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• Set in Alaska, 'Grizzly Mama' strays from believability - Chicago Tribune

  14-09-2016 23:53
  
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  Set in Alaska, 'Grizzly Mama' strays from believability
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  Taylor Blim, from left, Tara Mallen and Jenna Ebersberger star in "Grizzly Mama" at the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble production. Taylor Blim, from left, Tara Mallen and Jenna Ebersberger star in "Grizzly Mama" at the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble production.
  
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• Alaska Mental Health Trust to pay up to $500K for land-trade consulting and lobbying - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-09-2016 22:29
  
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  Alaska Mental Health Trust to pay up to $500K for land-trade consulting and lobbying
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  The land office of the Alaska Mental Health Trust is proposing to spend as much as $500,000 to renew its consulting and lobbying contract with the Colorado firm that's helping it pursue a land exchange with the federal government. The contract is with ...
  
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• Transboundary mine developer shutting down

  14-09-2016 22:07
  
  The company trying to reopen the controversial Tulsequah Chief Mine, upstream from Juneau, is being taken over by an investor that’s owed millions of dollars.
  Acid drainage from the Tulsequah Chief Mine discolors a leaking containment pond next to the Tulsequah River in British Columbia in 2013. Developer Chieftain Metals is in receivership. (Photo courtesy Chris Miller/Trout Unlimited)It means polluted water could continue to drain from mine tunnels into a Taku River tributary.
  
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• Premera's Alaska rates to rise 7 percent next year, less than estimated - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-09-2016 21:43
  
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  Premera's Alaska rates to rise 7 percent next year, less than estimated
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  Rates on the individual insurance market will increase 7.3 percent for Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, the state's sole insurer on the market. The rates were approved Aug. 22 and go into effect at the start of 2017. Initially, Premera ...and more »
  
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• Crews clear mudslide from Alaska Railroad tracks; service resumes ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  14-09-2016 21:38
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Crews clear mudslide from Alaska Railroad tracks; service resumes ...
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—A mudslide just north of Cantwell early Wednesday temporarily stopped train traffic on the Alaska Railroad.
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• Scientists use new technology in studying fur seals

  14-09-2016 20:22
  
  Tracking instruments are temporarily glued to female northern fur seals. (Carey Kuhn/NOAA Fisheries)The fur seals on St. Paul Island are one of the most studied marine mammals on the planet. But there’s still a lot scientists don’t know. For the first time this year, scientists are using a device called a Saildrone to track down more information about the seals. The new technology could help solve the mystery of why fur seals on the island have been declining since the 1970s
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• Alaska GOP officers leave committee to back Joe Miller - KTUU.com

  14-09-2016 19:33
  
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  Alaska GOP officers leave committee to back Joe Miller
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska The central committee of Alaska's Republican party has lost several of its members because of their support for Joe Miller, who is running as a Libertarian in his effort to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaska Public ...
  Mark Begich Doesn't Rule Out Alaska Write-In CampaignRoll Call
  GOP officers ditch party roles to back MillerAlaska Public Radio Network
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• Bethel 21-year-old drowns while swimming in New England river - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-09-2016 19:22
  
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  Bethel 21-year-old drowns while swimming in New England river
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  A Bethel man doing AmeriCorps volunteer work in New Hampshire drowned Tuesday while swimming in the Connecticut River, according to local officials and news media. The Valley News reports 21-year-old Reed McWilliams was swimming with a ...
  Body of 21-year-old Alaska man recovered from Connecticut RiverFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Police identify Alaska man, 21, who drowned in Connecticut R
  
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• Israel's Peres shows improvement after stroke, doctors say - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-09-2016 18:20
  
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  Israel's Peres shows improvement after stroke, doctors say
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  Former Israeli President Shimon Peres delivers a statement to the media as he is discharged from a hospital near Tel Aviv, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File. JERUSALEM – Former Israeli President Shimon Peres remains in a critical condition 24 ...and more »
  
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• Trips That Encourage You to Lose Your Phone

  14-09-2016 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Travel companies and hotels are promoting digital detox experiences, to disconnect with devices and focus on the destination.
  
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• Alaska village banishes 6 over drug and alcohol suspicions - Alaska Dispatch News

  14-09-2016 05:41
  
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  Alaska village banishes 6 over drug and alcohol suspicions
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  Community members ride through Quinhagak during a drug awareness march on Aug. 23, 2016. Courtesy Stephan Jones. BETHEL — The tribal government and tribal court in the Southwestern Alaska village of Quinhagak announced Tuesday the ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016

  14-09-2016 04:59
  
  
  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 @aprnListen now
  Fairbanks representative calls for an investigation into the Office of Children’s ServicesDan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
  Walker administration won’t challenge veto reversalQuinton Chandler, KTOO, Juneau
  Suspect in custody in Anchorage homocide
  
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• Growing a new kelp industry in Alaska

  14-09-2016 04:54
  
  
  Aquaculture is not new in Alaska. And now a company in Southeast is hopeful it’s found a new crop to grow in state waters- kelp, or seaweed. But before the state gives the green light to the fledgling industry, it needs answers to some pretty basic questions. From Juneau, Amanda Compton has more.
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• No range anxiety for Juneau electric car owners

  14-09-2016 04:51
  
  
  If the capital city were a state, it ranks with places like California when it comes to the number of electric vehicles per capita on the road. And Juneau’s EVs owners love to show off. This past weekend, the quiet cars rolled into a local park so the public could take a glimpse.Listen now
  In total, there are about 80 fully electric vehicles on the roads of Juneau, running off hydropower rather than gasoline. More than 40 of those are parked at an electric vehicle, or EV get together. Clus
  
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• Begich may join crowded Senate race

  14-09-2016 04:35
  
  
  Former Sen. Mark Begich addresses the Alaska State Legislature on Monday, March 3, 2014. Begich did not rule out a 2016 Senate run. (Skip Gray/ Gavel Alaska).Former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich may consider running as a write-in in this year’s crowded U.S. Senate race. Begich tells Anchorage television station KTVA that people have been calling and urging him to enter the race. He says he will see what his options are, and adds he doesn’t have a timeframe for his decision. He didn’t i
  
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• Search underway for missing Shageluk teen

  14-09-2016 04:28
  
  
  A search continues for a man who went missing last week in the western interior village of Shageluk. An Alaska State Trooper dispatch says that there’s been no sign of 18-year-old Alfred Hamilton since September 7th, when friends he’d been drinking with reported leaving him asleep on a bench outside the village tribal hall, after he refused to go home.Listen now
  Troopers say Bethel Search and Rescue has been coordinating an effort that’s included search dog teams as well as vol
  
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• Second suspect indicted in Campbell Airstrip Road murder

  14-09-2016 04:17
  
  
  A grand jury has indicted a second suspect on murder charges in the death of man found on a rural Anchorage road in August.
  Anchorage police say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 19-year-old Riek William Gat in connection with the death of 22-year-old Michael Mitchell.
  Police are seeking the public’s help in finding Gat. The indictment charges Gat with first- and second-degree murder in the case.
  Mitchell’s body was found just before 8:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at Mile 3 Campbell Air
  
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• Walker administration won’t challenge veto reversal

  14-09-2016 04:02
  
  
  Pat Pitney, director of the Office of Management & Budget, at a press conference, Feb. 5, 2015. The Walker administration is not challenging a decision to reverse his veto. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Governor Bill Walker won’t challenge a decision to reverse his veto of education spending.
  In late June, Walker vetoed $6.35 million previously allocated to a formula that funds schools based on their enrollment numbers.
  The Legislative Finance Division reviewed the veto and decided it
  
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• Fairbanks representative calls for an investigation into the Office of Children’s Services

  14-09-2016 04:02
  
  
  Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, addresses the Alaska House of Representatives, April 8, 2015. She is calling for an investigation into the Office of Children’s Services.(Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)State Representative Tammie Wilson has requested a grand jury investigation of the state Office of Children’s Services. The North Pole Republican sent letters to regional district attorney offices last week seeking the inquiry. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, it’s based on conc
  
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• Expanded terminal for Alaska Airlines OK'd at Sea-Tac - The Seattle Times

  14-09-2016 02:56
  
  The Seattle Times
  Expanded terminal for Alaska Airlines OK'd at Sea-Tac
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  Digital rendering of the planned $550 million expansion of the Alaska Airlines north satellite terminal at Sea-Tac airport. (Courtesy of Port of Seattle). The Port of Seattle Commission has approved an expansion of the North Satellite terminal that ...
  This is what Alaska Airlines' home at Sea-Tac will look likeKOMO Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• Expanded terminal for Alaska Airlines OK'd at Sea-Tac | The Seattle ... - The Seattle Times

  14-09-2016 02:56
  
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  Expanded terminal for Alaska Airlines OK'd at Sea-Tac | The Seattle ...
  The Seattle Times
  The Port of Seattle Commission has approved an expansion of the North Satellite terminal that will extend the building to the west, adding eight airplane gates to ...
  This is what Alaska Airlines' home at Sea-Tac will look likeKOMO Newsall 8 news articles »
  
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• GOP officers ditch party roles to back Miller

  14-09-2016 01:59
  
  File photo: Lawrence Ostrovsky.The Central Committee of the Alaska Republican Party voted  to remove one of its members over the weekend, and several other party officers resigned, all so they can publicly support Joe Miller. Miller is trying again to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. He jumped into the U.S. Senate race last week, as the Libertarian nominee. Six years ago, the Miller-Murkowski race divided the party. This time Republicans describe their differences as a friendly s
  
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