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An Ambler man faces a felony charge after troopers say he walked through the village firing a rifle on Sept. 17.The incident triggered a lockdown and canceled school.
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Rural Alaska
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Dustin KoehlerThe plane crashed onto an ice floe after experiencing “severe icing conditions," killing all nine passengers and the pilot. -
Katie Basile/KYUKThe state Department of Fish and Game says the bear culling is working, but critics say there's no proof. -
Desiree Hagen/KOTZ“Our people need to be heard in their voice,” said Aucha Kameroff, the group’s leader. “One of the voices that we have as people in rural Alaska, or any place, is by voting.” -
Paige Sparks/KTOOFederal officials recently announced that households that lost food purchased with federal food assistance will be able to have some of it replaced.
State News
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James Oh/Alaska Public MediaAlaska has allowed individuals to contribute unlimited sums to candidates since a federal appeals court struck down the state’s limits in 2021 as unconstitutionally low. Ballot Measure 1 aims to limit the influence of big-money donors on state and local elections. -
Chris Bieri/Anchorage Daily NewsThe hope for the relaunched Anchorage Press is to get back to its alternative, mid-'90s roots. -
Liz FergusonRepublican candidate Click Bishop for governor and his independent running mate, Greta Schuerch, visited Kotzebue last week, as part of a statewide tour ahead of the August 18 primaries. -
Clarise Larson/KTOOEpidemiologists don't know yet whether the cases are part of the national outbreak centered in the Midwest. They urge Alaskans to wash fruits and veggies and get tested if they feel sick.
News from NPR
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The fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time. -
The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective? -
The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy. -
Data centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. But it's difficult to determine how much residential customers benefit and how much they actually pay for the benefit.
