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Alaska News May 31, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaskan photographer shines light on service dogs for good cause; Anchorage mother on mission to raise awareness about dangers of fentanyl after son’s death; Home swept away amid Copper River flooding, other homes in danger; Telling Alaska’s Story: Making music in the Yup’ik language and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: WIC expands ways for rural families in the Y-K Delta to purchase baby formula amid national shortage and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History May 31st, 1977 and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: Tlingit & Haida to hold organizational job fair this weekend and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Alaska Public Garden’s Day at Jensen-Olson Arboretum Air date: Friday, May 27, 2022 — Lindy Ryan’s new novel: Throw Me to the Wolves. An Urban Retreat for writers and yoga enthusiasts. League of Women Voters workshop on running for public office

Alaska News May 30, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Volunteers work to clean veterans’ headstones ahead of Memorial Day Group tidied several tracts throughout the day Sunday; Woman dies in pedestrian collision near Bird Creek; Rodeo Alaska kicks off competition with pro rodeo Memorial Day event and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Tununak residents share what it’s like to live in rural Alaska without internet and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History May 30th, 1788 and more ->

Alaska News May 29, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Civilians rescue two adults, 7-month-old from plane crash; Alaska State Troopers recommend travelers create a “Safety Plan” before traveling this weekend and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Naive News; This Day In Alaska History May 29th, 1943 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Factory trawler runs aground near Unalaska airport runway and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO The Signal: May 27, 2022 / This week from The Signal
 
 
 
 

Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: 2022 Memorial Day activities scheduled across the Valley

Alaska News May 27 & 28, 2022

WWII Vet George Fox

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) honors Mike Livingston and Gertrude Svarny as “Alaskan of the Week”

 
 
 
 

KTUU Alska’s News Source: Anchorage man indicted on murder charges in January homicide case and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: New commuter air service takes off in Wrangell and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: Bird flu detected in red fox and eagles found dead in Unalaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Author raised in Juneau explores stories locals tell about the city’s early Asian immigrants; Remembering Reynaldo Caparas, Juneau’s DMV guy; Special prosecutor charges former Alaska attorney general nominee with sexual abuse of a minor; Major upgrade to Railbelt transmission lines could pave the way for more renewable energy and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: School facilities burn at Akiuk Memorial School in Kasigluk; Find out where you can vote in-person for the US House special primary election and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: The Worst Fire Year We can Remember; ‘You could see the water creeping up’: JBER service members helped rescue 2 Alaska rescue crash victims; 750-Mile Engineless Boat Race to Alaska Returns with a New Twist; This Day in Alaska History May 27th, 1905, May 28th, 1867 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: American Red Cross Alaska Region exceeds regional goals with the “Sound The Alarm Campaign”; Sinkholes: Their causes and effects in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Juneau woman cited after alleging false kidnapping report and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Ultimate fish war
 
 
 
 
Lofty Minded in Alaska: Five-Acre Almanac: Back in the Garden
 
 
 
 
By Millie Spezialy, ADN: Letter: A well-deserved thank you
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonlad, Only In Your State Alaska: The Massive Indoor Playground In Alaska With Endless Places To Play

 
 
 
 
Bound for Nowhere: THE DRIVE FROM ALASKA THROUGH CANADA | Lost & Found EP. 15

Alaska News May 26, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Homer wildfire reaches 13 acres as crews maintain barrier between homes; Parents and ASD superintendent respond in the wake of Texas school shooting and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Frosting and fiction: Thunder Mountain students show of their literary knowledge, with cake and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: A high school senior became the first Toksook Bay graduate to earn a prestigious language certification; KYUK won 5 Society of Professional Journalists awards for journalism produced in 2021, including honors for Comprehensive Pandemic Coverage; Some Tununak residents have been living without internet for over 3 months and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Medevacs Individuals after Plane Crash at Dry Bay Airstrip; This Day In Alaska History May 26th, 1917 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbans News Webcenter 11: Durham School Services holds open house amid bus driver shortage and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Fairbanks youth arrested for bringing pellet gun to school campus; Sen. Murkowski’s ‘mobile offices’ slated to come to Southeast Alaska and more ->

 
 
 
 
KRBD: School board to approve principal hire and KEA-SSPK contract and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: After two-year COVID hiatus, tours on Pribilof island set to resume and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Craig Medred: Dog-eaten paperwork?

Alaska News May 25, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage Assembly establishes criminal offense for open burning during burn ban Those caught could face up to 1 year in jail and a $10,000 fine; Interactive map shows if your house is more susceptible to wildfires and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Haines artist and community leader pursues rare apprenticeship in Northwest Coast formline art; Meet the Sitkan behind the ‘crappy clarinet playing’ of Squidward Tentacles; State to transfer Telephone Hill to City and Borough of Juneau for redevelopment and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History May 25th 1799 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: State Legislature passes Alaska Reads Act to strengthen childhood literacy and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Sitka police investigating arson at a local harbor; McAnally speaks out about Hoonah police department hire; Colonel Massie to retire as head of Alaska Wildlife Troopers and more ->

 
 
 
 

KSTK: Video app connects Wrangell students to classrooms worldwide and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Seward Journal: May 25 to May 31, 2022

 
 
 
 

KFSK: Charitable endowment pays out more grants to Petersburg projects and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Hike Less Than Half A Mile To This Spectacular Waterfall Swimming Hole In Alaska

Alaska News May 24, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Arliss Sturgulewski remembered by friends and family with memorial and reception; Group of volunteers builds beds for bed-less children in Anchorage; Telling Alaska’s Story: Alaskan woodcarver busy at work on bench for Alaska Zoo and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Juneau’s Meals on Wheels program needs more volunteers to keep up with food deliveries; Denali’s historic, lingering snow season is affecting the park’s wildlife; The Race to Alaska is back, in film and on the water and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: UAF makes Alaska’s first large drone flight from international airport; This Day In Alaska History May 24th, 1922 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: White House Infrastructure Coordinator talks spending in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Anchorage man convicted of attempted murder in 2018 inmate assault; FCC adopts new rules addressing international robocalls and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Program uses artificial intelligence to track thousands of humpback whales through photographs and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Larger cruise ships to add Klawock to itinerary in 2023 and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: International marine salvage company acquires local diving business MAC Enterprises and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Hallie Golden, The Guardian: Indigenous and Alaska Native women could face escalated violence if Roe is repealed They are also two to three times more likely to die as a result of pregnancy than white women, according to the CDC
 
 
 
 

BirdCast: Migration Dashboard

Alaska News May 22 & 23, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Residential fire breaks out in South Anchorage and more ->
 
 
 
 
kTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Legislature modernizes 40-year-old definition of consent in sexual assault cases; Class-action lawsuit says state is failing Alaska foster kids; University of Alaska Anchorage receives federal funds to expand state health care workforce; Southeast Native Radio aired for just 16 years, but its voices live on in a new digital archive and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: If subsistence salmon fishing opens on the Yukon River, new rules will limit who can fish for salmon and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Washington Man Arrested for Enticing Bethel Child; This Day In Alaska History May 22nd, 1906, May 23rd, 1922 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: No wrongdoing found in Hoonah mayor police hire, formal training recommended; Veteran-founded disaster response group holding training sessions in Juneau; Sitka Assembly to take up Native boarding school research resolution and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg nurse recognized nationally with Daisy Award and more ->
 
 
 
 
SitNews: 32nd Session Ends: Legislature agrees on budget, confirms Dunleavy Administration priorities and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Run For Women 2022
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: With Stream Crossings and Footbridges, The Little-Known Point Bridget Trail In Alaska Is Unexpectedly Magical
 
 
 
 

Alaska News May 21, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Burn ban issued for Anchorage Red Flag warning issued from Homer to Salcha; Saturday 5-21-22 Fire Danger: “Extreme”; Palmer businesses raising money for water tower lights; 20 years of Friday Flings in Palmer and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Broadband bill passes the Alaska state legislature and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Legislature Passes Bill Overhauling Public Safety Statutes; This Day In Alaska History May 21st, 1915 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbans News Webcenter 11: 19-year-old Jamison Gallion pleads guilty to 2 counts of arson in Two Rivers fires; Blood Bank of Alaska purchases Fairbanks location and more ->
 
 
 
 
Ketchikan Daily News: Judith “Judi” Anne Slajer, longtime Ketchikan resident, fisherwoman, and first woman to manage an Alaska borough, passed away on April 21, 2022.
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The disinformation war

Alaska News May 20, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage women push for more mental health awareness post childbirth; Stolen gun from Alaska turns up at South Carolina middle school; ‘I could do a freeze frame and count his teeth’: A year after near-fatal bear mauling, Allen Minish revisits Glennallen attack site and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Soldotna Planned Parenthood to close at the end of May; Firefighters contain wildfire in Bristol Bay walrus sanctuary and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard aircrew medevacs passenger from Alaska ferry Kennicott in Shelikof Strait; Wading into the icy Yukon River for science; This Day In Alaska History May 20th, 1909 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Report: City of Craig, IFA celebrate anniversaries and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: St. Paul toddler laid to rest next to mother following months-long battle to bring him home and more ->
 
 
 
 
Our Third Thirds: “Home” vs. “Away”
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: This Abandoned Ghost Town In Alaska Is Downright Bone Chilling