Alaska News February 22, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaska soldier killed last month was crushed by falling mobile kitchen, Army report says; Girdwood has been without fluoride in water since last year, with fix planned for 2024; Telling Alaska’s Story: Fur Rondy celebrates rich history over 87 years and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Barnacle Foods salvaged many of the kelp pickles they thought they lost in Juneau warehouse collapse; Basketball team travels 70 miles by snowmachine to its first competition since the pandemic began; Lawmakers focus bills on school curriculum and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: New Photos May Be First Visual Evidence Of North Pacific Right Whales Feeding In Bering Sea In Winter; Tlingit & Haida Opens Anchorage Office; This Day In Alaska History February 22nd, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Steven Downs’ defense files motion for acquittal or new trial; Local soup kitchen: Stone Soup Café in need of donations post giving season and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Former village teacher sentenced in child exploitation case and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Séet Ká Festival celebrates culture through dancing and gift giving and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Grace Segers, TNR: Congress Could Finally Bring Some Justice for Native Women The proposed reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act would allow tribal authorities to prosecute non-Native offenders for crimes against women and children.
 
 
 
 
Alaska Highway News: Ruby McBeth: Associated Country Women of the World ‘You either step forward into growth or you step backward into safety’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press: Northern California tribe confronts crisis of missing and murdered women
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Nature’s loss
 
 
 
 
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