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Missing in the North: Cynthia Jo St. John
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Accident, murder or suicide - a question that haunts any unexpected death. Whatever happened to Cynthia Jo St. John three decades ago, authorities do not believe it was an accident. Cynthia was a 36-year-old woman from Mississippi, married to Roger St. John and working at a...
Designers Wanted: Logo for UAF's New College of Indigenous Studies
The University of Alaska Fairbanks' new College of Indigenous Studies is in need of a logo. Anyone interested in working on this project can submit their portfolios and resumes online. The deadline is July 8. Considerations for you if chosen:. The final logo will adhere to the University of Alaska...
Tongass Voices: Sakoon Donedin Jackson on re-indigenizing her life
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Sakoon Donedin Jackson is a Chilkat weaver from Alberta, Canada who began her practice during the COVID-19 pandemic when she took classes online with Juneau’s Lily Hope. Now, Jackson is the featured resident artist at Wooshkindein Da.áat Lily Hope Weaver studio, where she has been working on a woolen button robe and teaching weaving classes for the first time.
Juneau voters will see $23M in public health and safety improvement bonds on October ballot
The Juneau Assembly unanimously approved two ballot measures on Monday that could add nearly $23 million to the city’s debt for public health and safety improvements. If passed by Juneau voters this fall election, the bonds would help fund upgrades to Juneau’s public safety communication system and the Juneau Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Opens Clean-Air Respite Rooms Amid Wildfires
Because of all the wildfires burning in the Interior, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital has opened two clean-air respite rooms for the public to use. These rooms located on the first floor of the hospital are outfitted with high-capacity HEPA-filtered air scrubbers. So if you're struggling with the current poor air quality...
Palmer’s Levi Hopkins strikes gold at U23 Pan-American Games
The Americas didn’t stand a chance against Palmer’s Levi Hopkins. The former Alaska state wrestling champion out of Colony High didn’t yield a point in three matches at the U23 Pan-American Games in Santiago, Colombia. Hopkins outscored opponents 32-0 to claim the gold medal as the 202-pound...
Kodiak firework store opens for pre-orders ahead of Fourth of July
Les and Dan’s Firework Stand is based out of a metal container van, just north of city limits, next to Rezanof past Mill Bay Beach. It’s the island community’s sole pyrotechnic store. The business has operated in Kodiak for over 40 years. But it’s not business as...
Federal government awarded Wrangell $25 million for revitalizing harbor
The Biden-Harris Administration awarded Wrangell $25 million to help rebuild the harbor through the Harbor Basin Revitalization and Transportation Resiliency Project. The announcement came Wednesday, June 26 in a press release. It is part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program, otherwise known as the RAISE grant...
Judge orders Biden admin to halt Title IX rule in more states, schools
(The Center Square) – A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to delay implementation of its sweeping changes to Title IX in another four states and at schools attended by students who belong to specific organizations or have parents who do. A Kansas district court on Tuesday blocked the Department of Education from implementing its updated rules expanding longstanding protections around sex discrimination to include gender identity in four more states and specific schools. ...
Military Report: The risks of fighting fires in military lands
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - While working to suppress wildfires always comes with risk, the danger only increases on military training lands where falling trees and flames meet potential explosive outcomes. As the McDonald and Clear fires spread, some may have found themselves wondering why response to the flames was seemingly...
BLM staff coming here for subsistence hunting permits
Attention Delta-Area Unit 13 Federal Subsistence Hunters: The Bureau of Land Management Glennallen Field Office staff will be at the Delta Career Advancement Center July 11-13 to issue Federal Subsistence Hunt Permits for Unit 13 moose and designated hunter. Caribou hunts in Unit 13 are closed this year to conserve the Nelchina caribou herd.
Governor’s vetoes whittle list of funded Alaska Long Trail projects to four
Only four of nine projects that the Legislature funded this year as part of an envisioned Alaska Long Trail network survived Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen. Dunleavy’s vetoes left a bit over $1.1 million of the $3.7 million in Alaska Long Trail projects that lawmakers approved in their capital budget. Steve Cleary, executive director of […] The post Governor’s vetoes whittle list of funded Alaska Long Trail projects to four appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes millions intended to solve Alaska’s federal education funding equity dispute
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the funds state legislators set aside to settle a dispute between Alaska’s education officials and their federal counterparts over whether the state spent pandemic relief equitably. State legislators included $11.89 million in the operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year to allow the state to comply with the federal government’s […] The post Gov. Dunleavy vetoes millions intended to solve Alaska’s federal education funding equity dispute appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Rain help for a dry Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Fire danger is still high in Anchorage on the eve of the Fourth of July, so several restrictions are in place. Everyone should be familiar with the allowed methods of enjoying the outdoors or cooking outdoors. The first round of rain to impact the state is...
AK State Senator Scott Kawasaki reacts to Governor Dunleavy’s final budget for FY25
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - On Friday, June 28, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy released his final budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year, including his line item vetoes. The release has so far received mixed reactions from Interior legislators, with Representative Mike Prax supporting the vetoes and Representative Maxine Dibert saying they negatively impact some of the most vulnerable members of the state’s population.
North Slope residents say Biden administration rule hurts their economy
(The Center Square) - Residents in Alaska's North Slope said in a lawsuit a Biden administration rule that closes off oil and gas development for millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve would hurt the area's economy. Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, a group representing 23 Arctic member organizations, said the Bureau of Land Management claimed the rule spoke for Alaska natives, but that is not true. They are suing in Alaska's U.S. District Court. ...
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