Alaska News December 12, 2019

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: DOT: Car struck boulder that fell onto Seward Highway; City of Sitka and police officer agree to $325K settlement; After review, State says dismissal of case against Pirate was ‘appropriate’; Young Alaskans star in Anchorage International Film Festival; Couple opens Cassie’s Place coffee shop inside Arc of Anchorage and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: House catches fire in Mountain View neighborhood, AFD responds; Woman hurt following shooting, search for suspect underway; AK Army National Guard’s 297th MP Company comes home for Christmas; Alaska Wildlife Troopers charged 3 people in a suspected illegal big game guiding operation; NTSB: Pilot and plane’s owner had been drinking prior to fatal Girdwood crash; NTSB: Pilot and plane’s owner had been drinking prior to fatal Girdwood crash and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Watch: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveils his budget; The 2019 Arctic Report Card shows the impacts of a warming climate. Here are 4 key details.; It flew! All-electric seaplane completes milestone first flight near Vancouver. More ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel’s First Marijuana Store Scheduled To Open This Month; Bethel City Council Approves Sale Of Land To Marijuana Store, Kusko Kush; BSAR: Stay Off Straight Slough; Four Open Holes Near Bethel and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Medevacs Teen from Baranof Island; The Fairbanks International Airport Seeks the Public’s Assistance in Reducing the Importation of Illegal Substances to Rural Alaska Communities; Redoubt’s Big Impact 30 Years Ago; Shift in Tundra Shrub Growth Could Release More Atmospheric Carbon; Study Shows Stronger Winds in Store for Northwestern Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force arrests principal of Bethel elementary school; Airport Police seize over $133,000 in illegal alcohol in past 6 months; Alaska senator speaks on suicide prevention bill passed by congress, headed to President’s desk; Access Alaska provides resources for the disability community in the interior and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: New opportunity: Grants for rural health care in Alaska
A new grant fund that aims to fill gaps in rural Alaska health care is now open for applications. The deadline for this initial round of proposals is Jan. 24.
 
 
 
 
Alaska Journal of Commerce: Gov. Mike Dunleavy GUEST COMMENTARY: Fighting for safety for Alaska’s women
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Stroll Through Alaska’s Holiday Lights In The Botanical Gardens This Christmas Season