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• Budget cuts could wipe out Alaska's college hockey programs ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  23-08-2016 23:40
  
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  Budget cuts could wipe out Alaska's college hockey programs ...
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Budget cuts at the University of Alaska could mean the end of the state's two college hockey programs.and more »
  
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• Garrison Keillor trying to ignore the election by cruising Alaska ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  23-08-2016 22:10
  
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  Garrison Keillor trying to ignore the election by cruising Alaska ...
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- I am on a ship cruising around Alaska this week, hoping fabulous natural grandeur might distract me from the election, but it isn't ...and more »
  
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• Colder air in Northwest Alaska could produce the season's first big snowfall - KTUU.com

  23-08-2016 21:13
  
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  Colder air in Northwest Alaska could produce the season's first big snowfall
  KTUU.com
  Colder air into Northwest Alaska should produce the season's first big snow for the Western Brooks Range. Spots with higher elevation and south of the Colville River may get at least three to six, if not eight inches of heavy, wet snow by midnight.
  Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016Alaska Public Radio Network
  Work begins on $1M trench to stave off Matanuska River erosionAlaska Dispatch Newsal
  
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• Alaska Guide's Condition Improves After Mauling by Mama Bear - ABC News

  23-08-2016 19:31
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  Alaska Guide's Condition Improves After Mauling by Mama Bear
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  The condition of an Alaska wilderness guide who was mauled by a bear protecting her cub has improved, the hospital said. Authorities say Anna Powers of Hawaii is in satisfactory condition days after she and another guide, Michael Justa of Juneau, were ...
  Authorities release names of Alaska bear mauling victimsU.S. News & World Report
  Hawaii woman one of two victims mauled by bear in AlaskaKHON2
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• Homicide investigation follows discovery of body on road in East ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 15:45
  
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  Homicide investigation follows discovery of body on road in East ...
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  Anchorage police closed Campbell Airstrip Road on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, due to a death investigation. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). The discovery ...and more »
  
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• It's back to school — again — for Anchorage students - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 06:30
  
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  It's back to school — again — for Anchorage students
  Alaska Dispatch News
  New Anchorage School District Superintendent Dr. Deena Paramo helps returning students find classrooms on the first day of school as Turnagain Elementary School undergoes a two-year remodel on Monday morning, August 22, 2016, in West Anchorage.and more »
  
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• Anchorage police chase van down C Street; man arrested - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 06:14
  
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  Anchorage police chase van down C Street; man arrested
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  Anchorage police arrested one man after a multiple-vehicle collision that involved police vehicles on C Street in Midtown on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). Jordan Coil was sitting in his pickup truck on C Street Monday ...
  
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• Governor issues disaster declaration for Matanuska River erosion - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 05:04
  
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  Governor issues disaster declaration for Matanuska River erosion
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  Homeowner Dave Blair who lives across the Old Glenn Highway from the Matanuska River, checks on the rapidly eroding riverbank on Monday. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). PALMER — Gov. Bill Walker on Monday declared a disaster in the face of ...
  Alaska Governor Bill Walker Declares Disaster Due to Erosion and Flooding in the Mat-Su Valleyyouralaskalinkall 5 news articles 
  
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• Frederick column: Viva, college hockey! In Las Vegas and Alaska - Mankato Free Press

  23-08-2016 04:49
  
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  Frederick column: Viva, college hockey! In Las Vegas and Alaska
  Mankato Free Press
  But this isn't about the dream of winning big on the tables in Sin City or the difficulty of long, cold nights in Fairbanks or Anchorage. This is about college hockey and its future. On Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a story about the UNLV ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 22, 2016

  23-08-2016 03:48
  
  
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  Gov’s budget veto has at least one fan: rating agency S&P
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
  After four credit downgrades in eight months, Alaska received some good news today: S&P Global will not lower the stat
  
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• Authorities Release Names of Alaska Bear Mauling Victims - ABC News

  23-08-2016 03:25
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  Authorities Release Names of Alaska Bear Mauling Victims
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  Authorities in Alaska have released the names of two wilderness guides who were mauled by a brown bear as they were leading cruise ship passengers on a hike in the Tongass National Forest. Alaska State Troopers said Monday the victims of Thursday's ...
  Troopers identify guides mauled by bear near Sitka - Alaska ...Alaska Dispatch News
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• Authorities release names of Alaska bear mauling victims - U.S. News & World Report

  23-08-2016 03:19
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  Authorities release names of Alaska bear mauling victims
  U.S. News & World Report
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska have released the names of two wilderness guides who were mauled by a brown bear as they were leading cruise ship passengers on a hike in the Tongass National Forest. Alaska State Troopers said ...
  Troopers identify guides mauled by bear near Sitka - Alaska ...Alaska Dispatch News
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• Gov’s budget veto has at least one fan: rating agency S&P

  23-08-2016 03:16
  
  Gov. Bill Walker spoke to reporters on June 29, announcing his budget vetos, including a $1,000 cap on the PFD. (Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN)After four credit downgrades in eight months, Alaska received some good news Monday: S&P Global will not lower the state’s credit rating — at least for now.
  That announcement came as something of a surprise: S&P warned in June that if lawmakers couldn’t come up with a long-term budget solution, it would likely knock down Alaska&rsq
  
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• Weather alerts issued as heavy rains, high winds forecast around Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 03:08
  
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  Weather alerts issued as heavy rains, high winds forecast around Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  As weekend flooding concerns in Northwest Alaska ebbed Monday, other areas of the state were facing their own worrying weather conditions — from flooding rivers to gusty winds — in the days ahead. A small stream flood advisory for Seward-area ...and more »
  
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• Uptick in oil prices helps Alaska's bottom line, but not much - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-08-2016 03:05
  
  Uptick in oil prices helps Alaska's bottom line, but not much
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  The Trans Alaska Pipeline, or TAPS, carries crude from Alaska's North Slope to the rest of the state, shown here running along the Dalton Highway. Oil prices have rebounded slightly in the last few weeks, analysts say that won't mean much for Alaska's ...and more »
  
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• Uptick in oil prices helps Alaska’s bottom line, but not much

  23-08-2016 03:04
  
  Oil prices were up for the third straight week last week.
  The Trans Alaska Pipeline, or TAPS, carries crude from Alaska’s North Slope to the rest of the state, shown here running along the Dalton Highway. Oil prices have rebounded slightly in the last few weeks, analysts say that won’t mean much for Alaska’s bottom line.
  (Photo by Lindsay Ohlert/Creative Commons)In Alaska, North Slope crude rose to nearly $50 a barrel by the end of the week.
  That’s much higher than the $4
  
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• Tribal assistance, employment programs run out of money - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-08-2016 02:59
  
  Tribal assistance, employment programs run out of money
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  Southeast Alaska's regional tribal government is temporarily ending programs that provide food, clothing and shelter to its most needy clients. Listen now. The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska said federal budget cuts are to ...and more »
  
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• Tribal assistance, employment programs run out of money

  23-08-2016 02:58
  
  Southeast Alaska’s regional tribal government is temporarily ending programs that provide food, clothing and shelter to its most needy clients.
  The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska said federal budget cuts are to blame.
  Central Council Chief Operating Officer Corrine Garza estimates the programs help about 1,000 tribal members a year. She said those clients are not eligible for other assistance.
  “Most people don’t have any income at all,” Garza
  
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• Homer art gallery hosts “Decolonizing Alaska” exhibit - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-08-2016 02:55
  
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  Homer art gallery hosts “Decolonizing Alaska” exhibit
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  An innovative new exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center has turned a spotlight on Alaska's long history of colonization. Asia Freeman, the curator of “Decolonizing Alaska”, says colonization has had a powerful influence on the state. 1 of 8. “Huck, Ron ...
  
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• Winter ferry schedule better than last year

  23-08-2016 02:54
  
  This winter’s Alaska Marine Highway schedule offers more sailings than the previous season’s. It also eliminates five-week service gaps for some communities.
  A baggage cart, nicknamed Starfish, leaves the Chenega in Sitka on Sept. 3, 2015. The fast ferry is tied up for the rest of this fiscal year. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News – Juneau)The schedule, released Aug. 17, shows a 6 percent increase in sailings. That’s the difference between last season’s 166
  
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• A hunter without a gun - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 02:54
  
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  A hunter without a gun
  Alaska Dispatch News
  McGRATH — Growing up in this small, remote village, I spent a lot of time outdoors. For most of my life, my family of seven has gone up the Takotna River to the log cabin my dad built in the early 1990s. We often go by boat in summer, less often in ...
  
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• Homer art gallery hosts “Decolonizing Alaska” exhibit

  23-08-2016 02:49
  
  An innovative new exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center has turned a spotlight on Alaska’s long history of colonization. Asia Freeman, the curator of “Decolonizing Alaska”, says colonization has had a powerful influence on the state.1 of 8 “Huck, Ron, and Me” by Kesler Woodward. (Courtesy of Bunnell Street Arts Center)“Huck, Ron, and Me” by Kesler Woodward. (Courtesy of Bunnell Street Arts Center)“Counting on Liberty” by Rebecca Lyon. (Courte
  
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• Plankton population and the power of pink salmon

  23-08-2016 02:33
  
  After combing through data from the Aleutian Islands, a scientist has discovered an unexpected relationship between plankton and pink salmon. Although plankton might seem like an ecological afterthought, biological oceanographer Sonia Batten disagrees. She calls them the most important organisms in the ocean.
  A variety of plankton from the Pacific Ocean. (Christian Sardet/CNRS/Tara Expeditions)“They’re the basis of every marine food chain pretty much,” Batten said. “
  
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• National podcaster discusses data and Alaska political climate

  23-08-2016 02:28
  
  National political podcast host Jody Avirgan and his wife recently visited Juneau, marking Alaska as the 50th state to which he’s traveled.
  Avirgan, who hosts the FiveThirtyEight sports, culture and politics podcast called “What’s the Point,” accepted an invitation from Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Radio Network politics reporter, to discuss the Alaskan political climate on Friday, August 19.
  FiveThirtyEight podcast host Jody Avirgan discussed political data
  
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• Flood warning issued for Seward area

  23-08-2016 02:18
  
  National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Seward until 4 p.m. Tuesday. Christian Cassell with the National Weather Service said the rain isn’t expected to ease up anytime soon. He said there’s a decent chance the advisory will be extended.
  “There very well could be an extension of the flood advisory, but we will evaluate that as we get closer to that time. We are expecting almost continual rainfall well into Thursday if not Friday morning so it’s gonna
  
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• Alaska Airlines breaks ground on $40 million Anchorage hangar - KTUU.com

  23-08-2016 01:37
  
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  Alaska Airlines breaks ground on $40 million Anchorage hangar
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Alaska Airlines formally broke ground Monday on construction of a $40 million aircraft maintenance hangar in Anchorage. Officials with the Seattle-based airline say the planned 105,000-square-foot structure is part of a $100 ...
  Alaska Airlines breaks ground on $40M Anchorage hangarFox Businessall 13 news articles »
  
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• Someone is stealing roadkill moose from the side of Alaska highways - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 00:54
  
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  Someone is stealing roadkill moose from the side of Alaska highways
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A moose walks down the Park Road in Denali National Park and Preserve on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). Don Dyer drove to Talkeetna to salvage a dead moose in the early hours of Sunday morning, but when he arrived ...
  
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• Someone is stealing dead moose from the side of Alaska's roads - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-08-2016 00:54
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Someone is stealing dead moose from the side of Alaska's roads
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A moose walks down the Park Road in Denali National Park and Preserve on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). Don Dyer drove to Talkeetna to salvage a dead moose in the early hours of Sunday morning, but when he arrived ...
  
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• A New Dolphin Species, Long Gone, Found in a Drawer

  23-08-2016 00:31 via nytimes.com
  A skull that had spent decades at the National Museum of Natural History belonged to a previously unknown species with a flexible neck.
  
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• Alaska Airlines breaks ground on $40M Anchorage hangar - Fox Business

  23-08-2016 00:25
  
  Alaska Airlines breaks ground on $40M Anchorage hangar
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Airlines formally broke ground Monday on construction of a $40 million aircraft maintenance hangar in Anchorage. Continue Reading Below. Officials with the Seattle-based airline say the planned 105,000-square-foot structure ...and more »
  
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