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Alaska News October 14, 2018

Snow on Flattop!

 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Taxi driver killed in fiery early-morning crash
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Anchorage police search for hit-and-run suspect who left victim with ‘life-threatening’ injuries
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Unlicensed Kenai River fishing guide behind bars, loses boat
In addition to the fine and forfeiture of the boat, trailer and electronics, Hollandsworth was ordered to serve 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended.

After his release, he will be placed on probation for a year during which he will not be allowed to fish – or “be in a boat on the Kenai River with persons that are fishing.”
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Elders & Youth Conference set to begin Sunday in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: State says it will prioritize Alaskans in Alaska LNG project hiring process
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: NTSB: Weather likely led to long-lost plane’s Southeast crash
 
 
 
 
By Anna Rose Macarthur: Gubernatorial Campaigns Present Their Ideas On How To Improve Alaska Rural Public Safety

Alaska News October 13, 2018

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Napakiak TPO Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Minor, Alaska Tribal Courts See Infusion Of Federal Funds and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Halfway house walkaway with catch & release history re-arrested
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Local school briefly in ‘stay put’ mode as escaped inmate arrested
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Questions swirl as staffing shortages land mental health patients in jail for psychiatric treatment
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: New photos show extent of rapid erosion of Newtok coastline
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: How far should free speech go at UA campuses?
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: Muni has two ideal sites for possible new ASD bus hub
That meeting is planned to happen on December 10 at the ZJ Loussac Library, located at 3600 Denali Street at 6:30 PM.

You can view the proposals and plans by clicking HERE.
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: Watch: A pygmy goat hops around the Anchorage animal shelter
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Trail construction to close parts of Westchester Lagoon
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Alaska distilleries can now mix things up and serve cocktails
 
 
 
 
By Emily Boerger: Speaker Presentations now available from 2018 Alaska State of Reform Conference
 
 
 
 
Hearthside Books: 3rd Thursday with Alaska Women Speak
 
 
 
 
By Patrice Gopo: ‘The place I’ve always called home’

Alaska News October 12, 2018

By Cassie Schirm: National Mental Illness Awareness week
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Alaska man stabbed in the chest with butcher knife, girlfriend arrested
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska suspect lit on fire after he sat on trooper chemical agent
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: DOT flagger struck by distracted driver, expected to recover
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Charges: Convicted felon shot man in the back
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Alaska receives federal grant for overdose death review panel
Channel 2 spoke with Henderson Thursday at an Overdose Death Investigation and Prosecution Training presented by Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth.

“And that’s what this training is about is how do we prosecute drug traffickers for the deaths that they cause?” he said.
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Settlement reached in Alaska Dispatch News bankruptcy case
 
 
 
 
By Kyle Hopkins: Executives say they lost their jobs at one of Alaska’s largest hospitals for reporting improper billing of Medicare, Medicaid
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: 36 years later, still no conviction in Alaska mass murder
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Inside the Gates: Guardsmen fabricate parts from scratch for any situation
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Gold Star Peak Belgian Ale makes debut in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Alaska Federation of Natives returns to Anchorage next week – What you need to know
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: Career teachers look at working second jobs to make ends met
The starting salary is $48,886 for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no experience; total cost including benefits is $77,559.
 
 
 
 
By Brandon McIntire: Three generations give back to Unalaska, a place that means so much
 
 
 
 
By Tripp Crouse: Book fair to feature Alaska Native authors, illustrators and panelists
 
 
 
 
KNBA – KBC Native America Calling: This week on Indigefi: Cheryl Bear
 
 
 
 
Julia O’Malley: Alaskana recipe: Village-style doughnuts

Alaska News October 11, 2018

By Leroy Polk: Alaska tribal police officer arrested for sexual abuse of a minor, troopers say
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky & Rhiannon Walker: Fairbanks police share 11-minute video of deadly officer-involved shooting
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemeyer: UPDATE: Suspect identified in Wednesday shooting, stand-off
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Alaska militia leader to be re-sentenced for conspiracy to murder federal officers
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: F-22 Raptor makes emergency landing at JBER
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Young women with breast cancer form Anchorage support group
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: New ASD elementary curriculum draws backlash
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council Swears In New Members
 
 
 
 

Alaska News October 10, 2018

By Associated Press: Family member identifies whale hunters killed in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk, Kalinda Kindle: Alaska woman missing for almost a week; search for her expands
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: DV victim: I wasn’t notified when suspect violated house arrest
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Willow Airport thieves haven’t yet been grounded
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Anchor Point man charged in wanton waste of 3 moose
 
 
 
 
Homelessness in focus as winter approaches
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: Berkowitz introduces 2019 operating budget
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: ConocoPhillips producing new North Slope oil
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Rocket launch planned at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Ballot Measure 1 campaigns argue pros, cons on KTVA’s Daybreak
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Thousands sign on to petition to bring back the middle school model in ASD schools
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk & Rebecca Palsha: ‘We’ll see what happens’; Girdwood locals react to Alyeska Resort’s sale
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: Katmai crowns chunky champion of Fat Bear Week
 
 
 
 
By Deborah Byrd: Whale songs evolve, but calls persist for generations

Alaska News October 09, 2018

By KTVA Web Staff: Anchorage police investigating ‘suspicious’ death
 
 
 
 

By KTVA Web Staff: Armed escapee surrenders to Troopers in Elim
 
 
 
 

By Daniel Kirby & Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Fairbanks motorcyclist identified as 18-year-old
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native celebration turns somber over sexual assault
 
 
 
 

Violence against women at the forefront of Indigenous People’s Day in Alaska Channel 2 multimedia journalist Shawn Wilson brings us the story of the second annual Indigenous People’s Day celebration held at the Alaska Pacific University campus.
 
 
 
 

By Rebecca Palsha: ‘I can remember watching my friend cry while she was being violated’ – a sexual assault survivor calls for action at AFN
 
 
 
 

By Jill Burke: Fourth child victim comes forward in teacher sex abuse case
 
 
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN: Information for Parents and Caregivers What to Do If Your Child Discloses Sexual Abuse
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Indian Child Welfare Act struck down, Alaska evaluates impact
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Anchorage School Board votes down new start times
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Anchorage’s Sea Galley founders after nearly 40 years
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Canadian hotel company set to buy Alyeska Resort
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: First chief of staff will juggle demands on growing Foundation

Alaska News October 08, 2018

KYUK: Yuraq Culture Monday At KuC’s Indigenous Peoples Day
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Man’s body found floating near downtown Juneau
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: APD names man killed in Saturday motorcycle crash
 
 
 
 
By Jeff Bridges: Bear cubs’ weighted bodies found in Prince William Sound
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Planes’ fuel siphoned, truck stolen at Willow Airport
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Alaskans flock online for voter registration deadline
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: NTSB releases final report into a fatal 2016 helicopter crash
 
 
 
 
By Dave Goldman: UAA hosts leadership academy for middle schoolers
 
 
 
 
Carey Restino: OPINION: National, statewide dialogue about sexual assault can help change our story
 
 
 
 
Gov. Walker One Alaska Update October 08, 2018

Alaska News October 07, 2018

By Diane Kaplan: Memories of Audrey Wells: Famed filmmaker, Alaska radio guru — and dear friend
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: Homer cartoonist dies after battle with breast cancer
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Convicted murderer-turned-escapee back in custody
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Alaskans rally against judge’s retention after Schneider plea deal
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: August marijuana tax revenue hits $1.5 million in Alaska

Alaska News October 06, 2018

By Mary Simton: Police ID victim in East Anchorage homicide investigation
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Anchorage man arrested for 2 separate shootings
 
 
 
 
By Avery Lill: Manokotak man convicted of sexually abusing a minor
A sentencing hearing will be held in February. Nicketa has two prior convictions for sexual offenses, so the presumptive term he faces is 99 years in prison.
 
 
 
 
By CBS News: Sen. Murkowski says she will be ‘no today and a no tomorrow’
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Groups backing Dunleavy fined $4,450 for finance disclosure violations
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Ravn’s $12.3M bid wins PenAir at bankruptcy auction
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Alaska Snowbirds may face unexpected tax hit
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: UPDATE: Whale needing rescued in Turnagain Arm not a whale at all
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: ALAXSXA | ALASKA: Play shares tales of Alaska and the people who call the state home
 
 
 
 
By Melissa Frey: KTVA Weather Lab: Huffman Elementary