A citizens group has submitted a petition for a ballot initiative that would ban all commercial marijuana operations outside cities in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The Peninsula Clarion reports that the borough clerk is working to verify signatures on the petition to be sure the group garnered support from at least 15 percent of the…
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Invasive crawfish takes root in Kodiak waters
Tribal leaders in Kodiak are working to determine why crawfish, an invasive species, are spreading into the Buskin watershed. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that the small crustaceans have been spotted in the Kodiak waters occasionally since the early 2000s, but now the Sun’aq Tribe says the problem is more widespread than previously believed. Sun’aq…
Flooding forces temporary closure for Anchorage public assistance office
Flood damage has forced the temporary closure of a state public assistance office in Anchorage.
Anchorage man charged in stabbing death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Anchorage man was charged Thursday on two murder counts after police found a dead body inside his midtown apartment. Kelly Frederick, 33, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder. An arraignment was scheduled Thursday afternoon. Online court records didn’t list an attorney for Frederick, who is being held without bail.…
Six cases of salmonella in Bethel this year
Alaska health officials are investigating a number of salmonella infections in Bethel. KYUK-AM reports that a team from the Alaska Division of Public Health is now in Bethel to find the source of six confirmed cases in the area this year.
Conditions improve as authorities battle wildfire
Though the wildfire near Alaska’s largest city was only 15 percent contained as of Saturday, fire officials have given a positive prognosis to the blaze. KTVA-TV reports that incident commander Tom Kurth on Saturday said favorable weather this week should not promote growth of the fire near Anchorage and parts of the fire could be…