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Alaska News June 12, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Family shares memories of young woman found dead at Nunaka Valley baseball fields; ‘The hardest thing I’ve done’: Alaska running standout Allie Ostrander opens up about entering treatment for eating disorder; Roadtrippin’: Rustic Hatcher Pass Lodge; Downtown Soup Kitchen Hope Center food truck hits the road and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Tiny insects ate the needles off a half million acres of Tongass hemlocks. Most of the trees will be fine.; Gardentalk — Harvesting and using wild celery and devil’s club and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History June 12th, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Doyon Foundation provides grants for Alaskan Native language revitalization; Sci-Friday: Fairbanks Audiologist explains the inner workings of cochlear implants; Garden Report: What are Fairbanksans planting this year? And more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: Opportunity for Alaska leaders to refresh, reflect and grow
Individuals can either be nominated by others or initiate their own application. To nominate a leader, click here. To apply, click here. Note: all nominated individuals must still complete and submit a full application by Sept. 15. For more information, email sabbatical@rasmuson.org or call 907.297.2700 or toll free in Alaska, 877.366.2700.
 
 
 
 
Sheldon Jackson Museum June Artifacts of the Month are Two Tlingit Model Canoes
 
 
 
 
Sitka Nature Weekly Photojournal Update (2021-06-12)

Alaska News June 11, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: ‘I know how to fight’: Breast Cancer survivor gets recall notice over license plate and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: LISTEN: What you need to know as cyber attackers target Alaska; Park Service rangers describe troubling conduct as hundreds of climbers attempt Denali and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: City Of Bethel Approves Purchase Of Body Cams And Amends Hauled Water Rules and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History, June 11th, 1913. And more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Some glaciers in Alaska aren’t melting the way scientists expect, but why? And more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Unique bowhead whale skeleton surfaces at Museum of the North; Community efforts sustain immersion school and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: Friday Newsletter – Gab LeDoux indicted, and why did the FBI take a copy of the U.S. Constitution into evidence?
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Hello neighbor
 
 
 
 
Pen, Paper, Great Ideas & Stories, Introducing Summer Cooper
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: This Summer, Take Bear Watching In Alaska To The Next Level When You Hike To Brooks Falls

Alaska News June 10, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: ‘It worked out for the best’: Man helps moose calf over guard rail on Kenai Peninsula; Woman fights off attacker with help of her teenage son, Alaska troopers say; Someone shot Skitter the cat. Its owners want to know why.; ASD set to launch Alaska studies curriculum and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: As COVID-19 restrictions lift, Northwest Arctic Borough renews push to get VPSOs in every village; Juneau school board temporarily reduces graduation requirements to help students catch up; National Park Service plans Chilkoot Trail upgrades and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Southwest Alaska Has Highest Statewide Rates Of Maternal Mortality; Most Deaths Are Preventable; In-person School And Sports Are A Go For Fall 2021, Despite COVID-19; Soaring Lumber Prices Exacerbate Housing Shortage In Y-K Delta and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History June 10th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: ‘It’s not every day you get to design a police car,’ Fairbanks police announce winner of police car design contest; Detect and avoid: UAF’s drone program tests using radar to find manned aircraft and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Explore The Hidden Trails Of Kincaid Park In Alaska’s Biggest City For A Fun Summer Outing

Alaska News June 09, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: One dead, one injured after reports of shots fired near 12th and Hyder; Village public safety officer accused of sexual abuse of a minor in Copper River area; UAF professor to work on mission to Venus; Anchorage Assembly postpones vote on ordinances expanding where shelters can be located, requiring licenses and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: LISTEN: Alaska wildfire smoke study finds worst effects among people with asthma; Gambling will be among options to close future state budget gap, Alaska revenue commissioner says; Pedro Bay shareholders accept $19M deal that would thwart efforts to mine Pebble deposit and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel Movie Theater Reopens; First Fuel Barge Of Season Arrives In Bethel, Signaling Price Increases and more ->
 
 
 
 
Farbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man, female juvenile arrested and charged in murder plot and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: Take This Peak Trail In Alaska For An Incredible Bird’s Eye View
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: This Tiny Town In Alaska Has A Dark And Evil History That Is Impossible To Forget
 
 
OpenPR: Award-Winning Author LoLo Paige Releases New Romantic Suspense – Alaska Inferno
 
 
 
 
By PEGGY WENDEL Staff Reporter, Stanwod Camano News: Several Camano authors release books

Alaska News June 08, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage mayor-elect will keep Ken McCoy as police chief, announces incoming public safety team; Wasilla man arrested, accused of sexually abusing young child and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Coast Guard rescues friends adrift in giant inflatable flamingo near Kodiak; ‘We need to be doing this work’: Tlingit and Haida takes on mental health and wellness with new division; Wrangell gathers for fleet blessing at nearly finished Mariners’ Memorial and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Elder Eula Acurunaq David, Who Co-Authored Yup’ik-English Medical Dictionary, Passes On and more ->
 
 
 
 
Aaska Native News: Investigation and Response to Cyberattack Ongoing; Divisions Implement Alternate Business Processes to Continue Serving Alaskans; This Day In Alaska History June 8th, 1957 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Suspect in custody: Fairbanks man arrested in connection to alleged felony assault; University of Alaska Museum of the North focuses on arctic whale in a massive new display and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Tourism climbing
 
 
 
 
Author: Eleanor Andrews | Opinion , Loretta Bullard, ADN: Alaska’s judicial selection system works. Don’t believe the divisive rhetoric.
 
 
 
 
STORIES FROM NORTHERN CANADA AND ALASKA: Heroine of the Klondike–Martha Black
 
 
 
 
By Diane Urbani de la Paz, Jefferson County: The joy of sailing — and singing — like a girl Freshly made song sends off WA360 team before race

Alaska News June 07, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Found in translation: The thoughts and poems of Holocaust victim Matilda Olkinaite carry on thanks to Laima Vince; U.S. Coast Guard saves three rafters and their dogs near Kodiak; Injured hiker rescued from Mount Baldy over the weekend; New partnership expands law education opportunities for UAA students and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Walter Harper Day commemorates first person to summit Denali; Alaska’s first tea farm is geothermally heated and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Fairbanks Man Charged with Several Counts after Pistol Whipping Victim before Stealing Vehicle;Man Found Deceased in Skiff along New Stuyahok Shore Sunday; This Day In Alaska History June 7th, 1942 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: Monday Newsletter – Lightning strikes and voting rights

Alaska News June 05, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: APD’s draft body camera policy might not allow for timely release of footage to the public; Organizers alter Pride Month lineup, cancelling main events after outcry over celebration’s theme; Allergy season in Alaska is more mild than last year and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Public Media: Haines group helps neighbors find resources for disaster recovery; Gardentalk – How to recycle kitchen scraps, yard debris to make your own garden compost and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Alpha COVID-19 Variant Found In The Y-K Delta and more ->
 
 
 
 
AlaskaNative News: Meet Five NOAA buoys that help scientists understand our weather, climate and ocean health; Alaska Earthquake Stirs Many; the Beat Goes On; This Day In AlaskaHistory June 5th, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Gardening Report: Fairbanks tea shop starts tea farm, offers tips to grow your own and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Rescue me
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Early June Moths; May Showers Bring June Flowers?; Low Tide at No Thorofare Bay; Golf Course Frogs and more ->
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Northern Goshawk and Bald Eagle go for Teal
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Around Town on a Cloudy Spring Day

Alaska News June 04, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: ‘A happy feeling. Like I’m proud of myself’: A look at the Alaska EXCEL program Where young people from rural Alaska learn skills to succeed; $1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands; Anchorage Assembly hears more testimony on homelessness proposals and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Tlingit & Haida tribal officials fumed as Juneau Assembly developed fireworks restrictions challenging sovereignty; GCI launches marine survey in hopes of bringing fiber service to the Aleutians and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: City Of Bethel Shuts Down Bed And Breakfast, Considers Changing Law On Short Term Rentals; ONC Receives More Than $17 Million In Federal Funding; Scams And Fraud Revving Up In Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Shishmaref Man Perishes attempting to Water Skip Snow Machine across Lagoon; Ketchikan Man Arrested while Attempting to Return Stolen Property to Business Owner for Cash Thursday; Utah Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murdering his Wife on a Cruise Ship in Southeast Alaska; Federal Appeals Court Reverses Failure to Protect Pacific Walrus; This Day In Alaska History June 4th, 1741 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Police warn of phone scammers pretending to be law enforcement agents and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Suzanne Downing, Editor, Must Read Alaska: Friday Newsletter – Getting paid a government incentive to go back to work? It could be a thing in Alaska; Slide show: Over 200 attend memorial for former Speaker Gail Phillips and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Highway News: The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Daily News: ‘We’re really ready for it’: June brings return of First Friday and live events in Anchorage

Alaska News June 03, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: APD discusses tools available to law enforcement in addressing panhandling, homeless camp; Utah man faces sentencing in beating death of wife on cruise; Last La Mex restaurant to close its doors this weekend and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Twelve mountaineers rescued from Wrangell-St. Elias glacier; The number of Alaskans released on discretionary parole fell sharply in 2020 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska Division of Elections runs mock ranked-choice voting election online; Fairbanks airport cracking down on illegal parking ahead of record travel season; Budget plan includes money for 500-mile Alaska hiking trail; Living Soil Series: Keep your garden soil happy by keeping it covered and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Inupiaq doctoral graduate wants to expand scope of Inuit knowledge; Applications for aquatic farming drop due to pandemic and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Spring Visit to the Chaicheis
 
 
 
 
STORIES FROM NORTHERN CANADA AND ALASKA: Tiny Carcross
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Order Your Award Winning Burger At The Eclectic Tommy’s Burger Stop In Alaska