Honor Flag Lands In Fairbanks
A commercial airliner delivered the United States Honor Flag to Fairbanks yesterday. The flag, which flew at Ground Zero in New York following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, and has since traveled around the country to honor fallen law enforcement officers and fire fighters, was brought to Fairbanks to pay tribute to Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Patrick “Scott” Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich, who were killed in Tanana last week.
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NAACP Demands Apology Over Sullivan Comments
The Anchorage NAACP and the Anchorage Central Labor Council have called on lieutenant governor candidate Dan Sullivan to apologize for comments likening required payment of union dues to slavery.
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Minecraft In The Classroom: When Learning Looks Like Gaming
The popular video game Minecraft has made its way into Juneau high school classrooms.
A graduate education course at the University of Alaska Southeast showed teachers how to implement the game in their classes.
KTOO’s Lisa Phu went to a high school algebra class to hear what students have to say about Minecraft – not as a game but – as a learning tool.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 7, 2014
Arctic May Not Be That Busy, Report Says; Coast Guard Says Its Increased Arctic Presence Will Have ‘No Significant’ Environmental Impact; Emergency Personnel Battle Unalaska Warehouse Fire; Honor Flag Lands In Fairbanks; Troopers Maintaining Presence In Tanana; Agencies Emphasize Fire Prevention Awareness; NAACP Demands Apology Over Sullivan Comments; Borough School Honors Redington, Sr.; Minecraft In The Classroom: When Learning Looks Like Gaming; Anchorage Schools Celebrate Bike To School Day
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Kids learn something new during Bike to School Day
Students from Lake Otis Elementary spoke about their first experiences biking to school and the lessons they learned on the way.
UAA, Willamette University Partner To Offer New Law School Opportunity
There isn't a law school in Alaska, but the University of Alaska Anchorage is launching a new program to make it easier for Alaskans to attend law school. It's a partnership with Willamette University College of Law in Oregon.
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Few Turnout For Borough Budget Hearing
The last in a series of budget public hearings hosted by the Matanuska Susitna Borough brought out few people in Palmer on Monday evening. The budget comes up for discussion before the Borough Assembly on Wednesday, May 7.
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Borough School Honors Redington, Sr.
Ground was broken Tuesday for the first new school to be constructed in more than a decade in the Matanuska Susitna Borough. The new Joe Reddington, Senior school is located near the original homestead of the father of the Iditarod.
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National Science Foundation To Deploy Seismic Sensors In Alaska
Alaska is the place to be if you want to study earthquakes. In a year, it has as many earthquakes as all the other states combined. Scientific study of those quakes is beginning to ramp up significantly as the National Science Foundation deploys a new network of seismic sensors this summer.
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Alaska’s UAV Test Site Begins Operation
The University of Alaska’s status as a Federal Aviation Administration unmanned aerial vehicle test center is official. Events in Anchorage and Fairbanks marked the start of operations on Monday.
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Online Realtor Says Sitka Tops State In Livability
Sitka has won a spot on top of yet another list. The online realtor Movoto says Sitka is the most liveable community in Alaska. Just ahead of Anchorage and Juneau.
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Great Land Trust Planning To Buy Top Of Bodenburg Butte
The Great Land Trust plans to buy the top of Bodenburg Butte in Palmer.
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GCI Turns 3G On In Bethel, Faces Lawsuit
The same week that GCI turned 3G on in Bethel, attorneys served the company with a lawsuit. It alleges that GCI over-promised and under-delivered on its wireless, smart phone and data-plans.
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Bethel City Council Confirms Code And Policy Violations
The Bethel City Council met Monday night in executive session for three hours with the attorney they hired to conduct an investigation into nepotism, contracts, and personnel issues.
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Juneau Woman Found Off Salmon Creek Trail Dies
A 61-year-old woman died after being found in the water off Salmon Creek Trail near Juneau Sunday afternoon. Her body is being sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage for an autopsy.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 6, 2014
National Science Foundation To Deploy Seismic Sensors In Alaska; Alaska’s UAV Test Site Begins Operation; Mallott Leaving Sealaska To Focus On Campaign; Bethel City Council Confirms Code And Policy Violations; GCI Turns 3G On In Bethel, Faces Lawsuit; Juneau Woman Found Off Salmon Creek Trail Dies; Great Land Trust Planning To Buy Top Of Bodenburg Butte; Online Realtor Says Sitka Tops State In Livability
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Mallott Leaving Sealaska To Focus On Campaign
Bryon Mallott will leave Sealaska’s board of directors next month to spend more time campaigning for governor. He’s served on the Juneau-based regional Native corporation’s governing body – or been its CEO – since 1972.
Weather Forces Alaska Airlines Flight To Land At JBER
An Alaska Airlines flight from Chicago to Anchorage took an unexpected detour to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday afternoon.
Alaska Villages Find Success With Wind-Diesel Energy Combination
It’s hard to use wind as a main power source because it fluctuates. But four small Alaskan villages have succeeded in creating an innovative wind-diesel system that works even in harsh, variable weather conditions.
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Oil Producers Get Break On Alaska Property Taxes
Public documents show Gov. Sean Parnell’s administration worked out a deal with Alaska’s major oil producers that allows the companies to withhold tens of millions of dollars in property taxes.
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