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Protesters in Fairbanks gathered Saturday to demand accountability from Troopers after they fatally shot a man experiencing a mental health crisis and seriously injured his brother. // The Alaska Federation of Natives recently released a study looking at ways to reduce overrepresentation of Alaska Native people in the state’s prison population.
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Journalist and author Neil Shea will talk tonight about his travels around the Arctic in a lecture at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He also will talk about a book he wrote about the impact of climate change in the region.
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Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about the forecast development of an El Nino and uncertainty about what it means for our upcoming summer, fall and winter weather.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop announced his running mate Wednesday at a campaign event in Fairbanks. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a fast-track budget bill Thursday that provides $450 million for construction projects, disaster relief and wildfire suppression. // State officials are considering a proposal to ask the EPA to regulate air quality in Fairbanks and North Pole separately. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a fast-track budget bill Thursday that provides $450 million for construction projects, disaster relief and wildfire suppression. // The Alaska Department of Transportation opened the Taylor Highway last week and will begin clearing the Denali Highway next week.
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State lawmakers are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend, and a Fairbanks man is in custody after an armed standoff with law enforcement at his house.
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NewsAaron Hague, 37, is accused of killing another man and stealing his identity.
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The state of Alaska has finally secured the funding it needs to replace a couple aging bridges on the Alaska Highway, and this year's Iditarod champion just won the Kobuk 440 sled dog race.
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NewsMined metals rival Alaska seafood as top exports from the state, according to a state Department of Labor analysis. // An Alaska House committee last week inserted a roughly $3,800 Permanent Fund dividend into its latest draft of the state budget. But that figure is far from final.
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NewsDark and starry night skies won’t disappear entirely from Fairbanks as days get longer this spring and summer.
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NewsThree of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran. // The University of Alaska Fairbanks announced its opening the Interior’s first planetarium to the public later this month. // A federal judge last week dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services. // A Harvard law professor weighs in on oral arguments about birthright citizenship in the U.S. Supreme Court putting Native Americans in the spotlight. // An Alaska Public Media reporter provides some context for Mary Peltola’s campaign messaging in the race for U.S. Senate.
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Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused.
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Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about the record cold March, and Fairbanks record cold winter.