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Dunleavy retains Michael Johnson as education commissioner; Appeals court rules on decade-old challenge of four Tongass timber sales; Alaska credit union to serve marijuana businesses; New trial date set for man convicted in Coast Guard killings; National report says Alaska Natives, rural Alaskans bear the brunt of climate change; No piped sewer and water for Bethel's Avenues neighborhood; Eielson AFB commander says F-35's will usher new era of combat power; Wrangell removes prayer from public meetings… sort of; Alaska musher banned from Iditarod sled race next year; In Golovin, search continues for missing elder; Pacific High carving class brings serenity to students The post Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Climate change will cost Alaska hundreds of millions per year, report finds; Is there something for everyone in a new vision for Tongass roads?; Icebreaker could lose out to wall; What’s behind a wave of threats in Anchorage schools?; Community forum focuses on helping people who are homeless with improved behavioral health care; National Guard rescues pilot and passenger after Montague Island plane crash; New legislation improves earthquake preparedness in Alaska; Climate, infrastructure impact Alaska heating costs; Real or fake? Christmas tree companies compete for customers The post Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Murkowski all in for Hyde-Smith, despite ‘hanging’ remark; Appeals court ruling mixed on Alaska campaign finance laws; Johnson murder trial begins; ConocoPhillips executive: more land around Teshekpuk Lake should be available for drilling; As oceans heats up off Northwest Alaska, the fishing does too; Fisheries managers report declining halibut stocks; University of Alaska patents data synthesis computer program; Dillingham man arrested with $55,000 worth of meth in suitcase; Rescuers free tangled whale in Southeast Alaska The post Alaska News Nightly: Tueday, Nov. 27, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Dunleavy administration announces key cabinet positions; Walker introduces state budget proposal; Fairbanks House race officially tied, ballots remain; After a huge eruption of ash, Mount Veniaminof quiets down; Nuclear power in Alaska? Experts say it’s not as far-fetched as you think; Science and traditional knowledge converge in North Slope Borough’s bowhead whale program; Otter skin sewing workshops promote ‘sustainable cottage industry’ in coastal Alaska The post Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

House District One race still tied, headed for coin toss; New federal report: Climate change is going to be expensive in Alaska and impact every household in the state; Medicaid decision allows more beds for substance abuse treatment; Small Business Saturday spotlights Alaska companies; Scientists map shifting migration around Alaska mountains, using GPS-equipped eagles; Bethel remembers Mary Ciuniq Pete; AK: Heated by hot springs, Tenakee Springs Museum tells community’s story; 49 Voices: Russell Sell of Anchorage The post Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Tied Fairbanks legislative race headed for coin toss; Walker questions Dunleavy transition’s approach to resignations; Dunleavy names construction advocate to lead Department of Transportation; An unexpected agency weighs in on offshore Arctic oil drilling: NASA; Ash from Alaska volcano prompts aviation warning; Seismic work in ANWR this winter? Time will tell; Fast ferry returns to Lynn Canal for the holidays; Dunleavy’s win leaves a lot of uncertainty for rural education; Master carver creates healing totem for abuse survivors The post Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Sullivan weighs in on Mueller investigation; Trump administration moves to open environmentally sensitive National Petroleum Reserve land to oil drilling; Search continues for White Mountain man missing since Nov. 4; State asks for new housing units to help Alaskans in recovery; Citing E. coli outbreak, US officials say don't eat romaine; Fairbanks City Council approves homeless camp removal ordinance; Things are heating up for Alaska pollock — and it’s putting them in the mood to spawn; Anchorage School Board votes to close Mount Spurr Elementary School; Ask a Climatologist; Fairbanks considers air quality improvement recommendations; First Costco opens in Fairbanks The post Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Dunleavy transition team requests state worker resignations; New, all-Republican Senate majority forms; Regional manager appointed to lead Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Rep. Young proposes rule change that puts him on GOP panel; Student charged following Anchorage school threat; State suit targets Forty Mile River; Reconnecting with roots at Alaska Native languages summit; Chukchi Sea polar bears thriving, study shows; Tooth boosts archaeological research The post Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Ongoing vote counting flips tight Fairbanks legislative races; Dunleavy inaugural celebration schedule announced; Murkowski won’t block judges to get Mueller protection bill; Heroin disguised as Christmas package seized in Anchorage; Chukchi Sea polar bears thriving, study shows; Municipalities share state funding concerns; Lt. Gov. returns to Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; ADF&G forecasts a ‘return to normal’ for Bristol Bay sockeye in 2019; State taps Portugal. The Man, other local bands for new hold music The post Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.

Civil suit filed in controversial Anchorage assault case; Shrugging off lawsuit, Trump administration forges ahead with offshore Arctic drilling proposal; Dunleavy seeks regulation freeze; Coast Guard bill would end EPA permit mandate for fishing boats; Juneau seasonal cold weather emergency shelter begins operations Thursday; With election of Dunleavy, is climate action team out in the cold?; Anchorage teachers, school district reach contract agreement; The only thing people in Crooked Creek agree on about the Donlin Mine is that it’s coming; It was quite a week for Marko Cheseto, who became a marathoner and an American in a 3-day span The post Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 appeared first on Alaska Public Media.