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Third lawsuit filed against Sitka Police Department
A former jailer in the Sitka Police Department claims that he was defamed and forced to resign his job, after he left a police training program due to an injury. Noah Shepard filed suit on February 25.
Gov’s budget could mean a $4.7 million hit to Sitka schools
The Sitka Schools administration last week (Monday 2-25-19) began to confront the reality that education funding may be cut far below anyone’s expectations next year.
Cut PFD before cutting services, say some Sitkans
After hearing a flood of testimony last week (2-28-19), the Senate State Affairs Committee is giving Alaskans two more chances to offer feedback on Senate Bills 23 and 24, legislation that would authorize a full Permanent Fund Dividend and backpay the difference on previously cut PFDs.
STA requests state Supreme Court reversal on injunction denial
Last month, a Juneau judge denied Sitka Tribe of Alaska's request for an injunction that would have required the Alaska Department of Fish and game to develop new procedures in the lead up to the Sitka Sac Roe herring fishery. In response, STA filed a petition to the Alaska Supreme Court to reverse that decision last Thursday, Feb. 28.
The Morning Interview
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YPT presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Director Zeke Blackwell joined KCAW's Erin Fulton in the studio with performers Rita Christianson and Ben Hedrick to discuss the upcoming YPT production of "Once Upon a Mattress."
Sentinel Sports: Southeast teams gear up for regional championships
Sitka Sentinel reporter Klas Stolpe joined KCAW's Robert Woolsey in the studio to discuss the 2A/3A/4A regional basketball championships happening this week in Sitka.
Maritime Heritage Society celebrates the ‘slime line’ at annual meeting
Edie Leghorn, Rebecca Poulson and Eric Jordan of the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society joined KCAW's Erin Fulton in the studio to discuss the organization's annual meeting, this Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at ANB Hall.
Southeast News
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Most rail against proposed state spending cuts at Petersburg meeting
More than two dozen local residents turned out to testify and listen at a town hall meeting at...
Ketchikan assembly to vote on state budget resolution
A resolution opposing Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget is in front of the Ketchikan Gateway...
Blocked POW road reopens
A New Year’s Day landslide blocks the road leading to South Thorne Bay and Kasaan. (Photo by...
Alaska News
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Iditapod: Mushing the Mighty Yukon
Nicolas Petit changing into dry clothes just before sitting down to a five-course meal in Anvik....
Juneau businesses find themselves in alcohol license limbo as legislators work to change laws
A sign by the bar at Taku Lanes warns patrons that only soda is available. The bowling alley’s...
Public comment period for Pebble’s draft EIS underway, but critics stress shortcomings
Map of the proposed Pebble Mine site. (Graphic by Army Corps of Engineers) The draft environmental...
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Algeria’s Leader Returns Home As Demonstrators Protest His Bid For A Fifth Term
The youth-led movement is protesting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for re-election....
Exclusive: White House and Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care
The president’s budget is expected to propose drastic cuts to government programs. But NPR...
It Takes A Village To Save A British Pub
Many U.K. pubs are struggling to stay in business, so concerned villagers are banding together to...
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