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• Alaska troopers search for suspects in taxi driver’s robbery

  26-03-2017 23:56
  
  Alaska State Troopers say they are searching for two men who robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint.
  The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that a trooper news release says a driver for Arctic Cab picked up a man at Club Manchu early Saturday morning.
  Troopers say the man, who appeared to be in his early 30s, pressed a gun to the driver’s head when they reached their destination at Lakeview Terrace.
  The release says a second man got out of a parked vehicle and stole the driver’s money and
  
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• 3 pilots inducted into Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame

  26-03-2017 23:20
  
  Three pilots were inducted into the Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame Saturday night.
  KTVA’s Joe Vigil was the master of ceremonies at the event, which honored pilots Holger “Jorgy” Jorgenson, Sam White and J. Vic Brown Jr. The ceremony is a major fundraiser for the Alaska Aviation Museum, which preserves the state’s aviation history, past and present.
  Holger “Jorgy” Jorgenson
  Holger “Jorgy” Jorgenson. Photo: Alaska Aviation Museum
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• Trooper-involved shooting leads to deaths of suspect, K-9

  26-03-2017 22:02
  
  Last updated at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 26
  A Wasilla man and a K-9 died Sunday after a shooting involving Alaska State Troopers, according to an online dispatch.
  The incident began around 2:50 a.m. during an attempted traffic stop in the area of Bogard Road and Helen Lane in Wasilla, trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters wrote in the dispatch. She said the Subaru Legacy continued driving at high speed until it was stopped 45 minutes later by spike strips near mile 45.5 of the Parks Highway.
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• Last call for the phone booth?

  26-03-2017 21:12
  
  For some of our younger viewers, a phone booth might as well be a monolith from another world. With Mo Rocca, we remember the good old days… 
  Some of you may recognize this coin-operated curiosity: It’s called a phone booth.
  Phone booths used to be everywhere, providing an office for agent Maxwell Smart … and a sanctuary for Tippi Hedren from killer seagulls in “The Birds.”
  A phone booth left standing in Talkeetna. Photo: Shannon Riddle/KTVA 11
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• Hilcorp shuts down oil platforms to address Cook Inlet gas leak

  26-03-2017 20:28 via ktoo.org
  
  Location of a natural gas leak taking place from a pipeline owned by Hilcorp in Cook Inlet. (Image courtesy Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation/NASA)
  Hilcorp announced Saturday that after discussions with Alaska Governor Bill Walker, it’s shutting down two oil platforms in Cook Inlet in response to an ongoing leak from a gas line. The pipeline carries natural gas from shore to power four oil platforms in Cook Inlet. Two of the platforms have already been shut down.
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• Here’s when hospital patients are less likely to die

  26-03-2017 04:05
  
  Hospital patients may be less likely to die if they are treated during weeks that inspectors are checking on the staff, a new study suggests.
  In the United States, hospitals are accredited by a body known as the Joint Commission. Inspectors from the commission make unannounced visits to each hospital every 18 to 36 months, to make sure staff are complying with standards for patient safety and care.
  The new study asked a basic question: Do patients fare better if they are treated during an inspec
  
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• Trump budget proposal cuts funding for after-school, free meal programs in Alaska

  26-03-2017 03:58
  
  One of President Donald Trump’s budget proposals could leave thousands of Alaska kids without after-school programs or summer lunches. Trump’s plan calls to eliminate $1.2 billion in grants for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers. In Alaska, there are about 5,700 students in 37 of those federally funded programs.
  The Mountain View Elementary School after-school program regularly has about 75 kids. Coordinator Lori Moore said it’s all about enrichment and acade
  
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• Lions, Grizzlies crowned 3A champs in ASAA high school basketball state tournament finals

  26-03-2017 03:51
  
  The final games for the 3A and 4A classifications in the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) high school basketball state tournament were set to take place this weekend at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. 
  Last weekend, the 1A titles were taken home by the Scammon Bay Lady Eagles and the Ninilchik Wolverines, while the Bristol Bay Lady Angels and Petersburg Vikings were crowned champions in the 2A division.
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• 3A, 4A champs crowned in ASAA high school basketball state tournament

  26-03-2017 03:51
  
  The final games for the 3A and 4A classifications in the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) high school basketball state tournament were set to take place this weekend at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.
  Last weekend, the 1A titles were taken home by the Scammon Bay Lady Eagles and the Ninilchik Wolverines, while the Bristol Bay Lady Angels and Petersburg Vikings were crowned champions in the 2A division.
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• Royal Suite Lodge fire child victims receive a special gift from Anchorage woman

  26-03-2017 03:43
  
  When Denise Bogue-Skoniecski first heard about the fatal Royal Suite Lodge fire, she said she knew things were bad, but hearing about what the youngest of the victims lost drove her to do something.
  “When I heard about the two little girls – trying not to cry – who lost their mama, the Lord laid it on my heart so heavy that they needed a blanket for comfort,” she said. “I started finding out there was a lot of children, and I decided I was going to make a blank
  
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• Meet the candidates: District 6 – Seat K – South Anchorage

  26-03-2017 01:00
  
  KTVA invited every registered candidate running in the upcoming Anchorage municipal election to an on-camera interview at our studios to discuss the following topics:
  Balancing the budget
  Public safety
  Introducing new taxes
  Addressing homelessness in Anchorage
  Plans for the future
  We also asked each candidate to submit a 300-word biography. The candidates’ full interviews and responses are listed below, ordered alphabetically.
  Albert FogleBiography
  Albert Fogle is an Iraqi War Veteran and
  
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