Alaska News July 18, 2018

Anchorage Police Department: The July 4th Seward Highway Traffic Detail results are in!
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: 5 Fairbanks inmates convicted in 2017 prison riot
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Mat-Su crime prompts call for borough-funded policing
“My sense is that people want something done — and like, you know, most taxpayers, they want it done for free,” Sykes said. “And that’s not going to happen. I’ve assured people that it’s going to cost something.”
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: Alaska officials want medical providers to pay back millions in Medicaid payments
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Rising student loan interest rates, what will it mean for students
Going into effect this month, undergraduates who take out a loan with the federal government will see a 13 percent increase in interest rate compared to last year.

 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: KRSA fails to halt pink salmon hatchery production in Prince William Sound
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Therriault Boots: This 17-year-old may be the youngest person ever to open a store in Alaska’s biggest mall
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Walker signs Alaska workplace smoking ban
 
 
 
 
By Steve Edwards: It’s midsummer, and the local farmers markets are hopping
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Price, space push new homes to Mat-Su
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: Anchorage Assembly sends potential pot shop back to community council
 
 
 
 
By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press: Democratic candidate for U.S. House seat doesn’t live in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: ABL fan’s favorite seat is left-field choice
 
 
 
 
By Christine Cunningham: Somewhere on Johnson Pass, a free lunch awaits
 
 
 
 
RRANN Nursing Camp Nursing Camp program at University of Alaska Anchorage focusing on educating Alaska Native and American Indian youth of Alaska interested in a nursing career.
 
 
 
 
Dr. Hardesty on Second-Line Maintenance Therapy for Ovarian Cancer
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Seniors from fifty to ninety are getting up and getting fit at Anchorage Senior Activity Center.
 
 
 
 
By Julia O’Malley: Tell us what you remember about Alaska’s Blockbuster days
 
 
 
 
Edible Alaska: Making use of your fresh-grown root veggies
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Family Features: Memphis style ribs