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Alaska News September 15, 16 & 17 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Watch out for winds in higher elevations and along Turnagain Arm; Kenai City Council member charged with two DUIs in three months; Inside the Gates: Military families and virtual learning; Anchorage Senior Chorus celebrates member’s 97th birthday and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Coast Guard seeks information on deadly New Year’s Eve sinking of Scandies Rose; Two people charged after ransacking a Dillingham pot shop; In wake of scandals, Y-K school district revamps protocols for sexually inappropriate behavior; One-of-a-kind photo collection documents 75 years of life in Angoon; Gardentalk – How to top tomatoes and get the most out of hardy, cold-tolerant greens and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: COVID Community Spread Confirmed In Nunapitchuk and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: NOAA Bathymetric Data Helps Scientists More Accurately Model Tsunami Risk Within Barry Arm; Anchorage DUI Driver Arrested after Giving False Info and Driving Away from the Scene; Anchorage Man Charged with Robbery after Stealing Booze and Assaulting Brown Jug Employees; Remains of Whittier Rafter Recovered Three and a Half Miles from Whittier and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Searchers locate body of man missing from Arctic Village; Alaska Public Defenders file motion to permit in-person visitation with client; Fairbanks school district superintendent comments on retirement, what’s next for her and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Fat’s danger
 
 
Craig Medred: True stories
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Most Delicious Coffee And Cupcakes In Alaska Are Hidden In The Little Owl Cafe
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: 23 Gorgeous Spots To See Fall Foliage That Will Show You Alaska Like Never Before
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Easy, Scenic Horseshoe Lake Trail In Alaska Is A Trail The Whole Family Will Enjoy
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Alaska News September 14, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Vehicle crashes into a building following reports of shots fired in Midtown; ‘The show must go on’: How Anchorage theater groups are performing through the pandemic; Great Alaska Duck Race announces winners, raises thousands of dollars for non-profit and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Now streaming: Alaska Native and First Nations films during online festival and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Napaskiak Man Charged with DUI-Watercraft by Village Police and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: As search for missing Nome woman continues, lack of information frustrates family and more ->
 
 
 
 
49 Writers Blog: Alaska Writer’s Series: Julia O’Malley Profiles Tom Kizzia
 
 
 
 
Diane Kaplan, Rasmuson Foundation: We choose action
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation Survey
 
 
 
 
UAF ICYMI: Your fall 2020 Aurora is here: Professor recounts Walter Harper’s short life full of living; Why not do it with some style?; As gardening booms, UAF gives well-researched advice and more ->
 
 
 
 

 
 

Alaska News September 13, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: UPDATE: New photos released in the disappearance of Florence Okpealuk; officials would like to speak to driver; Assembly to consider officially adopting Anchored Home plan; 2020 Alyeska Climbathon and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Residents begin moving into their new homes at Juneau’s expanded Housing First facility; Looking back at six months of COVID-19 in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Armed Convicted Felon Caught Breaking into Vehicles on KGB Road Saturday; Return to Crash Site is Emotional, Healing and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: UA says reports of sexual assault are down and more ->

 
 
 
 
Mountain View Post: Party City opens Mountain View store

Alaska News September 12, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Big Lake students honored for life-saving actions Third graders Bella Hunt and Lily Caven ran to tell adults when a man was having a medical emergency; APD investigating assault in Muldoon; Jesse Lee Home still standing after scheduled demolition and more->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Kodiak rocket launch ends in fiery explosion; Juneau suspends drinking in bars again as COVID-19 cases spike; Online film festival features Alaska Native and First Nations documentaries and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kasigluk’s Only Store Burns Down; Kuskokwim 300 Race Is On; Will Newtok’s Frequent Power Outages Go Away? More ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: AFD looks to recruit more female firefighters before application period closes and more ->
 
 
 
 

Construction of the Alaska Highway, Tanana River: The Last Obstacle–The Tanana River

Alaksa News September 11, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Juneau approves first cannabis store for onsite consumption; ‘They fell through the cracks’: Parents worry kids with learning disabilities are regressing during online school; More movie theaters in Anchorage open Friday and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: City of Unalaska inks purchase agreement for geothermal power; Governor won’t mandate coronavirus vaccine, health commissioner says; Alaska parks system stressed by new pandemic crowds and old funding shortages; Gardentalk – Planning ahead for a springtime splash of color and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: New tool can help Alaska with COVID-19 contact tracing; Red Dog Mine starts water purification project and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Kyle Hopkins, Michelle Theriault Boots, ADN: The woman propositioned by Alaska’s former lieutenant governor tells her story for the first time In 2018, Jody Potts was the target of misconduct from then-Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. He resigned two days later, but the details of what happened have never been publicly told until now.
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Protect yourself

 
 
 
 

Alaska News September 10, 2020

KTUU: Woman fights to visit husband in ICU despite COVID-19 restrictions; Vandalism discovered at the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Anchorage; Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League field vandalized and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: 23 years ago, Alaska tried the wrong man for the murder of a Sitka teenager. Now police say they’ve found the real killer. Why wasn’t he a suspect all along? More ->
 
 
 
 
Alaka Native News: Anchorage Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Arson following Serious Lake Otis Incident Wednesday; Alaska Air National Guard Airmen Rescue Hunter near Eagle River and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: Her favorite place on Earth
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Tastiest Tacos In Alaska Are Hiding In The Tiny Town Of Seward

Alaska News September 09, 2020

KTUU: No set date for in-person learning at ASD yet Levels of community spread are still too high; Authorities continue search for 2 McLaughlin Youth Center juveniles after escape; New Eagle River southbound bridge opens to traffic; Fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs can apply for help from the USDA and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Who should get a say in where Juneau’s new emergency shelter is located?; Juneau emergency officials link 19-person cluster of COVID-19 cases to one event and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: U.S. Army Alaska Soldier Dies in Vehicle Accident; Two Arrested following Soldotna Traffic stop Wednesday Morning; Bering Strait Villages Identify Quarantine Facilities through Collaboration with Alaska DMVA and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Alaska Watchman, LifeSite: Alaska’s Catholic hospital offers transgender hormones, refers to radical LGBT groups Providence Alaska Medical Center has deviated from its Christian roots over the past few decades.
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Off the cliff
 
 
 
 

Alaska News September 08, 2020

KTUU: UPDATE: APD identify a suspect they are looking for near Bootleggers Cove; Police identify the victim in a July death investigation in Spenard; A new “Light-Changing” feature to Google maps and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Three youth escape from McLaughlin Youth Center and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Warrant needed for aerial camera use in police investigations, rules Alaska Court of Appeals and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Emily Hofstaedter, KNOM – Nome: Alaska Native women rally to search for missing Nome woman
 
 
 
 
By Tyler Thompson & Isabelle Ross, KDLG: For years, Bristol Bay has raised awareness of MMIW. Alaska’s new cold case office aims to help
 
 
 
 
By Leslie Kelly, Forbes: Here’s How To Score Some Of Alaska’s Tastiest Seafood
 
 
 
 
By Katie Lawrence, Only In Your State Alaska: Slaughter Gulch Via Juneau Trail Is A Challenging Hike In Alaska That Will Make Your Stomach Drop

Alaska News September 07, 2020

KTUU: UPDATE: Less than 1,000 Chugach Electric customers without power; ‘We’re just trying to finish out our season’; Anchorage Racing Lions riding safety mandates to the finish line; AWCC takes huge financial hit from pandemic; Scores of online music teachers emerge from the pandemic; Video: Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue threw their piggies a birthday party and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: A pair of stranded killer whales and a sick sea lion near Sitka have biologists looking for answers; High winds beached a 150-foot seafood processing barge in Bristol Bay and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Future COVID

 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: End This Summer Paddle Boarding The Bluest Glacier Lake In Alaska

Alaska News September 06, 2020

KTOO Public Media: 3 Yellowstone bison arrive at their new home near Old Harbor, Alaska; Do you ski, sled or ride Montana Creek? The city wants to hear from you.; How the ‘infodemic’ is playing out in Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: ‘Strong Likelihood’ Of COVID-19 Community Spread In Bethel, Says YKHC and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Stone Soup Garden: harvesting vegetables… and compassion and more ->