In this newscast: An AP and USA Today Network analysis identifies five children in Alaska who have fatally shot themselves or another child between 2014 and 2016, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan introduces a bill to bolster missile defense in response to North Korea, and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race loses a major backer and blames animal rights activists.
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Stikine River mouth closing to king sport fishing
Part way through Wrangell’s salmon derby and just before the start of Petersburg’s derby, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing sport fishing around the mouth of the Stikine River because of low returns of king salmon.
Miss Alaska USA visits Juneau-area schoolchildren
Miss Alaska USA Alyssa London was in Ketchikan this week, visiting Fawn Mountain Elementary School on Wednesday. London is the first Tlingit Miss Alaska USA, and she brought a message of pride to the kids at Fawn Mountain, which has a large population of Alaska Native students.
25 breweries will offer samplings at annual Haines beer fest
The beer-centric celebration is a quarter-century old this year and it’s bigger than ever. Twenty-five breweries will offer samplings to nearly 2,000 attendees.
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski pitches Alaska-Canada rail link (again)
Frank Murkowski is again pitching a rail link between Canada and Alaska, an old idea the former senator and governor worked on when he was in office.
In recall case, Homer City Council members weigh appeal after judge rules against them
An Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday against three Homer City Council members seeking to halt a recall election next month.