by Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Noodle World, not Yakitori Sushi, burns Thursday
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Dunleavy PFD plan means bigger dividends now, smaller dividends later
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: State senators begin hearing Dunleavy crime bills
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: PETA puts anti-Iditarod ads on People Mover buses
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Interior: No 3-D Seismic exploration in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter; State of the Union address gets warm reception from Alaska delegation; Education commissioner says it’s time to review school funding formula and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: What It Is At LKSD: Volleyball And Basketball and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Koniag Appoints Longtime Executive and Kodiak Island Native Anthony Drabek to Board of Directors and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks Webcenter 11: Military Report: Soldiers discuss how to thrive in arctic environment; Local power plant celebrates four years without lost time accidents; U-Haul Acquires Sears Building; FNSB School Board begins discussion on 2019-2020 budget and more ->

By Angela Krenzien: Man charged with murder in fiery crash with taxi
“In total Mr. Ibarra’s driving history, as documented by the Alaska Public Safely Information Network, is rather abysmal and demonstrates a clear disregard for obeying any of the rules society places upon drivers,” prosecutors wrote.

Ibarra is being held at the Anchorage jail on $50,000 bail, the amount requested by the state. If he makes bail, he’ll be subject to Pretrial Enforcement Division monitoring and 24/7 house arrest.

Editor’s note: An inaccurate description of Jose Ibarra’s driving record has been corrected.
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Sex offender arrested after picking up Anchorage child
Pettingill was arraigned Thursday, court records show, with his bail initially set at a total of $4,000. A statewide inmate database showed him still in custody Tuesday at the Anchorage Correctional Complex.
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: Palmer teen accused of killing friend has violent past
Flowers’ bail was set at $100,000 when he was previously arraigned on the manslaughter charge.

Although his defense attorney said Tuesday that the bail has been paid, he was not immediately released.

Prosecutors have requested a bail hearing, saying they are concerned, in part, with the teen’s juvenile record. In court Tuesday, they told a judge that in 2016 Flowers held a loaded gun to his mother’s head and threatened to pull the trigger.

The state wants to increase his bail and has requested at least $500,000 cash corporate and Pretrial Enforcement Division monitoring, with a search condition for firearms.
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: ‘A fundamental failure:’ Lawmakers grill UAA on accreditation
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: A gelatinous colony of bacteria and yeast creates a growing business
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Credit rating agencies watch as Alaska pivots toward a new budget; Alaska Aerospace Corp. proposes launch facility on Hawaii’s Big Island and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Ravn Changes Baggage Policy To Only Allow One Free Checked Bag; The Kuskokwim Corporation CEO Retires; More Saline Water In Y-K Delta Is Bad News For Ducklings and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Sealaska Honors Tlingit Elder with Matching Gift for Native Studies Scholarship at UAS; Alaska Recognizes February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month; Fairbanks Rejects BLM’s Attempts to Stifle Public Participation in Arctic Refuge Hearings; our Year Sitka Herring Violation Case Ends in Plea Deal and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks Webcenter 11: Eielson Airman found dead in North Pole; Remembrance Ceremony honors 30th anniversary of Canadian plane crash; Fairbanks man pleads guilty to murder, trying to murder an accomplice; FNA Board of Directors appoints Anna Frank as Elder Advisor and more ->
 
 
 
 
Spotlight on youth: Karson Kolberg This week’s spotlight on youth features 13-year old competitive swimmer, Karson Kolberg of Palmer.
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Head of the Class: Lorianne Mordini
 
 
 
 
By Marion Owen Lagniappe (LAN-yap) = A little bit extra: RAW vs JPEG: Why both formats are good
 
 
 
 
By Amy Carney: At Saxan Art Activity: Lovebird Cards
 
 
 
 
By Amy Carney: Sheldon Jackson Museum: February 2019 Artifact of the Month
 
 
 
 
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup (DBAC) is a service offered by DEC to assist communities conduct environmental site assessments and cleanups at eligible brownfield sites. Public, quasi-public, and non-profit entities, such as cities, boroughs, tribes, native corporations and community development organizations are eligible and encourage to apply. The applicant does not have to own the site to request an assessment, but access to the site must be assured. The applicant must own the site to request a cleanup. The applicant must have a reuse or redevelopment plan in place. Any brownfield site that is NOT a federally owned property is eligible for a DBAC. A brownfield site that is privately held may be considered if the project can be shown to offer significant public benefit.

We are less than one month from the DBAC application deadline. DBAC applications need to be submitted by 5 pm Friday March 1, 2019. More information on this service and the application can be found here: http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/brownfields/assessment-cleanup.

By Chris Klint: Woman found dead in Cordova Street homicide
Anyone with information or surveillance video from the area is asked to call APD at 911, or contact Anchorage Crime Stoppers anonymously at 907-561-STOP or through its website.
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Alaskans weigh self-defense options amid rising crime rates
“Somebody will get shot in the arm and they’ll give up. Win. There’s no need to continue filling this person with bullets. They’re done. It’s over. So are we,” he said. “So the goal is not to kill. The goal is to stop the threat. If death is a byproduct of that so be it.”
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Board of Education OKs plan to address UAA accreditation issues
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Rothman: Murkowski reintroduces bill expanding funding to tribal language programs
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: APU offers new degrees in health care
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Inspectors fault practices at Alaska Psychiatric Institute; Maw’s dividend fraud, theft trial delayed again as judge considers indictments; Southeast students explore careers to meet Alaska’s behavioral health needs; Interior Dept. kicks off new round of meetings on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Teenager Arrested For Allegedly Attempting To Hijack Yute Commuter Service Plane; Amazon Refunds Local Sales Taxes To Non-Profits and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Fairbanks Rejects BLM’s Attempts to Stifle Public Participation in Arctic Refuge Hearings; Kodiak Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Felon Firearm Possession while Drug Trafficking and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: State House deadlock continues, 20-20 vote for Talerico as speaker; Guardian Flight resumes service after missing plane; Fairbanks City Council holds second set of workshops on equal rights law and more ->

By Elizabeth Roman: AST: Kasigluk man arrested after exchanging nude photos with minor on Facebook
A warrant for Twitchell’s arrest was issued on Feb. 2, 2019. He was arrested that same say around 2:47 p.m. in Kasigluk.

Twitchell was transported to Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center in Bethel. Troopers say he was remanded and held on a $2,000 bail.
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: Kwethluk man arrested for sexually abusing minor
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: AST: 2 law enforcement officials arrested in separate child sex abuse cases
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Edie Grunwald says she will bring victim’s perspective to Parole Board
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Ski for Women raises money for sexual assault, domestic violence victims
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence, you can call STAR’s statewide crisis number for support at (800) 478-8999 or AWAIC’s 24-hour crisis and support hotline at (907) 272-0100.
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Young Sitkans aim to establish local teen center and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Shutdown Cripples, But Doesn’t Sink Ocean Science and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Seward Man on Meth Jailed on Weapons Charges; Kasigluk Man Indicted/Arrested on Multiple Sex Crime Charges and more->

By Dave Leval: Anchorage STEM event empowers girls to see themselves in ‘the careers of the future’
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Calls for ‘vigilance’ on Russian military buildup in Arctic and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: FNSB School District provides public with movie screening, panel discussion on childhood trauma documentary; Troopers relocating Bureau of Highway Patrol to Wasilla; Man who allegedly climbed through dog door pleads not guilty and more ->
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Black History Month 2019 begins in Alaska

By Dave Goldman: APD officer bitten twice by dog while serving warrant
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Dunleavy’s effort to force out-of-state sex offenders to register excludes juvenile crimes
One of Dunleavy’s four crime bills includes a provision that would require most sex offenders who have to register in other states to also register in Alaska. Attorney General Kevin Clarkson said the measure is designed to, “fill the hole that exists in Alaska law that encourages sex offenders to come to Alaska.”

On Friday, a spokesperson for the governor said the new laws won’t make a difference when it comes to sex offenders who committed their crimes as juveniles. In an email, press secretary Matt Shuckerow wrote, “The short answer is that the bill does not require an individual convicted as a juvenile to register.”

If passed, the bill as written would adjust the statutes in response to an Alaska Supreme Court ruling that makes it difficult for the state to force people with out-of-state convictions for sex crimes to register.

The legislation still won’t affect offenders like Abrahamson who are able to escape the registry and fly under the radar in Alaska.
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Sex offenders on social media highlight flaws in enforcement
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: Sen. Sullivan on shutdown talks, border security
 
 
By Scott Gross: Sullivan: ‘Bureaucratic issues’ nearly cost Alaska federal quake funds
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Ten vignettes of African American Trailblazers unveiled at Black History Month kickoff event
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: ‘Molly of Denali’ creators work to make show authentic to Alaska Native experiences; Forest Service reschedules meeting on Southeast Alaska timber sales; ‘Life is going to spring back to us’: the sun returns to Utqiaġvik and more ->
 
 
 
 
By KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: State Elections Division Puts Inactive Voters On Notice and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Local Service Organization Makes Significant Donation to Interior Fire Chiefs; Alaska Psychiatric Institute under microscope, how it effects Fairbanks; LIVE: Guardian flight holds vigil for lost crew and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Palmer welcomes new kombuchery
In October 2017, Boortz left his job as a nuclear engineer in California and found a home in Palmer, making kombucha in his dry cabin.
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Mipso
 
 
 
 
By Emily Carlson: Local Writer Has Work Published For The First Time

By KTVA Web Staff: Palmer teen now charged with murder, manslaughter
Judge Craig Condie set Flowers’ bail at $100,000.
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska State Troopers arrest coach suspected of smoking pot
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Pounds of meth mailed from Washington to Alaska, stuffed in a cookie tin
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: YMCA faces thousands in earthquake damages, closes Lake Otis gym
The non-profit didn’t have earthquake insurance; Parker said even if it had, the deductible would have been more than $2 million.
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Wife of rock slide victim calls for action, DOT says fix slated for 2020
 
 
 
 
By Grant Robinson: Sex trafficking victim advocates see benefits of recent laws, urge continued diligence
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Eielson F-35s drive rise in Alaska military construction
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Search suspended for missing plane near Kake; After scathing audit, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority says fixes are underway; Crafting a story of romance and resiliency with Tongass bowls and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: State To Hold Public Hearings In Y-K Delta For Proposed Pipeline Right Of Way; Calista Corporation Mailing 1099 Forms To Shareholders; Stay Off Initial River Trail Plowed From Bethel To Aniak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Welcomes Presidential Disaster Declaration Governor Dunleavy Welcomes Presidential Disaster Declaration; Alaska Congressional Delegation Applauds Presidential Declaration for Earthquake Recovery and more ->
 
 
 
 
Webcenter 11 Fairbanks News: Local celebrities ready to roast former Gov. Bill Walker; Alaska’s Eskimo Ninja visits Interior schools; Man accused of strangling mother, living with dead body pleads not guilty; Community members learn at ‘Youth Mental Health First Aid Training’ and more->
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: Alaska Zoo’s polar bear couple gets first-time face time

Suzanne Downing: The passing of a legend: Mike Dalton of Fairbanks
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Aircraft debris found in medevac-plane search near Kake
 
 
 
 
Sex offender who moved to Alaska for ‘fresh start’ convicted in sexual abuse case
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: Judge reduces bail for Palmer woman accused of sexual abuse of a minor
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell, Chris Klint: AEDC report shows businesses cautiously optimistic about Anchorage economy
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Fort Wainwright to mark 30 years after deadly C-130 crash
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Murkowski reintroduces bill to prevent violence against indigenous women and girls; Photos: Preston Singletary’s indigenous funk band Khu.éex’ plays Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Parents Ask LKSD Board To Apologize And Take Back Fired School Bus Drivers; Stay Off Lower Kusko River Ice Until It Refreezes, BSAR Warns and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Murkowski Reintroduces GE Salmon Labeling Bill; Committee Advances Health and Public Safety Bills and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Sara Tewksbury: Community members grab coffee with cops, bridging gap
 
 
 
 
By Julia Laude: MILITARY REPORT: Black History Month sparks ‘Wax Museum’ at Crawford Elementary School

By Mike Ross & Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Search continues day after Alaska ambulance aircraft goes missing
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Woman reports being forced into parking garage stairwell, raped
APD arrested 22-year-old Raymond Genaro on sexual assault charges.

According to court documents, Genaro initially told police he had hit a woman in the stairwell, then changed his story:

“When confronted with what detectives observed in the surveillance video, GENARO admitted to using force against [the victim] and that she did not like it. GENARO wrote a letter of apology stating, ‘Im [sic] sorry.’ On another piece of paper he wrote ‘I apologize for sexually assaulting you,’ then drew a line through the statement.”

According to online court records, Genaro’s bail is set at $10,000. If he is able to post the entire amount in cash, he’ll be released on pretrial supervision with an electronic monitor.

APD originally arrested Genaro on charges of first-degree sexual assault — penetration without consent — and second-degree sexual assault — contact without consent.

However, the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office has filed charges of attempted first-degree sexual assault and second-degree sexual assault.

The prosecutor assigned to the case was not immediately available for comment.
 
 
 
 
By Elizabeth Roman: Man convicted for sexually abusing young girls in 2011
Hernandez faces a minimum required sentence of over 39 years active jail time for the combined offenses. He wasn’t present during his trial because “he was unable to conform his behavior to courtroom requirements.”
 
 
 
 
By Staff Reporter: Man who fires into crowded party near UAF pleads guilty, will serve 30 years
Lewis Tyshawn Harvin, age 20, pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Harvin was involved in an incident near UAF in 2016 where he fired into a crowd of people, striking 19-year-old Janet Barragan in the neck. She was transported to Anchorage in critical condition and later died from the injuries.
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: UPDATE: Assembly approves bonds for school repairs
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Wasilla approves $10K to fund online sales tax research
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Schools push back on proposed midyear budget cut; State of Alaska sues second opioid manufacturer; Murkowski makes push to ratify Equal Rights Amendment and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Investigates Death of Cutter Douglas Munro Crewmember; Alaska Air Guardsmen Rescue Distressed Individual at Yentna River Roadhouse; Stalker Arrested in Big Lake Following Extended Incident Tuesday Night and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Hunters Sleep In Bethel Parking Lot To Get Muskox Permits; USFWS Workers Return To Office After Nation’s Longest Federal Government Shutdown and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Julie Swisher: HEALTH REPORT: Chamber of Commerce discusses behavior health crisis in Fairbanks
 
 
By Sara Tewksbury: UAF Museum creating new virtual reality exhibit
 
 
By Julia Laude: Science scholarship aids young women in Alaska
 
 
VIDEO: Rasmussen Memorial Sled Dog Race takes to Anchorage trails The Alaska Sled Dog Racing Association hosted its annual mushing and skijoring event in memory of Norma Rasmussen.
 
 
Anchorage Museum adds audio video descriptions The Anchorage Museum added 7 audio video descriptions to artwork in an effort to increase access to patrons of all abilities and backgrounds.
 
 
Preserving Iditarod History in Knik One group is fighting to keep the historic trail preserved as development in Knik has grown in recent years.

By Leroy Polk: ‘Suspicious’ death investigated in midtown Anchorage after body is found in apartment
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky, Channel 2’s Juan Montes and Kim Daehnke contributed to this report. Brown’s Electric in South Anchorage catches fire Monday afternoon
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Alaska mayor charged with paying woman $400 via Facebook for ‘just sex’
 
 
 
 
By Ellizabeth Roman: Court documents reveal new details in fatal Wasilla shooting
Flowers’ bail was set at $100,000. He is required to be under pretrial supervision and is in custody until a monitor can be issued. Flowers will be under house arrest, can’t possess weapons, and cannot contact any of the victims. The judge’s terms also dictated that Flowers cannot possess or consume alcohol and he will be subject to PED alcohol testing.

His next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 7.
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: City wants voters to approve alcohol tax for homeless services
 
 
 
 
By Ariane Aramburo: 2 Your Health: Ovarian cancer survivor encourages women to be aware ‘down there’
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Noticing an extra charge on your Amazon receipt? Here’s why.; Budget cuts loom as governor, lawmakers eye full PFDs; Indie filmmakers pitch fictional Sitka-based miniseries and more->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: More Public Comment Periods Set For Donlin Gold Mine and more->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Troopers’ Highway Patrol Bureau Re-Located to Mat-Su Valley; Six Nabbed in Five Hours in Separate Salvation Army Burglary Responses and more ->