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• New Clinton-related emails discovered during Anthony Weiner investigation

  28-10-2016 23:38
  
  A U.S. official says newly discovered emails that have prompted a new FBI review of the Hillary Clinton email investigation came from a separate sexting probe of former congressman Anthony Weiner.
  Federal authorities in New York and North Carolina are investigating online communications between Weiner and a 15-year-old girl.
  The official said Friday that the emails referenced by FBI Director James Comey surfaced during that investigation. The official was familiar with the investigation but was
  
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• Holy Cross man arrested after escaping custody

  28-10-2016 23:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Aan arrest was made late last week after a man escaped custody in the community of Holy Cross.
  George Darren Peters Sr., 41, of Holy Cross had two warrants out for his arrest for third-degree assault.
  A Holy Cross Tribal Police officer made an initial arrest at about 11 p.m. Oct. 20, but Peters fled custody before Alaska State Troopers out of Aniak were able to acquire him Oct. 21.
  After searching, Peters was located at about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 22, by the TPO and community member
  
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• Agreeing on more money for roads, bridges may be easier than finding workers

  28-10-2016 23:00 via ktoo.org
  
  There aren’t many things the two major presidential candidates agree on, but here’s one: Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say they would spend more to rebuild the country’s aging infrastructure.
  Clinton proposes spending $275 billion over five years, and setting up a national infrastructure bank to leverage some of the funds to induce more private funding for additional projects. Trump is proposing tax credits to encourage private investment of up to $1 trillion over a dec
  
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• Newscast – Friday, Oct. 28, 2016

  28-10-2016 22:46 via ktoo.org
  
  
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/10/2016-10-28-newscast.mp3In this newscast:
  An Anchorage attorney accuses Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of groping her 17 years ago,
  Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy retires, and
  The University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Alaska Fairbanks prepare to drop their skiing sports programs.
  
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• JPD warns Halloween season brings increased number of pedestrians, drivers

  28-10-2016 22:25 via ktoo.org
  
  The Juneau Police Department is urging residents to be careful this weekend during Halloween celebrations. Extra officers will be working DUI enforcement this weekend, according to a news release.
  To drivers: Don’t drink, make sure seat belts are on and avoid distractions.
  To pedestrians: Watch for motorists and cross roadways at designated crosswalks. Wear bright clothing, walk in groups, carry a light and if appropriate have adult supervision.
  To trick-
  
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• Injured officer treated for eye surgery complications

  28-10-2016 22:00 via ktoo.org
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Fairbanks police say an officer recovering at an Anchorage hospital from injuries sustained in a shooting is being treated for complications following eye surgery.
  Sgt. Allen Brandt is sedated following the complications Thursday, police said Friday.
  Police are not immediately releasing further information out of respect for the officer’s family.
  Brandt, an 11-year veteran, pulled over to talk to a man walking on a street early morning Oct. 16.
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• Anthony Weiner investigation leads FBI back to Clinton email server case

  28-10-2016 22:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Updated at 3:56 p.m.
  Newly discovered emails being examined by the FBI in relation to Hillary Clinton’s email server came to light in the course of an unrelated criminal investigation of Anthony Weiner, a source familiar with the matter tells NPR’s Carrie Johnson.
  Weiner is the estranged husband of close Clinton aide Huma Abedin; he has been under scrutiny for sending illicit text messages to an underage girl.
  Earlier Friday FBI Director James Comey notified members of Congress that
  
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• Future of pet rescue in doubt after facility license denied

  28-10-2016 21:41
  
  A facility that houses animals for embattled pet rescue group, Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends (AARF), has been denied its multi-animal license by Anchorage Animal Care and Control.
  Coshok’s Canine Castle has been operating as a dog boarding and grooming business on the Old Seward Highway for more than 30 years. The license denial was issued last Friday, Oct. 21, according to Laura Atwood, spokesperson for Anchorage Animal Care and Control.
  The facility has been under scrutiny by Anchor
  
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• New guidelines for Hawk Inlet draw criticism

  28-10-2016 21:38 via ktoo.org
  
  Dry stacked tailings facility at Greens Creek Mine. (Photo courtesy Hecla Mining Company)
  Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation is working on new guidelines for Hawk Inlet — the location of Hecla’s Greens Creek Mine.Last spring, an environmental advocacy group found elevated levels of mercury in a seal harvested near the inlet. That sent off alarm bells for a nearby village, which is dependent on subsistence foods.There was barely an empty seat in the small, rectang
  
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• Victoria’s Secret opens in Alaska, 70 jobs added with more to come

  28-10-2016 21:12
  
  Starting today, shoppers will have more options when looking to buy lingerie in Anchorage.
  Victoria’s Secret opened its doors in Alaska at 8 a.m. Friday. There were easily 200 people lined up before staff gathered for the ribbon cutting, said Kari Skinner, director of marketing for the Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall.
  Staff were on-hand fitting customers for bras, even before the doors opened. Shoppers noted their eagerness for the convenience of a flagship store as one of the dra
  
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• Sutton man dies in highway crash

  28-10-2016 21:00 via ktoo.org
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska State Troopers say a 50-year-old Sutton man has died in a crash on the Glenn Highway in the Palmer area.
  Keven Johnson died at the scene of the crash at mile marker 52 Thursday night, troopers said.
  Johnson was heading south when his pickup crossed the center line and struck a northbound pickup driven by Thomas Pelfrey, 57, of Wasilla, troopers said.
  Pelfrey was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.
  The investigation of the crash is ongoi
  
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• November tradition returns with the GCI Great Alaska Shootout

  28-10-2016 20:59
  
  An annual Thanksgiving tradition continues this year with the 2016 GCI Great Alaska Shootout.
  Friday, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) athletic director Keith Hackett joined Paul Landes, senior vice president of consumer services at GCI, to discuss this year’s shootout.
  The women’s teams attending this year are: UAA, Missouri State, Portland and Southern California. The men’s team include: UAA, Buffalo, Nevada, Oakland, Drake, Iona, University of California Davis and W
  
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• Village of Gulkana looks to Gov. Walker to ‘right a wrong,’ get back burial grounds

  28-10-2016 20:30
  
  Nestled in the woods just north of Glennallen lie the descendants of the Ewan family.
  If Roy S. Ewan had to guess how many were buried beneath the surface, his guess would be “about 100.” The deceased are family members of the Gulkana tribe, an Athabascan village that used to call the cemetery and its surrounding acres home.
  “All my grandma, my grandpa, my uncle, my auntie, my sister, my brothers, all my nieces,” recalled 90-year-old Hazel Neeley of Gulkana
  
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• State raising fees for hunting, fishing licenses in 2017

  28-10-2016 20:00 via ktoo.org
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state Department of Fish and Game has announced that fees will increase for sport fishing, hunting and trapping licenses starting next year.
  KTUU-TV reports the agency’s announcement Thursday comes as the result of a bill approved by lawmakers earlier this year. Fish and Game says the law, which takes effect Jan. 1, was supported by conservation groups, sportsmen’s organizations and the guiding industry.
  Officials say it’s the first time in 24
  
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• Mudrooms – October 2016

  28-10-2016 19:56 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Join us tomorrow for an evening of storytelling…
  The theme is Skeletons in the Closet
  Stories by Guy Crockroft, Brian Weed, Phil Merrell, Jim Donaghey, Paula Terrel, Mark Wilcox, and Sam Kito
  Music by Laura Zahaskyhttp://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/10/MR-OCT161.mp3
  
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• FPD’s Sgt. Brandt dies after surgical complications

  28-10-2016 19:38
  
  Last updated at 5:35 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28
  The Fairbanks Police Department says Sgt. Allen Brandt died Friday, after complications from a surgical procedure. The department spoke only briefly, but thanked the community for its continued support.Original story:
  The Fairbanks Police Department announced Friday that Sgt. Allen Brandt, who was shot multiple times in an altercation with a suspect Oct. 16, has been hospitalized with complications following the scheduled eye surgery Thursda
  
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• FPD’s Sgt. Brandt back in hospital following eye surgery complications

  28-10-2016 19:38
  
  The Fairbanks Police Department announced Friday that Sgt. Allen Brandt, who was shot multiple times in an altercation with a suspect Oct. 16, has been hospitalized with complications following the scheduled eye surgery Thursday in Anchorage.According to the department, Brandt is currently sedated and receiving treatment.
  “Out of respect to the Brandt family we are not releasing further information at this time,” FPD spokesperson Yumi McCulloch wrote in the emailed release.
  
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• Daybreak Adopt-a-Pet for Oct. 28, 2016

  28-10-2016 19:00
  
  From Anchorage Animal Care and Control:
  Lulu: She is still waiting for her new home. In the meantime, she’s been keeping herself busy with treat puzzles and cuddling with volunteers.
  Edgar: Give him a chance and Edgar will reach out to steal your heart. This handsome boy is reserved and quietly affectionate – purring softly while you rub his head. Edgar says he would prefer a calm, adult-only home where his quiet nature will be appreciated.
  Sparkle: OK, we’l
  
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• Sutton man killed in Glenn Highway crash

  28-10-2016 18:33
  
  A man is dead and another is injured following a late-night collision on the Glenn Highway Thursday.
  According to an Alaska State Troopers online dispatch, troopers responded to a crash at 11:05 p.m. Thursday at mile marker 52 of the Glenn Highway. AST stated their investigation led them to believe two pickup trucks, one heading north and one heading south, collided when the southbound truck crossed the center line.
  The driver of the southbound truck, 50-year-old Keven Johnson of Sutton, wa
  
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• Kenai borough overturns mayor’s veto of invocation rules

  28-10-2016 17:20
  
  The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has voted to override the mayor’s veto of a new policy on invocations at assembly meetings.
  The Peninsula Clarion reports the assembly revised its policy earlier this month to only allow members of religious groups with an established borough presence to give the invocation at the start of each meeting.
  Borough Mayor Mike Navarre vetoed it Tuesday, arguing for a more inclusive policy that he says will avoid getting the borough in legal trouble.
  But
  
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• Libertarian vice presidential candidate in Alaska to campaign for Gary Johnson

  28-10-2016 08:11
  
  With less than two weeks to election day, it’s crunch time for campaigns. Thursday, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s running mate, became the first candidate on a 2016 presidential ticket to make a campaign stop in Alaska.
  During a town hall event he told voters they’re aiming for the White House and they believe Alaska can help get them there.
  “This is one of the states where Gary and I think we could make
  
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• The Hungry Chum: Kava’s is more than pancakes, it’s aloha

  28-10-2016 07:35
  
  The red vinyl covering the seat of the booth groaned as I reached for my yellow mug of diner coffee. Suddenly, my weekend morning (OK, early afternoon) was interrupted by a wave of recollection: driving in a white Jeep on a road that hugged the ocean, windows down and music up.
  Much to the dismay of my mother, I have now lived in both of the outlying states in the U.S.: Hawaii and Alaska. As a senior in high school, my rural upbringing and craving for adventure spurred my decision to apply to a
  
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• APD asking for public’s help locating vulnerable adult

  28-10-2016 07:02
  
  The Anchorage Police Department (APD) is asking for the public’s help locating a 33-year-old man with mental health conditions.According to a release from the department, Jason Bailey was last seen leaving a Mountain View assisted living home, on the 3700 block of Parsons Avenue, Wednesday.
  Police said he left the home at 12:30 p.m. and hasn’t returned. APD wrote that they’re concerned for Bailey’s welfare.
  Bailey was last seen wearing a black snow jacket, maroon hoody, b
  
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• Anchorage airport wants to charge city to use snow dump

  28-10-2016 06:16
  
  Many Alaskans are crossing their fingers for more snow this winter but some city officials may feel differently. That’s because there could be one less place to put the snow if Anchorage gets a lot of it.
  Alan Czajkowski is the director of Maintenance and Operations for Anchorage. Czajkowski said for more than 25 years the city has used a snow dump on airport property off of Northwood Drive and never paid a fee.
  But this year that could change. The airport wants the city to pay rent.
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• Behind the Ballot: Ray Metcalfe for US Senate

  28-10-2016 05:44
  
  He’s known by many as “Disco Ray,” a nickname he earned dancing at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau, while serving in the Alaska House in the early 1980s. Now, Ray Metcalfe calls himself the “anti-corruption candidate,” for U.S. Senate.
  “You can get change with this if you take it to the ballot box and vote,” Metcalfe said, as he pointed to his campaign ad — a one-million-dollar bill with his own face on the front. Metcalfe says it symbolizes his will t
  
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• After Mental Health Trust CEO quits abruptly, some board members allege open meeting violations

  28-10-2016 04:54 via ktoo.org
  
  Jeff Jessee addresses reporters at a press conference in the Capitol, March 17, 2015. He was the CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust authority at the time, but resigned Wednesday. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
  Some trustees of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority are alleging that their CEO’s resignation indicates violations of the Alaska Open Meetings Act.
  Jeff Jessee submitted his resignation letter during a special meeting of the board of trustees on Wednesday afternoon.
  Trust bo
  
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• For this Anchorage Republican, Johnson trumps Trump

  28-10-2016 04:41 via ktoo.org
  
  
  A self-described “progressive Republican,” Sam Moore voted for Mitt Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush. But this time around, he says he can’t support Donald Trump. He’s voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson, instead. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
  Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld is stumping in Anchorage this week. Weld is running with Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor and two-time Libertarian presidential nominee. Wel
  
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• FBI teams up with local law enforcement for child abduction training

  28-10-2016 04:29
  
  Agents from the FBI teamed up with police officers and troopers from around Alaska to conduct an intensive training to respond to a child abduction.
  Training scenario: At 7:50 a.m., a 9-year-old girl went missing near DeArmoun Road and Specking Road. Law enforcement officers turned a local church into a command post to begin the investigation.
  “These cases are difficult because a lot of times you don’t have witnesses, you don’t have a crime scene,” said FBI supervisory sp
  
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• Anchorage attorney accuses Justice Clarence Thomas of groping

  28-10-2016 04:13 via ktoo.org
  
  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. (Public domain photo by Steve Petteway/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States)
  An Anchorage attorney says U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas groped her 17 years ago, when she was a scholar in a post-college program in Washington, D.C.
  Moira Smith, now an attorney for the gas utility Enstar, wrote on Facebook that it happened before a dinner party at her then-boss’s house in a Virginia suburb. She said in her Oct. 7 post that
  
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• With retirement imminent, Judge Keith Levy reflects on Alaska’s justice system

  28-10-2016 04:11 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy in his chambers at the Dimond Courthouse. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  Judge Keith Levy is retiring Oct. 31 after nearly 12 years on the District Court bench in Juneau.
  “I think it’s a good idea for judges to retire while they are still doing a good job,” Levy said. “It takes some energy to treat the job like every case is important, which it is. I think it’s good to retire before you lose that.”
  During a recent interview
  
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• Weekend ‘Rocky Horror’ screenings lets Juneau fly its ‘freak flag’

  28-10-2016 03:35 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Alex Thompson and Melissa Patterson chat backstage during Gold Town Nickelodeon’s screening of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” last year. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)
  A lot of festive events are going on this weekend. One is sure to leave you shivering in antici — pation.
  Juneau’s art house theater is hosting a weekend of shadowcasted shenanigans in front of the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
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• 19-year-old shooting victim remains in critical condition

  28-10-2016 03:01 via ktoo.org
  
  A 19-year-old woman who was shot in the head earlier this month remains in critical condition as of Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.
  Juneau police say the gunshot that wounded Geneva Anowlic-Okikton in a Mendenhall Valley townhouse was fired through the floor of the second story into the first, where it struck the top of her head.
  Police spokeswoman Erann Kalwara says the investigation is still ongoing.
  
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• Reality Check w/ John Tracy: What’s in a name?

  28-10-2016 02:57
  
  The residents of Utqiaġvik have about four more weeks of sunrises until the sun disappears for another winter.
  Utqiaġvik is the Inupiat name for Barrow and, as voters recently decided, will be the official name of Alaska’s northernmost village.
  The vote was close — passage came by just six votes. Many of those opposed to the name change expressed concern about the expense of changing things like stationary and signage, but others argued it was important to reclaim the
  
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• Marshals tackle Oregon standoff lawyer in court after not guilty verdict

  28-10-2016 02:42 via ktoo.org
  
  5:45 p.m. (all times local)
  The U.S. attorney for Oregon has defended the decision to bring charges against seven defendants who were acquitted for their part in the armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge.
  U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams issued a statement Thursday saying that his office had strongly believed the case needed to be brought before a court and decided by a jury.
  Williams said while he had expected a different outcome he respects the jury’s decision.
  Jurors found bro
  
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• Mic Check in the Morning: The Hannah Yoter Band

  28-10-2016 02:11
  
  With a new album coming out Nov. 18 and a selection of shows this holiday season, The Hannah Yoter Band took some time out Thursday morning to bring their folky Americana sound to the Daybreak studio.
  Yoter said the album, “Something Good,” was recorded mostly live in a cabin in Hope, Alaska, where the singer hails from. The live recording captures the sound of the band the way they sound on the stage. The band is holding an album release party is on Nov. 18
  
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• Attorneys plan to seek mediation in Pebble Mine case

  28-10-2016 02:03
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Attorneys plan to seek mediation in a lawsuit between the group behind the proposed Pebble Mine and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  In a court filing Thursday, attorneys for the Pebble Limited Partnership said the parties would seek mediation.
  A recent request by both sides to extend the discovery period in the case by five months is still pending. A status conference is scheduled for Friday.
  Pebble spokesman Mike Heatwole said by email that Pebble is hopefu
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 10-28-16

  28-10-2016 02:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Friday on A Juneau Afternoon, Andy Kline will host.
  Janice Holst will be here with details about Saturday’s Red Ribbon Rally;
  Collette Costa will be here with details about the art films at the Gold Town;
  We’ll get information about this Sunday’s Actors’ Workshop at Perseverance Theatre;
  And George Kuhar will be here to highlight Saturday’s Playboy Spaceman Halloween Skull Dance Party.
  That, Writers’ Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, Friday on A Juneau After
  
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• Gardentalk – Season finale

  28-10-2016 01:35 via ktoo.org
  
  
  A dragonfly takes a moment to rest inside a greenhouse on Douglas Island earlier this summer. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  It’s time to put your garden to bed, unless your carrots, beets, parsnips and kale are still growing.
  During this season’s final Gardentalk segment that aired on KTOO’s Morning Edition, Master Gardener Ed Buyarski provided some tips for cleaning up your yard and garden that will provide for a worry-free and effortless startup next spring. Get rid of the wilt
  
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• University of Alaska plan looks to cut skiing, indoor track programs

  28-10-2016 01:24
  
  The University of Alaska Anchorage will likely cut its men’s and women’s skiing and indoor track programs as early as next year.
  University President Jim Johnsen and UAA athletic director Keith Hackett made the announcement Thursday at a joint press conference at the Alaska Airlines Center. It’s part of the ongoing effort since the Strategic Pathways process was established earlier this year to get leaner due to severe budget issues within the state.
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• UAA’s ‘And Then There Were None’ opens for Halloween

  28-10-2016 01:21
  
  Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “And Then There Were None” comes alive just in time for Halloween.
  UAA’s Theatre and Dance department will be putting on the play starting Oct. 28. The show will run for two weekends.
  The plot centers around 10 people who are stuck in an island mansion, and they soon realize that they are being killed off one-by-one.
  The actors joined Daybreak, Thursday, for a taste of what to expect.
  Opening night is on Oct. 28 at 8. p.m. The sh
  
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• KXLL Zombie Walk

  28-10-2016 00:42 via ktoo.org
  
   
  FRIDAY celebrate Halloween Early with KXLL – Excellent Radio for Zombie Walk, Juneau’s annual flesh eating flash mob! Meet in the Cope Park parking lot at 7 p.m. for a brief safety meeting and to go over this year’s route to Marine Park.
  Costume contest & candy giveaway to follow with Prizes from Coppa & GonZo AK for:
  *Most Undead*Funniest Zombie*Best Celebrity Zombie*Tiny Zombie/Kids Awards*and more…
  Fake blood will be provided!
  Questions: email annie@kt
  
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• Native artisans worry ivory bans in other states could reverberate in Alaska

  28-10-2016 00:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Walrus ivory carvings and masks, like these on display at Maruskiya’s in Nome, may be threatened by other states’ bans on the sale, purchase, and trade of various types of ivory. (Photo by Emily Russell/KNOM)
  In June, the federal government instituted a near-total ban on the domestic commercial trade of African elephant ivory.
  Many Alaskans are concerned the backlash from this ban is affecting other ivories.
  St. Lawrence Islander Susie Silook is the author of a petition to protect wa
  
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