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Alaska’s News November 19, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Documentary ‘Newtok’ premieres after 4 years of filming Digital streaming available through Nov. 28; Almost total lunar eclipse Thursday night visible across Alaska; Bronson’s proposed alcohol tax budget raises concerns over intent, long-term results and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Alaska’s tight rental market hampers progress on homelessness; Juneau property owners have lost every commercial property assessment appeal heard so far and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group considers limits on boat traffic in tributaries to protect fish eggs and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Artifical Intelligence speeds delivery of information for whale conservation; Alaska health officials say virus case numbers trending down and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: WCA blesses ‘Together Tree’ headed for Governor’s Mansion; Mask mandate meeting cancelled after local case count drops and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: U.S. Forest Service proposes restoring young-growth stands in central Southeast Alaska; Petersburg assembly strikes fines from masking law and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan’s school board loosens mask rules as the community reckons with widespread COVID-19 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Bullied Birds
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Windy and Wet
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Northern Harrier and More
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Late Fall Birds
 
 
 
 
Colleen Mondor, The Midnight Sun: MONDOR: The FAA’S latest Alaska aviation safety report harkens back to a whole lot of history
 
 
 
 
Edible Alaska: #16: On hunger and healing…
 
 
Edible Alaska: #17: “The old ways were better.”
 
 
Edible Alaska: #18: You know what’s not stuck on a container ship?
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: A Mysterious Woodland Trail In Alaska Will Take You To Original WWII Bunker Ruins
 
 
 
 

Alaska News November 18, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Soure: Alaska Native Heritage Center seeking traditional akutaq makers; AEDC and Anchorage airport team up for Alaska shipping initiative, hoping to relieve West Coast supply chain woes; How to have happy chickens living above the Arctic Circle and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Kenaitze Tribe’s craft classes help elders socialize and learn new skills; Aleutian Airways delays launch of its service to Unalaska to ‘tighten up’ safety; Alaska needs more construction workers to get infrastructure projects off the ground and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: The Yup’ik Immersion School in Bethel will represent the state of Alaska in the nation’s capital this Christmas and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Final Arrests made in Russian Mission Attempted Murder/Crimes Investigation; Bristol Bay Tribes encouraged by EPA timeline for process to consider protections; This Day In Alaska History November 18th, 1959 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Opportunities for careers in local trades can be found at the 2021 Apprenticeship EXPO; Fairbanks community member spearheads birthday bag fundraiser for food bank and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Substance abuse treatment company expresses interest in former Wrangell Medical Center and more ->
 
 
 
 
Juneay Empire: ‘Tidal Echoes’ puts out the call for submissions “Tidal Echoes” is accepting submissions now through Dec. 1.
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Misinformation madness

Alaska News November 17, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Fort Wainwright soldier arrested on sexual abuse charges; At least 20 students involved in West High altercation could face charges and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Mass exodus at Alaska child abuse clinic as former Wisconsin doctor accused of bullying and misdiagnoses and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Suspect in Russian Mission shooting allegedly goes on another rampage in the village after evading troopers for months; Hooper Bay’s wrestling coach was fired after alleged discovery he sent inappropriate messages to students and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young Helps Introduce Landmark Cannabis Legalization Legislation; AFN Applauds Alaska’s Congressional Delegation for Bipartisan Work on Infrastructure Bill; This Day In Alaska History November 17th, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fatal accident on Chena Hot Springs Road; Alaska Department of Transportation seeks public input on infrastructure spending and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal November 17 to November 23, 2021

Alaska News November 16, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Police investigating suspicious death in East Anchorage; West Anchorage schools placed under ‘stay put’ mode for several hours after cafeteria fight and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Man killed at Fairbanks Safeway was ‘doing nothing more than walking outside with his groceries,’ mayor says; Alaska correctional officer smuggled drugs and phones into prison, charges say and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: AVCP has implemented a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Kotzebue Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Incessant Stalking; This Day In Alaska History November 16th, 1973 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska State Trooper arrested with multiple domestic violence assaults; Fairbanks Resource Center for Parents and Children receives funding for families during holiday months; Fairbanks Kiwanis Club prepares for annual tree sale and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Moose and caribou nonresident hunt closures go to hearing and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Concert pianist performs in Petersburg and gives parents some tips; Outbreak leads to short staffing at schools, hospital, borough and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Storms in British Columbia extend Ketchikan Public Utilities internet slowdown and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Fear not
 
 
 
 
By Samantha Bergeson, E Online: A Missing Woman’s Case Is Re-Examined 18 Years Later in Evil in Alaska New Oxygen true crime series Fatal Frontier: Evil in Alaska focuses on the devastating disappearances and murders of Indigenous women in Alaska. Watch the chilling sneak peek.
 
 
 
 
By Rhonda McBride, KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Thursday, November 11th: ANCSA, The Women Behind the Act

Alaska News November 15, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s Pubic Media: Well-known white-eared bear found dead of gunshot wound in Sitka neighborhood; With new research, Alaska groups aim to turn mariculture into $100 million industry and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History November 15th, 1913 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: This National Preserve In Alaska Is Home To A Native Alaskan Healing Spring

Alaska News November 14, 2021

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Army Pvt. George Fox Nearly 80 years after his death, Unangax̂ soldier will finally receive burial ceremony; Alaska Supreme Court explains ruling on governor’s appointees and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Willow Man Jailed on Weapons/Assault Charges following Saturday Incident; Today In Alaska History November 14th, 1938 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Community Food Bank is seeking helping hands and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The dark side

Alaska News November 13, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Hundreds of free coats given to students at Anchorage’s Northwood Elementary; Anchorage Assembly confirms Joe Gerace as director of the Anchorage Health Department; Outgoing Catholic Social Services CEO shares thoughts on solving Anchorage’s homelessness problem; Palmer slaughterhouse under new ownership; Skagway enters agreement with the state for design of new dock and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Blown back to Alaska, bird perseveres; GINA provides a guiding hand in Arctic Ocean research; Grant Writing Assistance Hotline; This Day In Alaska History November 13th, 1913 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Barbara Blake talks about importance of her Native representation on Assembly; Juneau to receive 10,000 total rapid test kits and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: School board will hear from medical experts before changing Ketchikan schools’ COVID-19 policies
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Well-timed Clearing
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Weekly Photojournal Update (2021-11-13)

Alaska News November 12, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Grand jury indicts woman charged with arson after burning down West Anchorage home; Iditarod picks up Lynden as partner ahead of 50th running and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: New program funds veterans-choice caretakers in Alaska ‘they can hire and fire and train whoever they’d like’; Alaska’s cannabis industry has the most retail shops per capita in the country; How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: The new Alaska House District 38 map adds 1 community and loses 9 others and more->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In History November 12th, 1910 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Festival Fairbanks broadcasts Veterans Day program and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg veterans honored with parade, quilts
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Déjà vu all over again
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, November 12, 2021
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 4 Videos Of Wildlife In Alaska Are Too Cool Not To Share

Alaska News November 11, 2021

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: Failed Denali summit and serious accident lead to false report charges for Utah doctor
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Live updates: Heavy snowfall totals hitting parts of Southcentral Alaska; Anchorage Assembly passes ordinance changing process for confirming mayoral appointees; Alaska Wildlife Trooper to resign after reporting false sale of plane and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: What happens after a whisper network raises its voice?; How learning an Indigenous language leads to healing and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: In Honor of All of Our Veterans on this, their Day; This Day In Alaska History November 11th, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbank News Webcenter 11: Ester man charged with attempted murder An Ester man is charged with attempted murder in the first degree and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Carothers and Van Winkle honored in Veterans Day proclamation issued by Juneau’s mayor; Veterans for Peace in Juneau to ring the bell at Capitol Building to mark the armistice ending WWI and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: LISTEN: Wrangell secondary schools choir performs for Veterans Day and more ->
 
 
 
 
By winonaryder, Florida News Times: Violence and reproductive coercion of intimate partners between Native Americans and native Alaskan women

Alaska News November 10, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Athlete of the Week: Jillian Crooks — How the Cayman Islands’ youngest ever Olympian made waves in Homer, Alaska; Inside the Gates: Partnership with Alaska Army National Guard, Northrim Bank hopes to pay off for soldiers seeking new careers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: How Pel’meni dumplings became a Juneau staple and expanded beyond Southeast Alaska; How an Anchorage artist is making her mark on the city, one mural at a time and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Announces Appointees for Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation; This Day In Alaska History November 10th, 1911 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: 31-year-old Fairbanks woman missing since Sunday and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Three Wrangell electricity customers have power shut off after borough resumes delinquent account disconnections and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: November 10 to November 16, 2021
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan nonprofit WISH looks to train servers and bartenders to recognize signs of abuse and more ->
 
 
 
 
Gov. Dunleavy: Women Veterans Day
 
 
 
 
Oxygen: Alaska’s Grim Reality: Why Is It The Deadliest State For Women?
Oxygen’s new series, “Fatal Frontier: Evil In Alaska,” dives into the most horrifying and chilling crimes in the state. Before the show’s premiere on Sunday, November 14 at 7/6c on Oxygen, we looked into the reasons behind Alaska’s grim distinction of being the deadliest state for women.
 
 
GAO@100: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women: New Efforts Are Underway but Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Redhead in the Sun
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Late Fall along Blue Lake Road
 
 
 
 
Naomi S. Caskey and Brad M. Caskey have completed their new book “White Raven: Transit of the Moon: Book 1”: a gripping and potent work that combines powerful storytelling with stunning modern poetry.

Author Naomi S. Caskey wrote the poetry portion of the book. She works as a nurse in Alaska and is pursuing a degree in Native American Studies. Author Brad M. Caskey, who wrote the story for the book, has written two other works of fiction, “The Galactic Trunk” and “Pastor Mike’s Accidental Outreach into Time and Space.” He also resides in Alaska and has several more works in the process of coming to life.

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By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: This Underrated Town Might Just Be The Most Beautiful Place In Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Jin Chong, Anchorage Press: Momma O’s knows fried fish — and more
As much as I love cooking at home, there’s one particular technique I can’t be bothered with—deep frying. True, there’s nothing as satisfying as whipping up a batch of French fries or a perfectly crisp tonkatsu, but the thought of dealing with scalding hot oil and the unmistakable odor of fried foods stinking up the house makes me cringe.

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