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• Alaska’s warming waters could slow coral growth, impacting fish

  13-01-2017 23:46 via ktoo.org
  
  Bob Stone prepares to measure a tagged  coral colony. (Photo by Linc Freese/NOAA Fisheries)
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says warming ocean temperatures, due to climate change, could slow the growth of some Alaska coral. In a study released Thursday, scientists warned about the potential impact to fish, which take refuge in thickets of coral.
  Bob Stone, a fisheries research biologist, dove in the waters of Southeast Alaska to photograph one group of sea fans, a type o
  
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• Soldotna man arrested on charges of child pornography

  13-01-2017 23:41 via ktoo.org
  
  A Kenai Peninsula man was arrested Jan. 11 on child pornography charges.
  Remy Spring, 27, of Soldotna faces one count of distributing child pornography and six counts of possession of child pornography, according to Alaska State Troopers dispatch.In June 2016, Louisiana Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit was in the midst of undercover operations to find people possessing, making or distributing child pornography in that state, when it contacted the Alaska Bureau of Investigation’s M
  
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• Alaska Native healthcare leader Sally Smith dies at 70

  13-01-2017 22:50 via ktoo.org
  
  
  H. Sally Smith of Dillingham passed away Tuesday at the age of 70.
  (Photo by Michael Dinneen/Alaska Native Health Consortium Board of Directors)
  The longtime chairman of the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation board of directors has died.
  H. Sally Smith, 70, of Dillingham died Tuesday in Seattle from complications with leukemia.
  Over her long career, she served on a long list of boards, commissions, and committees, always advocating for the health challenges and sharing the success stories
  
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• Gomez family takes hockey to the pond to help kids

  13-01-2017 22:42
  
  There are many ways to help people. The Gomez family is doing it on the ice.
  This March, the third annual Pond Hockey Classic will again draw teams from across the United States — but with a change.
  It’s relocating to a different frozen body of water.
  Due to the cost in transporting participants, Carlos Gomez, president of the Scotty Gomez Foundation, will relocate the event from Goose Lake in Anchorage to Burkeshore Marina at Big Lak
  
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• Anchorage police investigate death near University Lake Park

  13-01-2017 22:33
  
  (Ken Kulovany / KTVA)
  The Anchorage Police Department is actively investigating a death, spokesperson Renee Oistad confirmed Friday.
  “Our death investigation began at 3 p.m. yesterday near University lake park [sic],” Oistad wrote in an email to KTVA Friday.
  Multiple police vehicles were in a parking lot near University Lake around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. A blue, four-door sedan was towed away from the scene around the same time.
  No additional details were given Friday. Oistad said
  
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• Outbreak of HIV cases reported in one Bristol Bay village

  13-01-2017 22:29 via ktoo.org
  
  This diagram depicts sexual relationships of HIV-positive and at-risk individuals in one village in Bristol Bay that has seen an outbreak of five new cases of HIV. (Graphic courtesy of
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services)
  Five new cases of HIV in one Bristol Bay area village have been reported to health officials.
  The small outbreak, or cluster, began with one individual who tested positive in February 2016. Two more were reported in October and November, and two additional people te
  
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• ‘What’s the plan?’ Alaska Senators say ACA replacement in the works

  13-01-2017 21:51 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan say a replacement for the Affordable Care Act is in the works, after the U.S. Senate took the initial step toward repealing the measure early morning Thursday, Jan. 12. They are photographed here together at the 2015 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO)
  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “repeal Obamacare and replace it with something great.”
  Early Thursday&nb
  
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• Amid violence and breakdown, no clear intervention for Florida shooter

  13-01-2017 20:50 via ktoo.org
  
  
  FBI Special Agent Marlon Ritzman addresses reporters at a press conference at Anchorage Police Department headquarters on Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
  A week after a mass shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport, questions remain about why an Anchorage man with multiple domestic violence incidents and a documented mental breakdown was allowed to transport a handgun across the country.
  http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170112-04.mp3Much remains unknown about alleged
  
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• Reality Check w/ John Tracy: The audacity of Obama

  13-01-2017 20:23
  
  If Tuesday night’s address was his last to the American people, President Barack Obama left on a high note.
  It was a speech that was as notable for the ideas it expressed, as much for what was left unsaid.
  What could have been a litany of victories won and excuses for battles lost — surely there was a little of both — Obama exited the world stage with the same message upon which he entered it eight years ago: Hope.
  At 50 minutes it was the longest farewell speech in modern hist
  
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• As BLM moves to protect the National Petroleum Reserve, Conoco pushes back

  13-01-2017 19:36 via ktoo.org
  
  
  CD5, ConocoPhillips’ first oil development within the boundaries of NPR-A. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
  It may be called the “National Petroleum Reserve,” but the 23-million-acre chunk of federal land on the North Slope didn’t see a full-scale oil development until 2015. As this new era begins, the Bureau of Land Management is adding another layer of protection to this vast, sensitive area.http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/01/12NPRA.mp
  
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• Scathing DOJ report finds Chicago police use excessive force

  13-01-2017 19:05
  
  Last Updated Jan 13, 2017 11:51 AM EST
  CHICAGO —  Institutional problems within the Chicago Police Department have led to serious civil rights violations for years, including racial bias against blacks and a tendency to use excessive force, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report released Friday.
  The Justice Department launched its investigation of the 12,000-officer force – one of the nation’s largest – in December 2015 following the release of dashcam
  
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• Daybreak Adopt-A-Pet: Jan 13, 2017

  13-01-2017 19:00
  
   
  Bunnies:There are six, yes six, adorable, cute, delightful, huggable, cuddly bunnies available for adoption! Did you know that rabbits bond very closely with their people and will respond to your voice, even coming when called? Plus, you can even train them to run through an obstacle course. What’s not to love?
  Axle:Axle has a small business venture in mind “Kisses for Butt Scratches.” Think it will work? Axle does a dainty dance while you scratch his butt and then turns
  
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• Powder falls from Alaska Airlines plane vent, triggers emergency response

  13-01-2017 18:57
  
  Officials say a white powder fell from an air vent of an Alaska Airlines plane and triggered a hazardous material response when the flight landed in San Jose, California.
  The San Francisco Chronicle reports two flight attendants on a plane that departed from Seattle just before 5 p.m. on Thursday reported feeling ill after the powder fell from an air vent in the galley in the front of the plane.
  Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Ann Zaninovich says one of the attendants was taken to a hospital to be e
  
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• Alaska airlines says de-icer sickened flight attendants

  13-01-2017 18:57
  
  The Latest on white powder that sickened airline attendants (all times local):
  11:40 a.m.
  Alaska Airlines confirms that a nontoxic de-icer caused attendants to fall ill, triggering a hazardous material response when the flight landed in San Jose, California.
  The airline says two flight attendants on a plane that landed before 7 p.m. Thursday reported feeling ill after a white powder fell from an air vent in the galley in the front of the plane.
  One attendant was taken to a hospital to be evaluat
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 1-13-17.

  13-01-2017 18:47 via ktoo.org
  
  Friday on A Juneau Afternoon, Andy Kline hosts.
  We’ll get the details on the Champagne & Chopin concert with Reggie Schapp and Will Ransom;
  We’ll talk with Sierra Gadaire, from the Alaska Travel Industry Association, about The Whiskey, Wings & Wears Event, Friday at the Red Dog Saloon;
  Nic Jans will be here to highlight his Friday Fireside Lecture about the new Black Wolf exhibit at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center;
  And we’ll get the schedule for Monday’s Mar
  
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• Alaska village to see return of centuries-old artifacts

  13-01-2017 18:13
  
  The southwest Alaska village of Quinhagak is preparing to receive artifacts from an archaeological dig conducted in the area over the last several years.
  KYUK-AM reported Thursday that a team from Scotland’s University of Aberdeen has preserved artifacts that include wooden tools and weapons.
  They will be given to the village later this year.
  Related
  Archaeologists uncover new artifacts near Quinhagak
  Quinhagak residents hope ancient hair tells story
  Warren Jones of the Quinhagak’s l
  
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• Kenai Borough invocation lawsuit moves to federal court

  13-01-2017 18:00 via ktoo.org
  
  The Borough Assembly invocation lawsuit moved to federal court this week.
  The lawsuit, filed Dec. 14 in Anchorage Superior Court by the ACLU of Alaska, claims the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s invocation policy is discriminatory.
  Borough attorney Kevin Clarkson filed a motion Jan. 9 to move the case from the state court to the U.S. District Court.
  Under current Borough Assembly policy, only individuals or religious associations on a pre-approved list are allowed to give the invocation
  
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• Prominent Anchorage businessman, Dale Tran, dies unexpectedly

  13-01-2017 07:33
  
  The chief financial officer of Kaladi Brothers Coffee, Dale Tran, died unexpectedly Wednesday night, Kaladi Brothers confirmed Thursday.
  Kaladi Brothers Coffee president and co-owner Tim Gravel said Tran “inspired people to be better.” Gravel called Tran the “best dad” and said seeing him with his kids was amazing.
  According to Gravel, Tran began working for the Alaska coffee company 16 years ago after working in an administrative position at the Sagaya Corporation.
  
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• Possible health care law repeal causes more Alaska women to seek long-term birth control

  13-01-2017 07:16
  
  With Inauguration Day a week away, some Alaskans are getting nervous about Donald Trump’s vow to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, which was followed by a recent push in Congress.
  The day after the election, Planned Parenthood said it was flooded with calls from women in Alaska seeking appointments for long-term, reversible birth control options, such as the intrauterine device (IUD).
  “On Nov. 9 we saw an 18 percent increase in calls to our call center,&rdqu
  
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• Palmer police push for more neighborhood watch programs

  13-01-2017 05:41
  
  In wake of several high profile crimes and drug related thefts in the Mat-Su Borough, Palmer police are pushing people to get involved in neighborhood watch programs.
  They say right now the Cedar Hills subdivision is the only neighborhood in Palmer that’s actively participating.
  “I think its something every neighborhood should have because a lot of crime these days,” Cedar Hills resident Dianne Wilson said.
  Some crimes find their way onto the “Stop Valley Thieves&rdq
  
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• Troopers locate rural man who escaped custody, threatened village police

  13-01-2017 03:33
  
  A 19-year-old man initially in custody for misdemeanor domestic violence charges, and who threatened law enforcement officials in the southwest village of New Stuyahok, escaped custody for “multiple hours” Wednesday, according to Alaska State Troopers (AST).
  In an online dispatch, the agency wrote that Alaska State Troopers were notified that Devin Andrew escaped from a local jail at 2:54 p.m. Before Andrew fled the facility, he threatened families of two village police officers, tro
  
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• Lawsuit faults Bureau of Indian Education schools

  13-01-2017 02:57
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A new federal lawsuit says U.S. Bureau of Indian Education schools are chronically understaffed, lack systems to provide special education and have a deficient curriculum.
  Advocacy groups said Thursday the lawsuit was filed on behalf of Havasupai students at an Arizona school within the Grand Canyon. Lawyers say the lawsuit potentially could impact other BIE schools.
  The 95-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix faults the federal government for phy
  
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• Unalaska Public Safety struggles to attract and retain cops

  13-01-2017 02:13 via ktoo.org
  
  Staffing at Unalaska’s Department of Public Safety was the focus of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
  City Manager Dave Martinson said there simply aren’t enough police officers to cover the workload. In the last year, he said the department has denied 20 leave requests because of insufficient staffing.
  “At the end of the day, I don’t have enough hours of coverage to afford people to do what they need to do to stay fresh,” Martinson said.
  The dep
  
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• Police release identity of man found dead in Juneau

  13-01-2017 00:54
  
  Police have released the identity of a man found dead in a wooded area of Juneau over the weekend.
  Juneau police say the man was identified as 23-year-old Brandon Shaun Estes of Juneau. They have preliminarily ruled out foul play.
  The man’s body had been discovered by a hiker on Saturday afternoon, and police initially sought the public’s help in trying to identify him.
  (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
  
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• Sitka’s Green Lake Dam back in service

  13-01-2017 00:26 via ktoo.org
  
  
  After 84 days out of commission, the Green Lake Dam is up and running again. The dam works in tandem with the Blue Lake Dam to provide hydropower to Sitka. (Photo by Rebecca Danon/KCAW)
  On Jan. 7, the Green Lake dam was fully restored to service and Sitka is no longer using diesel fuel.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170111-12.mp3The dam was shut down in October when part of the intake gate, which controls water into the powerhouse, failed during a routine inspection.
  The part —
  
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• Arizona’s pork hunting senator targets Kodiak missile facility

  13-01-2017 00:10 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday. (Photo from the Office of Jeff Flake)
  Alaska’s congressional delegation cheered last year when the Missile Defense Agency awarded an $80 million contract for work at the Kodiak Island missile launch facility.
  But in the U.S. Senate this week, the contract was at the top of one Republican senator’s pork list.
  http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170111-01.mp3Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has taken the mantle as the Senate’s por
  
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