AK News Alaska News October 23, 2019 October 23, 2019 Deborah KTVA The Voice of Alaska: AST: Reports of sexual assaults to agency increased by 15% in 2018; Inside the Gates: Alaska’s two-star promotion; People needing psych evaluations can’t wait in jail, judge says; State senator calls for answers about management of Swan Lake Fire; Anchorage Assembly gets more time to decide on pot shop near downtown church and more -> KTUU: Fairbanks man sentenced to 87 months for distributing ‘pure’ meth; Anchorage considers shortening studded tire season; From illegal homeless camps to classrooms: changes coming to Chester Creek; Endangered Frontier: The people of ice and snow face a future without it; SOY: Italia Fraize; Artist pays tribute to pilots of Alaska and more -> KTOO Public Media: Army Corps declines to hold public hearing on Ketchikan megaship dock permit; As her Homer neighborhood slides downhill, this woman is fighting to hold someone accountable; Can high school teams in Southeast Alaska compete with rivals on the North Slope? With esports, it’s possible. More -> KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: After 20 Year Wait, Newtok Residents Leave Home To Pioneer Mertarvik; Sen. Lyman Hoffman ‘Citizen Of The Year’ At AFN; Gov. Dunleavy Promises To Work With Tribes Over Education and more -> Alaska Native News: Cop Car Impersonators Jailed on Charges; Air Station Kodiak medevacs Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett crewmember near Kodiak; Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns home after 40-day, 5,000-mile patrol and more -> Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Teal Pumpkin Project makes Halloween fun for kids with allergies and more -> The Arctic Sounder: Ipalook Elementary choir performs at Disneyland; Board of Fish directs focus toward ocean acidification and more -> Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: READ OF THE DAY: ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF MARINE BARRACKS; MRAK Almanac: Grassroots training and more -> UW News staff: Humpback whale population on the rise after near miss with extinction By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: A Visit To This Waterfowl Refuge In Alaska Will Enchant You Beyond Words