Alaska News November 05-07, 2023

KTUU: A New Mission: Life After Military Service; Man rescues granddaughter in deadly East Anchorage fire that killed his daughter; Clean-up underway in residential areas as snow continues to hamper drivers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: To prevent domestic violence, Alaska schools teach healthy relationships; Alaska-raised composer makes music from the sounds of nature and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: Judge Terrence Haas’ departure leaves approximately 450 cases to be reassigned ; Watch: Yup’ik tradition in contemporary art and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Iditarod Trail Committee Introduces the Iditarod Lotto: Race to Nome; The Arctic’s past provides a glimpse into the future; This Day in Alaska History-November 5th, 1910; This Day in Alaska History-November 6th, 1907; This Day in Alaska History-November 7th, 1913 and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Weekly grief counseling offers support and coping tools to Northwest Arctic residents and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: Murkowski Honors Alaska WWII Veteran for His Service; Anthony Pisano convicted of 2017 Triple Homicide; Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) now available for affected workers, self-employed individuals in Kusilvak, Yupiit areas and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Museum of the Aleutians brings in over $25,000 at annual fundraiser and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Midday report
 
 
 
 

By Claire Stremple – Alaska Beacon: Domestic Violence in Alaska: Advocates link Alaska’s high rate of traumatic brain injury with domestic violence
 
 
 
 

Alaska Railroad releases 2024 official printARRC conductor’s artwork celebrates the all-women, Athabascan crew of section hands near Cantwell in the 1940s
News Release
DATE: November 2, 2023 CONTACT: Cat Clarke, 907-265-2671
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Artist and ARRC conductor Riana Sather was the Alaska Railroad’s 2024
selected winning artist. The public can meet Riana at print signing events scheduled for Fairbanks and Anchorage in January 2024

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By Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News: Born to heal: Alaska Native blends traditional and Western medicine to promote maternal heart health

 
 
 
 

KNOM: Miss Alaska visits her first community off the road system
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: A business in crisis

 
 
 
 
KTUU: Indigenous writer Lily Tuzroyluke debuts her novel ‘Sivulliq Ancestor’
Great Reads from Great Places is an annual list that is distributed by the Library of Congress; each state selects a book for adults and kids. Sivulliq Ancestor was selected to represent Alaska for 2023.
 
 
 
 
Helen Hegener, Northern Lights Media: The History of Sled Dogs in North America From the Bering Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
Helen Hegener: My book about the history of sled dogs on this continent has received many accolades since its publication last year, but the most recent review is the most in-depth and certainly the most stellar review of the lot. In the November 4 edition of the Anchorage Daily News, book reviewer David James writes, “At 420 large pages, it’s daunting on the surface and might cause even the most avid musher to think twice about reading it. Don’t be daunted, and don’t think twice. The writing is lively, there are plenty of illustrations, and best of all, it’s fun to read.”
 
 
 
 

A Secret Garden: A Lifetime of Struggles with Doubt
 
 

Alaska News November 03-04, 2023

KTUU: 2 dead, 5 taken to hospital after fire in Northeast Anchorage; Police charge individual after reports of violent threats made toward Downtown Anchorage establishment; Family, friends, Anchorage community gather to remember life of Josiah Goecker and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: After being uninhabited for years, downtown Juneau’s Elks Hall building is being demolished; City seeks public testimony on flood mitigation along Mendenhall River; Tlingit and Haida opens Washington state office; Mga Kuwento, Ep. 5: Reconnecting with culture in Juneau’s Filipino community and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Missing Person: Bethel Police Department is looking for 20-year-old Michael Isaac; Alaska Legal Services Corporation is bringing free legal training to rural Alaska residents and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Bret Herrick Sentenced for Attempted Murder of State Trooper; New Film Explores Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Identity—November 1, 2023; HAARP artificial airglow may be widely visible in Alaska; This Day in Alaska History-November 3rd, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-November 4th, 1884 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Emergency Call Center still faces low staffing levels; Security report shows increase in sex assaults and decrease in alcohol incidents at UAF and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Arrest made after hit-and-run that left pedestrian critically injured; Kenai jury found Kelly David Crane guilty of 4 felony sexual offenses; Kodiak fisherman convicted of assault in the first degree and cocaine possession; Alaska doctor wheels hope to survivors of traumatic brain injury in his ‘Brain Bus’ and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Seward Journal November 01 to November 07, 2023
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Mental Health’s Trust Land Office to sell dozens of waterfront lots on Mitkof Island and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: New questions arise for city’s port vendor program and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Volcanic ash clouds disrupt medical air travel in Aleutians and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Midday Report November 03, 2023

 
 
 
 
By Peter McCully, Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News: PODCAST: Authors Kathy Wagner and David Norwell discuss new books
 
 
 
 
Lynne Curry
I’ve finally done it. Transitioned from full-time consulting to full-time fiction writing and landed a publisher for the debut novel. I’ll keep writing articles for the ADN and Workplacecoachblog.com, but my newest short stories (just sold another one) and snippets about my novels will be on the “Writing from the Cabin” blog on the new site “Real-life writing” as I fade out Communication Works, Inc. Yay, rah. Would love for you to look at the new site, https://bit.ly/45lNbVo.

 
 
 
 

“If anything happen to me and my death is known, there is black stirp for bennett school book bag, for my only son. I wish if you please take everything to Bennett that is belong to me. I don’t know how much I would be glad to get home to folks.”
– From the diary of Ada Blackjack, dated April 1, 1923
Ada Blackjack was an Inupiat woman hailed as a heroine and the “female Robinson Crusoe” after being stranded on Wrangel Island north of Siberia for two years. She was part of an expedition party sponsored by famed explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. The party included Ada Blackjack, a cat named Victoria, and four men. After battling food shortages, illness, and isolation, Ada and her cat were the only survivors of the expedition.
To read more about her incredible story of survival, determination, and ingenuity, visit the NPS website: https://www.nps.gov/…/ada-blackjack-stranded-on-wrangel...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Bringing Solar Power to the Chicken Coop
 
 

Alaska News November 01-02, 2023

KTUU: Alaska veterans speak on battle with hearing loss; White raven and white rabbits. One is rare air, one is a not-so-rare hare and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau’s South Seward Street officially renamed Heritage Way and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Large sheen on Kuskokwim River seen following Steamboat Slough spill; Calista Corporation announces 2023 Elders’ Benefit Distribution and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Truck Driver Killed in Exchange of Gunfire with Law Enforcement on the Parks Wednesday; Kenai man arrested for threatening U.S. Senator; Reginald Childers II Wanted on Two Felony Warrants; DEA Executes Operation Bottleneck to Prevent the Diversion of Controlled Substances and Keep Communities Safe; This Day in Alaska History-November 1, 1947; This Day in Alaska History-November 2nd, 1920 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Badger Road vehicle accident leaves one person dead; FNSB Assembly amends Title 17 to ease process of land development after unauthorized subdivisions and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Richard Robinson sentenced to 15 years for sexual assault; Born to heal: Alaska Native blends traditional and Western medicine to promote maternal heart health and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: As some Wrangell at.óow return home, ongoing efforts seek to repatriate other clan items stored across the country; Wrangell leaders grapple with how to start enforcing local nuisance codes and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Devil’s Thumb Shooters compete in Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan residents focus on mental health resources amid September rise in suicide rate; Department of Transportation unveils plans for Ketchikan’s aging infrastructure; Ketchikan Wellness Coalition receives $3.75 million youth drug prevention grant and more ->

 
 
 
 
KMXT Midday Report
 
 

Alaska News October 31, 2023

KTUU: Man charged in deadly shooting of Homer woman; Former Solid Waste Services building ready to open as homeless shelter; Soldotna native earns prestigious Truman Scholarship; The ‘horror-borealis’ of Halloween displays! The bright, spooky and shiny yard of the Shaws! And more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Alaska turned to a private agency to care for some of its most vulnerable residents. The result: dysfunction and debt and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: ‘Terrifying Tales on the Tundra’ makes its Bethel debut; It’s coming from inside the studio ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-October 31st, 1912 and more ->

 
 
 
 
KNY: An Alaska State Trooper fatally shoots a man seen brandishing a rifle outside motel, authorities say; State Seeks to resolve Long-Running Campbell Lake Public Access dispute and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: Federal research group seeks public input on Alaska’s salmon and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Midday Report
 
 

Alaska News October 30, 2023

KTUU: Anchorage officials advise against going out on the ice this early; Last Frontier Honor Flight receives rousing homecoming at airport and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Kenai man amasses vast collection of Coke memorabilia and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to sunken vessel near Sitka; UAF scientist to aid NASA’s space weather forecasting; This Day in Alaska History-October 30th, 1908 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Classrooms ‘Adopt a Musher’ for the Yukon Quest and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: UAS faculty Lily Hope awarded the 2023 Marie Darlin Prize; Alaska Retirement Board recommends closure of widely used plan after analysis finds flaws; Alaska faces new backlog in processing food stamp benefits after clearing older applications and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Midday Report
 
 
 
 
By Jessica Moore, Ony In Your State Alaska: The 18 Best Campgrounds in Alaska – Top-Rated & Hidden Gems
 
 

Alaska News October 29, 2023

KTUU: Wilmer Beetus, First Chief of Hughes, dies at 62 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: State’s draft energy plan highlights familiar Alaska megaprojects, offers vague plans for renewables and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Federal grand jury indicts 10 defendants in large drug trafficking ring; This Day in Alaska History-October 29th, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Updated data sheds light on missing Alaska Natives statewide and more ->
 
 
 
 
KCAW: Sitka celebrates Día de los Muertos
 
 

Alaska News October 25-28, 2023

KTUU: Family members of victim fill courtroom at Alpine shooting suspect’s first court appearance and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Teal Street Center gathers many of Juneau’s social services under one roof; ‘Kuhaantí,’ a children’s book written entirely in Lingít, is the first of its kind in decades; Mga Kuwento, Ep. 4: Holding two identities in Juneau’s Filipino and Lingít community and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Bethel Native Corporation announces 2023 shareholder distributions, including first-ever ‘Elders Benefit’ and more ->

 
 
 
 

AlaskaNative News: Alaska Salmon Research Task Force; This Day in Alaska History-October 27th, 1778; This Day in Alaska History-October 28th, 1920 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: North Pole HS seniors put on haunted asylum at NP Fire Department and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: Federal grand jury indicts 3 defendants for Trapper Creek murders; Department of Public Safety releases 3rd quarter update to Missing Indigenous Persons Report; Trained team frees entangled humpback whale and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Seward Journal October 25 to October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 

Resurrection Bay Historical Society: Thursdays: Our History on Nov. 16 will feature Mary Ann Benoit, president of the Seward Rotary Club, detailing her organization’s work on the Rotary Park Fish and Wildlife Viewing Area.
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg Hospital Board to hear report on pilot childcare programming and welcome new specialists and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Production wraps on Emilio Torres’ film “The Ladder” in Ketchikan and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Patterns of abuse, spotting signs and community support: a conversation on domestic violence with USAFV and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: EMS still has signs of life in Delta Junction and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Kodiak Island Borough takes lawsuit with KANA to Alaska Supreme Court and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Jean Carmela Lim, AeroTimeHub: BA flight diverted to Alaska after overheated phone scorches business class seat

 
 
 
 

The Magazine Plus: Kristina’s Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska Takes Readers on an Extraordinary Journey of Woman

 
 
 
 
Daily Sitka Sentinel: Louise Brady Wins National Ecotrust Honor; Two Teens Plead Guilty to Illegal Bear Killings and more ->

 
 
 
 

By Sara Manriquez, UAF: Dead Writers event will raise funds for visiting author series
 
 

 
 

CutterLight: Sentinel
 
 
CutterLight: Igloo: Arctic Home made of Whale Bone, Ship Timbers & Sod

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: O’Canada

 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: 0:58 / 34:28 Milling Logs into Lumber | Rough Cut 2×6 for the Shop Walls
 
 

Alaska News October 23-24, 2023

KTOO: Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99
 
 
KTUU: Family and friends react to passing of Alaska great Vic Fischer
 
 
Victor Fischer (May 2, 1924 – October 22, 2023) was a German-American politician from the state of Alaska. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention that drafted Alaska’s constitution in 1955 and 1956. After the death of fellow delegate Katie Hurley in 2021, Fischer was the last surviving participant in the constitutional convention. Fischer later served in the Alaska Senate, as president of the University of Alaska Institute of Social and Economic Research, and as assistant secretary of the Housing and Home Finance Agency.

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KTUU: Fatal shooting in Campbell Park draws large police presence; Murders in Alaska spike 67% in 2022; Painting with a passion while telling a story and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Alaska foster kids were a ‘gold mine’ for North Star Behavioral Health’s owners, reporter finds; Longtime fisherman reflects on his career in Bristol Bay and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Bethel Search and Rescue temporarily suspends participation in Church Slough search due to hazardous conditions; Yute Commuter Service faces civil suit following November 2022 plane crash; More than two dozen resolutions pass at AFN with little debate and virtually no disagreement and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Two on Kenai Spur Highway Suffer Serious Injuries in Home Invasion Assault; Ketchikan Woman arrested in Saxman for Theft of $10,000; Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom Awards Sally Russell Cox with Shirley Demientieff Award; Protecting polar bears aim of new and improved radar technology; This Day in Alaska History-October 23rd, 1960; This Day in Alaska History-October 24th, 1887 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Voices of student government heard through resolutions passed at AASG conference and more ->

 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: A 5-year-old star of Barrow Dancers gets his first solo encore at AFN’s Quyana and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Alaska Department of Public Safety releases Annual Crime in Alaska report and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Whale Pass wants carbon credits instead of timber sale but state says no and more ->
 
 
 
 
Resurrection Bay Historical Society: Thursdays: Our History on Nov. 16 will feature Mary Ann Benoit, president of the Seward Rotary Club, detailing her organization’s work on the Rotary Park Fish and Wildlife Viewing Area.
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Midday Report October 23, 2023
 
 
 
 

Daily Sitka Sentinel ->
 
 
 
 
By Prentiss Pemberton, Alaska Public Media: Line One: Women’s health and cancer
 
 
 
 
Gold Rush Cam.com: Department of Justice Announces Violence Against Women Act Alaska Pilot Program
 
 
 
 

Agree the food and prices are excellent.
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Small-Town Diner Where Locals Catch Up Over Breakfast And Homemade Pie
 
 
 
 
By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection: October is National Firewood Month: Learn about harvesting firewood on State land near you
 
 

Alaska News October 21-22, 2023

KTUU: 1 killed in Soldotna home fire; Anchorage Parks and Recreation plans to relocate homeless from city snow dump site to Davis Park; Fish camp Barbie: Indigenizing a pop culture icon and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Sitka dog, 13, comes home after 65 days lost in the woods; Mga Kuwento, Ep. 3: The story behind Juneau’s Filipino Community Hall and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Mountain Village’s Under 5 Fair: building bonds and boosting literacy and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: ABI Arrests Village Woman in Unalakleet Murder Investigation; AFN 2023 President’s Awards Honorees; Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Announces Reauthorization of VAWA at AFN; Scientists say deepening Arctic snowpack drives greenhouse gas emissions; This Day in Alaska History-October 21st, 1903; This Day in Alaska History-October 22nd, 1951 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Strengthening Alaska’s electrical grid resilience and more ->

 
 
 
 

By Alena Naiden, The Arctic Sounder: AFN recognizes an Utqiaġvik family and a long-time linguist and educator and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: After illegal Alaska moose kill, 2 men will be banned globally from hunting for 4 years; Juneau man arrested in ongoing drug investigation and more ->

 
 
 
 

KNBA: Thousands in Anchorage saw the “Meaning of Home” exhibit, a collection of art showcasing the talents of homeless people.
 
 
 
 
Science: The collapse of eastern Bering Sea snow crab

 
 
 
 

Juneau Empire: Juneau public health advocate Carolyn Brown inducted in the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame

 
 
 
 
Michael R Dougherty: Anchorage Fun Memories
What did you like to do for fun in Anchorage, Alaska? You’ll enjoy this memory-filled edition

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Viktor Posnov: Adak. Westernmost city of US. Calm, Dramatic, Ambient Music
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Preparing our Vehicles for a Cold Dark Alaskan Winter
 
 

Alaska News October 19-20, 2023

Moose vs Magpie!

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Lone bear cub leads officers on chase through Petersburg grocery store and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: AFN keynote speakers highlight the importance of perseverance and protecting ‘our ways of life’ and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: ‘They have a loyalty’: AFN photos capture generations of Alaska Natives’ military service; Commissary returns to Bethel and adds Nome delivery; The fall fuel barge is visiting the last villages in the Y-K Delta before freeze up and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Air National Guard rescues plane crash and car accident victims in single sortie; Coast Guard rescues overdue boater after vessel grounding at Hump Island; AFN Convention: 2023 Citizens of the Year and Denali Award Winners; This Day in Alaska History-October 19th, 1951; This Day in Alaska History-October 20th, 1897 and more ->

 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: $13.9 million grant funds ACTION Project and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: FCC explores ways to address Alaska’s connectivity challenges and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell officials look to ensure new housing lots go to year-round locals and more ->

 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg teacher honored with Champion for Kids award; Petersburg Medical Center brings back colonoscopies and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan breaks a daily record with nearly 7 inches of rain and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Unalaskans reflect on mental health benefits of arts and community at annual Make a Difference dinner and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: New seafood refrigeration class trains next generation of specialists and more ->
 
 
 
 
Cutter Light: The Bones of Tikigaq: Whaling Festival Site, Point Hope, Alaska
 
 

Cutter Light: Point Hope, Alaska from the Air

 
 

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