Alaska News February 26, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: 1 dead in Old Glenn Highway collision in Butte; Fur Rondy returns to downtown Anchorage for 2022; Freeze Fuel brings freeze-dried candy to Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Troopers are investigating a homicide in Tuluksak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: A rise in soldier suicides prompts roundtable discussion; Dark Winter Nights, Alaskan story-telling event, returns back to the stage for the first time post pandemic; University of Alaska Fairbanks studies methane gas build up in Alaskan ice; Fairbanks community members raise concerns about effect of school closures on special education and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Utqiagvik store received bypass mail almost two months late after months of bad weather and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: New officer sworn in by Juneau police chief; State Authorities investigating homicide in Tuluksak; Identity of Juneau Police officer involved in Tuesday’s shooting released; Man wanted on charge of driving without a license stopped again and charged with same offense and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Firefighters credit closed bedroom door with saving Garden Lane home from further fire damage and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Radical pandemic shifts

Alaska News February 24 & 25, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage awarded more than $367M in damages for failed construction on Port of Alaska expansion project; Texas woman in search of her husband’s ashes stolen in Alaska; Roscoe’s restaurant reopens in new Anchorage location after arson fire; Anchorage School Board approves funding for school officers program, splitting cost with municipality; Kids Kupboard receives generous donation and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Juneau man says he was unarmed, waiting to meet police when they shot at him; A man threatened to kill himself. Juneau police shot at him, and hit two nearby homes instead; Alaska lawmaker retaliates after Washington proposes tax on fuel exports; Haida artist TJ Young is carving a new totem pole that will go up in downtown Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: For the first time in nearly two decades, Mekoryuk has a high school basketball team and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Bird Havens on a Trans-Continental Journey; This Day In Alaska History February 24th, 1917, February 25th, 1997 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Hydaburg man arrested in sexual assault case; Arnold selected as Thunder Mountain Principal; Juneau Assembly to take up public comment time limits and remote testimony changes and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Free scrap metal and junk car disposal continues through Saturday; Forest Service proposes adding new cabin on Wrangell road system and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: 18-year-old arrested on Tanner boat for alleged rape in December and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Springtime in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Beth, Only In Your State Alaska: Off The Beaten Path In Denali National Park, You’ll Find A Breathtaking Alaska Overlook That Lets You See For Miles
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska:: This Small Stretch Of Land In Alaska Offers The Perfect Way To Spend An Afternoon
 
 
By Megan McDoald, Only In Your State Alaska: The One Loop Trail In Alaska That’s Perfect For A Short Day Hike, No Matter What Time Of Year

Alaska News February 23, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Players, fans of Chuck White have another place to honor his memory; Moose rescued from beneath the ice in Willow and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Community-centered approaches to child welfare can keep more families together, researchers say; An Alaska legislator for 30 years, friends remember Johnny Ellis as caring and a coalition builder; Western Alaska’s dwindling jackrabbit population is being surveyed for the first time and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History February 23rd, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Department of Fish and Game refunds antlerless moose drawing permits
 
 
 
 
KINY: Death of former state lawmaker announced by Governor’s Office and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Telehealth providers, Alaska legislators work to improve access to contraceptives and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal February 23 to March 01, 2022
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Two, two-two, two-two… tutu? Ketchikan residents celebrate a very special Tuesday and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Leigh Newman: Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories
Description
Named a MOST ANTICIPATED book by Vogue, Literary Hub, The Millions, Good Housekeeping, and Oprah Daily

From the ​prizewinning, debut fiction author: an exhilarating virtuosic story collection about women navigating the wilds of male-dominated Alaskan society.

Set in Newman’s home state of Alaska, Nobody Gets Out Alive is a collection of dazzling, courageous stories about women struggling to survive not just grizzly bears and charging moose but the raw, exhausting legacy of their marriages and families. In “Howl Palace”—winner of The Paris Review’s Terry Southern Prize, a Best American Short Story, and Pushcart Prize selection—an aging widow struggles with a rogue hunting dog and the memories of her five ex-husbands while selling her house after bankruptcy. In the title story, “Nobody Gets Out Alive,” newly married Katrina visits her hometown of Anchorage and blows up her own wedding reception by flirting with the host and running off with an enormous mastodon tusk.

Alongside stories set in today’s Last Frontier—rife with suburban sprawl, global warming, and opioid addiction—Newman delves into remote wilderness of the 1970s and 80s, bringing to life young girls and single moms in search of a wilder, freer, more adventurous America. The final story takes place in a railroad camp in 1915, where an outspoken heiress stages an elaborate theatrical in order to seduce the wife of her husband’s employer, revealing how this masterful storyteller is “not only writing unforgettable, brilliantly complex characters, she’s somehow inventing souls” (Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light).
About the Author
Leigh Newman is the author of Still Points North, a memoir about growing up in Alaska which was a finalist for the National Book Critic Circle’s John Leonard Prize. Her stories have appeared in Harper’s, The Paris Review, Tin House, McSweeny’s Quarterly Concern, One Story, and Electric Literature. In 2020, she was awarded The Paris Review’s Terry Southern Prize, a Best American Short Story, a Pushcart Prize, and an American Society of Magazine Editors’ Fiction Prize for her work in The Paris Review.
 
 
 
 

By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: You Must Visit These 18 Awesome Places In Alaska This Winter
 
 
 
 

By Lucas Reilly, Mental Floss: Why Alaska Is Home to America’s Easternmost Point Breaking down a geographical technicality.

 
 
 
 
KarnmaTube: Understory: A Journey into the Tongass National Forest
 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 22, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaska soldier killed last month was crushed by falling mobile kitchen, Army report says; Girdwood has been without fluoride in water since last year, with fix planned for 2024; Telling Alaska’s Story: Fur Rondy celebrates rich history over 87 years and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Barnacle Foods salvaged many of the kelp pickles they thought they lost in Juneau warehouse collapse; Basketball team travels 70 miles by snowmachine to its first competition since the pandemic began; Lawmakers focus bills on school curriculum and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: New Photos May Be First Visual Evidence Of North Pacific Right Whales Feeding In Bering Sea In Winter; Tlingit & Haida Opens Anchorage Office; This Day In Alaska History February 22nd, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Steven Downs’ defense files motion for acquittal or new trial; Local soup kitchen: Stone Soup Café in need of donations post giving season and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Former village teacher sentenced in child exploitation case and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Séet Ká Festival celebrates culture through dancing and gift giving and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Grace Segers, TNR: Congress Could Finally Bring Some Justice for Native Women The proposed reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act would allow tribal authorities to prosecute non-Native offenders for crimes against women and children.
 
 
 
 
Alaska Highway News: Ruby McBeth: Associated Country Women of the World ‘You either step forward into growth or you step backward into safety’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press: Northern California tribe confronts crisis of missing and murdered women
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Nature’s loss
 
 
 
 
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Alaska News February 20 & 21, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: The Fault in the Facts: Am I safe in my doorway during an earthquake?; Alaska’s largest airport again considering its first hotel and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Mewdia: Historian details Alaska’s legacy of racial segregation; Think you have supply chain woes? Try building in rural Alaska, where prices are high and the season is short. And more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: 4.2 Magnitude Quake occurs 35 Miles from Homer on Sunday Evening; Flame: Juneau, Alaska’s Wildlife Superstar; This Day In Alaska History February 20th, 1916, February 21st, 1924 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Ben Jones, Only In Your State Alaska: The Coast Guard Beach Trail Is An Easy Hike In Alaska That Takes You To An Unforgettable View
 
 
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Alaska News February 19, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Debate, frustration continues on Anchorage police body camera draft policy Police chief says there is no timeline for when body cameras will be implemented and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: A Bethel man says police made him stand outside barefoot during an arrest last winter. Now he’s suing the city and more ->
 
 
 
 

Aloaska Native News: New Director Reimagines Village Public Safety Officer Program; This Day In Alaska History February 19th, 1902 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Ice Alaska brings sculptors from all over Dragon slide ice art by Julio Martinez and his team. And more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Juneau man accused of sexually abusing two underage girls faces 75 counts; Dillingham man guilty of sexual abuse of a minor; Kotlik man arrested in village school armed with rifle; Utah man charged with illegal kill of Dall sheep and more ->

 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan man convicted of second-degree murder in stepfather’s death sentenced to 20 years in prison and more ->
 
 
 
 
Newswire: Author Roy Crittenden’s new book ‘Tale of a Boomer’ is a personal account of the author’s childhood that he spent growing up on his grandparents’ farm
 
 
Diablo Symphony Association, Neighbor: Diablo Symphony Presents “Sounds from California to Alaska”
 
 
 
 
The Record: Montana author’s latest book set against the backdrop of northern B.C.’s wilderness
 
 
 
 
KDLL: Kenai Conversation: Soldotna author on his first book, ‘Compass Lines’ and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt goff, Sitka Nature: Break in the Rain
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Castle Hill Greens and Gray
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sitka Nature Show #252 – Jen Cedarleaf and Victoria Vosburg
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sitka Nature Show #254 – Josh Lane (encore)
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Maw comes clean

Alaska News February 18, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Media: Cardiac Rehab program at Alaska Regional Hospital builds confidence in patients; Avalanche slides blocking roads in Southcentral Two known slides have cut off traffic along the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, as well as the Old Glenn Highway and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: After more than a decade, overcrowded Shaktoolik is finally getting new homes; 2 years into the pandemic, 5 Alaskans reflect on all that has changed and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel’s mask mandate is expiring. Here’s what you need to know and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Army National Guard aviation wins DUSTOFF Association Rescue of the Year; Rep. Ivy Spohnholz’s Bill to Expand Access to Dental Care Passes House; Lawmaker introduces bill to strengthen domestic violence laws; AFN Strongly Supports the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022; House Passes Bipartisan Invasive Species Bill; This Day In Alaska History February 18th, 1907 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Governor Dunleavy calls for $2500 Permanent Fund Dividend in 2022 and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Point Lay school fires principal for ‘racial harassment’; Kotzebue elementary students ‘play and learn’ in after-school program; Iñupiaq speakers have their own ‘Wordle’ and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Trucker from Haines helping to organize Alaskans for Freedom Convoy to D. C.; State wins court case over sweep of education funds into savings account and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Cultural festival in Petersburg demonstrates the importance of Tlingit regalia; Petersburg celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska, Denali Tshibaka’s presentation: Sexy, steamy books in Anchorage library’s teen section raises questions about who’s vetting them
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Death stalks us all
 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 17, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s Public Media: Lingít activist recalls history of Indigenous women protecting the Tongass: ‘The momentum has only grown’; Alaska avalanche survivor and essayist spent years digging out of PTSD and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kotlik in lockdown after gunman reportedly occupies school and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History February 17th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: A unique Alaskan holiday: Elizabeth Peratrovich Day; Vigil for Robyn Gray held at Fairbanks courthouse after guilty verdict delivered and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Three arrested on drug charges in Sitka, total drugs seized valued at over $40,000; Senate delegation proposal to ban Russian seafood trade included in federal “NYET” sanctions package; First Lady opens nomination period for volunteer awards and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTK: Bycatch task force works to refine mission ahead of November deadline and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Cultural festival in Petersburg discusses normalizing the Tlingit language and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: With food insecurity on the rise, Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska opens island’s first official food bank and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Eric Bork, Alaska Public Media: Alli Harvey, outdoor writer, and artist in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: This Comfort Food Hotspot In Alaska Has Been Serving Up Some Of The Best Burgers Since 1964
 
 
 
 
New drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opens in Midtown Anchorage
By Anchorage Daily News
Updated: 1 day ago Published: 1 day ago

A new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site is now open in Midtown Anchorage six days a week.

The site, managed by Visit Healthcare and funded by Southcentral Foundation, is at 999 E. Tudor Road, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Tests are free and open to the public. Appointments are not required.

[Alaska on Monday reports 3-day tally of just over 1,860 COVID-19 cases as decline continues]

For additional testing locations and times in the Anchorage area, visit anchoragecovidtest.org for open locations and estimated wait times.

State and national health officials continue to recommend testing for those with virus symptoms or who’ve had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

In Alaska, the current alert level is high, which indicates high levels of community transmission.

Alaska News February 15 & 16, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage man arrested in stabbing at library had earlier been found incompetent to stand trial and released; Hazardous travel conditions, as heavy snow and rain move through Southcentral and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Scientists use drones to count Chukchi Sea walruses without disturbing them; How Moderna’s HIV vaccine could impact Alaska; Black in Alaska profiles lives and successes of Black Alaskans and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Tok Woman Jailed following DUI, Burglary and Endangering a Child on Monday; One Arrested on Warrant, Another taken into Custody for Interfering/Resisting/Disorderly Conduct at Tok Gas Station Monday; Wasilla Man Who Shoots Through Overlook Drive Door Taken into Custody on Charges; This Day In Alaska History February 15th, 1919, February 16th, 1851 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks Newsw Webcenter 11: Defective: Pair of websites provides consumers vital product recall and complaint information Walkthrough offers “step by step” site navigation; Fairbanks faces foster home shortage; Alaska Laborers Training School to hold educational open house event and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Community gathers for missing woman Tracy Day; State launches initiative to collect missing DNA samples and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: February 16 to February 22, 2022
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Attorneys argue appeal of Petersburg van wreck civil case; Petersburg reports COVID outbreak at borough’s assisted living facility and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Police charge a Ketchikan man with dealing fentanyl pills from a Creek Street hotel room; A mail truck went up in flames south of Downtown Ketchikan Friday night and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: A fisherman photographed a group of whales. His images may be the first ever taken of the species feeding in the Bering Sea in the winter. And more ->
 
 
 
 
State Museum closed Saturday, February 19 in Observance of Presidents Day Holiday
 
 
 
 
By MICHAEL DUXBURY, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Must Read Alaska: Michael Duxbury: Alaska law enforcement never forgets murdered or missing Native women and children
 
 
 
 
By Dominique-Noelle Rafael, Anchorage Patch: Anchorage Area Pets Up For Adoption: Leah, Briar, Grover and read more ->
 
 
 
 
Our Third Thirds: Baby Steps
 
 
 
 
Excellent article!
Craig Medred: Not fit to print

Alaska News February 13 & 14, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Amid push to fight sex trafficking, Alaska has had few arrests for last 3 recorded years and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Fisher poet publishes memoir about his years in Cook Inlet and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Unknown ELB Keeps Searchers Busy for Four Days, Pilot Neglected to Report Crash; This day In Alaska History February 13th, 1947, February 14th, 1909 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaska Dept. of Law unveils new resource aimed at fighting against teen dating violence; Tlingit & Haida backs re-authorization of VAWA and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Mercury levels in Stellar sea lion pups are on the rise. Researchers look to the past to find why; Fishing vessel runs aground in Unalaska, pulled free by F/V Amatuli and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Dominique-Noelle Rafael, Anchorage Patch: ? Salute To The Military + Local Polynesian Community Aids Tonga
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The Adapters
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Visit The Friendliest Town In Alaska The Next Time You Need A Pick-Me-Up

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