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• VIDEO: Frontier Baseball

  06-04-2016 22:59
  
  “They literally were carving diamonds out of wilderness.”Historian Katie Ringsmuth discusses Alaska’s love affair with baseball, which dates back to the early 1900s. When miners, surveyors, and workers of all kinds arrived in the Alaska territory, baseball provided them, not only a hobby, but a connection to the lives they left behind.Produced by:John Norris & Kaysie Ellingson
  
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• Alaska volcano settles down after late March eruption - Fox News

  06-04-2016 22:19
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  Alaska volcano settles down after late March eruption
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A remote Alaska volcano has settled down more than a week after it sent an ash cloud 37,000 feet into the sky. Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage say in a Wednesday release that eruptive activity at Pavlof ...
  Alaska volcano goes quiet but remains 'restless,' scientists sayReuters
  Alaska Volcano Observatory Announces Pavlof Volcano Has Stopped Eruptingyouralaskalink
  

• Alaska Airlines to acquire Virgin America - Bankrate.com

  06-04-2016 22:16
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  Alaska Airlines to acquire Virgin America
  Bankrate.com
  The airline market is getting a shock of cold air with a new airline marriage announced this week. Alaska Airlines will acquire Virgin America in a $4 billion deal that will expand the airline's West Coast presence, the airlines said. The combination ...
  Clueless in Seattle: Did Alaska Airlines drop billions on a blind date with Virgin America?San Francisco Business Times (blog)
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• New England Cottage Transported to and Rebuilt in Alaska - Realtor.com News

  06-04-2016 21:56
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  New England Cottage Transported to and Rebuilt in Alaska
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  In the late 1600s, Alaska belonged to the native people descended from migrants who had settled there in prehistoric times. On the other side of the continent, English settlers were expanding their foothold along the Atlantic coast.
  

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• New Alaska Airlines flights at Sonoma County airport lead to rise in ridership - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  06-04-2016 21:25
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  New Alaska Airlines flights at Sonoma County airport lead to rise in ridership
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  An increase in the number of flights at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport last month led to a 29 percent jump in airline ridership. Alaska Airlines transported 23,359 passengers in March, compared to 18,050 a year ago, according to figures ...and more »
  

• Alaska to offer Bellingham flights to Hawaii's Big Island - The Bellingham Herald

  06-04-2016 20:26
  The Bellingham Herald
  Alaska to offer Bellingham flights to Hawaii's Big Island
  The Bellingham Herald
  Passengers load an Alaska Airlines flight June 7, 2011, at Bellingham airport. Alaska will offer direct flights to Hawaii's Big Island starting fall 2016. Philip A. Dwyer [email protected]. i. Passengers load an Alaska Airlines flight June 7, 2011, ...
  Alaska Airlines to fly Bellingham to Kona, on the Big Island of HawaiiPR Newswire (press release)
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• North Slope voters recall Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower

  06-04-2016 18:23
  Charlotte Brower. Photo: North Slope Borough.North Slope Borough voters have voted in favor of recalling Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower.
  More than 62 percent of the voters supported removing Brower from office in a Tuesday recall election.
  The mayor had been penalized by the APOC for campaign finance violations, and has been criticized for spending Borough funds on family trips, including sending her grandchildren to basket ball camp.
  
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• Alaska cancels all K-12 standardized tests for the year, citing technical problems - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-04-2016 17:41
  Motherboard
  Alaska cancels all K-12 standardized tests for the year, citing technical problems
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska officials have canceled the state's computer-based standardized testing for the year, citing repeated technical problems that were interrupting students' exams, throwing schools into chaos and threatening the validity of results. "I don't ...
  Alaska Cancels School Tests After a Fiber Optic Cable Was Cut in KansasMotherboard
  Hit by Testing Provider Outages, Alaska Canc
  

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• Emmonak declares disaster after fire threatens fishing industry

  06-04-2016 17:16
  
  
  A fire engulfs the Kwik’Pak Fisheries warehouse in Emmonak. The blaze destroyed five buildings and caused at least $3 million in damage. The fire’s cause is under investigation.( Photo: Alaska State Troopers)The City of Emmonak has issued a disaster declaration after a fire destroyed five commercial fishing buildings last month, causing $3 million of damage.
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  The city manager has sent the declaration to Gov. Bill Walker and the Alaska State Legislature, requesting $750,
  
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• WMU students travel to Alaska to help with taxes in rural villages - WWMT-TV

  06-04-2016 14:05
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  WMU students travel to Alaska to help with taxes in rural villages
  WWMT-TV
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) -- We're now in the heat of tax season. People all over the nation people are rushing to get their taxes done before the deadline. But imagine living in a remote part of country where no help is available.and more »
  

• Will an ivory ban criminalize indigenous artists' work in Alaska? - The Guardian

  06-04-2016 14:01
  The Guardian
  Will an ivory ban criminalize indigenous artists' work in Alaska?
  The Guardian
  Indigenous artists in Alaska are beginning to organize amid concerns that a growing number of statewide bans on the sale of ivory will negatively affect their livelihood. New York, New Jersey and California are among the states that have passed some ...
  

• University of Alaska Board of Regents to meet on budget - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-04-2016 10:01
  University of Alaska Board of Regents to meet on budget
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday in Anchorage to review the coming year's budget and ongoing plans to reorganize the university system. University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen is expected to give ...
  

• Liberals get edge in Anchorage elections, massive school bond fails

  06-04-2016 09:57
  
  21 percent of Anchorage voters went to the polls for Tuesday’s elections, which decided the fate of five Assembly races, two School Board seats, and nine bond proposals. With more than 98% of the precincts reporting, here are the unofficial results as of Tuesday night.
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  Assembly District 2- Seat A – Chugiak/Eagle River Incumbent and formal mayoral candidate Amy Demboski beat political newcomer Nicholas Begich with 58 percent of the vote.
  Eric Croft making his victory
  
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• Anchorage voters support tax cap initiative and marijuana taxes - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-04-2016 09:52
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage voters support tax cap initiative and marijuana taxes
  Alaska Dispatch News
  With 98 percent of precincts reporting in Tuesday night's election, Anchorage voters favored a ballot initiative that puts more rigid limits on the growth of the city's property taxes, and also approved a tax on retail marijuana sales. By 11 p.m., more ...and more »
  

• Alaska House looks into state income tax - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-04-2016 09:33
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  Alaska House looks into state income tax
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU — With less than two weeks left in the regular 90-day session, the House held its very first hearing on Gov. Bill Walker's income tax on Tuesday night. House Bill 250 has gathered dust in the House throughout the session as the Legislature ...
  Alaska House rejects Senate changes to marijuana billKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weatherall 111 news articles »
  

• Anchorage voters support tax cap initiative and marijuana taxes

  06-04-2016 08:17
  
  Anchorage voters support tax cap initiative and marijuana taxes With 98 percent of precincts reporting in Tuesday night’s election, Anchorage voters favored a ballot initiative that puts more rigid limits on the growth of the city’s property taxes, and also approved a tax on retail marijuana sales. April 5, 2016
  
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• North Slope Borough mayor ousted in recall election

  06-04-2016 07:30
  
  North Slope Borough mayor ousted in recall election In unofficial borough results, 62 percent of the voters agreed to recall Mayor Charlotte Brower in the hotly fought election over whether she should be pushed out early for what some called unethical acts in office. April 5, 2016
  
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• Anchorage voters send a liberal majority back to the Assembly in city elections

  06-04-2016 06:30
  
  Anchorage voters send a liberal majority back to the Assembly in city elections The Anchorage Assembly expanded its liberal-leaning majority Tuesday night, with former Democratic state representative Eric Croft moving to victory in West Anchorage, replacing an assemblyman who generally voted with the conservative bloc, Ernie Hall.April 5, 2016
  
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• Justice Department denies Alaska's request to prosecute Bill Allen - KTUU.com

  06-04-2016 05:56
  KTUU.com
  Justice Department denies Alaska's request to prosecute Bill Allen
  KTUU.com
  The U.S. Department of Justice has denied a request by the Alaska Attorney General to investigate former Veco Corp. chief Bill Allen for sexual misconduct involving a minor. More from KTUU. North Slope residents vote to remove Mayor Charlotte... With ...and more »
  

• Bill Allen can't be prosecuted by the state, US Justice Dept. says

  06-04-2016 04:42
  
  Bill Allen can't be prosecuted by the state, US Justice Dept. says U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday she won’t allow Alaska prosecutors to pursue a sexual exploitation case under federal law against former Veco chief Bill Allen despite an investigation by the FBI and Anchorage police that the leading officer called “very solid.”April 5, 2016
  
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• If Alaska voters get what we deserve, we must have sinned greatly - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-04-2016 04:34
  Alaska Dispatch News
  If Alaska voters get what we deserve, we must have sinned greatly
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: We keep sending the same dysfunctional group back to Juneau, so why do we expect statesmanship? Pictured: The state capitol, home of the Alaska Legislature, in Juneau. EvinDC / cc via flickr. People who had issues with the concept of a ...
  

• Alaska needs to act now to resolve budget, and all Alaskans need to pitch in - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-04-2016 04:34
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska needs to act now to resolve budget, and all Alaskans need to pitch in
  Alaska Dispatch News
  We have a $4 billion deficit, and Alaska's government is dependent on one source of revenue: oil, which has dropped in value and quantity. Even if we eliminate every state agency in Alaska, we can't close the budget gap. Only unpopular choices face the ...
  Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2016Alaska Public Radio Networkall 7 news articles »
  

• Under fire, new Alaska Corrections chief defends his appointment - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-04-2016 04:06
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Under fire, new Alaska Corrections chief defends his appointment
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Gov. Bill Walker, left, looks on as Dean Williams speaks following his appointment as commissioner of the Department of Corrections on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Juneau. Nathaniel Herz / ADN. JUNEAU, Alaska -- State Corrections Commissioner Dean ...
  Alaska Corrections chief defends appointment amid criticism from guards' unionKTUU.comall 2 news articles »
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2016

  06-04-2016 04:03
  
  
  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
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  Four Supreme Court nominees submitted to Gov. Walker
  Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – Anchorage
  Four nominees to replace an outgoing state Supreme Court justice have been submitted to Governor Bill Walker for review. Walker now has about six wee
  
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• Bonds, Assembly seats and School Board on Anchorage ballots

  06-04-2016 03:51
  
  
  Anchorage voters are heading to the polls today for municipal elections. Generally, these local contests – especially in years without a mayoral race – see low voter turn out, but arguably have some of the biggest impacts on residents. To talk about whats on the ballot, I’m joined by Alaska Public Media reporter, Zachariah Hughes.
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  TOWNSEND: Hi Zach.
  HUGHES: Hi, Lori.
  TOWNSEND: So what are voters deciding on today, and what do you have your eye on?
  HUGHES: We
  
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• Spring discounts offer ways to see Alaska without breaking the bank - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-04-2016 03:37
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Spring discounts offer ways to see Alaska without breaking the bank
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Passengers re-board the M//V Nunatak following a meal of grilled salmon and prime rib at the Kenai Fjords Tours Day Lode, on Fox Island in Resurrection Bay. The cruise is operated by Kenai Fjords Tours. Erik Hill / ADN. I took the dog for a walk ...
  

• Denali area wolf hunt shortened

  06-04-2016 03:25
  
  
  The Alaska Board of Game has approved a National Park Service proposal aimed at reducing the number of park wolves killed outside the Denali’s northern boundary.  It’s the latest move in a long running debate over how to manage park wolves that roam onto state land.
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  Denali wolf (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)The Game Board action will close the wolf hunting season along Denali National Park’s northern boundary 6 weeks earlier in the spring, on
  
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• No trucks advised on upriver ice road

  06-04-2016 03:10
  
  
  Upriver travel has just gotten harder. Ice crews have removed road markers between Tuluksak and Kalskag and are advising no more truck traffic between these points. That means people upriver will be staying in place or shelling out money for airfare until breakup.
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  Kuskokwim River flooding near Chuathbaluk after the initial snow melt last week. (Photo courtesy of Mark Leary.)“It’s just time to be done with trucking. It’ll still be good for snow machines for a whil
  
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• LIVEBLOG: 2016 Anchorage Municipal Election

  06-04-2016 03:00
  
  Live coverage for the 2016 Anchorage Municipal Election from Alaska Public Media.
  
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• Alaskans are testifying more than ever… but does it matter?

  06-04-2016 03:00
  
  
  Since January, thousands of Alaskans have called in to speak before the Alaska Legislature. Their testimony is facilitated by 23 Legislative Information Offices around the state, and then channeled into the legislative process.
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  Dillingham residents testify at the LIO, March 2016. (Photo by Molly Dischner, KDLG – Dillingham)KDLG’s Hannah Colton took a harder look at public comments to see where they go, what happens to them, and most importantly, whether or not they hav
  
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• Rep. Olson bill would tax Permanent Fund dividends as budget stopgap

  06-04-2016 02:46
  
  
  Representative Kurt Olson, a Soldotna Republican developed a plan to tax Permanent Fund dividends back in February. But he didn’t introduce it at the time, because he wanted to see how the debate over plans from Governor Bill Walker and others unfolded.
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  Rep. Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna, at a House Majority press availability, Feb. 11, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)But with less than two weeks left in the session, Olson – decided it was time for House Bill 376.
  It wou
  
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• Sitka commemorates relationship with Japanese sister city

  06-04-2016 02:28
  
  
  Sitka has a sister city in Nemuro , Japan. Like Sitka, Nemuro is an ocean-facing fishing port, but bigger – about 30,000 people to Sitka’s 10,000. And on Monday, Nemuro citizens visited Sitka’s city hall to commemorate their decades long relationship.
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  Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Japan (Creative commons photo by Douglas P. Perkins)If you were to trace your finger on a map, starting in Sitka and moving downward across the Pacific Ocean, you could draw a direct line to
  
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• Four Supreme Court nominees submitted to Gov. Walker

  06-04-2016 02:09
  
  
  Four nominees to replace an outgoing state Supreme Court justice have been submitted to Governor Bill Walker for review. Walker now has about six weeks to name replacement on the bench.
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  Chief Justice Dana Fabe, the only woman on the Alaska Supreme Court, who will be departing from the Alaska Supreme Court. (Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage)The nominees are attorneys Susan Carney, Andrew Guidi, Jahna Lindemuth, and Phillip Pallenberg, all of whom have practiced law in
  
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• Film captures how climate change threatens whaling, the lifeblood of Alaska Natives - Grist

  06-04-2016 01:55
  Grist
  Film captures how climate change threatens whaling, the lifeblood of Alaska Natives
  Grist
  At 320 miles above of the Artic Circle, Barrow, Alaska, is the northernmost town in the United States so it spends part of the year in the dark. In winter, the sun hides below the horizon for three months. That alone explains why whaling is so ...
  

• Capitol construction likely to force move to Anchorage if legislative session runs long

  06-04-2016 00:22
  
  Capitol construction likely to force move to Anchorage if legislative session runs long Construction work on the Capitol will likely force lawmakers out of the building if they need more than two extra weeks to get their job done — and it could cause big headaches even sooner.April 5, 2016
  
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