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FEMA assesses issues after national emergency alert test
Aaron Bolton, KBBI – Homer
Wednesday was the very first national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert System, and there are reports that some phones in Alaska and across the country did not receive the test message. State and federal officials are now working to sort out the kinks.
Bryce Ward wins 4-way race for Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Bryce Ward will be the next mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The former North Pole mayor cruised to victory over three opponents, winning more than half of the vote.
Sitka and Juneau elect new mayors in municipal elections
Alaska Public Radio Network staff
Communities across the state elected new mayors and enacted new measures in local municipal elections yesterday.
Bethel local option fails in unofficial election results
Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK – Bethel
A ballot measure to impose a complete ban on alcohol sales in Bethel under the state’s local option law has failed in a close vote, according to unofficial election results.
Man shot in front of Anchorage elementary school; suspect in custody
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Anchorage police say a shooting in the parking lot of a downtown Anchorage elementary school Wednesday morning sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
$5M in federal money coming to combat Alaska drug trafficking
Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
The money is attached to Alaska’s recent designation as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Arctic sea ice minimum continues downward trend, with implications beyond the Arctic
Ravenna Koenig, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Fairbanks
“The Arctic’s like an air conditioner or refrigerator for the global climate…And as the Arctic warms, partly because the sea ice is going away, it’s like you’re opening that refrigerator door.”
Kodiak district approves closure plan for rural schoolÂ
Associated Press
Officials say a rural public school on Kodiak Island will close in November unless it can enroll at least three more students.
Ketchikan union, school district agree to mediation meetings
Associated Press
Mediation meetings between the Ketchikan Education Association and the school district have been scheduled after months of contentious contract negotiations.
To institutional gatekeepers, indigenous artists say, ‘share your power’
Scott Burton, KTOO – Juneau
Tlingit and Dena’ina playwright Vera Starbard says she let non-indigenous audiences compromise her art.
Alaska nurses help with hurricane relief in North Carolina
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Alaskans working to help in the wake of Hurricane Florence on the East Coast include a small group of public health nurses stationed in North Carolina.
