Crews Battle 2500 Acre Wildfire Near Whitefish Lake
More than 80 firefighters are battling a 25-hundred acre blaze near Whitefish Lake. The fire south of Kalskag and the Kuskokwim River is one of about a dozen that were started by lightening on Sunday.
Two Children Allegedly Set Fire to Grayling School
Alaska State Troopers report that two children intentionally set fire to the school in Grayling Monday.In an online dispatch Troopers say a 6-year-old and a 7-year-old are responsible for the fire.
Pilot Identified in Fatal Plane Crash
State Troopers have identified the pilot who died when a Yute Air plane went down on the Kwethluk River. Megan Peters is a spokesperson for the Alaska State Troopers, which responded to the scene 40 miles southeast of Bethel.
Mendenhall jökulhlaup forecast to peak just below flood levels
The National Weather Service in Juneau says a glacier dam release is causing high water levels in Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River. It’s the earliest glacier dam release from Suicide Basin on record by a month.
Groups sue agency to block Shell’s Arctic offshore drilling
Ten environmental groups are suing a federal agency over its approval of drilling permits off Alaska's northwest coast. The lawsuit seeks a review of permits granted to Royal Dutch Shell PLC by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea.
Strings On The Bus: Anchorage Has A Conflux
Community members and cultural institutions pair up to throw Anchorage a surprise party.
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Alaska Senators Vote to Reform Patriot Act
The U.S. Senate today voted to curtail the National Security Administration’s collection of bulk phone data. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was an early sponsor of the reform. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he became convinced the bill was a good revision to the controversial parts of the 2001 Patriot Act.
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No budget by July means no ferry service
All state ferries will stop sailing by early July if the Legislature fails to reach a budget deal. The Alaska Marine Highway System’s plans are among dozens of state service cuts announced Monday by the Walker administration.
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Court employees assigned two days unpaid leave
About 800 Alaska Court System employees will be forced to take two days unpaid leave around the holidays — a result of state budget cuts.
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The Blob expands from Gulf of Alaska to Baja California
Scientists are watching for how a warmer North Pacific Ocean could affect weather and climate this year. There could also be significant impacts to marine life, including species that form the basis for Alaska’s commercial fisheries.
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Seniors Find Few Options Beyond Medicaid
The state is being criticized for finding hundreds of seniors ineligible for a Medicaid waiver program that pays the cost of their housing and nursing care.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Alaska Senators Vote to Reform Patriot Act; No Budget Deal, No Ferry Service; Court Employees Assigned 2 Days Unpaid Leave; The Blob expands from Gulf of Alaska to Baja California; Seniors Find Few Options Beyond Medicaid; Juneau to Be The Third City in Alaska to Shelter High-Risk Homeless; Fort Yukon Goes Solar; Strings on the Bus: Anchorage Has A Conflux
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Juneau to become third city in Alaska to shelter high-risk homeless
Juneau will become the third city in Alaska to offer permanent supportive housing to the high-risk, chronically homeless. Those are the people who have been on the streets the longest, and may suffer from addiction or mental health issues.
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Fort Yukon Goes Solar
Ft. Yukon recently began operating a solar electric project. The system is testing integration of the energy source into the power grid of an isolated northern community.
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Investment Group Eyes Mat Su for Senior Facility
An Idaho company is looking into the possibility of constructing an assisted living facility near Palmer.
Kodiak protestors against Navy training take stand on land and sea
On Saturday afternoon, fishermen and concerned Kodiak residents gathered at Pier II to protest the location and timing of the Navy Training in the Gulf of Alaska. The Sun’aq Tribe helped to organize the event with the help of skippers and crew members alike.
Boy Found Dead In St. Mary’s
A two-year-old boy was found dead in a creek in St. Mary’s Saturday. The boy’s mother reported to Alaska State Troopers the boy was missing Saturday afternoon.
ASD To Revise Suspension Policy
The Anchorage School Board passed the first reading of a new suspension policy on Monday evening, but they plan to delve deeper into the issue later this summer.
Green Business: Alaska’s First Cannabis Career Fair Held in Anchorage
This weekend, Alaska saw its first-ever job fair for careers in commercial cannabis, offering a glimpse of how the semi-legal marijuana industry is taking tentative steps towards professionalism and profits.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 1, 2015
Walker Hires Mediator to Help Lawmakers Pass A Budget; Permanent Fund CEO Abruptly Retires; Premera Alaska Files For Another Large Rate Increase; Rep. Young's Fisheries Bill Passes the House; North Pacific Council to Vote on Halibut Bycatch Limits; U.S. House Votes to Sell Midtown Lot to Muni; City Holds Job Fair for Marijuana Industry; Medicaid Denials May Boot Some Seniors From Assisted Living
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