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• Bringing people together and mapping Anchorage

  05-04-2017 22:05
  
  A series of casual events this week are being held to bring people together and talk about the challenges in three Anchorage neighborhoods. The events will help map the neighborhoods of Spenard, Mountain View and Fairview. Lateral North, a research and design collective from Scotland, has joined with the Anchorage Museum at Rasmusen Center to help make it happen.
  Graham Hogg, Lateral North’s director, said the events will have an augmented reality map of the city that shows parks, lak
  
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• In Tyonek, celebration as a coal mining company backs down

  05-04-2017 21:08 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Many in Tyonek, a village on the western shore of Cook Inlet, are celebrating after the Chuitna coal mine proposal was shelved by PacRim Coal. (Photo Courtesy The Salmon Project/Ash Adams)
  Residents of the tiny Cook Inlet village of Tyonek are celebrating after news that a company attempting to develop a massive coal mine near their village, has shelved the project.PacRim Coal has been pursuing the Chuitna Coal Project for more than a decade, but the company has been fighting with environme
  
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• Schlepping bronze, a Ketchikan artist retraces Seward’s route

  05-04-2017 20:22 via ktoo.org
  
  Judith Rubin and her brother, David, show a poster of their statue at a luncheon at the National Press Club. (Photos by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
  On the anniversary of the treaty with Russia to buy Alaska, a Ketchikan artist went on a mission in Washington, D.C., to find the spot where William Seward signed the Treaty of Cession, exactly 150 years prior.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170404-11.mp3David Rubin looks something like an Alaskan prospector, all gray and whiskery, in a felt bri
  
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• Predator hunting limits repealed for Alaska’s national wildlife refuges

  05-04-2017 19:33 via ktoo.org
  
  
  President Donald Trump on Monday signed a measure repealing federal limits on predator hunting on Alaska’s national wildlife refuges.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170404-04.mp3
  The sponsor of the repeal, U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, said the Statehood Act and other measures make it clear Alaska has the right to manage hunting across the state.
  “This was a matter of law. That’s the reason I’m so adamant about it,” Young said. “It was an
  
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• Anchorage voters opt for bonds, more liberal Assembly

  05-04-2017 19:25 via ktoo.org
  
  Christopher Constant celebrates Tuesday, April 4, 2017, with a victory lap at Election Central in Anchorage’s Denai’ina Center. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
  In Anchorage’s municipal elections Tuesday, liberals gained an edge in the Assembly, and residents supported all but one bond measure put forward passed.
  Voters also opted to shake up the taxi industry.
  There were few surprises in the six Assembly races, with incumbents Tim Steele and Pete Peter
  
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• Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council

  05-04-2017 19:04 via ktoo.org
  
  Updated at 12:59 p.m.Steve Bannon has been removed from his controversial role on the National Security Council just months after the White House chief strategist was elevated to the position.
  Bannon will no longer be a regular attendee of the principals committee of the NSC, but will retain his role as senior adviser for domestic affairs.
  Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford have been elevated to the principals committee again afte
  
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• No pre-trial office in Douglas, says Department of Corrections, which also clears up misconceptions

  05-04-2017 19:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Juneau police Lt. David Campbell spoke to Douglas residents before Alaska’s Director of Pre-trial Services Geri Fox at a special neighborhood association special meeting. (Photo by Caroline Halter/KTOO)
  Rumors of a “pre-trial facility” for parolees on Douglas Island sparked concern among residents last week.
  Alaska’s Department of Corrections’ Geri Fox attended a special meeting of the neighborhood association Tuesday evening to assuage fears and offer cla
  
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• Amazon picks off NFL Thursday Night from Twitter

  05-04-2017 18:52
  
  Amazon will stream NFL Thursday Night games this season, replacing Twitter.
  That means that technically, the games won’t be free to stream, but they will be carried by broadcast networks.
  The games are available to members of Amazon Prime, which costs $99 per year. Prime, which comes with other perks like free videos, books and shipping, has an estimated 65 million members.
  A person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it’s a one-year deal worth
  
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• Mount Marathon race field shaping up

  05-04-2017 18:40
  
  The 3,022 foot rock awaits.
  There’s still snow on the ground, but July Fourth doesn’t seem that far away. Mount Marathon race organizers brought us closer to that summer classic — making the entries public for the 2017 competition in Seward.
  Last year’s men’s winner, David Norris, will be back to defend his title. As a 25-year-old rookie, the Alaska Pacific University skier not only won, but broke the course record in 41 minutes, 26 seconds.
  Runner up Nick
  
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• What Anchorage voters said yes to, and what they didn’t

  05-04-2017 17:11
  
  With 99.19 percent of the 2017 Anchorage Municipal Election ballots tallied, preliminary results show what some voters wanted to see change, while others wanted things to stay the same.
  Election results show that voter turnout was 19.66 percent, equal to nearly 42,000 people. According to municipal election records, that’s the second-lowest turnout in the last decade, barely surpassing 2010, when only 19.42 percent of eligible voters went to the polls.
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• Your Favorite Sisters’ guide to Folk Fest

  05-04-2017 14:00 via ktoo.org
  
  To KXLL listeners, Your Favorite Sisters are known as the DJs “spinning the platters that matter” on Tuesday evenings.Individually, Kirsa Hughes-Skandijs, a.k.a. “big sis,” is a musician, multimedia artist and a writer. Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, “lil sis,” is a comedian (you may recognize her from Club Baby Seal), a musician, and a writer.Collectively, the two have been to some 20 Alaska Folks Festivals, and they wrote us this guide:
  Kirsa Hughes-Skandijs, 
  
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• Oscar Mayer Wienermobile makes a stop in Whittier

  05-04-2017 10:01
  
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  For the first time in 25 years, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was back in Alaska. It headed to Whittier on Tuesday, where people took the chance to relish in the fun.
  “When do you ever get to see the Wienermobile in Alaska?” Jyll Green said.
  Green and her family saw it go by their home in Girdwood and decided to “ke
  
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• Anchorage Municipal Election results

  05-04-2017 06:21
  
  Last updated at 10:51 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4
  Polls across the Anchorage Bowl closed 8 p.m. for the Anchorage Municipal Election.
  Unofficial election results began rolling out shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Watch extensive election night coverage during KTVA’s 10 p.m. newscast.
  Assembly/School Board Seats
  Registered Voters 212782 – Cards Cast 41489 19.50%
  Num. Report Precinct 124 – Num. Reporting 122 98.39%
   ASSEMBLY – DISTRICT 1 – SE
  
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• Overdue Anchorage snowmachiner found dead, troopers report

  05-04-2017 06:09
  
  An Anchorage man who was reported overdue from a snowmachining trip was found dead Tuesday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers report.
  Someone reached out to troopers about 66-year-old Danny Maroney just after 11 a.m. when he failed to return from the excursion, troopers wrote in an online dispatch. According to the person who reported him missing, Maroney left early Monday morning and was headed to his cabin near Skwentna. Troopers said Maroney was expected to return from his trip the same night.
  
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• Romo says goodbye to Cowboys, joins CBS as NFL analyst

  05-04-2017 05:51
  
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has transitioned from the pocket to the booth. The 14-year veteran has been released by the team, but fans will still see him on Sundays.
  Now he’ll be wearing a sport coat for CBS. Romo is retiring from football and entering the broadcasting business as he takes over the lead NFL analyst role for the network joining Jim Nantz. He’ll replace Phil Simms, who held the position for nearly 20 years.
  At 36, Romo did not completely close the door on
  
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• Dozens of civilians killed in alleged ‘poison gas’ attack

  05-04-2017 05:34
  
  Airstrikes carried out by Syrian government or Russian jets hammered rebel-held areas of the northwestern Idlib province on Tuesday, leaving dozens of civilians dead, according to activists and medical workers who say chemical weapons were likely used.
  The British government said later Tuesday that the horrific images from the town of Khan Sheikhoun “strongly suggest the use of chemical weapons. And although we cannot yet be certain about what has happened, this bears all the hallmarks of
  
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• Body found in vehicle, police conduct crime scene investigation out of ‘abundance of caution’

  05-04-2017 05:13
  
  A man was found dead inside a vehicle at an Anchorage auto care center Tuesday afternoon, but police have not yet determined how he died.
  The Chevrolet Blazer was parked outside the Meineke Car Care Center, located at 3200 Seward Highway, awaiting service. Employees found the man and called police shortly before 3 p.m.
  The man inside the vehicle was not the owner of the Blazer, employees confirmed.
  Police said it’s possible he got into the vehicle to sleep. Lt. John McKinnon
  
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• APD: Body found in vehicle not a homicide

  05-04-2017 05:13
  
  Last updated at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5
  On Wednesday, Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Renee Oistad said the death is not being investigated as a homicide. She said more information would be released after the man’s next-of-kin was notified.
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  A man was found dead inside a vehicle at an Anchorage auto care center Tuesday afternoon, but police have not yet determined how he died.
  The Chevrolet Blazer was parked outside the Meineke Car Care Center, loc
  
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• As fiscal fight heats up, House speaker wants governor to step up

  05-04-2017 05:10
  
  A legislative leader wants Gov. Bill Walker to increase his presence in the fiscal fight in Juneau as a comprehensive budget plan causes a bottleneck in the House and gridlock in the Legislature. 
  After spending hours Monday taking up amendments to House Bill 115, a measure that combines an income tax with a plan to use permanent fund earnings for state services, the House Finance Committee appeared ready to vote on it the next day. However, on Tuesday, it cancelled that hearing. House
  
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• Next year’s municipal election to see mail-in ballots only

  05-04-2017 04:43
  On Election Day, there are few things 90-year-old Barbara Bowerman enjoys more than seeing her neighbors get out to vote. 
  She’s been an election worker for the Municipality of Anchorage for nearly 35 years, swapping stories, sharing laughs and following procedure. 
  “The first time I did this, we were counting paper ballots,” Bowerman said. “It has changed a lot since then.” 
  Bowerman is one of more than 700 election workers hired by the municipality
  
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• Senate bill aims to save state millions annually by eliminating popular scholarship

  05-04-2017 04:39
  
  A new bill in the Alaska Senate could save the state millions of dollars each year by phasing out the Alaska Performance Scholarship (APS). Senate Bill 103 proposes eliminating the scholarship and the Alaska Education Grant Program. It would begin a new “education innovation grant program” for K-12 schools. They would receive additional funding for teaching with “a combination of technologies, such as video, interactive software, games, social media, and print media.&
  
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• Forest Service mishandled timber sales, environmental group says

  05-04-2017 03:16 via ktoo.org
  
  The Tongass National Forest includes most of Southeast Alaska. (Image courtesy U.S. Forest Service).
  A Washington, D.C., environmental group is accusing the Tongass National Forest of breaking its own timber-sale rules.
  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility cites internal Forest Service documents in its critique of Tongass management. The national forest includes most of Southeast Alaska.
  Executive Director Jeff Ruch said forest managers didn’t sufficiently review or monitor sa
  
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• Bidding closes for building Trump’s border wall

  05-04-2017 02:51 via ktoo.org
  
  Private contractors seeking to get in on the ground floor for construction of President Trump’s long promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border had until Tuesday to submit their bids for prototype designs.
  At least 200 companies have expressed in interest in the project, but not all were expected to submit bids. Customs and Border Protection called for proposals for the border wall in March.
  Several prototypes of the wall will be built on federally controlled land in San Diego. Customs and
  
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• 2 Akiachak tribal police officers attacked in separate confrontations

  05-04-2017 02:46
  
  Two Akiachak men were arrested after threatening or attacking tribal police officers on April 1.
  Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters confirmed Monday that the two unidentified officers were responding to separate cases.
  In the first reported case, a TPO was taking an intoxicated Jacob Wassilie, 45, into protective custody at the local police facility, Peters explained. At some point, Wassilie allegedly elbowed the officer in the ribs and then strangled the officer. Wassilie w
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 4-5-17

  05-04-2017 02:32 via ktoo.org
  
  Wednesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon,Carl Broderson will be here to highlight the Juneau Youth Sailing program;
  Pat Belec will discuss learning to tango;
  We’ll talk to Julie Pigot about her art;
  And we’ll get an update from our friends at Eaglecrest.
  That, Writer’s Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, today on A Juneau Afternoon, live at 3 on KTOO-News, repeated at 4 on KRNN, and available on demand on-line at ktoo.org
  
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• Alaska Weather Forecast – April 4, 2017

  05-04-2017 02:04
  
  We’ve had measurable rainfall reported at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for the first time since November. Light rain has been reported there since late last night, as temperatures stayed above freezing.We’re headed into the low to mid 40s this afternoon, with mostly cloudy skies and some occasional light rain. Wet snow has been falling on the Hillside, where temperatures have been cooler at times. We’ll keep this same pattern up through Thursday. 
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• CBJ Regular Meeting – 4-4-17

  05-04-2017 01:52 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Regular Meeting of the CBJ Assembly, April 4, 2017
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• State confident less than 10 gallons of crude leaked into Cook Inlet, but investigation continues

  05-04-2017 01:47 via ktoo.org
  
  Pan ice in Cook Inlet on April 3, 2017, during an agency overflight near the Anna Platform. (Photo courtesy Cook Inlet Spill Prevention & Response Inc.)
  Ten gallons or less: that’s how much crude oil state regulators think leaked from a pipeline in Cook Inlet last weekend.
  The pipeline’s owner, Hilcorp, has an even smaller estimate: three gallons. The oil company said that’s based on the number and size of the oil sheens spotted, plus the amount of oil recovered from the pi
  
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• Git Hayetsk uses dance to revise indigenous history

  05-04-2017 00:21 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Git Hayetsk dancers perform their chief’s headdress dance honoring Smgyigyet (chiefs) and Sigidmhana̱’a̱x (matriarchs) on  March 25 at University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. (Photo by Caroline Halter/KTOO)
  If you’re a longtime resident of Southeast Alaska, you may have heard the story of the founding of Metlakatla, a community in the Annette Islands Reserve, Alaska’s only reservation.
  It’s usually told like this: in the wake of a growing rift
  
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