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Some call for removal of Mississippi flag from Juneau street

A group of Juneau residents are petitioning to have the Mississippi state flag removed from a display of flags lining one of the city's main streets.

Alaska’s Marine Debris Stockpile To Be Shipped to Lower 48

A massive cleanup effort is getting underway in Alaska, with tons of marine debris — some likely sent to sea by the 2011 tsunami in Japan — set to be airlifted from rocky beaches and taken by barge for recycling and disposal in the Pacific Northwest.

Shell’s Fennica Vessel Limps to Oregon For Repairs

A Royal Dutch Shell PLC ship carrying required blowout response equipment for Arctic offshore drilling will be sent to a West Coast shipyard for repairs.

Records: Employees used leave time for charity golf tourney

Public records show nearly all of the employees of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. who played in a charity golf tournament last month took personal leave time that day.

Coast Guard searches for a missing cruise ship passenger near Seattle

The Coast Guard is searching an area in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca near Seattle for a passenger reported missing from a Holland America cruise ship.

Yukon River chinook salmon run weaker than expected

State wildlife officials say the chinook salmon run on the Yukon River will be even weaker than expected.

UA Pres. Candidate Suggests Streamlining Academic Offerings

A man vying for the University of Alaska's top leadership role says he is expecting academic programs to become stronger but fewer in the next decade.

Report: Ketchikan Flightseeing Plane Was Equipped with Adequate GPS Tech

A federal accident report says a sightseeing floatplane that crashed in a mountainous site near Ketchikan, killing all nine on board, was equipped with technology to provide better information about the terrain.

Troopers Detain Man After Standoff in Selawik

Alaska State Troopers have taken a man into custody after he barricaded himself inside a home in the village of Selawik. One person was found dead outside the residence. Download Audio

Couple Missing From Denali Highway Found Dead

Alaska State Troopers say a man and woman reported missing from a campsite off the Denali Highway have been found dead. Download Audio

North Pole man sickened by ‘rabbit fever’

Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials are warning residents after a North Pole man was sickened by tularemia, a bacterial infection known as "rabbit fever."

Report: Polar bears’ fate tied to reversing global warming

If humans don't reverse global warming and stop the loss of sea ice, it's unlikely polar bears will continue as a species. That's the blunt assessment in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's draft recovery plan for polar bears filed Thursday.

State will discontinue filling grayling in Alaska lakes

Funding cuts have forced Alaska hatcheries to stop raising Arctic grayling. The state chose to cut grayling because the small, native fish are disproportionately expensive to raise.

Man dies after apparently shooting self in Alaska park

An Arizona has man died after apparently shooting himself with a gun at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Alaska officially drops lawsuit challenging gay marriage

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal of a court case that struck down Alaska's ban on same-sex marriage.

University of Alaska Southeast director won’t take job

Just over a week before he was supposed to start, the newly named director of the University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus says he won't be showing up for work.

Ketchikan man remains missing after 6 months

The family of a Ketchikan man who has been missing for six months has filed a presumptive death petition.

Walker makes appointment to Marijuana Control Board

Gov. Bill Walker has appointed members to a new board charged with developing regulations for the cultivation and sale of legal marijuana in Alaska.

Man sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatal 2010 beating

A man charged in the beating death of another man in 2010 has been sentenced to 55 years in prison.

Investigator: Removal of Alaska plane wreckage weeks away

It could be weeks before the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed in steep, rugged terrain in southeast Alaska, killing nine people, is recovered.