
  Road Warrior Voices
  If you're bored at work, there are a thousand different ways you can amuse yourself. You can play yogurt Jenga with all the Chobani cups in the break room fridge, change your email settings so every message is sent from Doctor Awesome, or join your ...
  Alaska Airlines baggage handlers caught on camera 'playing a game' with luggageSFGate
  Video shows Alaska Airlines employees eng
  

• Drexel falls to 0-4 after loss to UNC Asheville in Alaska - Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

  27-11-2015 16:08
  Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
  Drexel falls to 0-4 after loss to UNC Asheville in Alaska
  Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sam Hughes scored 18 points to help UNC Asheville overtake Drexel for an 85-66 win in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout on Thursday night. Ahmad Thomas and Dwayne Sutton added 14 points apiece, while David ...
  Drexel Falls to UNC Asheville in Opener of Great Alaska Shootout, 85-66Drexel Dragons
  UNC Asheville capitalizes on Drexel's mistak
  

• Alaska from Scratch: Hot and wholesome minestrone soup for winter - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-11-2015 14:10
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska from Scratch: Hot and wholesome minestrone soup for winter
  Alaska Dispatch News
  When you have had your fill of decadent Thanksgiving leftovers and are craving a huge steaming pot of something wholesome and chock full of vegetables, turn to this hearty winter minestrone soup. The recipe makes a large batch if you still have holiday ...and more »
  

• Black Friday doesn't come to rural Alaska communities - Los Angeles Times

  27-11-2015 12:02
  Los Angeles Times
  Black Friday doesn't come to rural Alaska communities
  Los Angeles Times
  Signs for Black Friday deals are seen at the Fifth Avenue Mall in downtown Anchorage, one of only a few places in the state where rural Alaskans can go if they want to partake in the post-Thanksgiving consumer tradition. Signs for Black Friday deals ...
  Rural Alaska far from Black Friday's frenziesHouston Chronicle
  Black Friday madness missing in rural Alaska communitiesHuron Daily Tribuneall 5 news articl
  

• Alaska's Arteries: A visual map of ferry system anemia - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  27-11-2015 10:16
  Alaska's Arteries: A visual map of ferry system anemia
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Next summer, four of the system's 11 ferries might be laid up for lack of funds. Routes will be cut, operating hours shortened. But how short? What will you see (or not) at the pier? To see the difference, we dug into the archives of the Alaska Marine ...
  

• Alaska holding out against emission-cutting policies - KTOO

  27-11-2015 10:07
  KTOO
  Alaska holding out against emission-cutting policies
  KTOO
  The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. Alaska is warming at twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Some of the most visible impacts are in Native communities located on barrier islands in Northwest Alaska. These communities are facing a ...
  

• Photos: Thanksgiving Day 2015 Great Alaska Shootout Basketball - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-11-2015 09:08
  Photos: Thanksgiving Day 2015 Great Alaska Shootout Basketball
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Suki Wiggs, of UAA, drives for the basket against Joshua Phillips and Aldonis Foote, of Middle Tennessee, in a first round basketball game in the 2015 GCI Great Alaska Shootout at the Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday, November 26, 2015. Buy this Image.
  

• At Great Alaska Shootout, event becomes Thanksgiving ritual for many - KTUU.com

  27-11-2015 08:26
  KTUU.com
  At Great Alaska Shootout, event becomes Thanksgiving ritual for many
  KTUU.com
  Although the Alaska Airlines Center for Thursday's Great Alaska Shootout men's home-opener was far from sold-out, many fans in the seats said their appearance has become a Thanksgiving ritual. “Of course we had to sleep because we ate too much, but we ...
  Middle Tennessee edges D-II Alaska-Anchorage 75-72Washington Times
  Buzzer beater falls short as Seawolves lose to MTSU in Great Alaska ShootoutKT
  

• How to revive an endangered Alaska Native language in the age of social media - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-11-2015 04:44
  Alaska Dispatch News
  How to revive an endangered Alaska Native language in the age of social media
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Emily Rose Edenshaw-Chafin and Susie Lee Edwardson plan out their next YouTube video. Elizabeth Jenkins / KTOO. In Alaska, the number of fluent Haida speakers has dwindled down into the single digits. It's been called an endangered language. But in ...and more »
  

• After financing competing LNG projects, could the US also help Alaska's? - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-11-2015 04:31
  Alaska Dispatch News
  After financing competing LNG projects, could the US also help Alaska's?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JUNEAU — While Alaska struggles to put together a plan to export liquefied natural gas to Asian markets, a federal agency is already subsidizing competing LNG projects in two foreign countries targeting the same potential buyers. And those projects ...
  TransCanada exits Alaska LNG projectCanadianManufacturing.comall 4 news articles »
  

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