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• Summit to help young Alaskans jumpstart their careers through networking

  20-03-2017 23:55
  
  Millennials are the future of Alaska’s workforce, and the possibilities to find career opportunities and network are endless. But making those connections can be tricky for someone just starting out. To make it a little easier, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Group will host a summit at the end of March.
  The Young Professionals Group is the biggest young professional organization in Alaska, with more than 400 active members, according to its website. The
  
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• Loose snake disrupts commuter flight from Aniak to Anchorage

  20-03-2017 23:23
  
  For those with a fear of snakes, Alaska is something of an oasis. The common garter snake can be found in some parts of the state, but otherwise we’re snake-free.
  So it’s easy to understand why a loose snake discovered on Ravn Alaska flight 7133 Sunday would have caused a commotion.
  Photos provided by KTVA viewer Anna McConnaughy show a rather large snake curled up under a carry-on bag.(Courtesy of Anna McConnaughy)
  They also show a Ravn flight attendant holding the snake and pl
  
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• Should companies be allowed to demand your genetic test results?

  20-03-2017 22:50
  
  NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center/Creative Commons
  Your genetic profile can reveal whether you have a disease or a predisposition to problems like cancer. So there is concern over a bill that would let companies request genetic testing, and effectively charge employees more for health insurance if they refuse.
  The bill aims to clarify rules for workplace wellness programs. Employers would be able to offer discounts of up to 30 percent to those who participate. For the average family of four,
  
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• Wright continues comeback tour with another victory

  20-03-2017 22:32
  
  Roxy Wright, 66, had been gone from the sport of mushing for two decades, but then came back with a flourish last month, taking the Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship in Anchorage.Roxy Wright
  Wright did it again Sunday, winning the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks.
  Buddy Streeper and Lina Streeper took second and third respectively in Fairbanks. 
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• Troopers involved in high-speed chase after Wasilla break-in

  20-03-2017 22:17
  
  Alaska State Troopers say a man broke into a Wasilla home early Monday morning, and then fled, leading authorities on a high-speed chase.
  The incident was first reported to troopers just before 2 a.m., according to an online dispatch. A 911 caller stated a man had broken into a home off of Scatters Way and was threatening the people inside with a gun. When troopers arrived, they saw the suspect leaving at a high rate of speed.
  “A traffic stop was attempted at which point the vehicle f
  
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• Newscast – Monday, March 20, 2017

  20-03-2017 21:35 via ktoo.org
  
  
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/03/2017-03-20-newscast.mp3In this newscast:
  The Alaska Association of Student Governments is in Juneau for its spring conference, and
  The new mostly-Democrat majority in the Alaska House of Representatives advances a bill to increase voter turnout, especially in the Bush.
  
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• Spring is here, but where are the warming temperatures?

  20-03-2017 21:29
  
  Spring is underway in Alaska, but where are the spring-like temperatures?
  Although Monday marks the official start of astronomical spring, meteorologists and climatologists categorize spring as the months of March, April, and May. That’s because weather patterns usually begin to change in March, with temperatures on the upswing.
  Although temperatures begin slowly rising this month in most areas of Alaska, it’s usually still chilly. But this year, they’re even chillier.
  Acc
  
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• 3 Anchorage residents indicted on multiple armed robbery charges

  20-03-2017 21:00
  
  Two men and a teenager have been indicted by an Anchorage grand jury on charges stemming from multiple armed robberies which took place in January and February.
  Detallion Owens, 20, and King Soloman Dunlop, 16, have been arrested and charged with 14 felony counts, including robbery, assault and vehicle theft, according to a release from the district attorney’s office. Dunlop is being charged as a adult.
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a third suspect, 21-year-old Delander Owens,
  
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• The 71st Gold Medal Basketball Tournament

  20-03-2017 20:41 via ktoo.org
  
  Check back here for sports writer and photographer Klas Stolpe‘s coverage of the Juneau Lions Club’s 71st Gold Medal Basketball Tournament.Sunday’s recap
   C-Bracket
  Kake’s Tracy Jackson (20) dribbles under pressure by Angoon defender JJ Jack-Nixon (3) during Kake’s 86-73 win on Sunday in the Juneau Lions Club 71st Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JDHS. (Photo courtesy Klas Stolpe)
  Klukwan 85, Kake 54
  Defending champion Klukwan opened the 2017 Juneau L
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 3-20-17

  20-03-2017 17:47 via ktoo.org
  
  Monday at 3 on a Juneau Afternoon,
  Alan Akiyama will be here to highlight the upcoming Seward’s Day Pancake Breakfast
  We’ll get the details about Panhandle Produce;
  
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• Soldiers battle extreme Arctic conditions during Deadhorse training mission

  20-03-2017 16:56
  
  Alaska’s Arctic Warriors are living up to their name. The paratroopers of the 4/25 Airborne Brigade Combat Team recently jumped into Deadhorse as part of an airborne training operation. It was colder than they were expecting.
  “We’re not accustomed to the temperatures being this low, negative 50,” said Maj. Isaac Henderson, squadron executive officer. The air temperature hovered around negative35, but with wind chill, it hit negative 63 at the coldest, according to the Arm
  
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• Fairbanks leaders propose ending assembly meeting prayers

  20-03-2017 15:41
  
  Some Fairbanks officials have proposed removing prayers from the beginning of borough assembly meetings.
  The Daily News-Miner reports that Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly members Shaun Tacke, Andrew Gray and Christopher Quist wrote a measure that would remove the nonsectarian invocation from the assembly’s meeting agendas.
  Tacke says the assembly represents the entire community and should avoid prayers and invocations as part of a strict separation of church and state.
  The Fairbanks
  
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• Watch House Intelligence hearing on Russian election interference live at 6 a.m. Monday

  20-03-2017 14:00 via ktoo.org
  
  President Donald Trump speaks Feb. 24 at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons
  The House Intelligence Committee investigation will hold its first public hearing on Monday over accusations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
  Live special coverage from NPR begins at 6 a.m. Alaska time and is expected to go until to 9 a.m. You can listen to coverage here and on KTOO over the air.
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• After Anchorage family loses everything in fire, a neighbor helps them start over

  20-03-2017 03:59
  
  The inside of Brenda Rainey’s apartment at Chester Creek Estates is charred. A fire on Feb. 18 started in her kitchen while she was cooking and quickly spread, destroying her unit and damaging others.Rainey fell and was unable to get out of the apartment. Her teenage granddaughter dragged her outside to safety. Rainey was taken to the hospital and treated for burns on her forehead and fingertips, as well as smoke inhalation.Ruthanna Carr, who lives about one block away, picked Rainey up fr
  
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• Northern Edge 2017 dates announced

  20-03-2017 02:59
  
  Roughly 6,000 U.S. military personnel from different branches will take part in a joint training exercise on and over Alaska land and waters. The 2017 Northern Edge exercise kicks off in May, according to military officials.
  The training is one in a series of U.S. Pacific Command-led exercises in 2017, and will run from May 1 to May 12 in Alaska.
  “The exercise is designed to sharpen participants’ tactical combat skills, to improve command, control and communication relationships, and
  
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• Experimental autism blood test for children looks promising

  20-03-2017 01:28
  
  Researchers say an experimental blood test has shown promise as a novel way to diagnose autism in children.
  The test appears to be nearly 98 percent accurate in kids between the ages of 3 and 10, the researchers claimed.
  “The test was able to predict autism, regardless of where on the spectrum an individual was,” said study co-author Juergen Hahn, referring to varying degrees of autism severity.
  “Additionally, the test indicates with very good accuracy the severity of certain a
  
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• 250 high school students descend on Juneau for student government conference

  20-03-2017 00:34 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Thunder Mountain High School junior Kathy Tran and senior Justin Sleppy helped organize the Alaska Association of Student Governments’ spring conference in Juneau. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  About 250 high school students from around Alaska are descending on Thunder Mountain High School for a student government conference.
  The Alaska Association of Student Governments spring conference begins Monday and runs until Wednesday.http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/03/17AASG.mp3It
  
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• Norwegian pension fund divests from companies behind DAPL

  20-03-2017 00:18 via ktoo.org
  
  The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline progresses Story and Polk counties in central Iowa on Sept. 13, 2016. (Creative Commons photo by Carl Wycoff)
  A Norwegian fund that manages government employees’ pensions has decided to remove its investments from the companies behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, a move that was reportedly inspired by pressure from Norway’s indigenous Sami peoples.
  The pipeline is being built by Energy Transfer Partners, or ETP. Allowing the pipeline to cross t
  
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