Happy Thanksgiving!
 
 
 
 
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Wind gusts over 100 mph hit Anchorage; APD arrests man for shooting near Regal Totem theater; Alaska safety commission report outlines lessons learned from 2018 earthquake; Alaska marijuana growers’ back tax debt tops $1M; What’s behind the holiday ‘food coma?’ An Anchorage sleep doctor says it’s more than just turkey and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Five arrested in connection with Atwood murder case; Wind blows portion of roof off at Matanuska Brewing Co. in Eagle River; Crazy Thanksgiving weather; FBI and US Attorney announce Alaska’s role in Alaska Native violence crisis; Bear blamed for car damages in Alaska airport parking lot and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: A former KDLG reporter shares her experience after finding a camera in her room; For Alaska Native cultural tour guides, the job is to carry the weight of the world; Alaska Native nonprofit sues Texas insurance company over earthquake damage and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Winter Storm Batters Western Alaska Coast, Taking Out Power And Sea Ice and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Pilot in Fatal 2014 Atigun Pass Crash Convicted of Obstruction; What Killed the World’s Giants? More ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Woman gets 20 years for shooting boyfriend; Troopers arrest Fairbanks man for kidnapping and assaulting a pregnant woman; Fort Wainwright Soldiers enjoy early Thanksgiving meal and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Denton Staff Contributor, Denton Daily: Alaska’s sexual assault epidemic spans regions, races
 
 
By Denton Staff Contributor, Denton Daily: Public safety is a right for all Alaskans
 
 
 
 
Staff Writer Wellston Journal: Why a caribou hunt might be just what the doctor ordered
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Local warming

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Eagle River nurse practitioner charged in 3 opioid deaths as feds investigate nearly 20 more; Sue Perles named Special Olympics Alaska President, CEO; Butte coffee stand owner selling business due to declining health; Recognizing a Job Well Done: DOT honors workers who rebuilt roads after earthquake; Where to cut down your own Christmas tree and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Defense in Sophie Sergie killing seeks to have cold case charges tossed; Prosecutors request easier victim notification in Eagle River opioid case; Marijuana grower, retailer push for reform of marijuana tax structure; Bus service to return to Loussac Library and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Hilcorp paid a $25,000 fine after a worker died last year on its North Slope drilling rig; State settles lawsuit over Alaska Hire law; Heavy rains prompt flooding concerns for Ketchikan less than a month after drought ends; Will new, city-owned public cabins help with Juneau’s high demand for weekend rentals? Sealaska Heritage to release new trilingual collection of lullabies as children’s book and CD and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Winter Storm Blows Out Power From Bethel To Napakiak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Responds to Oil Sheen in Kitoi Bay; New Bill Would Prevent Corrections From Shipping Inmates to Out-of-state Prisons; Click it or Ticket: Troopers Launch Thanksgiving Enforcement Campaign and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Oil Spills impact human health; Moose Creek residents raise concerns about contaminated soil incineration; Fairbanks City Council approves legislative priorities for 2020 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: Uniquely vulnerable to corruption? More ->
 
 
 
 
News from the UAA/APU Consortium Library: Dec. 18: Writing about “wild relationships” in Alaska
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: Foundation board approves 24 grants and initiatives
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: Here is the whole list of grants and initiatives.
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Desert fresh salmon

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Prominent member of the community Jan Carnahan passes; Long-time Fairbanks community member and mayoral candidate Frank Turney has died; FPD apprehends reckless driver who caused collision on Parks Highway; Halloween Town proceeds used for increasing accessibility for disabled community; Judge Bennett welcomed to Fairbanks Superior Court and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Legendary Alaska prep basketball coach Chuck White dies; Woman identified in fatal Glenn Highway crash; Unknown illness keeps home a third of Rogers Park Elementary students; Ketchikan joins commission seeking to tax online retailers; 2YH: ASD looks into benefits of extended lunch and recess through a wellness initiative; State Parks offers free parking on Black Friday and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Judge to consider bail reduction in sexual assault, abuse case with 13 victims; Fire Marshal: Interconnected smoke alarms allow early detection; Agency agrees to designate habitat for threatened ice seals; 25 Years of BP Teachers of Excellence: Joe Rizzo and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: ‘Savanna’s Act’ advances in US Senate; aimed at mending police response to violence against Native women; This rare, historic boat could get a new life in Wrangell and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kuskokwim 300 Race Nominated Again For Alaska Sports Hall Of Fame; BSAR: Open Water And Thin Ice Below Akiachak On Kuskokwim River; Bethel City Clerk Lori Strickler Awarded Municipal Employee Of The Year; New George Attla Documentary Brings Together Community And Sled Dog Racing and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Anchorage Sex Offender Arrested and Detained after Continued Child Exploitation Conduct while on House Arrest; BLM Moves to Gut Protected Areas in NPRA and Western Arctic; Be Someone’s Angel this Holiday Season by Selecting a Name from the APD Tree and more ->
 
 
 
 
Creative Play – New Sheldon Jackson Museum Program for Ages 5 and Under
by Amy Carney on November 26th, 2019 in Sheldon Jackson Museum, Events | Comments

On Saturday, November 30th from 10-11am, join us at the Sheldon Jackson Museum for our Creative Play – our new free program for children ages 5 and under. Creative Play focuses on fostering social skills, movement, and creativity and gives parents and their youth 5 and under a place to gather for imaginative play with sensory toys. A parent must be present and should call 747-8981 to register.

Winter hours at the Sheldon Jackson Museum 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, Tuesday through Saturday except holidays. Winter admission is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors. Visitors 18 and under are admitted free of charge. Assistance is available for visitors with special needs. Please contact the museum for more information at 907.747.8981.
 
 
 
 
By SDD Contributor: The new Alaska apocalypse and its authors
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Idita-threat?

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: 1 dead in Glenn Highway crash, APD says; Justices question Alaska $500-a-year contribution limit and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Police searching for missing 17-year-old; UPDATE: Victim in burned home on Prince of Wales Island identified; Alaska man spends a lifetime ensuring safety on the slopes at Alyeska; Ice cellars failing amid environmental changes; King Tech annual pie auction makes a difference in students’ lives; Grant to Catholic Social Services could dramatically reduce family homelessness and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: FPD apprehend reckless driver who caused collision on Parks Highway and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: Video: Chad Bentz returns to Juneau to teach, NFL film company notices and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Unkindly killing

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Magnitude 6.3 earthquake felt in Adak; Mat-Su Thanksgiving Blessing feeds hundreds of families; Mat-Su district stuffs the bus for students in need and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: At least five earthquakes hit Alaska’s Andreanof Islands region and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Eldred Rock Lighthouse is one step closer to becoming a landmark that the public can visit and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Conservation Efforts On Mulchatna Caribou Just Beginning, Manager Says and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: North Pole elves help answer children’s letters to Santa from around the world and more ->
 
 
 
 
By David James, Alaska Books Anchorage Daily News: 5 Alaska children’s books perfect for gifting this holiday season
 
 
 
 

Posted by SDD Contributor: Our reviewers‘ favorite Alaska books of 2018
 
 
 
 

The Alaska Landmine: New State “Oversight and Review Unit” raises questions about its independence and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Aging fast

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: US Attorney, FBI on Alaska hate crimes: ‘They are prosecuted’: APD: Man arrested for murder, arson in burning SUV death; Johnson’s sentencing for Grunwald murder delayed to mid-2020; News Inside the Gates: Mass casualty rescue training; Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day gives Alaska girls hands-on experience and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Machete murder conviction overturned because of flawed jury instruction; Saildrones return from the Arctic after milestone research mission; New legislation would address cold cases of missing women in Alaska; Anchorage Fire Department closures likely to continue until 2020; Alaska organization gets $5M grant from Amazon CEO to help homeless families; Alaska airports to see $33M share of federal-level grant monies; Fire survivor creates art piece honoring firefighters who saved his home; Dyslexia a challenge for students and teachers in Alaska schools; Blue Market AK opens retail store in Anchorage and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Family members suspected and JPD confirms that alcohol was a factor in fatal Juneau car crash; Metlakatla, which depends on water, has moved quickly to accommodate the realities of drought and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Rotting Floor In Bethel Public Works Building Could Cost Millions To Fix and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans; The Fairbanks Art Association temporarily relocates to the Noel Wien Library and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Utqiagvik celebrates first whale of season in November; Who Done It and more ->
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Police Department: Attorney General William P. Barr Launches National Strategy to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Police Department: How you deal with package theft; Take 2

Last week we talked about how it’s the season for package theft and what you should do about it should it happen to you. Apparently too much early egg nog and gingerbread cookies were consumed in our spirited writing– we have some minor tweaks to make regarding our previous instructions.

So here it is – Take Two – on what you should do if some Grinch steals any of your mail from your mailbox or packages from your porch (which is very rude and very non-Christmassy to boot). We are going to ask you to please report the theft twice: once to us and once to the appropriate mail service.

If you have good suspect information like a name or license plate and/or the theft is actively happening, please call Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1). If you do not have any solid suspect information, please fill out an online report with us which you may do on our website www.muni.org/police. It’s not uncommon for us to recover stolen items, to include mail, while investigating other crimes. The more information we have regarding a criminal incident, the more opportunity we have to return the stolen property to its rightful owner and to build a case against the person(s) responsible.

Please also report the theft to whomever delivered the mail that was subsequently stolen. If someone absconded with the contents of your mailbox, please report it to the United States Postal Service (USPS). If USPS delivered a package to your front door which was later taken, also report it to USPS. If another carrier delivered a package to your door step which was later confiscated by some inconsiderate soul with sticky fingers, please report the theft to that delivery service (Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, and etcetera).

If you see something, say something. Give us a shout if you notice anything out of the ordinary. It’s also helpful if you can get to know your neighbors and watch out for one another. Stay safe out there and we wish all of you a happy holiday season.

Address/Location
Anchorage Police Department
716 W 4th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-786-8900
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Long gone
 
 
 
 
Science by Ned Rozell, Anchorage Press: What killed the world’s giants?
 
 
 
 
Alzheimer’s Association: Nov. journal highlights: First MCI prevalence estimates in US Latino populations
“Alaska has the fastest growing population of people 65 years and older compared with any other state; moreover, Alaska Native and American Indian people make up to 20% of Alaska’s population. Therefore, healthcare systems will need to tailor their services in anticipation of an increase in the numbers of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias,” the authors write.

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Charges: Repeat offender out on bail crashed stolen jeep into APD patrol cars, nearly hit officers; With community support, Palmer’s Car Deets rebounds after fire; Salvation Army’s 21st Season of Giving campaign begins and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Anchorage police investigate suspicious death; AG Barr to unveil plan on missing, murdered Native Americans; Woman in same-sex marriage files suit after PFD denial; Alaska legislators call for better communication between state and local governments; Open house at JBER; From Bean’s Cafe to their new home and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Juneau police: 2 people dead after single-car wreck near Cohen Drive; Alaska communities establish new plan to collect sales tax from online vendors and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: New Initiative Helps Catch Napakiak Man Wanted For Sexual Assault; Kwethluk Tribe Submits Proposal To Change Set Net Restrictions During King Salmon Conservation; Quyana Cab Company Pleads Guilty To Bootlegging Alcohol and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Department of Defense Expanding Access to Commissaries, Military Exchanges and Recreation Facilities; Fairbanks artist tackles homelessness in the Alaskan interior and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Ground zero
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Most People Don’t Know There’s An Epic Scuba Diving Lodge Right Here In Alaska

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Anchorage brothers sentenced in drug trafficking conspiracy; North Pole’s ‘Christmas in Ice’ canceled amid lack of ice; Anchorage Assemblyman decides not to go after money for downtown flowers; Will removal of concrete wall in Spenard cut down on crime? More ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Hilcorp pledges to hire ‘vast majority’ of BP Alaska workers; Transgender woman said Alaska VA Healthcare System saved her life; Understanding recidivism in Alaska through simulation; Donating food this holiday season; Local retailers step up to fill the void left by Nordstrom closing and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Free to a good home: 1 newspaper in Skagway and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Listen: Mulchatna Caribou Herd Call-In Show; New Report Sheds More Light On Climate Change Impacts To Alaska Native Villages and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Paul Harris sentenced to 52.5 years following Sexual Abuse of a Minor investigation; Person of Interest in November 2nd Triple Homicide Investigation Indicted for Ammo Possession and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Jury convicts Fairbanks man of sexually abusing a minor; Woman charged with stealing gun from courtroom; Marine Corps Reserves collects donations for Fairbanks children in need; University of Alaska allows parking fines to be paid via donations; Fairbanks specialist discusses causes behind varicose veins and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska News from APRN: Savanna’s Act’ advances in US Senate; Aimed at mending police response to violence against Native women; Sitka anthropologist sleuthing history of old Mount Edgecumbe student houses and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Journal of Commerce: Philip Wight GUEST COMMENTARY: Listen to Alaskans on Hilcorp deal
 
 
 
 
By Rose Pax, Indiana Statesman: A Celebration of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Hope’s importance
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Hike By Ice Lantern Light During This Whimsical Winter Outing In Alaska
 
 
 
 
DEC Contaminated Sites Checklist Updated Laboratory Data Review Checklist:

The Laboratory Data Review Checklist on the Contaminated Sites Guidance and Forms Page has been updated. The link to the superseded data review checklist will no longer work, so please either update your bookmarks to http://dec.alaska.gov/media/18841/laboratory-data-review-check-list-november-2019.docx or visit http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/guidance-forms to find the new version of the checklist. The checklist has been updated in order to:

· Be more flexible and user friendly (radio buttons replaced with checkboxes)

· Clarify the site and laboratory identifiers at the beginning of the checklist

· Include discussion of Matrix Spikes and Matrix Spike Duplicates (MS/MSD)

· Include discussion of isotope dilution analysis

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Brian Englund
Environmental Program Specialist
CS – Chemist
Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Contaminated Sites Program
555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Phone 907.269.7526| Fax 907.269.7649

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Suspect in kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault case appears in court; Alaska man arrested after describing sexual relationships with minors to undercover FBI officer; Alaska Railroad begins repairs to earthquake damaged bluff; Raising Cane’s opens 2nd location in Wasilla and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Finding a 6-foot-long mammoth tusk in the sand outside Shaktoolik; DOT and automotive workers say you should ditch the studded tires; Problems managing property? This group can help; Anchorage Assembly passes 2020 operational, capital budgets. More ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Sealaska shareholders have dividends to spend. With reduced ferries, it’s tough to shop. More ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Stolen Vehicle Reports Spike In Bethel; Bethel Search And Rescue Says Early River Ice Conditions Look Better Than Last Year; Calista Bullish On Developing Donlin Mine With New Promotion and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Napakiak Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested by Federal, State and Local Agencies; Cause of Fatal Craig Fire still being Investigated, Positive Victim Identification as yet not Released and more ->

 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: UPDATE: Defendant in jury trial arrested after allegedly removing handgun from Fairbanks courtroom; International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day to be honored in Fairbanks; Flood Control Project opened to winter motor vehicle use and more ->
 
 
 
 

Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: State could surplus several properties around state and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Incredible Chugach Chocolates Has Tasty Flavors You’d Only Find In Alaska

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Man charged in burglary of southwest Alaska post office; Ballot initiative proposes student bill of rights ensuring quality public education; 25 Years of BP Teachers of Excellence: Meredith McCullough and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: UPDATE: APD finds victim’s vehicle, Three people in total arrested in case; Forensic medical training could help evidence collection in rural Alaska; Melting sea ice opens northern passage for marine mammal disease; Utqiaġvik sees its last sunset of 2019; Jean Kaufman, “Buttons the Clown”, passes away at 100 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Utqiaġvik whalers finally land bowhead nearly two months into season; Feds approve renaming Saginaw Bay over Kake War connections; ‘A hidden giant’: Alaska Legislature’s nonpartisan voice on the state budget is retiring; Why was fire prevention funding used on the Roadless Rule process in Alaska? Congress members want to know. More ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Blizzard Warning Issued For Kuskokwim Delta; Akiachak Man Charged In Death Of Brother; Calista Puts On Stock Will Contest; State Marijuana Control Board Waiting On City Of Bethel and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Tribal Police Catch Kipnuk Post Office Burglar During Break-In; 168th Airmen Head South for the Winter; Ahtna Subsidiary Acquires Leading Dredging and Civil Construction Firm; Dirty Glaciers all over the World and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Police Chief talks first few months on the job; Eagle man charged with assault and arson; Fairbanks Native Association holds fashion show and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska News from APRN: NANA approves new shareholder trust, allowing for tax-free dividends; Not Enough Kids in Red Devil and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Let’s make a deal
 
 
 
 
By Kendra Kloster, The Delta Discovery: More work must be done to protect Indigenous women and girls