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• Misleading Google AI instructions cause Kodiak woman to be cited for illegal snipe hunt

  28-09-2026 19:32 via ktoo.org
  A Wilson’s Snipe is seen in an undated photo published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Larry Pace/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  Incorrect information provided by a Google AI overview caused a Kodiak woman to hunt snipe illegally on Sept. 5, according to a citation filed this week at the Kodiak district court.
  Writing in an affidavit attached to the citation, Alaska Wildlife Trooper Alex Wick said Christina Weaver called troopers to self-report the violation.
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• A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul

  28-09-2026 19:19 via ktoo.org
  Yachts are moored in Statter Harbor in Auke Bay, Alaska in July 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  Giant, gleaming yachts make their way to Southeast Alaska every summer. Many line the breakwater at Juneau’s Statter Harbor. More anchor out in Auke Bay.
  Some are the playthings of billionaires. Others, despite their opulent touches, are small family businesses, which are facing growing competition from new entrants they accuse of skirting a 140-year-old federal law meant to protect U.S.
  
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• Ladies and Gentlebears, it’s the Fat Bear Week semifinals 

  28-09-2026 19:04 via ktoo.org
  132 Family (top left) competes against Bear 910 (top right), and 89 Backpack (bottom left) competes against 164 Bucky (bottom right) as part of Fat Bear Week 2026 (Images courtesy of the National Park Service)
  Welcome to the Fat Bear Week semi-finals where the bears are well-fed and the voters are well-read! 
  Full disclosure: these are not unbiased updates. Here’s who I’m voting for today:
  Match 1: The 132 Family vs 910
  132 mothered her babies with wisdom and grace this summer.
  
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