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• Wasilla doctor pleads guilty to drug charge after illegal opioid prescriptions contributed to deaths

  17-06-2021 21:08 via ktoo.org
  
  Opioids (Creative Commons photo by K-State Research and Extension)
  A Wasilla doctor has admitted to illegally prescribing thousands of opioid pills to patients, which federal prosecutors say contributed to five deaths.
  David Chisholm, 64, pleaded guilty in federal court June 3 to one count of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
  Chisholm admitted to prescribing patients various narcotic painkillers and opioids — including oxycodone, morphine and fentanyl — without a legit
  
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• Military surveillance site in Clear gets a new operator: the U.S. Space Force

  17-06-2021 19:22 via ktoo.org
  
  Workers pull down old radar structures that were part of the now-defunct Ballistic Missile Early Warning System at Clear Air Force Station in 2017. (U.S. Air Force Space Command)
  Clear Air Force Station has a new name. In a ceremony Tuesday, the installation near Healy was officially renamed Clear Space Force Station.
  Installation officials say the name change won’t affect Clear’s main mission, which is to scan the horizon for incoming enemy missiles and to alert the U.S. missil
  
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• Pebble: Appeals court revives case challenging EPA’s removal of watershed protection

  17-06-2021 19:08 via ktoo.org
  
  Aerial view of braided wetlands and tundra that is typical of the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska, July 26, 2010. (Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
  A panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit aimed at blocking construction of the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska.
  The lawsuit, filed by environmental groups, tribes and other mine opponents, challenged a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2019 to remove protection for the Bristol Bay watershed.
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• Alaska’s brewing industry continues to grow, despite pandemic

  17-06-2021 18:59 via ktoo.org
  
  Tasting room dog Chai inspects a beer at Onsite Brewing in Midtown Anchorage. (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media)
  On a warm Anchorage day, the garage doors are open at the Midnight Sun Brewing Company. Inside, cans of a Belgian-style tripel make their way down a conveyor belt.
  The brewing industry is growing, despite being hit with enormous challenges during the pandemic. New breweries have been popping up in Alaska for years, and, despite earlier predictions that growth would plateau, it hasn&r
  
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• Missing Palmer woman walks to safety after reported bear attack, night in woods

  17-06-2021 18:46 via ktoo.org
  
  The Pioneer Ridge Trail (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media)
  A hiker who went missing early Tuesday morning on a trail near Palmer has been found alive, according to a report from Alaska State Troopers.
  Troopers say a volunteer from the search and rescue team was leaving the area around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, when 55-year-old Palmer resident Fina Kiefer walked out of the woods about a mile from the Pioneer Ridge trailhead on Knik River Road.
  AST had been notified around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday that a hik
  
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• Missing Palmer woman walks to safety after reported bear attack and night in woods

  17-06-2021 18:46 via ktoo.org
  
  The Pioneer Ridge Trail (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media)
  A hiker who went missing early Tuesday morning on a trail near Palmer has been found alive, according to a report from Alaska State Troopers.
  Troopers say a volunteer from the search and rescue team was leaving the area around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, when 55-year-old Palmer resident Fina Kiefer walked out of the woods about a mile from the Pioneer Ridge trailhead on Knik River Road.
  AST had been notified around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday that a hik
  
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• Thursday, June 17th: Growing up Black in Juneau

  17-06-2021 11:35 via ktoo.org
  
  Growing up Black in Juneau. That’s a tough conversation to have. But an important one.
  On  this Thursday’s weekly program from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, Christina Michelle sifts through some painful memories with a group of friends.
  Janelle Billingsby, Ernest Monts  and Rob Ridgeway reflect on the racism they experienced at a young age, racism that mostly went unnoticed by the community, yet left some deep, emotional scars.
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• Alaska State Capitol reopens to the public as lawmakers scale back pandemic policies

  17-06-2021 04:18 via ktoo.org
  
  The Alaska State Capitol doors have required key cards to unlock throughout the 2021 legislative session. But membres of the public who approached the doors during business hours were granted entry beginning on Wednesday afternoon. The Legislative Council voted to reopen the building to the public. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)
  The Alaska State Capitol is open to the public for the first time in 15 months.
  The Legislative Council voted on Wednesday to revise its pande
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, June 16, 2021

  17-06-2021 03:13 via ktoo.org
  
  
  In this newscast:The Alaska Senate passed the state budget today, but motion for $1,100 PFD fails
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski got tough with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland
  After a late and virtual celebration last year, Juneau Pride is back
  A COVID-19 outbreak in Yukon Territory is impacting residents in Skagway
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• Senate passes budget, motion funding $1,100 PFD fails

  17-06-2021 02:11 via ktoo.org
  
  The Alaska Senate during a floor session on June 16, 2021. (Screen capture Gavel Alaska)
  The Alaska Senate passed a state budget by a margin of one vote on Wednesday, the day after the House passed it. 
  This year’s permanent fund dividend would be $525 if the Legislature doesn’t add more funding later. 
  A motion that would have funded the dividend at $1,100 failed to receive support of three-quarters of the members of each chamber, which was required for it to pass. 
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