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• Newscast – Wednesday, April 19, 2017

  19-04-2017 23:01 via ktoo.org
  
  
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/04/041917noonnewscast.mp3In this newscast:
  Governor Bill Walker invites House and Senate leaders to the Governor’s House to talk about the budget,
  ADF&G warns of low chinook returns on the Stikine River, and
  The name of Badger Road Elementary School is changed to Midnight Sun Elementary School.
   
  
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• Watch: Central Council holds 82nd annual tribal assembly ~ Day 2

  19-04-2017 22:16 via ktoo.org
  
  The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is holding its annual tribal assembly today through Friday at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau.
  You can follow the tribal assembly Day 2 here:
  You can follow the tribal assembly Day 1 here:You can view the agenda at a glance and an event summary here.
  
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• Watch: Central Council holds 82nd annual tribal assembly

  19-04-2017 22:16 via ktoo.org
  
  The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is holding its annual tribal assembly today through Friday at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau.
  You can follow the tribal assembly Day 1 here:You can view the agenda at a glance and an event summary here.
  
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• Workforce Wednesday: Maritime industry apprenticeships

  19-04-2017 21:59
  
  The Calista Corporation has partnered with AVTEC in Seward for an entry-level apprenticeship program aimed at high school students and graduates.
  Cari-Ann Carty with Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium says students will learn nautical and shoreside skills, how to navigate in the waters of Alaska as well as get certifications and on-the-job training. Students will also have access to a state of the art simulator to hone their navigation skills.
  Brenda Pacarro, with the Calista Corporation
  
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• Commentary: Warm weather, loss of Aces leaves cold feeling

  19-04-2017 21:57
  
  Sometimes weather delivers mixed messages. The warmth of spring means flowers are blooming and our lawns are visible again. The snow tires can come off. Folks head back outside, and summer vacation is around the corner.
  As hockey fans, we equate the sport on ice with winter, but if your team is playing this time of year, it’s a good sign. Hockey teams that are already on the golf course are done for the season. Those that are playing are still going for something: a title. It means they&rs
  
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• They’re holding a town hall, with or without delegation

  19-04-2017 21:49 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Donna Marie says the constituent town hall she’s organizing will go on, even if no member of the congressional delegation comes to listen. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
  With the U.S. House and Senate on break, Alaskans alarmed by the Trump White House are pressuring the state’s Congressional delegation for a town hall meeting in the Anchorage area. Their push doesn’t seem to be having the desired effect.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20170418-03.mp3Anchorage retiree
  
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• Controversial painting at UAA gallery sparks ‘spirited discussions’

  19-04-2017 21:48
  
  A painting hanging in an art gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage has “sparked spirited discussions” about whether or not it’s appropriate to hang at the public university, according to UAA chancellor Tom Case.The painting, “Everything,” by Thomas Chung, makes political and religious statements. It depicts a naked man — actor Chris Evans, who recently appeared as Captain America — with blurred out genitals, holding in one hand a white
  
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• Nearly eliminated, Brown Bears hockey will see another season

  19-04-2017 21:46
  
  The Kenai River Brown Bears will be back on the ice next season. It’s not a stretch to call what Steve Stuber, supporters, and the community of Soldotna did remarkable. Faced with the possibility of shutting down the hockey operation, following the way of the Alaska Aces, the community helped complete an extraordinary comeback.
  On April 1, the team announced it needed to raise $300,000 to remain in operation. The National Junior Hockey League gave them less than a month to raise the m
  
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• Bill O’Reilly is out at Fox News

  19-04-2017 21:39 via ktoo.org
  
  Fox News is parting ways with Bill O’Reilly, who for years stood as one of cable news’ most popular hosts. The network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, announced the move Wednesday in a statement.
  “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” the statement read.
  The host’s top-rated program, The O’Reilly Factor, had recen
  
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• Bill O’Reilly loses job at Fox News amid sexual harassment allegations

  19-04-2017 20:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly (all times local):
  2:43 p.m.
  Bill O’Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel following reports that five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quiet about harassment allegations.
  21st Century Fox issued a statement Wednesday that “after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News
  
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• Chugach Electric’s proposed hydroelectric project met with mixed reactions

  19-04-2017 20:40
  
  A hydroelectric project Chugach Electric is proposing on the North Fork of the Snow River was met with mixed reactions at a town hall meeting on the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday night.
  Less than a month ago, on March 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Chugach Electric a preliminary permit, so the company can begin studying the feasibility of the project.
  It would include one dam on the river, and two similar structures to fill in gaps, creating a reservoir.
  “There are a lot of
  
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• House Oversight chair Jason Chaffetz will not seek re-election

  19-04-2017 19:38 via ktoo.org
  
  Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced that he will not run for re-election in 2018, and will not seek any public office next year.
  Chaffetz wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, “I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to re
  
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• How boomers are adjusting to prospects of a frugal retirement

  19-04-2017 17:25
  
  Several years into America’s economic recovery from the Great Recession, the benefits remain unevenly distributed. Among middle-income baby boomers, nearly two-thirds feel they haven’t personally prospered, according to a recent study from the Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement. Among the boomers who feel that way, more than half report that their savings are lower today than they were before the financial crisis.
  Nevertheless, the Bankers Life report finds that most boomers
  
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• State police investigating ex-NFL star’s hanging

  19-04-2017 15:38
  
  MILFORD, Mass. (AP) – The Latest on the death of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez (all times local):
  9:05 a.m.
  Massachusetts state police say they have launched an investigation into former NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s death by hanging in prison.
  Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr., says detectives assigned to his office and the Department of Correction are investigating Hernandez’s death.
  Authorities say Hernandez used a bedsheet to hang himself early Wednesday at the S
  
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• APD investigates shooting, death near Lake Otis

  19-04-2017 15:22
  
  Anchorage police say they’re conducting a death investigation near the 5600 block of Lake Otis Parkway.
  According to an officer at the scene, police were notified of a shooting at 2:22 a.m. A male and female were both shot, but the female was killed. The male was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
  APD said no one has been arrested, but they’re investigating a suspect.
  Few other details were immediately available; check back for updates. 
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• What the wet winter could mean for summer mosquitoes

  19-04-2017 06:42
  
  Chances are if you haven’t seen a mosquito buzzing around yet, it won’t be long until you do.
  Entomologists say this is the time of year we start seeing what they call “snowmelt” mosquitoes.
  Those are the ones that survive in winter as adults and are much slower and larger than their pesky relatives that will arrive by the end of May.
  Alaska has about 30 mosquito species that all love water, according to Derek Sikes, curator of insects for the University Of Alaska Museum.
  
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• Spring allergies make a come back in Southcentral

  19-04-2017 06:39
  
  If Alaska’s weather didn’t have you sniffling and sneezing this winter, spring allergies could soon be making you miserable. Doctors at the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Center of Alaska say sensitive groups of people are already experiencing increased symptoms.
  Mold spores tend to spike in early spring and will likely stick around for the next three to six weeks, according to allergist Dr. Jeffrey Demain.
  The effects from tree pollen such as willows, alders, and birch are not
  
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• Spring allergies make a come back in South Central

  19-04-2017 06:39
  
  If Alaska’s weather didn’t have you sniffling and sneezing this winter, spring allergies could soon be making you miserable. Doctors at the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Center of Alaska say sensitive groups of people are already experiencing increased symptoms.
  Mold spores tend to spike in early spring and will likely stick around for the next three to six weeks, according to allergist Dr. Jeffrey Demain.
  The effects from tree pollen such as willows, alders, and birch are not
  
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• House, governor wait for Senate to approve broad-based tax

  19-04-2017 06:24
  
  Tuesday was day 92 of the 90-day legislative session, but work in most of the capitol building continued as usual.
  The House vetted bills that normally see hearings mid-session– smaller measures like ones commemorating people who’ve contributed to the state. House leadership indicated it’s now focusing on these bills because its work on fixing the state’s budget problem is done– now that the body has passed a budget, use of the Permanent Fund’s earnings, chang
  
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• Foamy airport runoff subject of DEC investigation

  19-04-2017 04:01
  
  The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is looking into the make-up of a foamy substance that is being discharged from a pipe that runs into Cook Inlet at Airport Park along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
  The water is runoff from Ted Stevens International Airport, according to airport Environmental Manager Scott Lytle. He said it’s a mixture of snowmelt, sand and chemicals.
  Lytle said the foam indicates the presence of glycol, the major chemical that is used in de-ic
  
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• Veteran shares life lessons from WWII before boarding Honor Flight

  19-04-2017 03:48
  
  Nearly everyone who met Bob Smay on the way to his flight Tuesday morning was greeted with “God bless you.”
  Smay was one of 22 veterans aboard Tuesday’s Honor Flight departure. The men and women, who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, are headed to Washington, D.C. where they will tour the memorials built in their honor.
  It could be described as the trip of a lifetime for Smay, who sailed many seas as a gunner in the U.S. Navy.
  “When I g
  
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• Name the K-9s! Students invited to name new crime fighters

  19-04-2017 03:35
  
  Alaska sixth-grade classes are invited to name two of the newest K-9s used in tracking down drugs and fighting crime. The contest is open to all sixth-grade classrooms in Alaska.
  The dog-naming contest is hosted by Safer Alaska Building Strong Communities and hopes to engage students in illicit-drug prevention, as heroin and opioid abuse were recently declared a public health crisis in Alaska by Governor Bill Walker. Both K-9s will serve Alaska by helping to get drugs off the streets.
  Each parti
  
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• Walker invites sharply divided legislative leaders to talk

  19-04-2017 03:31 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a Juneau Chamber Business Roundtable Luncheon in February. Walker invited legislative leaders to his house on Wednesday to discuss a long-term budget plan. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
  Gov. Bill Walker wants to bring lawmakers together to resolve differences over a plan to balance the state government’s long-term budget.
  Walker invited leaders from both chambers to meet at the governor’s house Wednesday. And he said he’ll meet with them
  
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• Southbound New Seward Highway closed due to car fire

  19-04-2017 02:52
  
  (Photo courtesy of Chris Fishback)
  The southbound lanes of the New Seward Highway are currently closed at De Armoun Road as emergency crews respond to a car fire.
  The Anchorage Police Department sent out an alert at 4:42 p.m. Tuesday.
  Few additional details were immediately available.
  Watch KTVA 11 News at 6 p.m. for the latest live updates.
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• How McDonald’s workers led cops to Facebook slaying fugitive

  19-04-2017 02:32
  
  An undated mugshot shows suspect Steve Stephens who is wanted by Cleveland police. (Cleveland PD via CBS News)
  HARBORCREEK Twp., Penn. — The man who randomly gunned down a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook killed himself Tuesday during a police chase in Pennsylvania that began when McDonald’s employees recognized him at a drive-thru and attempted to stall him as they contacted police.
  It marked a violent end to the nearly 48-hour multistate manhunt for Steve
  
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• Explaining the visa program Trump is targeting

  19-04-2017 02:24
  
  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is targeting a visa program cherished by tech companies for bringing in programmers and other specialized workers from other countries.
  These visas, known as H-1B, aren’t supposed to displace American workers. But critics say the program mostly benefits consulting firms that let tech companies save money by contracting out their jobs to foreign workers. The White House has also said the program drives down wages for American workers.
  Mr. Trump signed
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 4-18-17

  19-04-2017 02:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Wednesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon,
  We’ll get an update about local book happenings at Hearthside Books;
  We’ll get a preview of the Alaska Design Forum;
  We’ll learn about a new composting business in town;
  We’ll discuss Paths 2 Prosperity;
  And Marian Call will fill us in on the details about the MiniCon Family Concert
  
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• New assistant district attorney taking the reins at Dillingham office

  19-04-2017 01:58 via ktoo.org
  
  
  New Dillingham Assistant District Attorney Dan Doty is taking over the caseload from Pamela Dale, and he and his wife plan to make the move to town next month. (Photo by KDLG)
  Dillingham’s new assistant district attorney is in town this week as part of a transition to take over the caseload.
  His arrival comes after a two-year fight to keep the local DA’s office open and staffed with a prosecutor in town.https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kdlg/audio/2017/04/dillingham_doty_4.18_package_0.mp3
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• Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized

  19-04-2017 01:49
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with a recurrence of a case of pneumonia he had earlier in the year.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath says the 92-year-old former president and father of former president George W. Bush has been in Methodist Hospital in Houston since Friday for observation because of a persistent cough. He said doctors determined he had a mild case of pneumonia which he said in a statement Tuesday has been treated and resolved.
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