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  • Fifth graders Natalee Bertagnoli, Sebastian Contreras, and Jacobe Birch work on creating plastic fish from local trash. The sculptures are part of art lessons by visiting artist, Elizabeth Roberts. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)
    AK: Petersburg students turn plastic trash into artsy treasures
    In Petersburg, a visiting artist is turning plastic pollution into art at the grade school. These exercises are designed to educate kids on the true costs of plastics on our planet.
  • Photo of U.S. Capitol by Liz Ruskin
    Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 8, 2019
    Alaska prison riot damage estimated at $100,000; House passes sweeping crime bill; Why is the US so far behind in the Arctic? Clues emerge at congressional hearing; Constitutional delegate Vic Fischer opposes Dunleavy’s amendment proposals; Anchorage man indicted for 2018 murder of girlfriend's 6-year-old son; Trappers and dog-owners at odds over new restrictions in Anchorage; Tazlina makes maiden voyage to Haines and Skagway; Search renewed for Iliamna Lake's 'monster' with DNA testing and underwater video
  • Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, and Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, attend a House majority press availability on Wednesday. Wilson and Claman were among 24 House members who voted to pass House Bill 49, shortly before the availability. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)
    House passes sweeping crime bill
    House Bill 49 would mark the third time the Legislature changed major provisions of the controversial criminal justice law known as Senate Bill 91.
  • How a small, Arctic village found itself in the middle of Alaska's new oil boom
    Alaska is on the verge of a new oil boom -- and the village of Nuiqsut is right in the middle. Now the village faces tough choices. How do you maintain a way of life when the oil industry is knocking on your door?
  • Vic Fisher, the sole surviving member of the 1955 Alaska constitutional convention, testifies in a House State Affairs Committee hearing, May 7, 2019. Fischer opposes three constitutional amendment proposals by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Fischer’s 95th birthday was two days earlier. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)
    Constitutional delegate Vic Fischer opposes Dunleavy’s amendment proposals
    Vic Fischer spoke to the House State Affairs Committee Tuesday, two days after his 95th birthday. He contrasted the state constitution’s language with the proposed amendments.
  • Linda Behnken poses with her dog, Rascal, on an early morning run up Mt. Verstovia in Sitka. A veteran of many bear encounters, Behnken credits Rascal with behaving appropriately. “She did everything right,” says Behnken. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Edwards)
    Friend and running partner, ‘Rascal’ fatally mauled thwarting bear attack
    A dog was attacked and killed on a Sitka trail on Saturday, defending her owner from a brown bear.
  • Mako Haggerty of Homer sits on the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council. Photo by Liz Ruskin.
    As memories of the Exxon Valdez fade, a plea to Congress to retain the lessons learned
    A group of Alaskans traveled to Washington, D.C. to ask lawmakers to renew a fund that allows the government to launch a spill response and pay compensation, even before the company at fault is held to account.
  • Traveling Music 5-12-19
    Traveling MusicDate: 5-12-19Shonti ElderFormat: Tune Title Performer / Composer Album Title Recording Company LengthGet Through ItJon Randall with Mairten…
  • Clan leaders wear traditional regalia during the 2012 Clan Conference in Sitka. Photo courtesy of Peter Metcalfe.
    Alaska Morning News: Tuesday, May 7, 2019
    7 a.m. NewscastPompeo to Arctic Council: Easy days are overLiz Ruskin, Alaska Public MediaIn a speech in Finland Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
  • Motorcycles lined up along 10th Avenue in Anchorage during the annual Gathering at the Bike Blessing on May 4, 2019. (Photo by Kirsten Swann/Alaska Public Media)
    Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 6, 2018
    Big parts of Gov. Dunleavy's agenda remain unfinished. But he still has time, tools at his disposal.; Pompeo to Arctic Council: Easy days are over; Communities in Anchorage and Fairbanks commemorate missing Native women and children; Public will have chance to weigh in on proposal to move Juneau City HallAnchorage utility racing to fix sewer line unmoored by quake; New Anchorage climate plan calls for 80 percent cut to emissions by 2050; As the Lower 48 continues to dry out, Alaska could get wetter; Ft. Greely wildfire gores to 6,700 acres; Donlin Gold looks to schools, workforce development for future employees; Public will have chance to weigh in on proposal to move Juneau City Hall; Anchorage Bike Blessing draws riders from around the state
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