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907 Updates March 16-19, 2024

Fairbans News Webcenter 11: Tyrone Thomas: A father, a friend and sprinkle of spice to life passes away and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Illinois JBER airman killed on the job, military officials say; Anchorage police investigating fatal Tudor Road shooting; Friends share final moments of legendary backcountry skier before his death; Crash knocks out power for thousands in East Anchorage; What Anchorage voters should do if they have not received their ballot in the mail and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Grocery cards and car repairs: How COVID aid changed the way schools can help homeless kids; Technology that detects volcanoes and nuclear explosions will listen for avalanches in Juneau and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: Bethel Police seek public assistance in locating missing person Olinka Chaliak; Cama-i 2024 honors the roots of yuraq’s resurgence with 2 dedications and 2 Living Treasure awards and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: FCC Proposes New Emergency Alert Code for Missing and Endangered Persons; State Asks for More than $700 Billion in Compensation for Federal Taking of State Land in Bristol Bay; Toolik Field Station joins new international polar research network; This Day in Alaskan History-March 15th, 1916; This Day in Alaskan History-March 16th, 1915; This Day in Alaskan History-March 17th, 1912; This Day in Alaskan History-March 18th, 1918; This Day in Alaskan History-March 19th, 1963 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: FBI releases 2023 Internet Crime Report; Senator seeks makeover for Alaska parole board — more members, more representation, more clarity; New detection method aims to warn of landslide tsunamis and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg Borough Assembly to hold final public hearings on land disposal ordinances and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Scouting tradition rolls on and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Bayside Fire Department asks for a mill rate reduction, Kodiak Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board sends request to Borough and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Mary Goddard, Samantha Phillips Travel Alaska: Travel with Respect: Embracing Alaska’s Cultures

 
 
 
 

By Cozen O’Connor, JD Supra: CVS Settles with Alaska AG for $10 Million over Opioid Allegations
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau Afternoon: North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway inks May date for 2024 and more ->

 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Building Endwalls with Sawmill Lumber | Quonset Hut Workshop
 
 

907 Updates March 15, 2024

KTUU: Spotlight on sustainability shines on quiet, coastal Alaska town; Beloved Amur tiger dies after 16 years at Alaska Zoo and more ->

 
 
 
 

Dave Allogood’s News, KTUU: A white raven and a Yeti walk into a coffee shop: How a rare bird is helping injured birds
 
 
Dave Allgood’s News, KTUU: He calls himself ‘Handicap Bob’ — what they call him is a community treasure
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Why the U.S. still has no Arctic ambassador, a year after this Alaskan was nominated for the job; Juneau Animal Rescue is rehoming a menagerie of fuzzy, scaly pets and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: For the first time, 4 women mushers have finished in the Iditarod’s Top 10 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: 176th Wing Communication Flight Continues Tradition, Becomes Communication Squadron; Governor Dunleavy Announces Three New Superior Court Judges; Alaska dinosaur tracks reveal a lush, wet environment; This Day in Alaska History-March 11th, 1942; This Day in Alaskan History-March 12th, 1914; This Day in Alaskan History-March 13th, 1918; This Day in Alaskan History-March 14th, 1917; This Day in Alaskan History-March 15th, 1916 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: K9 assists with trooper arrest; TCC board puts through package of resolutions and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Kotzebue residents file lawsuit against Vitus over cold-weather fuel issues; An 11-grader wins over experienced mushers in the Taaqpak 120 race and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Rural veterinarian care isn’t always available in emergencies. One Wrangell resident is trying to change that for end of life assistance and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Scow Bay haulout project slated to receive over $4 million in DOT funding and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Unalaska City Council greenlights compensation and title updates for unrepresented city employees and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: DCC hears requests for funding and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Potential legislative seafood industry task force gets support from Kodiak Island Borough Mayor, OBI Seafoods, and others and more ->
 
 
 
 
South Anchorage Farmer’s Market: WINTER Market at BELLS Nursery March 16, 2024 HOURS: 10am-3pm
Check out the marvelous things at the Bells Nursery Gift shop, like these gorgeous Butterlies!
Seedlings are already blooming and growing bigger every day at the Nursery
Find unique Alaskan products at Bells Nursery: So glad to be back!
Microgreens, Jams, Pickles, Bakeries, Jewelry, Soap, Cosmetics and Alaskan Arts & Crafts : all made in Alaska by Alaskans

 
 

907 Updates March 10-14, 2024

By Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: Anchorage police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to girls at Alaska Club

 
 
 
 

Allgood News 3-11-24 White Raven & Yeti coffee! The Anchorage anomaly that keeps on giving!

 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan fire chief defends new healthcare program, objects to Borough ferry fees; Ketchikan considers renaming school. But who was the man behind the name?; “One Poem a Day” coming in April and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUCB: Driver in fatal Unalaska car crash set to face trial this summer; Author-crabber Randy Batten finds ‘Time’ to bring readers in and out of the Middle Ages and more ->

 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: DES students excel in science and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Ouzinkie school celebrates new teachers and presents maintenance asks to KIBSD and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Cliff White, Seafood Source: Trident Seafoods says it’s close on deals to sell three of its Alaska processing facilities

 
 
 
 

DOD: Paratroopers Conduct All-Female Women’s Day Jump

 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: The Sun Has Returned to Our Cabin | Starting Seeds for This Year’s Garden
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Butchering a Caribou and Homemade Liver Piroshkis
 
 

907 Updates March 09, 2024

KTUU: JBER airman skis Iditarod Trail through challenging invitational; 11th Airborne Division celebrates International Women’s Day with a female-led operation and more ->
 
 
Dave Allgood: Lucy & Audrey Rogers. Mom and daughter, moments, and the importance fast feet & time together.
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau photographer Cam Byrnes celebrates 35 years of capturing performing arts with gallery show; Juneau School Board to reconsider school closure plan on Tuesday and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaskan History-March 9th, 1911 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: AK Supreme Court to Troopers: Warrants first, aerial photographs second; Sustainable Living Expo to cap off Waste Reduction Week in Fairbanks and more ->
 
 
 
 

LINY: Joshua Butcher pleads guilty to murder and felony assault for 2021 Fairbanks Safeway shooting; Alaska whaling village teen pleads not guilty to 16 felony counts in shooting that left 2 dead; Alaska dinosaur tracks reveal a lush, wet environment and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Local boy to donate hair

 
 
 
 

KMXT: What’s in a name? Not Baranof, as regional group calls for name of Kodiak Park and Recreation Center to be changed and more ->
 
 
 
 

Find out more about the history of the Homestead Act, and also Stories of Alaska Women Homesteading.

 
 

907 Updates March 07-08, 2024

KTUU: Dimond High School employee placed on administrative leave, district says; Woman hit and killed in Dimond Walmart parking lot was already lying on ground, police say and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: What are the original Lingít names for Juneauʼs mountains? And more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: Pamyua’s Phillip Blanchett on his role in ‘True Detective: Night Country’; Rape and domestic violence victims are getting shortchanged in Alaska budget, representative says; I love my area, I love my tribe’: Hear from fans at the Coastal Conference basketball finals and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Despite being Strangled K9 Blitz takes down his Man in Wasilla; Why is Denali so tall?; This Day in Alaskan History-March 7th, 1988; This Day in Alaskan History-March 8th, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Nenana elderly fraud case headed back to courts for retrial; Prosecution shows video of Wainwright soldier pointing gun at friend in kidnapping case; Military Report: Arctic training in the Alaska Range at the Northern Warfare Training Center and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Alaska State Troopers arrest man for violating conditions of release after sexual abuse charges; Alaska State Troopers deploy SWAT team for disturbance; John Mark Hammonds sentenced to 86 years for multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor and enticement and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg’s Public Health Nurse: How to avoid measles when it’s on the rise nationwide and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUCB: Feds investigate ‘large balloon’ found by fishermen near Alaska’s Aleutian chain and more ->

 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Council again holds executive session
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Operation Arctic Care to return to Kodiak’s villages and more ->

 
 
 
 

By John Renfrow, Golden Transciprt: ‘Alaskan Nets’ sports doc holds an untold Colorado connection
 
 
 
 

By Anna Louise Mar, Nature World News: Sea Ice Reductions In Arctic Help White Spruce Trees Move North, Up Mountainsides

 
 

907 Updates March 03-06, 2024

APD Missing Juvenile Locate: 13-year-old Thomas Tomaganuk. Click link for photo and details. https://getrave.com/m/2Jo4aTZtKBAuf
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fatal sledding accident in Fairbanks; ATV theft in North Pole; Contested control of lands around the Fortymile River head to trial and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Convicted Anchorage fraudster enters federal prison; 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Live Blog and more ->
 
 
KTUU: Allgood News: Honky-Tonk Guitar Dreams: The Boniface Rounder! From the Ozarks to the streets of Anchorage!
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Pioneer of Western Alaska journalism Rosemary ‘Rosie’ Porter dies at 85 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: University of Alaska students in Juneau raise alarm over campus response to sexual assault; Alaska domestic violence and sexual assault victims services face $4M funding gap and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Wet overflow a winter hazard in Alaska; This Day in Alaska History-March 4th, 1914; This Day in Alaskan History-March 5th, 1959; This Day in Alaskan History-March 6th, 1973 and more ->

 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Ice measuring in Kotzebue can help snowmachiners and scientists alike; Federal grant to bring heat pumps to households, solar energy to villages in Northwest Arctic and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: Attorney General Treg Taylor joins 25 states in letter demanding Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: An audio postcard from Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Wrangell; What caused Wrangell’s landslides in November? State geologists published the report and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Chrystine Lynn is honored with inaugural Petersburg Young Leader award and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: A new Ketchikan addiction treatment clinic is in the works and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unalaska elementary school to house fifth grade class starting next year and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak City Council and Borough working on new agreement to share costs of emergency services dispatch center on island and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Taking responsibility
 
 
Craig Medred: Iditarod collision
 
 
Craig Medred: It begins
 
 
 
 
VFW: ‘Extremely Grateful’ for Women Vets Expo
A VFW Post in North Pole, Alaska, is readying for its second annual event specifically designed for female veterans
March 04, 2024

For several years, Candy Kuck has co-chaired the Veterans Stand Down in Fairbanks, Alaska. A Life member of VFW Post 10029 Auxiliary in North Pole, about 20 minutes from Fairbanks, Kuck had the idea to host an event specifically for female vets.
Learn more ->

 
 
 
 

Mike Dunleavy – State of Alaska: Women in Construction Week

 
 
 
 

907 Updates February 29, March 01-02, 2024

KTUU: ‘Healing and remembering’: Victim’s family responds to 56-year prison sentence for 2019 murder and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: The 2024 Iditarod starts Saturday. Here’s what to know..; Legislation to address Alaska’s child care crisis moves to Senate after House approval and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Anchorage Woman, Marque, Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder of Her 5-Year-Old Son; Officer Shoots Suspect Armed with Knife in Wasilla Wednesday; Navigability Fight Over Fortymile River Heads to Trial; Galena river energy project receives $9.5 million; This Day In Alaska History February 29th, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-March 1st, 1879; This Day in Alaska History-March 2nd, 1915 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Jury acquits 38-year-old of felony sex crimes and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Empowering Generations: 2024 SEARHC’s ROAR Women’s Conference Unites Women Across Ages, Cultures and Industries and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: L’xeis Diane Benson on acting and her work in True Detective and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: End of geothermal project blamed on funding troubles, extended timelines and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: ACADECA team brings home accolades and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak’s only resident veterinarian will leave, but a new vet arrives in June and more ->

 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Pink problems
 
 
Craig Medred: Paper heroes
 
 
 
 

Book Trib: Life at the Edge of the World: 5 Unforgettable Alaskan Memoirs
By far the largest state in the US, yet the most sparsely populated. A land of rich natural resources and unforgiving conditions, at the extremity of North America and extending into the Arctic Circle. As beautiful as it is deadly, Alaska has become a destination for countless thrill-seekers, adventurers and nature lovers to test their mettle, and for others to simply call home.
 
 
 
 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/02/29/author-lily-tuzroylukes-is-alaskas-women-of-year-honoree/72399971007/By James Powell, USA Today: ‘Invest in your own people’: Lily Tuzroyluke is Alaska’s Women of Year honoree

 
 
 
 

By Emilie Springer, Homer News: Archaeologist gives author’s talk on recently released book on Aleutians
 
 
 
 

The Nome Static, March 2024 (Print Layout)

 
 
 
 

907 Updates February 26-28, 2024

KTUU: Kalskag man acquitted on murder charges after igniting 2022 house fire, officials say; Mother of sexually abused minor voices her opposition to plea deal for former Dimond High employee and more ->
 
 
Allgood News: Soul Expressions: Artist Shannon Auld is all about the splatter and why it matters so much.
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Haines visitor center turns to social media influencers. Will it pay off?; LISTEN: Southeast Alaska’s Nude & Rude Revue is back on the road with their ‘Deep Dive’ tour and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Bristol Bay is getting a drug investigator; Hooper Bay man sentenced to 7 years in prison for manslaughter connected to residential fire and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska hot springs, far and wide; This Day in Alaska History-February 25th, 1997; This Day in Alaska History-February 26th, 1917; This Day in Alaska History-February 28th, 1967 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Animal cruelty charges filed after dog shot in the hip, mouth taped shut; City of Fairbanks shakes up car towing authority and more ->

 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Shooting in Point Hope leaves 2 dead, 2 seriously injured and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: Alaska Maritime Education Consortium is a 2024 Center of Excellence for domestic maritime workforce training, education and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: KIBSD to lose teachers and other staff despite potential increase to BSA and more ->

 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Same old story
 
 
Craig Medred: Burke out, again
 
 
Craig Medred: Iditarod disaster
 
 
By Craig Medred: Iditarod cuts Sass
 
 
Craig Medred: Bailouts
 
 

907 Updates February 21-25, 2024

KTUU: 1 suffers life-threatening injuries in downtown bar stabbing; Fur Rondy has largest parade in decades; Multiple-vehicle wreck closes stretch of Glenn Highway; Ravn Alaska cuts 130 employees, CEO says and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Jury makes quick decision in Brian Smith murder trial, convicting him in deaths of two Native women and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Search and rescue crews locate body of missing man near Akiachak; ‘We have to get prepared’: Akiak Elder takes a seat on FEMA’s National Advisory Council and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Kodiak man sentenced to 17 years for drug, firearm crimes; Steve Ginnis to Retire as Head of the Fairbanks Native Association; This Day in Alaska History-February 21st, 1924; This Day in Alaska History-February 22nd, 1919; This Day in Alaska History-February 23rd, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-February 24th, 1917 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Missing in the North: Jonathon Michael Henry; UAF study investigates cognitive decline in senior dogs; New animal shelter draws most attention as assembly considers capital roadmap and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Two Iñupiaq women work to become village-based lactation counselors to better support mothers in Northwest Alaska; Free home internet for Northwest Arctic student households ends this month and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Jimmy Dale Cates sentenced to 312 years for murder, sexual assault, and arson; Henry Sam Jr. sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor; Photographer Ben Huff featured at Alaska State Museum during March First Friday and more ->

 
 
 
 

KSTK: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pike sailed with donated goods for BRAVE Wrangell; Wrangell Johnson-O’Malley Kaats’litaan Dancers and Elders dance for Elizabeth Peratrovich and more ->

 
 
 
 
Resurrection Bay Historical Society
The next Thursdays: Our History program on March 21 will feature Colleen Kelly, RBHS member, talking about The Seward Highway and its History. The presentation will include details about the homesite of Andy and Eva Lowell Simons, the “Missing Link”, the covered bridges and the 1977 landslide. The program will start at 7 pm at the Seward Community Library & Museum.

 
 
 
 

KFSK: Blind Slough’s freshwater king fishery won’t open this summer and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Micro-grants for food security now available
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Midday Report – February 23, 2024
 
 
 
 

Alaska’s News Source: Moose gives free car wash in Wasilla

 
 
 
 

907 Updates February 20, 2024

KTUU: State decides not to prosecute former APD officer charged with driving impaired off-duty and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Closing Juneau schools’ budget gap likely will mean eliminating dozens of jobs; Tongass Voices: Miko Montoya and Grayson Rebustes on building Juneau’s rap scene and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Anchorage woman sentenced to prison for Social Security fraud; The defendant used the money to facilitate purchasing a new home and pay employees of a marijuana dispensary.; This Day in Alaska History-February 20th, 1916 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: North Pole structure fire results in death investigation and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: U.S. Attorney’s Office announces priority to prosecute white-collar, financial crimes in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Teacher contract negotiations are complicated by tight budgets, limited education funding and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unalaska Library launches Filipino Story Time and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: U.S. Fish & Wildlife considering Trident’s request to replace bunkhouse dock, possibly disturb hundreds of sea otters in Kodiak and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: I Live In Alaska Year-Round And This Is What It’s Really Like

 
 
 
 
Michael R Dougherty, Anchorage Memories: Anchorage Pioneer Jane Mears Did you know that when Anchorage began in 1915, our featured pioneer pushed to create the first children’s school? Meet Jane Mears in this edition.
 
 
Michael R Dougherty: Anchorage Firsts Do you know which newspaper was the first in Anchorage? Who hosted the first women’s TV show on channel 2? All of this and more in this edition.
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: 50 Below, We Still Go! | Felling Frozen Trees + Snowshoe Hare Pot Pie
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Mouth-Watering Moose Recipes | Cooking at the Cabin