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• Story Time with Aunt Phil: The WWII battle on the Aleutian chain

  26-05-2017 22:52
  
  The battle for the Aleutians became – in proportion to the number of opposing troops – one of the most expensive battles in the Pacific, second only to Iwo Jima. It later was described as the most difficult and dangerous in all modern warfare.
  U.S. infantry made the first amphibious island landing in its history with about 15,000 troops arriving at Attu the beginning of May. Regiments hit three locations on the 40-mile island: Red Beach, Holtz Bay and Massacre Bay.
  Massacre Bay got i
  
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• 16 Alaska Territorial Guard vets to be honored in Anchorage

  26-05-2017 22:42 via ktoo.org
  
  Caroline Hoover proudly pins an Alaska Territorial Guard medal on the
  front of her father’s parka during an official discharge ceremony held
  Oct. 17 in Kipnuk, Alaska. (Photo by Jerry Walton, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs cultural resource manager and native
  liaison/public domain/Wikimedia Commons)
  Sixteen veterans of the Alaska Territorial Guard will be honored at a discharge ceremony today. Four of them are from Western Alaska.
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walk
  
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• Newscast – Friday, May 26, 2017

  26-05-2017 22:19 via ktoo.org
  
  
  In this newscast:
  NTSB investigates helicopter crash on Herbert Glacier;
  GCI is hiking its internet rates;
  University of Alaska Fairbanks gets a new chancellor and
  Deceased members of a WWII-era Native Alaskan militia will be recognized by Gov. Bill Walker.
  Plus there are sunny skies forecast for Memorial Day Weekend…
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/05/170526newscast.mp3
  
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• Mic Check in the Morning: Termination Dust

  26-05-2017 22:15
  
  Dream-pop band Termination Dust will play at the Williwaw in Downtown Anchorage Friday, May 26. They will join The Modern Savage and Alex the Lion.
  The quartet has released one album, “Familiar Eyes,” which can be purchased on Bandcamp.com. To keep up with the band, you can visit their Facebook page.
  The concert starts at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and are available at etix.com.
  The post Mic Check in the Morning: Termination Dust appeared first on KTVA 11.
  
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• Holiday weekend forecast brings variety of weather conditions to Southcentral Alaska

  26-05-2017 22:10
  
  If you’re spending some time outdoors in Southcentral Alaska this weekend, be prepared for a variety of weather conditions. A showery weather pattern will keep conditions damp and cooler than normal through Memorial Day.
  Friday will bring areas of sunshine and mostly dry conditions to start, but scattered showers will again develop across the area during the afternoon hours. Afternoon temperatures will run several degrees below normal, with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Temperatu
  
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• Juneau mulls relaxing zoning rules for historic houses

  26-05-2017 22:02 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Erica and Don Andrew Roguska stand in front of the 103-year-old Juneau house on West 12th Street they bought in August 2016 to restore. (Photo by Jacob Resneck/KTOO)
  The historic neighborhoods of Juneau and Douglas were built more than a century ago long before the city adopted zoning rules.
  That’s led to all kinds of complications for homeowners trying to rebuild on these historic lots.
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/05/170526PLANNING.mp3A two-story house built in 1914 s
  
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• Daybreak Adopt-A-Pet: May 26, 2017

  26-05-2017 21:00
  
  From Anchorage Animal Care and Control:Brett:
  Brett is a handsome, energetic, playful and affectionate 9-year old boy. He’s a friendly dog who smiles at everyone he meets.Rocky:
  Rocky is just one of 24 cats up for adoption. All of them would just love a forever home.Caption contest winner:
  This week’s caption contest winner goes to Suzanne Benson, whose caption had Haven the cat licking his lips over some tasty tuna.
  Check with the municipality’s website for updates o
  
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• Young joins Afghanistan war skeptics in Congress

  26-05-2017 20:45 via ktoo.org
  
  
  U.S. Marine veteran and director of government affairs for VoteVets.org Will Fischer, left, who supports a bill to end funding for the Afghanistan war listens to U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, who says 16 years of war is too long, and Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. (Photo by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young wants to know why Americans are still fighting in Afghanistan. He has co-sponsored a bill that would end funding for the war in a year, unless the president and Con
  
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• US Coast Guard says new ships could be stationed in Sitka

  26-05-2017 19:13
  
  SITKA, Alaska (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has told Alaska city officials that one or two new ships could be stationed in Sitka.
  The Daily Sitka Sentinel reported Thursday that Lt. Cmdr. Michael Newell says the Coast Guard is still trying to figure out if it would be feasible to station additional fast response cutters at the city’s base.
  Newell says there are some concerns about housing the ships and whether the support the cutters will need is in Sitka.
  He says each of the new 154-f
  
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• Searchers seek 2 missing after boat overturns on Yukon River

  26-05-2017 19:07
  
  BEAVER, Alaska (AP) – Alaska State Troopers are searching for two hunters from the village of Beaver who disappeared after their boat overturned on the Yukon River.
  A third person in the boat, 45-year-old Kim Andon of Rampart, walked along the river for three days and was found Wednesday about 2 miles  (3.2 kilometers) downriver from Beaver.
  Andon says she was with 56-year-old Clifford Adams and 38-year-old Ai Adams on their way back from a hunting trip Sunday when their boat overturn
  
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• Searchers recover bodies of 2 villagers on egg-hunting trip

  26-05-2017 19:02
  
  SHAKTOOLIK, Alaska (AP) – The bodies of two western Alaska villagers have been recovered from a slough near the village of Shaktoolik.
  Alaska State Troopers say the bodies of 68-year-old Ella Agibinik of Unalakleet and 75-year-old Dan Takak of Shaktoolik were pulled from the water.
  Agibinik and Takak had left to hunt for wild bird eggs and were using a makeshift raft on Beeson Slough.
  Troopers say they did not return Wednesday and Shaktoolik residents began a search.
  Searchers found the bo
  
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• Reality Check w/ John Tracy: Will Sen. Dan Sullivan protect Alaskans’ health care?

  26-05-2017 17:44
  
  The so-called American Health Care Act passed by the U.S. House last month will not be the bill that passes through the Senate.
  The Obamacare replacement, as written by the House, would cost Alaskans more than anyone else in the country.
  Thousands of Alaskans who are forced to buy coverage on the exchange market would see their current premiums increase by more than $12,000 annually, according to the Center for Budget and Policy priorities.That’s almost twice as much as the next closest st
  
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• Discharge papers issued for members of WWII Alaska militia

  26-05-2017 16:21
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Army discharge papers will finally be issued for 16 members who served in a largely Native citizen militia to guard Alaska during World War II.
  Gov. Bill Walker will present the documents to relatives of the deceased members of the Alaska Territorial Guard Friday at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage.
  Nearly 2,600 discharge papers have been issued since 2004 as militia members or relatives are found or apply for them. Heritage officials plan to make the
  
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• Why’d they put the whale way over there?

  26-05-2017 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Work continues on the Juneau’s bridge park on May 16, 2017. (Photo by Jacob Resneck/KTOO)
  Aaron Woodrow is a commercial fisherman in Juneau. Often he can be found selling fresh seafood off the side of his 38-foot boat in Harris Harbor.
  “I drive up and down the channel a lot fishing and so I see the whale as I go by and when I’m coming in, you can’t really see it with the naked eye until you’re just about to it,” Woodrow said.
  Which led the mariner to wonder wh
  
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• Halfway house walkaways decrease significantly but remain a problem

  26-05-2017 07:56
  
  Before Howard Watson, 32, got into a confrontation with Anchorage Police that sent him to the hospital with critical injuries Thursday, he was was already a wanted man.
  In a Nixle alert sent out Monday, APD said he left the Glenwood Center halfway house with permission to go to work. He showed up at his job, but left his shift early and didn’t return to Glenwood Center.
  A review of his criminal history on court view shows he pleaded guilty to an escape charge just two years ago i
  
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• Memorial Day weekend events in Southcentral Alaska

  26-05-2017 06:18
  
  Memorial Day Weekend – May 26, 2017 – May 29, 2017
  4th Avenue Theatre’s 70th Anniversary
  Saturday, May 27
  Street Fair on 4th Avenue between F and G Streets
  2 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Entertainers on the 4th Avenue stage
  Anchorage Jazz Ensemble, The Blue Notes, Reading of 4th Avenue Theatre memories3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. – Free films at the Alaska Center for the Performing ArtsSunday, May 28
  2 p.m. to 4 p.m., The Anchorage Museum, free with admission
   A sho
  
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• House and Senate disagree on much, but agree on using computer model

  26-05-2017 06:08 via ktoo.org
  
  This graph was derived from a Legislative Finance Division computer model used to analyze different long-term state budget plans. It appeared in a House Finance Committee document in April.
  Many things divide the Alaska Senate and the House about the future of the state’s budget. One thing that can unite them is the numbers they use to determine how big of a hole in the budget they have to fill.
  Gov. Bill Walker has pointed out both sides agree on at least one thing: a computer model. This
  
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• Mothers of four young men killed by gun violence make plea in viral video

  26-05-2017 05:50
  
  The faces of four Alaska mothers are spreading rapidly across social media
  The women all have different stories to share, but they’ve come together because of what they have in common: each has recently lost a son to gun violence.
  Aleaka Tate’s says a video posted to her Facebook page was created to encourage a judge to give her son’s killer the maximum sentence for the crime.
  Watch the full video in the player above
  The video features the mothers of Iggy Tate, David Grunewald
  
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• RVs a growing business for Alaska, big bucks for Anchorage

  26-05-2017 05:37
  
  The Norbert Family of Eagle River will get out of town for the Memorial Day, and for the first time, they will do so in style.
  “We have always wanted to rent an RV, and my son’s birthday is this weekend, so, we were excited to go out and explore Alaska,” said Lisa Norbert.
  The Norberts won’t be alone. The latest report from the Alaska Travel Industry Association found 13 percent of visitors to the state in 2016 used RVs to get from point a to point b.
  Bob Johnson with Gre
  
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• Delta offers seasonal flights to Capitol city; Juneauites hope to keep competition

  26-05-2017 05:29
  
  It’s been one week since Delta Airlines started offering daily flights between Juneau and Seattle– breaking the Alaska Airlines monopoly– at least for the summer.
  Over the years, the capital city’s small population and harsh weather conditions have made it hard for companies to compete in Juneau’s skies.
  For year-round service between big cities and Juneau, Alaska Airlines has been a monopoly for decades, with only brief stints of competition from other airlines.&nb
  
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• Red Carpet Concert: The Quaintrelles

  26-05-2017 03:33 via ktoo.org
  
  For our first Red Carpet Concert from the 2017 Alaska Folk Fest, we present Juneau folk-duo The Quaintrelles. We filmed Cameron Brockett and Taylor Vidic performing their song “Rolling Stone” at the Alaskan Hotel. The two are spending their summer at the Red Onion Saloon in Skagway.This video was made in collaboration between KTOO Public Media and Justin Smith of Rusty Recordings in Gustavus.
  Watch other Red Carpet Concerts with Marian Call and Laura Zahasky,
  
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• Shots fired, suspect dead in Fairbanks pursuit

  26-05-2017 03:15
  
  A man died Thursday afternoon after leading law enforcement on a pursuit that ended in shots fired in Fairbanks.
  Around 3:15, Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks saw a known individual who has warrants and attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Old Richardson Highway but the suspect did not pull over, according to troopers.
  Fairbanks Police were called in to assist AST and the white pickup was stopped by law enforcement on the Mitchell Expressway ramp.
  Lieutenant Brian Wassman with AST said
  
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• 220 Anchorage teachers receive layoff notices

  26-05-2017 02:58 via ktoo.org
  
  More than 200 Anchorage School District teachers received layoff notices Wednesday.
  The pink slips, in all 220, were issued as legislators contend with a $2.5 billion budget deficit, leaving education funding levels for the coming year uncertain.
  School district chief human resources officer Todd Hess said the mood around the district Wednesday was somber.
  “We’ve got 200 families out there that have been impacted. And what are they going to do? And how are they going to make ends mee
  
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• Many GCI customers will see internet bills go up

  26-05-2017 02:51 via ktoo.org
  
  Many customers of Alaska telecommunications company GCI will see the cost of their internet service increase next month.
  Rates for what GCI calls its “No Worries” plan will increase 7 percent to 12 percent. That’s roughly $5 to $10 a month.
  The increase is due to the cost of system upgrades in recent years, GCI spokeswoman Heather Handyside said.
  “We have increased the speeds for this plan three times in the past two and a half years since we launched the plan with no inc
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 5-26-17

  26-05-2017 02:49 via ktoo.org
  
  Friday at 3 on a Juneau Afternoon;
  We’ll talk with musician B J Liederman, the composer for the theme for Morning Edition, about his first CD;
  We’ll get details about Saturday’s Audubon Bird Walk;
  We’ll find out about summer camps with the Zach Gordon Youth Center;
  That, Writer’s Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, live at 3 on KTOO, repeated at 4 on KRNN, and available on demand via ktoo.org
   
  
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• Oregon, California governors seek salmon disaster aid

  26-05-2017 01:37
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Jerry Brown are seeking a federal disaster declaration to help salmon fishermen enduring a second bad year in a row.
  A record-low number of fall-run Chinook salmon returning to the Klamath River has led to fisheries restrictions, including the cancellation of the season along a large stretch of coastal southern Oregon and Northern California.
  In a letter dated Wednesday, the governors asked Secretary of Commerce Wilbur R
  
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• NTSB investigating helicopter accident on Herbert Glacier

  26-05-2017 01:32
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a helicopter crash on a southeast Alaska glacier that resulted in minor injuries.
  Clint Johnson, NTSB’s regional aviation chief in Anchorage, says investigators are working with Coastal Helicopters to determine what happened.
  Coastal Helicopters, which offers a Juneau Icefield excursion, has said its helicopter was returning to Juneau on Monday evening when it experienced trouble on Herbert Glacier.
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• Britain resumes sharing bombing intel with US

  26-05-2017 01:15
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) – The Latest on the investigation into the Manchester concert bombing (all times local):
  10:55 p.m.
  British police say they have resumed sharing intelligence about the Manchester bombing with U.S. counterparts.
  Britain had halted the exchange of information after details of the Manchester investigation – including forensic crime-scene photos – appeared in U.S. media. The disclosure infuriated British officials, and Prime Minister Theresa May brought up
  
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