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• Fish & Game: Ticks on the rise in Alaska

  01-07-2017 21:59
  
  They’re a parasite many people don’t think live in Alaska, but Fish and Game says ticks are here and their numbers are on the rise.
  According to wildlife veterinarian Dr. Kimberlee Beckman, Alaska has always had ticks, like the vole and squirrel ticks found on wildlife. Newer to the state are two kinds of dog ticks: the Brown Dog Tick and the American Dog Tick.
  “Those are not known to be occurring in Alaska and we were finding them on, not just pets that were coming up, travele
  
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• Duplex fire sends firefighter to hospital for treatment

  01-07-2017 21:12
  
  Anchorage Fire Department responded to an eastside duplex fire late Friday night.
  AFD said they received a call at 11:39 p.m. reporting a two-story duplex was on fire on the 800 block of Pioneer Drive.
  Within five minutes crews arrived on scene and found one of the two units heavily involved with fire venting out of the windows on all three sides, according to Nixle alert.
  Fire crews began fighting the fire from the exterior until they were able to make it inside to search for possible
  
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• Pot sales top $1 million in taxes

  01-07-2017 06:19
  
  New numbers are in for marijuana in Alaska.
  Pot has raised more that $1 million in tax money for the state. However, hitting that milestone has taken longer than the state estimated.
  In Alaska, post is taxed at the grow level.
  In May, the state raised $272,000 — that’s just over $1.23 million.
  The post Pot sales top $1 million in taxes appeared first on KTVA 11.
  
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• Alaska lawmakers set new record for time spent in session

  01-07-2017 06:01
  
  Lawmakers have set a new record in Juneau for the longest time spent consecutively in session, according to the Alaska legislative roster. 
  It’s been 165 days since lawmakers first gaveled into session back in January. The only other time the legislature has spent this much time in the capital city was in 1981 when it adjourned after 164 days.
  Lawmakers are currently in a second special session, after surpassing the 121-day constitutional deadline in May.
  The Legislative Affairs
  
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• Brother Francis Shelter, Bean’s Cafe remind community of legal camping options

  01-07-2017 05:51
  
  Leaders at Brother Francis Shelter and Bean’s Cafe are taking action in reminding people that camping and loitering near traffic aren’t safe or legal. They’re passing out flyers in their part of the neighborhood to encourage people to take advantage of services at the two organizations.
  “We are reaching out and trying to get more people to connect with us in terms of services,” Lisa Aquino, executive director of Catholic Social Services, said. “Connect with us
  
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• Anchorage welcomes new police chief

  01-07-2017 05:49
  
  Anchorage has a new police chief — Justin Doll has worked at the police department for the past 20 years. He’s got a clear vision of where he wants to take the department, and that’s tackling crime rates and bringing the community closer together.
  “He says he’s going to do something and it’s going to happen and that’s just how he is,” said Lt. Nancy Reeder with the Anchorage Police Department.
  Chief Doll has worked in a variety of positions at the
  
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• Operation Colony Glacier: Soldiers recover wreckage and remains 65 years after deadly crash

  01-07-2017 05:46
  
  Operation Colony Glacier is a recovery mission unlike any other.
  Every June, about ten Alaska soldiers, spend their days sifting through glacial ice and rock on Colony Glacier, looking for plane wreckage and human remains.
  In 1952, an Air Force C-124 Globemaster II crashed into Mt. Gannett just 40 miles from its destination at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.
  Soldiers scour a 900-acre debris field for wreckage from the C-124 that went down in 1952.
  All 52 people on board were killed and th
  
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• Gomez returns to the NHL, not as a player

  01-07-2017 05:43
  
  He’s back on the ice — once again involved with the sport he loves, but, this time, Scott Gomez finds himself in a new role. One year after he retired, the Anchorage native is in his first season as an
  One year after he retired, the Anchorage native is in his first season as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders.
  “This year feels like I’m going back to training camp, feels like I’m kind of training again this summer, maybe not physically, but, mentally with
  
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• Crash closes Seward Highway 3 hours between Girdwood and Portage

  01-07-2017 04:42
  
  Courtesy: Lori Griffith Courtesy: Lori Griffith Aerial shot of Seward Highway -- Courtesy: Don Stolarz
  Report that accident at mi 88.5 involved boat in the road. Possibly jack knifed on trailer. #sewardhighwayreport
  — Seward HWY Report (@SwdHwyReport) July 1, 2017
  Both lanes of the Seward Highway near mile 88.5 were closed Friday evening for three hours after a vehicle smashed into a pickup truck pulling a trailer.
  According to Trooper Dispatch, 25-year-old Keegan Castle of Eagle River was
  
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• Crash blocks Seward Highway between Girdwood and Portage

  01-07-2017 04:42
  
  Courtesy: Lori Griffith Courtesy: Lori Griffith
  Report that accident at mi 88.5 involved boat in the road. Possibly jack knifed on trailer. #sewardhighwayreport
  — Seward HWY Report (@SwdHwyReport) July 1, 2017
  Expect some delays in your holiday travel plans as a crash closes a portion of the Seward Highway.
  Both lanes of the Seward Highway near mile 88.5 are closed Friday evening after at least two vehicles collided. One of those includes a pick-up truck hauling a trailer.
  The crash is cau
  
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• DA reaches plea deal in January murder

  01-07-2017 04:06
  
  A 23-year-old man is expected to plead guilty to killing his mother’s boyfriend in January.
  According to the District Attorney, Elliot Myas is pleading guilty to manslaughter.
  Myas was accused of beating his mother’s boyfriend to death in his sleep at the Econo Inn on Fifth Ave. in Downtown Anchorage, police said.
  According to APD, a group of people were watching football and drinking before it happened.
  “During that time the victim was making fun of his girlfriend,” APD
  
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• Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts

  01-07-2017 03:50 via ktoo.org
  
  Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, speaks at a press availability shortly after calling the Alaska Legislature into the second special session of the year earlier this month. Walker signed the operating budget on Friday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed the state operating budget Friday without vetoing any of it.
  The portion of the budget directly controlled by the Legislature includes $4.9 billion.
  The budget includes $760 million for
  
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• 81 years old and competing on Mount Marathon

  01-07-2017 03:34
  
  What does it take to compete in Mount Marathon? Not youth. Chad Resari is hitting the mountain at the seasoned age of 81.
  “I feel like staying in shape is very important,” he says while trekking up the trail to Flat Top in his hometown of Anchorage.Resari makes good time — passing hikers less than half his age as if they are barely moving. When the trail flattens out, he kicks it up a notch to a brisk jog. Training runs like these keep his legs moving, but his real strength com
  
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• Gardentalk – Garlic scapes and cabbage root maggots

  01-07-2017 03:30 via ktoo.org
  
  
  No scape yet: Close-up view of garlic as it continues growing in a North Douglas garden. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  In this week’s edition of Gardentalk, Master Gardener Ed Buyarski reminds us about removing garlic scapes.
  Much like the deadheading of flower bulbs that was covered in last week’s segment, Buyarski explains that clipping the emerging top bud or scape of a hardneck garlic plant sets aside more energy for the garlic bulb’s development.
  Just don’t throw the s
  
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• Governor Walker signs operating budget bills into law

  01-07-2017 03:24
  
  Governor Bill Walker signed House Bills 57 and 59 into law Friday, approving the $4.9 billion operating budget bills the legislature passed for the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018), without vetoes, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
  Read the full press release below.
  PR 17-107 Governor Walker Signs $4.9 Billion Operating Budget Bills into Law 
  To view the detailed budget reports and OMB summary, click here.
  The post Governor Walker signs
  
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• Tulsequah Chief Mine controversy deepens as it courts new investors

  01-07-2017 02:42 via ktoo.org
  
  
  A Tulsequah Chief Mine settling pond overflows at the site about 40 miles northeast of Juneau Sept. 26, 2016. (Photo Courtesy of British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines)
  Southeast Alaska tribal groups are calling for cleanup of British Columbia’s long-abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine.
  The call comes as a Canadian investment firm shops the prospect to potential new owners.
  http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/06/30TakuMine-L.mp3The Tulsequah Chief is an underground copper, gold,
  
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• State adheres to President’s protocol on providing voter information

  01-07-2017 02:42
  
  President Trump’s Administration is asking all U.S. states for their election systems and voter fraud information.
  In a release from the Alaska Office of the Lieutenant Governor, public information includes:
  voter status (active or inactive)
  voter name
  residence address (if not requested by voter to be maintained as confidential under AS 15.07.195)
  mailing address
  voter registration dates party affiliation
  party affiliation
  district and precinct designation
  voter history
  Confidential infor
  
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• Juneau police chief Bryce Johnson takes job in Idaho

  01-07-2017 01:50 via ktoo.org
  
  Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson fields a question from a Juneau resident during a meeting at City Hall about crime on Jan. 17, 2017. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  The City of Idaho Falls has hired Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson to replace their own retiring police chief. An Idaho Falls news release announced Johnson’s hire earlier today.
  Johnson has been Juneau’s police chief for four years. He said he’s leaving to be close to family. He has kids and grandkids in the L
  
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• A man and his dog out for a stroll survive black bear attack

  01-07-2017 00:43 via ktoo.org
  
  A man and his dog walked away without injuries after encountering a black bear while walking near the Dredge Lakes area this morning.
  A sow attacked the man who was walking his dog about 4:30 a.m., said Tom Schumacher, the regional management coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Conservation. The Division of Wildlife Conservation is a division of Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
  The bear first encountered the man’s dog, and chased it down a narrow trail back towards him.
  The ma
  
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