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• Alaska to receive federal grant to process over 1000 untested sexual assault kits

  04-10-2016 23:11
  
  Governor Bill Walker announced today that Alaska will be receiving $1.1 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to process over 1,000 sexual assault kits currently in possession of Alaska State Troopers.
  (Chart courtesy of UAA Justice Center)The three-year grant will allow for the kits to be analyzed at a state crime lab as well as paying for cold case investigators and prosecuting attorneys to carry out cases that emerge from the findings.
  The grant follows an inventory rev
  
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• Delta Revenue Headwinds Fade; Alaska Traffic Outpaces Capacity - Investor's Business Daily

  04-10-2016 20:36
  
  Investor's Business Daily
  Delta Revenue Headwinds Fade; Alaska Traffic Outpaces Capacity
  Investor's Business Daily
  Delta Air Lines reported a smaller decline in unit revenue and flat costs Tuesday morning. (Delta Air Lines). BILL PETERS; 10/04/2016. Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn · Print · Share · Reprints. Delta Air Lines (DAL) on Tuesday said consolidated ...
  Airline Stock Roundup: Delta Air Lines' September PRASM Improves; Alaska Air Group in FocusZacks.coma
  
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• Local elections taking place across Alaska today - KTUU.com

  04-10-2016 18:58
  
  KTUU.com
  Local elections taking place across Alaska today
  KTUU.com
  KENAI, Alaska (KTUU) - Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, October 4, for a myriad of elections across Alaska. Local contests in various locations around the state kick off as early as 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, with some polling places remaining open ...
  
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• Caelus announces big oil find on North Slope

  04-10-2016 17:28
  
  Smith Bay is about 150 miles west of Prudhoe Bay. (Image: Google)Caelus Energy says it’s made a major oil discovery on the North Slope, at Smith Bay. The company estimates the oil under its current state leases at 6 billion barrels and says the complex as a whole may contain as much as 10 billion barrels. The estimate is based on two wells drilled this year and 3D-seismic work.
  Smith Bay is between Barrow and Prudhoe Bay. The Caelus leases are in state waters, offshore of the National Petr
  
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• Alaska Air's Stock Price Year-To-Date Is Off 20%: Here's Why - Forbes

  04-10-2016 14:38
  
  Forbes
  Alaska Air's Stock Price Year-To-Date Is Off 20%: Here's Why
  Forbes
  Alaska Air's stock price has fallen almost 20% in the year so far, despite strong quarterly performance. 27092. In the following note, we list some of the key reasons behind the decline in Alaska's stock price. Pressured Unit Revenues. At the beginning ...and more »
  
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• Ex-Alaska official, son of legendary broadcaster, dies at 92 - Fox News

  04-10-2016 06:23
  
  Charlotte Observer
  Ex-Alaska official, son of legendary broadcaster, dies at 92
  Fox News
  JUNEAU, Alaska – Lowell Thomas Jr., a former Alaska lieutenant governor, author, adventurer, glacier pilot and son of the legendary broadcaster, has died. ADVERTISEMENT. His daughter, Anne Donaghy, confirmed his death Monday to The Associated ...
  Lowell Thomas Jr., former Alaska lieutenant governor, dead at 92Alaska Dispatch Newsall 18 news articles »
  
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• Museum abandons boundaries all together

  04-10-2016 05:28
  
  Artist Edgar Heap of Birds stands before his piece “Dead Indian Stories” on display in the “Without Boundaries” exhibit. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)A new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum brings some of the world’s top artists together for a provocative commentary on indigenous identity and contemporary art. “Without Boundaries: Visual Conversations,” which opened Friday, is an ambitious effort in more ways th
  
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• Alaska officials: Anti-Trump Twitter poster has left health department payroll - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-10-2016 04:14
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska officials: Anti-Trump Twitter poster has left health department payroll
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The employee who accidentally criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from the Alaska health department's Twitter account is no longer working for the state, officials said Monday. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Oct. 03, 2016

  04-10-2016 04:04
  
  
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  Listen Now3 dead in Hageland plane crash en route to Togiak
  Dave Bendinger, KDLG – Dillingham
  A Cessna 208 caravan was traveling from Quinhagak to Togiak with two Hageland pilots and one passenger on board when it crashed. An emergency locator signal was received just before 1:30. Two state troopers in Dillingham to
  
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• Leadership dispute to continue at Alaska Native meeting - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-10-2016 03:37
  
  Leadership dispute to continue at Alaska Native meeting
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A leadership dispute is expected to be continued at a conference of the Association of Village Council Presidents kicking off in Bethel on Tuesday, when protesting delegates plan to push their argument that the member villages ...and more »
  
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• Juneau judge among 13 applicants to Alaska Court of Appeals - KTOO

  04-10-2016 03:20
  
  KTOO
  Juneau judge among 13 applicants to Alaska Court of Appeals
  KTOO
  Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg closely watches an attorney during opening arguments in a recent civil trial. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO). A Juneau judge is among the potential candidates seeking to serve on the Alaska Court of Appeals. Appeals ...
  
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• Ex-Alaska Official, Son of Legendary Broadcaster, Dies at 92 - ABC News

  04-10-2016 03:11
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Ex-Alaska Official, Son of Legendary Broadcaster, Dies at 92
  ABC News
  Lowell Thomas Jr., a former Alaska lieutenant governor, author, adventurer, glacier pilot and son of the legendary broadcaster, has died. His daughter, Anne Donaghy, confirmed his death Monday to The Associated Press. She said her father died Saturday ...
  Lowell Thomas Jr., former Alaska lieutenant governor, dead at 92 ...Alaska Dispatch Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska gets $500m in base construction; most for Fairbanks - KTOO

  04-10-2016 03:01
  
  KTOO
  Alaska gets $500m in base construction; most for Fairbanks
  KTOO
  Congress last week agreed to spend more than a half-billion dollars on military construction projects in Alaska. Most of the projects are in Fairbanks, to prepare Eielson Air Force Base for the arrival of F-35 aircraft. The short-term spending bill ...and more »
  
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• Former Lt. Gov. Lowell Thomas Jr. dies just shy of 93

  04-10-2016 02:57
  
  Lowell Thomas Jr., a former Alaska lieutenant governor, author, adventurer, glacier pilot and son of the legendary broadcaster, has died.
  Lowell Thomas Jr. in 1975 (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Education)His daughter, Anne Donaghy, confirmed his death Monday to The Associated Press. She says her father died Saturday at his home in Anchorage, Alaska, days shy of his 93rd birthday.
  He was born in London on Oct. 6, 1923, to Lowell Jackson Thomas and Frances Ryan Thomas. His early chil
  
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• Wisdom Keeper: One Man’s Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan People

  04-10-2016 02:38
  
  Ilarion Merculieff, is an Aleut educator and has traveled the world working with indigenous people. He’s written a book called Wisdom Keeper, that’s available now, chronicling the stories of his people of the Pribilof Islands and messages from Native elders in Alaska and other countries. It also highlights the science and technology that his sea going people were adept at. Known more commonly as Larry, he says even his name, Ilarion, was part of  colonization and the i
  
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• Alaska Democrat reminds voters about Don Young's horrific 2014 comments on a teenager's suicide - Daily Kos

  04-10-2016 02:31
  
  Daily Kos
  Alaska Democrat reminds voters about Don Young's horrific 2014 comments on a teenager's suicide
  Daily Kos
  Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Sign the petition to Republicans: Trump's comments on Khan family are repugnant. Drop your support for him. Donald Trump ...
  
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• Alaska Fred Meyer stores part of food recall related to allergens - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  04-10-2016 02:15
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska Fred Meyer stores part of food recall related to allergens
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Fred Meyer has issued a precautionary recall of the Deli BTG Superfood Wrap because it may contain undeclared allergens. The company confirmed Alaska stores sell the item. In the recall, posted to the Food and Drug Administration's website, the company ...and more »
  
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• St. George applies for marine sanctuary

  04-10-2016 01:22
  The city of St. George, home to 100 people, has asked the federal government to create a marine sanctuary around their island in the Bering Sea. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially received the application today.
  Mayor Pat Pletnikoff said in a recent interview the city is appealing to the government for help to preserve the rich ecosystem around their island. He says they also want more research on the seal and bird populations they rely on for subsistence.
  “Ther
  
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• Alaska gets $500m in base construction; most for Fairbanks - Alaska Public Radio Network

  04-10-2016 01:16
  
  Alaska gets $500m in base construction; most for Fairbanks
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Congress last week agreed to spend more than half a billion dollars on military construction projects in Alaska. Most of the projects are in Fairbanks, to prepare Eielson Air Force Base for the arrival of F-35 aircraft. The short-term spending bill ...and more »
  
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• Alaska gets $500m in base construction; most for Fairbanks

  04-10-2016 01:14
  
  Photo by Liz RuskinCongress last week agreed to spend more than half a billion dollars on military construction projects in Alaska. Most of the projects are in Fairbanks, to prepare Eielson Air Force Base for the arrival of F-35 aircraft. The short-term spending bill Congress passed also has $155 million for a new radar system at Clear Air Force Station, and $47 million for a drone hangar at Fort Wainwright.
  Jim Dodson, president of the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation, says the projec
  
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• 3 dead in Hageland plane crash en route to Togiak

  04-10-2016 01:04
  
  A Cessna 208 caravan was traveling from Quinhagak to Togiak with two Hageland pilots and one passenger on board when it crashed. An emergency locator signal was received just before 1:30. Two state troopers in Dillingham took a helicopter to the scene shortly after. Sgt. Luis Nieves supervises the region.
  The Cessna 208 caravan that crashed midway between Quinhagak and Togiak (Photo courtesy of Alaska State Troopers)“When our troopers arrived in the area, they immediately noticed that the
  
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• No fencing them in: Alaska moose bash antlers through fence | The ... - The Seattle Times

  04-10-2016 00:38
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  No fencing them in: Alaska moose bash antlers through fence | The ...
  The Seattle Times
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Don't try to fence in Alaska moose battling for female attention. They'll bust right through it. Bryan M. Anderson said he and his ...
  Photos: Bull moose tangle on opposite sides of a fenceAlaska Dispatch Newsall 15 news articles »
  
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• No fencing them in: Alaska moose bash antlers through fence - The Seattle Times

  04-10-2016 00:38
  
  No fencing them in: Alaska moose bash antlers through fence
  The Seattle Times
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Don't try to fence in Alaska moose battling for female attention. They'll bust right through it. Bryan M. Anderson said he and his daughter went looking for moose early Sunday, stumbling upon an unusual sighting in Anchorage's ...and more »
  
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• Snow Trac program issues final grants after being vetoed

  04-10-2016 00:31
  
  A vetoed state program that provides grants for trail grooming and safety projects has issued its’ final round of awards. $236,000 in grants to 17 organizations statewide for this coming winter were announced last week. Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Director Ben Ellis said the grants were issued because the Snow Trac program is funded by snow machine registration fees from the previous year.
  “Even though the program will cease after this year, the governor’ of
  
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• Leadership dispute to continue at Alaska Native meeting - The Daily Progress

  04-10-2016 00:04
  
  Leadership dispute to continue at Alaska Native meeting
  The Daily Progress
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A leadership dispute is expected to be continued at a conference of the Association of Village Council Presidents kicking off in Bethel on Tuesday, when protesting delegates plan to push their argument that the member villages ...and more »
  
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