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Alaska News May 19, 2018

By Cameron Mackintosh: Facebook messages between suspect, father highlight Day 4 of murder trial
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: Mountain Village VPO charged with evidence tampering in homicide case
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Unsealed interviews detail two lives of Alaska serial killer Israel Keyes
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Suspected stolen vehicles found in Turnagain lot
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Hundreds of 4-25 brigade soldiers return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
 
 
 
 
By Melinda Bolton: Boats and ships near Prince William Sound, the Coast Guard can’t hear you
 
 
 
 
By Erica Martinson: Rep. Young nabs Alaska exemption from Forest Service rule in House farm bill
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: First king caught in Ship Creek as commercial fishermen cash in
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: College-bound students graduate Alaska Middle College School
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Anchorage teachers debate being armed in class
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Greenhouse still in business after 55 years
 
 
 
 
By Emily Carlson: Park of the Week #3: David Green
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Johnathan Stone

Alaska News May 18, 2018

By Kortnie Horazdovsky: WATCH: Gov. Walker addresses public safety plan, drug help from feds
 
 
 
 

By Leroy Polk: Alaska Army veteran shot 2 people using military training, charges say
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Girl testifies that teens accused of killing David Grunwald hid in her shed — and partied
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: Witness testimony offers new details in 2016 Lore Road homicide
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Anchorage bikes to work; the annual tradition of cycling and snack stops
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Staff: Japanese families request remains from Battle of Attu
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Staff: Japanese documentary on the Battle of Attu premieres at UAA
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Watch a historic announcement on the first Alaska Airlines flight piloted by 2 African-American women
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: Gold Nugget Triathlon is a go, but with a new finish line
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Alaska performances of homegrown musical ‘Snow Child’ are canceled
 
 
 
 
Nugen’s Ranch founders legacy of helping addicts
Leonard Nugen started Nugen’s Ranch in the early 80’s, A place where people can fight their addictions through farm work.
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Corrections Department detects mumps cases at Bethel jail
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Man wants homeless camp clean-up put on fast track
 
 
 
 
By Emily Carlson: SeaLife Center celebrates 20 years in face of a new danger
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Watching for polar bears and fixing windows: Alaska brings neighborhood watch to villages
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Reading Rendezvous gets kids excited about reading
 
 
 
 
By Yoshina Okamoto: A new music festival is coming to the fairgrounds in Palmer
 
 
 
 
By Yoshina Okamoto: Celebrate the season: Here’s your 2018 Alaska summer festival guide

Alaska News May 17, 2018

By Anchorage Daily News: APD: 2 wounded in downtown shooting, suspect charged
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky, Mike Ross, Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Naked Wasilla man surrenders following mud flat chase
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Trailer involved in Grunwald beating takes center stage at murder trial
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Pilot identified in fatal plane crash near Whittier
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Injured AFD firefighter Ben Schultz returning to Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: How newly passed HB312 affects bail decisions
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: Ten percent of the Alaska’s lawmakers say they are quitting or retiring
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Gara bill leads to foster care caseload change
 
 
 
 
By Erica Martinson: Murkowski cites rural needs in joining Senate Democrats on net neutrality vote
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Alaska judge: Fred Meyer used ‘deceptive’ means to overcharge car-battery buyers
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Before and after: How retail marijuana has changed storefronts across Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Anchorage condo project a first in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: A state champion gamer? Over 2 dozen Alaska high schools will offer esports next fall
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: JBER holds security exercise ahead of Arctic Thunder

Alaska News May 16, 2018

By Associated Press: Alaska’s lone nuclear power plant to be decommissioned
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Wasilla man sentenced to serve 95 years for kidnapping, attempted murder
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: David Grunwald’s parents testify in suspect’s murder trial
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Eggs that ‘smelled like death’ shock Anchorage resident
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Permanent Fund plan provides no dividend guarantees
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Juneau man sues state, says selling bonds to pay oil companies is an illegal gimmick
 
 
 
 
By Peter Porco: When Japan invaded Alaska: What you need to know about the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Attu
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: German museum returning looted items to indigenous Alaskans
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: Three Alaska women team up to create all new type of shoe
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: On Anchorage’s windy mountainsides, turbines could reduce homeowners’ dependence on the grid
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Proposed ordinance would loosen rules for Accessory Dwelling Units
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Nikolaevsk man blocked wildfire crew’s response, troopers say
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Cordova hospital may close over FCC subsidy cuts
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: Gov. Walker wades into homeless issue with expansion of task force
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Nanooks name new women’s basketball head coach
 
 
 
 
By Steve Meyer: What started as a fishing trip turned into an emergency C-section — on a spiny dogfish
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Hello, spring breakup: Watch as ice grinds along the Susitna River at Talkeetna
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Test program in Alaska could pave way for drones’ expanded use in health, safety, environment
 
 
 
 
By Christine Trudeau, KYUK-Bethel: Indian Country Today editor on future of Native journalism
 
 
 
 
By Dayreak Staff: ‘The Altitude Journals’ author speaks in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Elliot Lanes: BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Bob Banghart and Georgia Stitt
 
 
 
 
Roadtrippin’: Knik Glacier
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska: Salmon and spring veggies

Alaska News May 15, 2018

By Anchorage Daily News: Worker dies in accident at Mat-Su landfill
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Man involved in Grunwald murder case sentenced for federal drug charge
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Murder trial begins more than a year after Grunwald’s death
 
 
 
 
By Zoe Grueskin: Nome Citizens Seek Reform, Citing ‘Deficiencies in Public Safety’ for Alaska Natives
 
 
 
 
By ADN Wire Services: Passenger strips naked on Alaska Airlines flight into Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Pilot’s body recovered from crash site on Whittier mountainside
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Theriault Boots: Kotlik residents rushed to confront man with knife threatening school
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: State set to hire 5 new prosecutors to combat high crime rates
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Grenn’s ethics bill setting new standards for next year
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: 3rd annual Ride AWAIC for awareness of domestic violence
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Fund managers urge companies to stay away from ANWR
 
 
 
 
By Laine Welch: Here’s how Alaska fishery managers expect this salmon season to play out
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Unique downtown condo project aims to break the mold
 
 
 
 
By James Gaddis: Teacher of the Week: Sandra Ehlers
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: East High grads ready to celebrate their 50th reunion
 
 
 
 
Pioneer Home residents get world-record-breaking performance
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: http://www.ktva.com/story/38189473/free-spirit-bear-cub-puts-on-a-show
 
 
 
 
Black Bear Sow Runs off Big Brown Bear!
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska 719woman.com: Crispy Napoleon with berries

Alaska News May 14, 2018

By Michelle Theriault Boots: Pilot killed in plane crash near Whittier
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: 1 tased, 4 arrested in bar break at Brown Bag
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: It’s the season of newborn moose in Anchorage. Here’s your annual reminder to steer clear.
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Private businesses could soon give preference to hiring Alaska veterans
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Directors say proposals could complicate affordable day care
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Alaska lawmakers ban workplace smoking statewide
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Bears test bear-resistant containers at the Alaska Zoo
 
 
 
 
By Howie Gordon: Is there really a perfect wedding proposal?
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Accepting Apology from Christopher Constant, assemblyman, potty-mouth wordsmith
 
 
 
 
One Alaska Update: Keeping up with Governor Bill Walker 5/14/2018

Alaska News May 13, 2018

By Chris Klint: Portage Glacier search in progress for overdue plane
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Teen arrested in stabbing that left two injured in Kotlik
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Valve shut off leads to salmon deaths at Sitka hatchery
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Susitna River floods Alaska Railroad tracks near Talkeetna
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: Alaska lawmakers pass budget, head home for the summer
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: Do you smoke? Work for an oil company? Care about crime? Alaska lawmakers just passed bills that could affect you
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: ‘They’re not alone in this’: Hundreds in Anchorage walk for suicide awareness
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Open & Shut: New Anchorage Korean barbecue restaurant, plus an art gallery

Alaska News May 12, 2018

By Mike Ross: Woman rescued from mud as tide rushed in
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: UPDATE: Ex-Arizona lawmaker guilty of killing Alaska man, held without bail
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Charges detail how family allegedly hid Anchorage homicide suspects during manhunt
 
 
 
 
By CNN News: F-22s intercept Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: 2 kids found safe in stolen South Anchorage vehicle
 
 
By Sean Maguire & Jack Carney: UPDATE: Mother of kids abducted during car theft speaks out
“She doesn’t blame the father because she said that this incident could happen to anyone. While she can’t forgive the criminal for his crime she’s glad he had the sense to leave her children alone and unharmed. Brown now asks that the unidentified man turn himself in.”
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Alaska’s only psychiatric emergency room is overflowing. It’s a sign of a system breaking down.
 
 
 
 
Tsunami warning issued by mistake, state says
 
 
 
 
Kenai Peninsula Clarion: What’s Happening
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: The bride wore a blue-and-gold Bartlett shirt and tie-dyed pants. So did the groom.
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: First large wildfire of the summer burns in Interior Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Abandoned Anchorage legislative offices will be bought by local redevelopment authority
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Digital hunting, fishing, trapping licenses passed by Legislature
 
 
 
 
By Rasmuson Foundation: Foundation names 2018 Individual Artist Award recipients
 
 
2018 Individual Artist Award Recipients List
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Staff: Watch all “Timelapse: Seven Stories for Seven Decades” Arctic Entries talks
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Tyson Elementary School students send packages to war-torn Jordan
 
 
 
 
By Kari Bustamante: Alaskan Familly Goes Viral with Easter Rendition of “Meant to Be”
 
 
 
 
Yeti Dogs: Alaska Bites: Local hot dog voted best in online contest
 
 
 
 
Get Out: Flattop Trail
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Azazus
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska: Pam Tauscher – Benefits of music therapy

Alaska News May 11, 2018

By Zaz Hollander: Poldine Carlo, noted Alaska Athabascan elder, dies at 97
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Man who cut his hand during Anchorage pawnshop robbery arrested, officials say
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Anchorage surgeon in photo suit settles spinal malpractice claim
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Pretrial revisions bill advances in Legislature
 
 
 
 
By Laurten Maxwell: Woman seeks Campbell Creek pet ban near refuge
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Herz: How a fight between bar owners, brewers and distillers sank a widely supported overhaul of Alaska’s alcohol laws
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: Legislature heads toward close of session with both chambers passing a flurry of bills
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Senate committee offers alternative to ‘Bree’s Law’ bill
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: New report describes fatal avalanche near Whittier
 
 
 
 
By Cameron Mackintosh: New Mat-Su coffee stand sells CBD-infused drinks
 
 
 
 
Thank you Austin Duffus!
By Joe Vigil: Anchorage boy, 8, donates hair to help kids with cancer
 
 
 
 
Thank you Amy Uptgraft!
By Tegan Hanlon: With her husband deployed in Afghanistan, this woman is opening a play in Anchorage to give voice to military spouses
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: Pitch-perfect Dimond High girls try to keep their soccer streak low-key
 
 
 
 
By Loren Holmes: Discover Alaska’s songbirds with Mr. Whitekeys
 
 
 
 
By Ben Guarino, The Washington Post: We’re fishing exactly the wrong fish, scientists warn
 
 
 
 
By lsturtz: National Park Tourism in Alaska Creates $1.3 Billion in Economic Ben
 
 
 
 
By Tim Bradner: The Legislature’s historic decision
 
 
 
 
By John Tracy: Reality Check: Alaska profits from nonprofits
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska Texas AgriLife Extension: Chipotle chicken taco salad

Alaska News May 10, 2018

By Anchorage Daily News: Former Alaska attorney general Avrum Gross dies at 82
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Brown bear cub rescued after sow illegally killed near Nome
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Benson Blvd reopened following 2 vehicle crash
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: JBER soldier takes plea deal in August assault on airman
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: 5 charged for harboring Mt. View murder suspects
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Anchorage Fire Department bans burning
 
 
 
 
By Becky Bohrer: Hacker gained access to state election server on election day 2016
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Veteran lawmaker Guttenberg announces retirement
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Over 7 feet of snow delays road-clearing crews, pushing Denali Highway reopening to June 1
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Tara Sweeney!
By Erica Martinson: Alaska nominee pressed to straighten up federal agency in turmoil
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: ‘Molly of Denali’: PBS kids show will have an Alaska Native lead character

WGBH Boston is producing the series, alongside creative producer Princess Daazhraii Johnson, who is Neets’aii Gwich’in and a resident of Fairbanks.

The series “showcases values paramount to all Alaskan Native cultures. These values will be woven into each storyline and provide important learning moments,” Johnson said in the release.

“I’m especially excited that Alaska Native children will get to see themselves in Molly, who’s such an inspiring role model for all kids. The project’s Alaska Native advisers worked hard to ensure that our children will get to see our beautiful cultures in a respectful light,” Johnson said.

Adeline Peter Raboff, Dewey Kk’ołeyo Hoffman, Luke Titus and Rochelle Adams are listed as an Alaska Native working group for the show; Adeline Peter Raboff, Lance X’unei Twitchell, Lorraine David and Marie Meade are language advisers. Nell Duke is an informational text adviser.
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Anchorage Assembly votes to keep non-profit exemptions for 911 calls
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Providers go without pay in Alaska Medicaid logjam
 
 
 
 
National Nurses Week 2018
 
 
 
 
By Sidney Sullivan: MAP: See where students have graduated across Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: The Knik Arm Crossing: a zombie or viable project?
 
 
 
 
Presented by The Children’s Clinic: Make mom’s morning with homemade baked oatmeal for breakfast