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• Alaska governor cites need for balance in immigration policy - Wrangellsentinel

  02-02-2017 22:51
  
  Alaska governor cites need for balance in immigration policy
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he understands the need to keep this country safe. But he says it also is important to protect the rights and liberties of those coming to Alaska. Walker tells The Associated Press that there's a ...
  
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• Man accused of Alaska rape indicted for Nevada sex assault - KTUU.com

  02-02-2017 22:18
  
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  Man accused of Alaska rape indicted for Nevada sex assault
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  LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 38-year-old man previously charged with raping a woman and holding her captive for weeks in an Alaska cabin is now accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Las Vegas motel in 2004. A grand jury indicted Daniel Selovich, also ...and more »
  
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• 13 best places to go fishing in Alaska - Starts at 60

  02-02-2017 22:09
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  13 best places to go fishing in Alaska
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  Alaska is known to be the state of adventures. If you have a particular hobby, then Alaska will attract you. The kind of beauty and wonderful fishing spots makes Alaska the best in the world. You can catch some of the biggest salmon here, too. Alaska ...
  Fish Factor: Halibut quota increasesJuneau Empire (subscription)all 3 news articles »
  
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• Alaska pot conference call interrupted by flushing toilet - fox6now.com

  02-02-2017 21:41
  
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  Alaska pot conference call interrupted by flushing toilet
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  SCHWELM, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Water pours down the toilet on January 10, 2007 in Schwelm, Germany. (Photo Illustration by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images). ×. Alaska pot conference call interrupted by flushing toilet. SCHWELM, GERMANY ...and more »
  
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• ACT’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

  02-02-2017 21:33
  
  The cast of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and GrillWhat’s better than going to hear Billie Holiday perform at Emerson’s Bar and Grill? Hearing four Billie Holidays performing at Anchorage Community Theatre in Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill performing at ACT February 4th-19. Director Matt Fernandez, along with two of the “Billies”, Vivian Melde and Kinley Norman drop by Stage Talk this week to give us the scoop on how they do it.
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• Newest city in Alaska is named in Southeast - KTUU.com

  02-02-2017 20:57
  
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  Newest city in Alaska is named in Southeast
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  PETERSBURG, Alaska (AP) - A small community on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska has become the state's newest city. KFSK-FM reported Tuesday that Whale Pass was incorporated as a city following a final count by the state's division of ...
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• ACA repeal could complicate Medicaid reforms

  02-02-2017 20:13
  
  
  Valerie Davidson, commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services in 2015. She’s concerned about the effect of an Affordable Care Act repeal. (Photo: Skip Gray/360 North)State health leaders say a federal repeal of the Affordable Care Act could make it difficult to implement reforms to Medicaid. That could cost the state the tens of millions of dollars that lawmakers are counting on.
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• Alaska House weighs permanent establishment of Indigenous Peoples Day - KTUU.com

  02-02-2017 19:14
  
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  Alaska House weighs permanent establishment of Indigenous Peoples Day
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Columbus Day would be known as Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska under legislation being considered in the state House. Columbus Day, which falls on the second Monday in October, is a federal holiday but not a state holiday.and more »
  
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• Alaska Nanooks basketball heads into doubleheader weekend - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  02-02-2017 11:00
  
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  Alaska Nanooks basketball heads into doubleheader weekend
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  Alaska's Najee Matlock drives towards the basket during first half action of the men's GNAC basketball game against the Saint Martin's Saints Thursday night, December 29, 2016 at the UAF Patty Center. Eric Engman/News-Miner. prev. next. × ...
  
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• Civics education necessary for Alaska students - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  02-02-2017 10:07
  
  Civics education necessary for Alaska students
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. News-Miner Community Perspective: Generations of American leaders, from our founders to the great presidents who ...and more »
  
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• Alaska board considers rules for marijuana use at pot shops - The Daily Progress

  02-02-2017 09:36
  
  Alaska board considers rules for marijuana use at pot shops
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Marijuana regulators in Alaska are poised to consider rules allowing authorized retail pot shops to have areas where customers could light up. It's an idea the Marijuana Control Board has been mulling since late 2015, but it has ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Senate takes lead on reforming SB 91 | KTVA 11 - KTVA.com - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  02-02-2017 06:45
  
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  Members of the Alaska Senate are taking the lead on changes to a major overhaul of the criminal justice system lawmakers passed last year, Senate Bill 91.and more »
  
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• Colorado Eagles beat Alaska Aces for fourth straight win - Loveland Reporter-Herald

  02-02-2017 06:05
  
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  Colorado Eagles beat Alaska Aces for fourth straight win
  Loveland Reporter-Herald
  Colorado Eagles defenseman Jake Marto (25) celebrates his third-period goal Wednesday against Alaska at the Budweiser Events Center. (Photo courtesy of Standout Imagery). Feeling good was one thing. Following up was another. The Colorado Eagles ...
  Power plays — both ways — again trouble Alaska Aces in 5-2 lossAlaska Dispatch Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Alaska powerlifter Hanson puts her name back in the record book - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-02-2017 05:50
  
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  Alaska powerlifter Hanson puts her name back in the record book
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  Bethel's Natalie Hanson set an American record in women's powerlifting Saturday in Milwaukee, where she squatted 578.7 pounds — more than three times her body weight and more than 30 pounds better than the previous record. Hanson, a 26-year-old ...
  
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• The Alaska Legislature disgraces us with its legal corruption ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-02-2017 05:32
  
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  The Alaska Legislature disgraces us with its legal corruption ...
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  Rep. Jason Grenn, I-Anchorage, is acting the part of Jimmy Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" by asking for open votes on legislators' conflicts of interest ...and more »
  
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• Iditarod could move back to Fairbanks for a third time - Alaska Public Radio Network

  02-02-2017 04:01
  
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  Iditarod could move back to Fairbanks for a third time
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  The Iditarod may once again be moving to Fairbanks. Though the decision has not been made, low snow along difficult parts of the trail are prompting officials to consider moving the race's re-start from Willow to Fairbanks, for only the third time in ...
  Low snow on Iditarod race trail could move restart to FairbanksAlaska Dispatch News
  Iditarod says 2017 race could be returning to FairbanksF
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017

  02-02-2017 04:00
  
  
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  Iditarod could move back to Fairbanks for a third time
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  The Iditarod may once again be moving to Fairbanks. Though the decision has not been made, low snow along difficult parts of the trail are prompting officials to consider moving the race’s re-sta
  
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• Founder of Bird TLC remembered for dedication to Alaska wildlife - KTUU.com

  02-02-2017 03:46
  
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  Founder of Bird TLC remembered for dedication to Alaska wildlife
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The founder of the Bird Treatment and Learning Center, Dr, James Scott, is being remembered for his passion and dedication for helping Alaska's wild birds. photo courtesy Bird TLC. Dr. Scott passed away on Jan. 25th at the age of 84.
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Calculating wind chill, then and now

  02-02-2017 03:21
  
  The National Weather Service wind chill formula changed in 2001, altering record breaking wind chills from the 1989 cold snap. (Graphic: Brian Brettschneider)The wind chill dropped to -77 in Arctic Village last week. That’s the coldest wind chill recorded this winter in a populated spot in Alaska. 77 below may sound bitterly cold, but climatologist Brian Brettschneider said its not even close to record territory.
  “The record in Alaska, and for any populated place is -100 and tha
  
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• Cumbersome process slows rate for examining sexual assault kits

  02-02-2017 02:59
  
  Michelle Collins demonstrates how to use one of the machines that processes DNA samples. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)A recent legislative audit of the state’s Crime Lab said the facility isn’t meeting its target speed for processing Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) kits, which include biological evidence gathered after an alleged sexual assault. A scientist at the lab explained that the process is complicated.
  Forensic Biology supervisor Michelle Collins flashed her key card to o
  
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• Complicated process slows rate for examining sexual assault kits

  02-02-2017 02:59
  
  
  Michelle Collins demonstrates how to use one of the machines that processes DNA samples. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)A recent legislative audit of the state’s Crime Lab said the facility isn’t meeting its target speed for processing Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) kits, which include biological evidence gathered after an alleged sexual assault. A scientist at the lab explained that the process is complicated.
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• Iditarod could move back to Fairbanks for a third time

  02-02-2017 02:36
  
   
  Teams began the journey to Nome from the re-start at Willow Lake in Iditarod 44. Photo by Ben Matheson / Alaska Public Media.The Iditarod may once again be moving to Fairbanks.
  Though the decision has not been made, low snow conditions along difficult parts of the trail are prompting officials to consider moving the race’s re-start from Willow to Fairbanks, as they did in 2015, and for a first time in 2003.
  According to the Iditarod Trail Committee, despite good snow conditions
  
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• Servicemen stationed at Camp Lejeune decades ago may have diseases from bad drinking water

  02-02-2017 02:16
  
  Camp Lejeune’s wastewater treatment plant (Photo: U.S. Marines)Marines, National Guard members and reservists who were stationed, even temporarily, at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune from the 1950s through the late 80s, may have diseases related to contaminated drinking water on the base.
  More than 900,000 service members who served at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between through 1953 through 1987 could be at risk for a range of diseases from leukemia to Parkinson’s.
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• Wandering bison that “captured the hearts” of Western Alaska poached near Quinhagak

  02-02-2017 02:03
  
  Wood Bison No. 124, seen here from the air, was illegally shot and killed January 27, 2017 near Quinhagak. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is calling the animal’s death a setback for the Alaska Wood Bison Restoration Project.
  (Photo: Alaska Department of Fish and Game)She was a wanderer. Instead of sticking with her herd, Wood Bison 124 headed out on her own, traveling hundreds of solitary miles from the Alaska Yukon, down the Kuskokwim, to the sea.
  Friday (Jan. 27), near Quinhagak,
  
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• Wandering bison that “captured the hearts” of Western Alaska ... - Alaska Public Radio Network

  02-02-2017 02:03
  
  Wandering bison that “captured the hearts” of Western Alaska ...
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  Wood Bison No. 124, seen here from the air, was illegally shot and killed January 27, 2017 near Quinhagak. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is calling ...and more »
  
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• DATA VIZ: Safest cities in Alaska - KTUU - KTUU.com

  02-02-2017 00:53
  
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  DATA VIZ: Safest cities in Alaska - KTUU
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  In 2015, Cordova was Alaska's safest city, while Kotzebue was the state's least safe city. And Alaska ranks 44 out out of 52 total states and territories, including ...and more »
  
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• 2 moose shot and killed in Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-02-2017 00:08
  
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  2 moose shot and killed in Anchorage
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  Alaska Wildlife Troopers are investigating the killings of two moose found dead in Anchorage Tuesday. Troopers responded to the first kill in the Mountain View area at about 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to an online dispatch. "Anchorage police called ...
  Alaska authorities investigate fatal shooting of 2 urban mooseFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 7 news articles »
  
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