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• Alaska board, prompted by suit, proposes new abortion rules - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  21-02-2017 22:06 via newsminer.com
  
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  Alaska board, prompted by suit, proposes new abortion rules
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  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska State Medical Board has proposed new abortion regulations, prompted by a lawsuit ...
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• Carbon monoxide that killed Anchorage teen came from heating ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2017 21:40 via adn.com
  
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  Carbon monoxide that killed Anchorage teen came from heating ...
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  Carbon monoxide that killed a teen at a South Anchorage home on Monday and sickened seven of his family members came from a heating system boiler in the ...
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• In lawsuit, Alaska reality TV star alleges she was injured in forced stunt - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2017 21:26 via adn.com
  
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  In lawsuit, Alaska reality TV star alleges she was injured in forced stunt
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  Susan Aikens, who stars in the reality TV show "Life Below Zero," has sued the series producers, alleging she was injured while being forced to film dangerous scenes for fictitious narratives. Aikens' grievances largely center on a producer who she ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  21-02-2017 04:16 via alaskapublic.org
  
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  The University of Alaska has entered into an agreement with the federal Office of Civil Rights to address problems with its handling of sexual assault and harassment cases. UA was one of dozens of universities around the country singled out by the OCR ...
  U of Alaska agrees to resolve sex harassment, assault issuesESPN
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• How companies make billions selling medical records

  21-02-2017 04:07
  
  
  Companies make billions of dollars by mining data from our internet searches, our purchase histories, and — our medical records. That’s the subject of Adam Tanner’s new book, “Our Bodies, Our Data.” Tanner is this year’s University of Alaska Fairbanks Snedden Chair of Journalism. He spoke with APRN’s Lori Townsend about where the information is coming from and why he’s concerned.
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Feb. 20, 2017

  21-02-2017 04:07
  
  
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  University of Alaska to update protocol for sexual assault, harassment cases
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  The University of Alaska has entered into an agreement with the federal Office of Civil Rights to address problems with its handling of sexual assault and harassment cases. UA was one of dozens of univ
  
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• Violent crime up in Alaska over past 30 years, even as overall crime rate fell - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2017 03:56 via adn.com
  
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  Violent crime up in Alaska over past 30 years, even as overall crime rate fell
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  Over the past 30 years, Alaska's violent crime rate has risen even as the state's overall crime rate fell, according to a new data analysis from a University of Alaska researcher. The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center's "Violent Crime Reported ...
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• Violent crime up in Alaska over past 30 years, even as overall crime ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2017 03:56 via adn.com
  
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  Over the past 30 years, Alaska's violent crime rate has risen even as the state's overall crime rate fell, according to a new data analysis from a University of ...
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• Alaska is trying to slice some land out of ANWR - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2017 03:35 via adn.com
  
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  Alaska is trying to slice some land out of ANWR
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  The state's current dispute over the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place believed to have huge oil deposits, is partly based on a pilot for a defunct airline who came to believe long ago the U.S. government was enforcing an ...
  
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• At Anchorage rally, hundreds urge Alaska senators to support ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-02-2017 02:35 via adn.com
  
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  Approximately 200-300 people marched from Delaney Park to Peterson Tower on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in downtown Anchorage to show support for Planned ...and more »
  
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• University of Alaska to update protocol for sexual assault, harassment cases

  21-02-2017 02:32
  
  (University of Alaska graphic)The University of Alaska has entered into an agreement with the federal Office of Civil Rights to address problems with its handling of sexual assault and harassment cases. UA was one of dozens of universities around the country singled out by the OCR for a compliance review in 2014.
  Speaking at a Monday press conference, UA President Jim Johnsen said some improvements have already been made since the review started, but it’s not enough.
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• 1 dead, 7 in hospital after home carbon monoxide poisoning

  21-02-2017 02:09
  
  One person is dead and seven hospitalized after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a home in Anchorage.
  Anchorage Fire Department Deputy Chief Jodie Hettrick said dispatch was called to the South Anchorage residence for a separate issue, but investigators quickly found multiple people needing medical assistance. As of mid-Monday (Feb. 20) AFD did not have an update on their medical conditions.
  Inside the single-family home, Hettrick said investigators found carbon monoxide levels more than
  
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• Brent Sass withdraws mushing team from Iditarod

  21-02-2017 02:00
  
  Brent Sass, placed second in the Kuskokwim 300, has withdrawn his team from the 2017 Idiatrod. (Photo: Katie Basile / KYUK)Just days after a surprising scratch on the Yukon Quest trail, Eureka musher Brent Sass withdrew his team from the 2017 Iditarod.
  The race’s Trail Committee made the announcement early Saturday morning. No other information was provided.
  The news comes after Sass took himself out of this year’s Quest toward the end of the race while running in the lead. According
  
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• St. Lawrence Island assistance centers offer state aid for storm repairs

  21-02-2017 01:51
  
  DHSEM employees assist residents with applications to receive State assistance for damages to their homes caused by the 2016 New Year’s Eve Bering Sea storm. (Photo: Davis Hovey, KNOM)The Department of Homeland Security and emergency management, or DHSEM, set up assistance centers on St. Lawrence Island after Governor Bill Walker issued a disaster declaration almost two weeks ago.
  Downstairs in the City office building where community bingo is normally played, people were waiting to fill o
  
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• Alaska reality star sues Emmy-winning show, claiming unsafe shoots & 'fictionalized' storylines - KTUU.com

  21-02-2017 00:40 via ktuu.com
  
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  Alaska reality star sues Emmy-winning show, claiming unsafe shoots & 'fictionalized' storylines
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) One of the stars of the Alaska-based reality show “Life Below Zero” has sued producers of the series claiming she was forced to film unsafe segments in support of made-up storylines. Attorneys for Susan Aikens filed a 32-page lawsuit ...
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• Middle school sports travel is back on the school board’s agenda

  21-02-2017 00:17
  
  Juneau Schools Superintendent Mark Miller at a Juneau School Board meeting in December. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)The Juneau School Board is revisiting its 2013 travel ban for middle school sports.
  The 2013 school board disappointed a lot of people in Juneau when it voted to stop middle school sports teams from traveling out of town. At the school board meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Mark Miller said he read dozens of pages of documents to wrap his head around the previous board&rsqu
  
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• Tlingit woman to represent Alaska at Miss USA pageant

  21-02-2017 00:07
  
  Alyssa London was crowned Miss Alaska USA 2017. (Photo: Matthew Crockett)For the first time in pageant history, a Tlingit woman will represent Alaska on the national stage. Alyssa London was crowned Miss Alaska earlier this month and said, even before she was crowned, the experience felt unreal.
  “I was just in shock. I was so happy, but it was, like ‘wow,’ this is happening. My dream came true. I was speechless,” London explained after she was crowned.
  London co
  
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