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Bridge helps Alaska town cope with climate change
Aleknagik is a small, remote community at the head of the Wood River on the banks of Lake Aleknagik in southwest Alaska. Most residents live on the lake’s north shore, which used to be inaccessible by regional roads. To get to the south shore and towns beyond, people crossed...
Measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An initiative aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system still has sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot, attorneys for the state said in court filings Tuesday, days after a judge disqualified some of the booklets used to gather signatures. Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin in a ruling last Friday found instances in which the signature-gathering process was not properly carried out and disqualified those booklets. She ordered elections officials to remove the disqualified signatures and booklets and to determine if the measure still had sufficient signatures. Alaska Department of Law attorneys in court documents Tuesday said the Division of Elections had completed that work and found the measure “remains qualified” for the ballot. This comes as part of a lawsuit brought by three voters challenging the repeal measure. Rankin last month ruled the division acted within its authority when it allowed sponsors of the repeal measure to fix errors with petition booklets after they were turned in and found the agency had complied with deadlines. Her ruling Friday focused on challenges to the initiative sponsors’ signature-collecting methods that were the subject of a recent trial.
Shannon Titzel, Jordan Iverson first women on record to swim across Cook Inlet
Shannon Titzel and Jordan Iverson, wearing only swimsuits, swam about 6 miles on Wednesday night – from Point Mackenzie to Anchorage – to become the first women on record to swim across the inlet.
Anchor Point woman dies from ATV crash
An Anchor Point woman died from an all-terrain vehicle crash last week. Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of an ATV rollover on Anchor River Road in Anchor Point on July 16. 49-year-old Erica Ball, also known as Erica Walli, was transported to a hospital with injuries. An updated...
Anchorage Fur Rondy HQ Vandalized with Graffiti, Quickly Cleaned Up
In Anchorage, somebody spray-painted graffiti all over the Fur Rondy headquarters. Officials behind Anchorage's premier winter festival say their building was hit by vandals Tuesday morning. Thankfully now, the mess is all cleaned up. The Anchorage Downtown Partnership rushed over and got rid of the graffiti in no time. "Within...
Delta Junction bison hunting permits to be reduced after apparent mass drowning
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The number of permits for the 2024 Delta Junction bison hunting season have been slashed after the animal population was reduced significantly in an apparent drowning, according to state officials. During a summer survey earlier this year, biologists discovered roughly 40 bison carcasses at a pond...
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