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• Newscast – Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

  23-02-2018 22:35 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses mass shootings and what can be done,
  Alaskan Kikkan Randall wins the women’s U.S. cross-country ski team’s first ever gold medal,
  the recycling center in Juneau is closed for safety reasons and relocated, and
  the wintry storm forecast for Southeast turned out to be mostly rain.
  
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• How to save yourself when you fall through the lake ice

  23-02-2018 21:21 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Some visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier on Feb. 17, 2018 stay on the trail over the lake ice, but others venture dangerously close to the glacier’s face with thin ice, open water, and constantly calving bergs. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2018/02/22icedangerpkg.mp3
  Attracted by the wonders of the Mendenhall Glacier, many Juneau residents have been crossing the Mendenhall Lake ice recently to view the glacier up close. But that ice may be not as safe as
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 2-23-18

  23-02-2018 20:15 via ktoo.org
  Friday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Andy Kline.
  We’ll learn about landslides in Southeast communities in this preview of the Friday Fireside Lecture at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center;
  Get the lowdown on the upcoming season at Perseverance Theatre;
  Learn about a new program at the Juneau Shambhala Center;
  That, Bird Note, music and more, live at 3 on KTOO, repeated at 4 on KRNN, and available on demand on line via KTOO.org
  
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• Florida governor calls for raising age limit for gun purchases from 18 to 21

  23-02-2018 19:47 via ktoo.org
  Florida’s governor called for a range of measures that aim to prevent shootings like the one that occurred last week in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and staff were killed.
  In a news conference Friday in Tallahassee, Republican Gov. Rick Scott called for a number of new laws and programs that fall into three categories: gun laws, school safety, and mental health.
  He did not call for any specific weapons to be banned, and more than once mentioned that he is a member of the National Rifl
  
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• Offshore drilling public meeting draws supporters, critics and criticism

  23-02-2018 19:18 via ktoo.org
  Alaskans enter comments on the Trump administration’s offshore drilling draft proposal at a meeting held in Anchorage on Feb. 21, 2018 (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
  Alaskans gathered in Anchorage this week to weigh in on the Trump administration’s proposal to open almost all Alaska’s federal waters to oil and gas development.
  The Wednesday night meeting was the only opportunity for Alaskans to comment on the draft proposal in person. But it wasn’
  
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• Morning update — Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

  23-02-2018 18:45 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:Ninilchik student in custody after making gun threat: A 12-year-old male student from the Ninilchik School is in custody after making threats about bringing a gun to school.According to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch posted Thursday, troopers received a call from a concerned parent Tuesday about the student.
  Walker appoints Zulkosky as Fansler replacement: Gov. Bill Walker appointed Tiffany Zulkosky t
  
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• Ninilchik student in custody after making gun threat

  23-02-2018 18:12 via ktoo.org
  A 12-year-old male student from the Ninilchik School is in custody after making threats about bringing a gun to school.
  According to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch posted Thursday, troopers received a call from a concerned parent Tuesday about the student.
  Troopers determined the student had made repeated threats and planned to bring a gun to school.
  Troopers took the student into custody and transported him to the Kenai Youth Facility.
  Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spokesperson Peg
  
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• On mass shootings, Murkowski leaves a word unspoken

  23-02-2018 17:39 via ktoo.org
  
  
  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2018. Behind her are Senate President Pete Kelly, left, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
  In her annual address at the state Capitol, Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke passionately about the Feb. 14 shooting that killed 17 at a Florida high school.
  She called on Congress to take action.
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  “We cannot have an escalation of trage
  
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• Warm air push to blame for lack of snow

  23-02-2018 17:23 via ktoo.org
  Juneau residents excited to wake up to snow this morning got a bit of a letdown.
  The National Weather Service in Juneau originally forecasted several inches of snow for parts of Southeast Alaska.
  Meteorologist Edward Liske says what we got — was rain, and a push of southerly warm air is to blame
  “The snow didn’t really pan out all that much,” Liske said. “It got too warm actually we had temperatures warm up into about … 35 at the airport so far.”
  Liske
  
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• Does Juneau really have a Florida federal building’s pelicans?

  23-02-2018 15:55 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Bronze pelicans dive bomb the concrete behind a bus stop near the Federal Building in Juneau on Thursday. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
  At the corner of Ninth Street and Glacier Avenue in downtown Juneau, there’s a 16-foot column of bronze.
  Closer up, you can see the bronze was sculpted into nine individual pelicans, oriented so they appear to be diving — into pavement.
  Curious Juneau stars you and your questions. Every episode we help you find an answer. Catch up on past episodes,
  
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• Session end is murky as budget takes shape

  23-02-2018 03:34 via ktoo.org
  This plaque marks the newly renamed Al Adams Committee Room, where the House Finance Committee meets in the Alaska State Capitol. House finance subcommittees have been finishing their work this week. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO)
  Finance subcommittees in both the Alaska House and Senate have been making progress on the budget, but it remained unclear on Thursday, the session’s 38th day, if lawmakers will be done in the 90 days set by state law.
  The House finance subcommittees
  
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• Waste Management closes recycling building, sets up temporary replacement

  23-02-2018 03:01 via ktoo.org
  The city’s temporary drop-off recycling area in Lemon Creek. (Photo courtesy City and Borough of Juneau)
  The city’s drop-off recycling center building in Lemon Creek has been closed due to concerns over its structural integrity.
  “So you’re going about your errands on a Saturday, and I think we’re all required under CBJ ordinance to go to Fred Meyer and then recycling and then Costco,” joked former Juneau Police Lt. Kris Sell at a January 2017 Mudrooms.
  But the
  
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• JAHC apologizes for Wearable Art controversy

  23-02-2018 02:57 via ktoo.org
  The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council apologized Thursday for the harm from its Wearable Art 2018 show.
  In a statement, the council’s board acknowledges the situation surrounding the geisha-inspired piece that ran in Saturday’s show could have been avoided or better handled.
  The board apologized to all parties involved, including the artist and model and the other artists whose work was overshadowed by the controversy.
  “At an institutional level, many steps could have been tak
  
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