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• Alaska’s top federal prosecutor asked to resign

  11-03-2017 23:52
  
  The Fairbanks Daily News Miner reports that the U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska is among the 46 Obama-era federal prosecutors asked to resign by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
  Chloe Martin, spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Alaska, told the News-Miner in an email Friday night that Karen Loeffler was asked to submit her resignation.
  Martin wrote: “Karen Loeffler, our U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, was one of the remaining 46 presidentially appoint
  
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• Inside the Gates: Alaska Air National Guard says goodbye to C-130 era

  11-03-2017 22:46
  
  Earlier this week, after four decades in service, the Alaska Air National Guard’s last two C-130 Hercules aircraft flew away for good. The plane has been the workhorse for the Air Guard. Its departure is the end of an era in the organization’s 70-year history.
  “The last 41 years of that have been with the C-130,” said Lt. Col. Michael Cummings, commander of the 144th Airlift Squadron.
  “Longer than the state has actually been a state, this unit has been running and f
  
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• Celebration on the Iditarod trail: Happy Birthday Matthew Failor!

  11-03-2017 22:11
  
  Most years, musher Matthew Failor’s birthday happens to fall during The Last Great Race. Friday was that day.
  “It’s a special day on the Iditarod,” he said.
  Now 35, he spends it differently than most since there’s no cake, presents or even someone to sing him “Happy Birthday.”
  So he sings it to himself.
  “Just making up new rhymes, I speak to myself all the time,” Failor laughed. “It’s totally normal. I sing to the dogs, too,
  
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• Kodiak Girl Scout receives medal of national distinction for role in saving father’s life

  11-03-2017 21:49
  
  A Kodiak Girl Scout earned a national medal for helping save her father’s life last year.
  Krista and her father, Brett. Courtesy Girl Scouts of Alaska
  Krista Simpler’s father, Brett, was cut when a dish fell from a cabinet in their home and shattered. He was bleeding severely, but “his daughter sprang into action,” according to a Girl Scouts of Alaska statement.
  “Krista helped her father dress, rinse the laceration, and replace paper towels as they attempted to stop
  
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• Assembly member says ballot measure could solve problems for Hillside hikers, property owners

  11-03-2017 20:57
  
  A measure on the April ballot would significantly increase the domain of the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department. Ballot measure 7 would expand the Parks and Recreation service area eastward to occupy a much larger portion of the Anchorage Bowl and parts of Chugach State Park.
  Assembly member John Weddleton said the measure would allow the parks department to spend money to find solutions to a number of problems in places like Stuckagain Heights and Bear Valley. In one Hillside n
  
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• Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide

  11-03-2017 20:54
  
  Tribal leaders in a tiny Native village in western Alaska are expanding their commercial reindeer subsidiary to soon include sales of the lean meat to larger urban markets.
  The venture by Mekoryuk’s tribal government includes plans to build a new slaughterhouse and offer the meat for sale in places like Anchorage’s urban market again and ultimately in the lower 48 as it once did.
  Tribal operations director Dale Smith says construction of the slaughterhouse is expected to begin by sum
  
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• Iditarod 45 Race Blog: Leaders make it to Koyukuk

  11-03-2017 20:00
  
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• Second dog dies unexpectedly in this year’s Iditarod

  11-03-2017 17:39
  
  Scott Smith goes over his dog team at the ceremonial start in Anchorage. (Jason Sear / KTVA)
  A 2-year-old dog from the team of Scott Smith, bib 69, died while being transported to Anchorage from Galena, according to Iditarod Trail Committee race marshall Mark Nordman.
  The veteran musher dropped the young dog, Smoke, at the Manley Hot Springs checkpoint on Tuesday because of a wrist injury.
  A necropsy will be performed on the dog to determine the cause of death.
  The Willow musher has completed 5
  
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• Man arrested after attempting to steal ATM with front-end loader

  11-03-2017 07:24
  
  A man is facing federal charges after he attempted to steal an ATM from an Anchorage bank Monday.
  Adrian Turnbow is also being investigated in connection with at least three other heists.
  According to charging documents filed in federal court, Turnbow bragged to friends that he had stolen several ATMs from local banks, starting in late December. Turnbow told them he stole construction equipment — some from former employers — to remove the heavy machines.
  On Monday, March 6, Turnbow w
  
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• George Attla’s mushing program continues to educate kids in Huslia

  11-03-2017 06:58
  
  The Iditarod halfway point of Huslia has a rich mushing history and people in town are working to make sure kids stay interested in the sport.
  Sprint racing legend George Attla started a mushing program for students in Huslia in 2012.
  What started as the Frank Attla Youth and Sled Dog Care-Mushing Program, is now called A-CHILL, the Alaska Care and Husbandry Instruction for Lifelong Living. The students learn about veterinary science and get the skills they need to care for the animals.
  “T
  
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• Toddler recovering in hospital after alleged assault by babysitter

  11-03-2017 05:57
  
  An Anchorage babysitter is facing second-degree assault for allegedly throwing a 13-month-old child several feet into a wooden piano bench.
  While Angelina Toilolo-Kapeli waits for her trial, little Chase Edwards is struggling to heal from multiple skull fractures.
  Chase’s father, Kevin Edwards, says Toilolo-Kapeli was his roommate and that he had no reason not to trust her to watch his son while he was at work. He had done it several times before.
  Detectives with the Anchorage Police Depar
  
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• Baby recovering in hospital after alleged assault by babysitter

  11-03-2017 05:57
  
  An Anchorage babysitter is facing second-degree assault for allegedly throwing a 13-month-old child several feet into a wooden piano bench.
  While Angelina Toilolo-Kapeli waits for her trial, little Chase Edwards is struggling to heal from multiple skull fractures.
  Chase’s father, Kevin Edwards, says Toilolo-Kapeli was his roommate and that he had no reason not to trust her to watch his son while he was at work. He had done it several times before.
  Detectives with the Anchorage Police Depar
  
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• Juneau hotel condemned after numerous safety hazards discovered, left unrepaired

  11-03-2017 05:48
  
  The Bergmann HotelCourtesy City & Borough of Juneau/Facebook
  A Juneau hotel was shut down Friday and condemned by city officials, who have classified it as “unsafe for human occupancy.”
  According to city spokeswoman Lisa Phu, the Bergmann Hotel had been inspected multiple times since the fall of 2016. Among the issues at the multi-residence building were “an inoperable sprinkler system, a gaping hole in the roof, lack of heat and hot water, inadequate restrooms, expos
  
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• Iditarod 45 Race Blog: Wade Marrs hustles through Huslia

  11-03-2017 05:30
  
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• Tenants displaced after Juneau’s historic Bergmann Hotel condemned by city

  11-03-2017 04:06 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau police and community members look on as residents of the Bergmann Hotel hurriedly packed their belongings and left their rooms Friday in Juneau. The building has been condemned and residents were given 24-hours to leave. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/03/170310BERGMANN.mp3The historic Bergmann Hotel used as a tenement has been condemned by the City and Borough of Juneau over health and safety hazards.
  Tenants were coming t
  
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• Committee sends budget to full House

  11-03-2017 03:27 via ktoo.org
  
  Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, (center) chairs the House Finance Committee shortly before the body passed it’s version of the state budget March 10, 2017, to the House of Representatives. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North
  The House Finance Committee has proposed cutting $31 million from the state budget.
  That’s a little less than 1 percent of the annual amount the Legislature directly controls.
  As the full House considers the spending plan next week, clear differences have emerged over wheth
  
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• Rep. Josephson says he will rework trapping legislation

  11-03-2017 02:52 via ktoo.org
  
  
  In the Mat-Su and other places along Alaska’s Railbelt there is growing tension between trappers and dog owners, some of whose pets have been caught in traps.
  State Rep. Andy Josephson wants to solve the problem by regulating trapping in public use areas.
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/03/10TRAPPING_.mp3For the first time, lawmakers are considering statewide regulations on trapping in response to complaints about pets getting caught in traps, particularly along the Railbelt.
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• Young suggests ‘wall bonds’ are the way to fund Trump’s wall

  11-03-2017 02:44 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska Rep. Don Young. (File photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
  U.S. Rep. Don Young doesn’t like President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the border with Mexico, and his objection isn’t on humanitarian grounds.
  Young said the wall just won’t work.
  “It’s that simple,” the Alaska Congressman said at a public forum in Washington, D.C., this week. “I’m not going to spend 18, 20, 100 billion dollars to build something that&rsquo
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 3-13-17

  11-03-2017 02:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Monday at 3 on a Juneau Afternoon,
  We’ll learn about the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Jensen-Olsen Arboretum;
  We’ll learn about the screening of a film about Diabetes
  
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• Climate scientists worry NOAA budget cuts will hinder weather forecasting in Alaska

  11-03-2017 01:54 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Scientists who study Arctic climate say their research will suffer if the Trump administration goes ahead with big budget cuts reportedly under consideration for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuac/audio/2017/03/031017-NOAAbudgetcuts1.mp3Those scientists also say the proposed cuts also would hinder meteorologists’ ability to forecast weather in Alaska and worldwide.
  President Donald Trump has made it clear he has doubts about climate change
  
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• The Iditarod trail date that didn’t go as planned

  11-03-2017 01:35
  
  Katherine Keith tends to her dogs in Huslia. (Megan Edge / KTVA) John Baker looks over his dog team in Huslia. (Megan Edge / KTVA) John Baker signs autographs in Huslia. (Megan Edge / KTVA)
  Katherine Keith was busy putting jackets on her dogs in the Huslia dog lot late-Friday morning. One-by-one, she made her way down the line, trying to keep from disturbing them, while also ensuring their warmth. Her team was parked right next to John Baker’s, who was napping.
  Baker and Keith are engaged
  
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• Bearss Blog: These aren’t just dogs, they’re family

  11-03-2017 00:48
  
  Death is never easy.
  For Seth Barnes, Thursday’s experience just before Galena likely made for one of the longest nights of his life. What he endured is something I wish I could insulate all mushers from dealing with. These dogs are our friends, our family, our children. We raise their parents and watch their births. We lay down beside them nose to nose in their whelping pens to get to know them. They ride in our parkas and chase us on hikes through the tundra. This isn’t the personi
  
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• Police: 17-year-old missing, last seen near Mountain View Wendy’s

  11-03-2017 00:31
  
  Anchorage police need the public’s help locating 17-year-old Sierra Lauth, missing since March 8.
  She was last seen just after 9 p.m. in the area of Fifth Avenue and Reeve Boulevard, wearing a Wendy’s uniform.
  APD describes her as 5’7″, 175 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call APD Dispatch at 786-8900 and reference case 17-9926.
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• Mic Check in the Morning: Portland Cello Project

  11-03-2017 00:24
  
  The Portland Cello Project is back in Alaska for the third time to perform songs from their new album, “Spring Breakup: Song for Alaska.” The album is a play on the inevitable breakup album a band makes and draws inspiration from Alaska’s messy spring season.
  “The last time we came to play in Alaska, we learned about spring breakup,” said Gideon Freudmann, a cellist with the group. “We made an offhand comment about doing our breakup album, so that became
  
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• Bean’s Cafe to serve up soup and cornbread for a good cause

  11-03-2017 00:18
  
  Bean’s Cafe’s Empty Bowl Project returns Saturday to help feed those in need.
  Friday, the executive director, Lisa Sauder, and president of the Alaska Woodturners Association, Bob Congdon joined Daybreak to talk about the different soups being served and the one-of-a-kind bowl that comes with a $30 ticket.
  Empty Bowl Project
  Saturday, March 11
  Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center
  Time: 2 p.m.
  Admission
  $30 handmade bowl, soup and cornbread
  $10 soup and cornbread/$15 at the
  
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• Alaska judge rules against halting northern town’s new name

  11-03-2017 00:10
  
  A judge in Alaska has dealt a legal blow to opponents of the new Inupiat Eskimo name approved by voters for the nation’s northernmost town.
  Superior Court Judge Paul Roetman on Friday denied a request to halt implementation of the transition from the old name of Barrow to Utqiagvik until a lawsuit filed by a local Alaska Native corporation is resolved.
  Name change opponents argued the city broke its own laws by failing to publish a public notice before the renaming question was put on
  
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