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• Freeride ski and snowboard competition not returning to Haines in 2018

  13-09-2017 23:29 via ktoo.org
  
  
  An international big mountain ski and snowboard competition that brought an economic boost to Haines for three winters is not returning to Alaska in 2018.
  Freeride World Tour organizers say the expense of putting on a competition in the remote Haines backcountry is the main reason they are not coming back this winter.http://khns.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/13FreeridewINTRO.mp3Commentators marveled as skiers and snowboarders carved descents through the deep snow of the Haines mountains in Marc
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, September 13, 2017

  13-09-2017 22:56 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/09/noon091317.mp3In this newscast:
  Suspect in Anchorage shooting death of three men turns himself in,
  Gunman kills one person and wounds three others at Washington state high school,
  Formerly secret seismic and well data is being released to the public, and
  Juneau school teachers encouraged to include arts in their lesson plans.
  
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• King salmon returning to Chilkat River exceed expectations, but continue on downward trend

  13-09-2017 22:47 via ktoo.org
  
  
  The sun sets Sunday, Aug. 6, over the Chilkat River in Haines. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)
  Adult king salmon are returning to the Chilkat River at historically low numbers.
  The population has been decreasing over the past 10 years. In 2016, the Chilkat saw the lowest escapement estimate in about 25 years.
  Preliminary counts for 2017 show the downward trend is not letting up and fishing restrictions are likely to continue next year.
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• Pink salmon found in odd places near Homer

  13-09-2017 20:13 via ktoo.org
  Pink salmon swim around in Beluga Slough. (Photo by Aaron Bolton/KBBI)
  Pink salmon are showing up in odd places around the Homer area.
  Fish can be seen swimming through Beluga Slough in the middle of town, a saltwater marsh with no historical salmon returns.
  Dead pinks litter the slough’s muddy banks at low tide and several fish are still swimming around.
  Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area Management Biologist Glenn Hollowell said there have also been reports of fish in
  
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• Fairbanks police investigate man’s death as a homicide

  13-09-2017 19:50 via ktoo.org
  FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police say a man died inside an apartment and they’re investigating the case as a homicide.
  Police identified the man as Guy Mitchell Yazzie, 47. They have not released details of how Yazzie died.
  Police took a call Sunday of someone possibly dying at the south Fairbanks home. Police and fire department paramedics discovered Yazzie’s body.An autopsy confirmed the death as a homicide.
  Detectives say they believe witnesses were in the home when Yazzie sustai
  
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• Searchers find body of man missing near Petersburg

  13-09-2017 19:48 via ktoo.org
  PETERSBURG — The body of a man missing near Petersburg has been recovered.
  The body of Jase Payne, 24, was found near the dock of Rocky Point Resort, Alaska State Troopers said.
  Payne’s family early Monday night reported Payne was missing and that he was last seen on the dock of the resort about 10 miles south of Petersburg.
  Family members searched Wrangell Narrows. Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Petersburg police contacted Payne’s associates.
  His body was found at
  
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• Dog training provides prisoners lessons that people can’t

  13-09-2017 19:41 via ktoo.org
  Alan Newby, left, and Jonathan Norton play with their new dogs at Wildwood Correctional Center, Kenai. (Anne Hillman/Alaska Public Media)Staying calm and taking responsibility are some of the keys to success both inside and outside of prison.
  But sometimes it takes more than a person to teach that.
  Meet the dogs of Wildwood Correctional Center in Kenai.
  “Taz, can you sit down? Do you want a treat?” said Ernie Rogers, an inmate at Wildwood, to his dog, Taz. “Can you sit? Can you
  
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• Lawmaker seeks audit of village public safety officers

  13-09-2017 19:14 via ktoo.org
  Mike Myers was the roving village public safety officer serving southwest Alaska villages including Manokotak when this photo was taken in 2014. The VPSO program could be audited, after Rep. Dan Saddler asked for an audit. (Photo by Martin Kaste/NPR)
  A state lawmaker, who is concerned that the Village Public Safety Officer program isn’t spending money efficiently, wants the program audited.
  While lawmakers weigh whether to proceed, program supporters say it pl
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 9-13-17

  13-09-2017 03:00 via ktoo.org
  Wednesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon,
  Sheli DeLaney will host.
   
  We’ll discuss Perseverance Theatre’s new production, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity;
   
  We’ll get an update on this weekend’s Community Expo, READY OR NOT, DON’T GET CAUGHT, with guests, Michelle Brown and Andrew Bogar;
   
  Learn about Sunday’s Family Day at the City Museum;
   
  And we’ll get an update on Glacier Swim Club activities, with guest, Scott Griffith
   
  
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• NTSB releases preliminary report of investigation into Juneau-area commuter flight accident

  13-09-2017 02:32 via ktoo.org
  
  
  An Alaska Seaplanes aircraft makes its way to Juneau in June 2017. (Photo by Abbey Collins/KHNS)
  An investigation into an August commuter flight accident takes a close look at the aircraft’s fuel sources. A Haines-based pilot made an emergency water landing in the Juneau area in August. He, along with four passengers, swam safely to shore.http://khns.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12SeaplaneswINTRO.mp3Early in the morning on Aug. 14, an Alaska Seaplanes flight left the Haine
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Summer sea ice minimum near record low again

  13-09-2017 01:58 via ktoo.org
  Sea ice in Franklin Strait on Aug. 30, 2017 as a Canadian icebreaker clears a route for the cruise ship Crystal Serenity. (Photo courtesy of Prof. Christian Haas, York University)
  Each September, Arctic sea ice extent reaches it’s annual low before gradual refreezing begins. It’s a climate change marker scientists watch closely.
  According to climatologist Brian Brettschneider, with our Ask a Climatologist segment, this year’s Arctic sea ice retreat won’t break the re
  
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• Seeking investment, Alaska goes open source with oil & gas data

  13-09-2017 01:13 via ktoo.org
   
  An Armstrong rig in the Pikka Unit on the North Slope. The State of Alaska is releasing data it has collected from companies under a tax credit program that requires companies turn over seismic information and well data to the state in order to get the credit. After a waiting period, the state sells it to the public.  (Photo courtesy Armstrong Oil and Gas)
  Somewhere in Anchorage, the state is hiding four giant suitcases, filled with top-secret pictures of the ground. 
  The Deputy
  
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• City of Juneau recognizes National Arts in Education Week

  13-09-2017 01:11 via ktoo.org
  Nancy Lehnhart, Superintendent Mark Miller, Assembly member Mary Becker, Sealaska Heritage Institute Art Director Kari Groven and School Board President Brian Holst meet to read a proclamation declaring Sept. 10- 16 National Arts in Education Week. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)
  It’s National Arts in Education Week across the country, a time for communities to recognize the importance of arts education in schools.
  Local officials signed a proclamation Monday highlighting the occasion. The p
  
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