Morning update — Wednesday, April 18, 2018

In this newscast:

  • Anchorage officials certify vote-by-mail results: Anchorage officials finalized the city’s vote count Tuesday night, the last step in an election where one of the biggest surprises was the success of the newly implemented vote-by-mail system.  About 79,295 ballots were cast, pushing turnout to just over 36 percent, a high figure relative to Anchorage’s normal local election returns.
  • Denali climb season underway with rescue, successful summit: The Denali climbing season has begun and the National Park Service has already performed a rescue and noted a successful summit of North America’s highest mountain.
  • Potentially lethal medications stolen from hospital: Potentially dangerous drugs from Bartlett Regional Hospital have gone missing. Hospital staff reported April 10 that a medication kit was missing from the emergency department, according to a Juneau Police press release.

You can hear these stories and more at www.ktoo.org/listen.

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