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Alaska News September 03, 2020

KTUU: UPDATE: Crash on the Glenn Highway turns deadly, APD says outbound lanes will remain closed; APD: Crime in Anchorage is trending down in almost every category; Group seeks to halt razing site where 1st Alaska flag flew; Growing AK: Garlic harvest and preparing to plant ahd more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: On campuses closed by COVID-19, seafood workers trade freedom for paychecks; As COVID-19 spikes on North Slope, mayor orders Utqiagvik to hunker down and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: CARES Act Assistance Now Ready For ONC Members and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks School Board votes to approve first phase of opening schools and more ->
 
 
 
 

By KNOM Radio, The Nome Static, September 2020: Running to Prevent Suicide and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Highway News: Exhibit celebrates life of late Fort St. John artist and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Craig Medred: Warming winner
 
 
 
 
By Erin Henkel Star Courier intern: Galva author’s book draws from Alaska travels
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Nestle In To This Tiny Alaskan Cabin In The Woods, Your Basecamp For Adventure In Talkeetna
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 10 Bugs Found In Alaska Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine
 
 
 
 

Alaska News September 02, 2020

KTUU: Palmer family reopens Matanuska Farm Market; Conditioning only restrictions remain for ASD Fall sports; With fewer guests and more guidelines, Anchorage hotels struggle to stay afloat and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: ‘These are the doors, they look like tacos’: More bears killed amid spate of damage in Haines; Wrangell officials question school superintendent’s use of CARES Act funds for Juneau trip; Home schooling up, overall enrollment down in Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young Announces Department of Justice Grants to Combat Domestic Violence, Support Survivors in Alaska; UAS Grad Awarded NEA to Create Student Learning Kits in Response to the COVID 19 Pandemic; 4th Annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby Returns as the “World’s Most Responsible Fishing Tournament”; A Bad Night in a Good Box and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: FNSBSD School Board votes to continue discussion to open schools and more ->
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature Shows: Sitka Nature Show #218 – Ron Hamill (encore)
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: Mat-Su Education Assn. threatens to strike over superintendent’s letter to parents in district; Dunleavy tells Montana company SITKA Gear to take a hike on its opposition to ANWR oil development and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Here Are 10 Crazy Street Names In Alaska That Will Leave You Baffled
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Don’t Drive On These 7 Haunted Streets In Alaska… Or You May Regret It
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Hike High Over Alaska’s Resurrection Bay On The Skyline Trail

Alaska News September 01, 2020

KTUU: Diners return to local restaurants under limited capacity; UAA team develops app to help people with struggles related to alcohol; Governor’s 911 consolidation working group to recommend hitting pause on the project; Rare white killer whale caught on video near Kake, Alaska; Alaska community considers mining traffic to diversify port and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: ‘A Swiss cheese moment’: how a communication breakdown stopped flights to Aniak; Aleutian storm season opens big with 120 mph-gusts in Unalaska over the weekend; As Arctic warming accelerates, permafrost thaw hits Red Dog mine with $20 million bill; ‘Merciless’ rain in Southeast Alaska breaks records, dampens spirits and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel BIA Building Demolition Begins Sept. 9 and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Two Hunters Charged with Wanton Waste in Southeast Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Fear
 
 
 
 
By Katie Lawrence, Only In Your State Alaska: Slaughter Gulch Via Juneau Trail Is A Challenging Hike In Alaska That Will Make Your Stomach Drop

Alaska News August 31, 2020

KTUU: UPDATE: A man from Hawaii was hurt in a plane crash in Wasilla; Anchorage expands business relief and mortgage assistance programs; Close call at Red, White and You Rodeo in Palmer and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Cope Park is getting a new bike track; some neighbors wonder why they didn’t know about it and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Galena Man Drowns while Attempting to Retrieve his Boat Sunday Morning; Kenny Lakes man Dies in Fatal Rollover Sunday Morning and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: Anchorage Assembly special meeting on pot permits
Anchorage Assembly special meeting on pot permits
The Anchorage Assembly will have a special meeting tonight to approve marijuana permits. It’s not clear it the Assembly will allow the public inside the meeting.

 
 
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: Beast mode: Fundraiser set to raise cash for Open Meetings Act lawsuit
A fundraiser at LaMex Restaurant from 5-7 pm on Tuesday will raise money to pay for a legal team that will take forward a lawsuit against the Anchorage Assembly over numerous violations of the Alaska Open Meetings Act.
 
 
 
 
Congressman Young’s Washington Report: Landmark Conservation Legislation Signed into Law; Missing and Murdered Native Americans Cold Case Office; Helping Homeless Veterans; Celebrating an Incredible Alaskan Athlete and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: These 16 Scenic Overlooks In Alaska Will Leave You Breathless
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Dine In A Stunning Underground Wine Cellar At The Grape Tap In Alaska
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Coldfoot Is One Of The Most Isolated And Remote Towns In Alaska

Alaska News August 30, 2020

KTUU: ‘Challenges that we’ve learned to rise above’ : hikers raise suicide awareness and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: The runway lights broke, but Igiugig guided in a child’s medevac plane with headlights and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Halfway Stats for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcnter 11: “Veteran One Stop” offered housing options and necessities to former military personnel and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Alaska Landmine: Gray Television hires 11 KTVA employees and more ->

Alaska News August 29, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Body of kayaker recovered from Matanuska Lake; On the front line of a pandemic, the work is personal for a Juneau nurse; State to reduce rockfall along Seward Highway; ASD teachers ‘get in the groove’ of distance learning and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Longtime Anchorage restaurant owner hopeful, but ‘fearful’ of winter and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Highs and lows from the first week of school in Juneau; Canadian developer asks for more time before starting open-pit mine upstream of Wrangell and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: A Failure To Communicate Stopped Planes From Landing In Aniak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Military dog gets a retirement ceremony and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Shitty story
 
 
 
 

Alaska News August 28, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: 1 dead in Eagle River crash between motorcycle, pickup truck; Alaska teen faces federal arson charge in attack on Seattle Police precinct during protest; Inside the Gates: Security Forces airmen; Kitten rescued from storm drain has a new home and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Restaurants, bars to resume indoor services Monday, at 50% capacity; A Teacher’s Diary: Back to School Thumbnail for “A Teacher’s Diary: Back to School”; Local business owner and artist taps into her creative side; Growing AK Vegetable Soup and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Charges: ConocoPhillips employee and cop friend stole millions in fraud scheme; Residents to state work group: ferries are essential, not ‘discretionary’; Indigenous leaders are reimagining Vogue covers to get the word out on Tongass and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel Police Ask For Public’s Help In Finding Missing Teenager and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Russian Warships, Aircraft and Subs Carry Out Major War Games in Bering Sea; Fairbanks Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Stabbing Incident on Chena Ridge Road; Two Perish, Two Suffer Serious Injuries in Midair Collision above Fairbanks Airstrip and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Buckland leads villages in COVID-19 response and more ->
 
 
 
 

Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: Plane crash kills two in Fairbanks and more ->
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: A powerful tool to connect Alaska job seekers with jobs
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: The humpy swarm
 
 
 
 
49 Writers, Inc: Active Voice: 49 Writers’ Podcast for Writers on “These Times” By Katie Bausler, Board Member
 
 
 
 
Fairbnaks News Miner: LaNeta (Stuart) Stillkey
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: The Story Behind This Simple Cabin In Alaska Is One You Won’t Forget
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Alaska From A To Z
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: View Stunning Flowers At Georgeson Botanical Gardens In Interior Alaska
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: Here Are 16 Islands In Alaska That Are Sure To Provide A Memorable Experience

Alaska News August 27, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Alaska Supreme Court debates sentencing in deadly 2013 DUI crash; New Eagle River bridge set to open soon; ASD works through technical glitches with virtual program; Parklets give downtown Anchorage businesses more outdoor options and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Man arrested after trying to kidnap two people at gunpoint in Ester; APD release the name of the man killed Tuesday in Midtown; Anchorage Assembly passes ordinance banning conversion therapy for youth; 12 youth and four staff members test positive for COVID-19 at the McLaughlin Youth Center; WATCH: Alaska Diving Dogs Spring Fling; Rural pets transported for rescue need foster homes and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: BIA opens Anchorage office to investigate cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people; Interview: How months of reporting on Alaska AG’s unwanted texts led to his resignation; Petersburg nurse traces COVID-19 across the state and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council Strips City Manager Of Power, Begins Looking For Replacement Immediately and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Arctic Ocean Moorings Shed Light on Winter Sea Ice Loss and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Collecting cash
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Office of Emergency Management Community Message: COVID-19 Pandemic- EBT for children now available. Text PEBT to 907-891-8913 to check eligibility
Community: COVID-19 Pandemic- EBT for children now available. Text PEBT to 907-891-8913 to check eligibility

What is P-EBT?
The Pandemic – Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Program is additional money for families to buy food due to COVID-19 related school closures in March, April, and May of 2020. This means up to $458 for each eligible child! You can start at this website to check eligibility https://anchorageiteam.lpages.co/p-ebt/

Who will get P-EBT?
The program is available to all Alaskan families with school-age children who received free and reduced-price school meals in Alaska, or attended a school where meals are free during March, April, and May of 2020.

How do I get P-EBT?
If you already receive SNAP (food stamps) benefits will be
automatically loaded onto your card. If you don’t receive SNAP but receive free or reduced-price school meals, a form to opt-in has been mailed to you. Forms must be mailed back and received by August 31st. The fastest way to see if you’re eligible and apply is to text PEBT to 907-891-8913.
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDoald, Only In Your State Alaska: Experience Some Of The Best Cold Water Diving In The World With Dive Alaska
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: A Small Town In Alaska, Talkeetna Is One Of The Coolest In The U.S.

Alaska News August 26, 2020

KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Palmer 4-H students set up online livestock auction; Alaska volunteers help California wildfire victims and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Hundreds of salmon found dead in Kodiak; Alaska SeaLife Center will not be closing permanently; In road to appointing new AG, Clarkson’s resignation is only first step and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: CARES Act funds new virtual training programs for Southeast Alaska Tribal citizens and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Sutton Felon Jailed after Old Glenn Highway Shots-Fired Investigation; Palmer Teen Dies in Old Glenn Highway Head-On Collision; Robbery/Vandalism Suspect Arrested in Fairbanks after Hutchinson High Investigation and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska Psychiatric Institute working without partner firm; Twice a day, 365 days a year: Weather balloons help predict the weather and more ->
 
 
 
 
Must Read Alaska, Knopp had unacceptable vision, was denied medical clearance for piloting: National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Preliminary Report
 
 
 
 
Heatshield for the woodstove?
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Adventure Into The Alaskan Woods And Spend The Night In An Authentic Handmade Cabin

Alaska News August 25, 2020

Breaking news
KTUU: Attorney General Kevin Clarkson resigns after inappropriate text messages
 
 
 
 
KTVA The Vocie of Alaska: Pedestrian killed in crash on Tudor Road and C Street, APD says; ASD encourages safety measures for virtual classrooms; Greasy pizza boxes now deemed OK to recycle and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Former Trooper arrested for stealing evidence; Troopers: Two suspects robbed a store in Palmer and more->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Neighbors push back on plans for cold weather shelter for Juneau’s unhoused; State seeks public input on future of Alaska’s ferry system and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council Considers Sugary Beverage Tax And COVID-19 Response; 4 Y-K Delta Villages Lock Down To Protect Communities From Coronavirus and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbans News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks thunderstorm record poised to be broken and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Arctic youth finds woolly mammoth bone and more ->
 
 
 
 
National Institute of Justice: Sexual Violence Against Alaska Women: Village Public Safety Officers Having Some Impact Village public safety officers, Alaska paraprofessional first-responders serving tribal communities, have significantly affected law enforcement’s response to reported cases of sexual abuse of minors, according to NIJ-supported research.
 
 
 
 
By Amy Carney, Alaska State Museum: Scavenger Hunt Phone App Technology Guides Place-based Education
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Spot Alaskan Wildlife On Your Way Up To An Alpine Lake On Rabbit Lake Trail
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Unique Flavors Of Alaska’s Wildland Chocolates Are So Good You’ll Devour Them In Seconds
 
 
STORIES OF NORTHERN CANADA AND ALASKA: A Narrow Strip of Land