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Aug 23 2019

Woolly bear caterpillar tries to escape its glass prison located in a North Douglas kitchen in August 2019. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)

Gardentalk – Ripe corn and woolly bear caterpillars

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk, Juneau

Also, a short preview of the Harvest Fair and Farmers Market at the Juneau Community Garden on Saturday, Aug. 24.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | August 23, 2019 6:00 am

Aug 22 2019

Emergency room entrance at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Budget cuts rely on Medicaid savings that will be difficult to achieve

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Health, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Once a state makes someone eligible for Medicaid, they’re entitled to receive health care — and their provider is entitled to be paid.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | August 22, 2019 7:26 pm

Aug 21 2019

Bishop Andrew Bellisario addresses reporters at St. Ann's Parish Hall on August 21, 2019. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)

Diocese of Juneau finds ‘credible evidence’ of sexual misconduct by Southeast Alaska priests

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Community, Juneau, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southeast

A report commissioned by the Diocese of Juneau found “credible evidence” that seven people who served the Catholic Church in Southeast Alaska since 1951 engaged in sexual misconduct involving minors or vulnerable adults.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 21, 2019 6:17 pm

Aug 21 2019

Curyung Tribe, BBAHC’s largest tribe, will withdraw from health corporation

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG - Dillingham | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Community, Health, Southwest

The tribe said it decided to withdraw, in part, due to issues with patient care and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.’s insufficient response to their concerns.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG - Dillingham | August 21, 2019 1:44 pm

Aug 19 2019

Alaska’s Planned Parenthood chapter withdraws from federal family planning program

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | 2 Alaska, Federal Government, Health

The announcement came in response to new rules from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that bar health care providers from referring patients for abortion if they receive funding through Title X.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 19, 2019 5:56 pm

Aug 19 2019

Smoke from Southcentral blazes creating unhealthy air conditions in Anchorage

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Health, Public Safety, Southcentral

The Air Quality Index for fine particulate pollution reached as high as 189 Monday, which is in the unhealthy range. Anchorage’s Environmental Health Services department didn’t anticipate levels higher than that in the next few days, but the level will fluctuate.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | August 19, 2019 4:50 pm

Aug 19 2019

Rising ocean temperatures intensify paralytic shellfish poisoning levels in Southeast waters

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | Food, Health, Southeast

Over the last few months, levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Southeast Alaskan shellfish have been very high. A coalition of tribal organizations is tracking PSP levels to make sure subsistence users can safely harvest shellfish.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | August 19, 2019 2:57 pm

Aug 19 2019

With art exhibit, former Nome resident addresses the ‘collective trauma’ of indigenous suicide

By Katie Kazmierski, KNOM - Nome | Arts & Culture, Mental Health, Western

The gloves and mittens used in the art exhibit “Goodbye” are all handmade and each pair was loaned to the exhibit by an Alaskan or member of the local Whitehorse community.

By Katie Kazmierski, KNOM - Nome | August 19, 2019 11:52 am

Aug 16 2019

Nanibaa' Frommherz (left) and Isadora Kizer participated in a voice acting workshop led by creators of Molly of Denali, organized by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, on Aug. 9, 2019. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

‘Molly of Denali’ creators help Juneau kids find their own voices

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | 2 Alaska, A News, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Family, Juneau

“Molly of Denali” is the first national children’s TV show to feature an Alaska Native lead. Some of the show’s creators came to Juneau and put on a vocal acting workshop to help local kids find their own voices.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | August 16, 2019 5:09 pm

Aug 16 2019

Brian Wilson, Executive Director of Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, addresses one of two town hall meetings he held in Sitka this week. About 55 people total attended. (Photo by Rachel Cassandra/KCAW)

Across Alaska, homeless shelters and services are bracing for reduced funding

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell, and Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | Family, Food, Health, Housing, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

With a capital budget passed, the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. said it will dole out checks to charities that have been trying to keep Alaskans off the streets. But those checks will only go so far.

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell, and Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | August 16, 2019 1:51 pm

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Gardentalk – Ripe corn and woolly bear caterpillars

Budget cuts rely on Medicaid savings that will be difficult to achieve

Diocese of Juneau finds ‘credible evidence’ of sexual misconduct by Southeast Alaska priests

Curyung Tribe, BBAHC’s largest tribe, will withdraw from health corporation

Alaska’s Planned Parenthood chapter withdraws from federal family planning program

Smoke from Southcentral blazes creating unhealthy air conditions in Anchorage

Rising ocean temperatures intensify paralytic shellfish poisoning levels in Southeast waters

With art exhibit, former Nome resident addresses the ‘collective trauma’ of indigenous suicide

‘Molly of Denali’ creators help Juneau kids find their own voices

Across Alaska, homeless shelters and services are bracing for reduced funding

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