KTVA News
Iditarod 2019: On the trail, 'mushergrams' and pizza await in Unalakleet
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- Iditarod 2019: On the trail, 'mushergrams' and pizza await in Unalakleet
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Find more tales from the trail at ktva.com/iditarod.
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- Iditarod 2019: #UglyDogs do beautiful deeds for Alaska schools
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- See full coverage from the 2019 Iditarod at ktva.com/iditarod
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- Iditarod 2019: Joar Leifseth Ulsom brushes while he mushes - Full Video
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Get more coverage of the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at ktva.com/iditarod.
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- Iditarod 2019: Joar Leifseth Ulsom brushes while he mushes
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Iditarod 2019: On the trail, KTVA's Dave Goldman has his first cup of coffee
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- 3:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Anchorage voters faced with alcohol tax proposal in April election
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Anchorage residents will pay more for a drink or a bottle of wine if voters approve a 5 percent alcohol tax on the April 2 municipal ballot.
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- Iditarod 2019: Aliy Zirkle reaches Anvik checkpoint
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Iditarod 2019: Nicolas Petit blazes through Takotna in less than 2 minutes
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Video by KTVA photojournalist John Thain.
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- Frontiers 166: Unmanned Aircraft - Going the Distance
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- 24:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A Camarillo, California company called Sabrewing Aircraft, Inc. was the buzz at the Alaska Air Carriers Association Convention this year.
It’s where Sabrewing’s CEO and co-founder, Ed De Reyes, announced a joint venture with a tribal government to develop the Rhaegal and the Wyvern, heavy-duty drones designed to carry air cargo to some of Alaska’s most remote communities.
The autonomous aircraft are named after dragons in the popular TV series, Game of Thrones. The Rhaegal, designed to be about the size of a large pick-up truck, would carry about 800 pounds of cargo. DeReyes says the larger Wyvern, would be about the size of a Fed Ex delivery truck and would carry more than 4,000 pounds. But he says, to date, only a small-scale model of the Rhaegal has actually been flown.
De Reyes says the agreement is historic, especially if it leads to FAA certification, key to developing the aircraft for commercial use.
For this epis...
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- Iditarod 2019: Flight from Skwentna to Nikolai - Timelapse
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The KTVA's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race team captured this video during their flight from Skwentna to Nikolai during the 2019 race.
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- Fighting for First: A look back at Iditarod 2018
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- 23:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sixty-seven mushers are racing 1,000 miles across Alaska by dog sled. Three men quickly jump to the lead. They battle injuries, fatigue, exhaustion — and each other.
Nicolas Petit was born in France and moved to New Mexico in 1992, then to Alaska in 2000. He ran his first Iditarod in 2011 and had four top 10 finishes by 2017.
Joar Leifseth Ulsom grew up in Norway and fell in love with mushing after getting a couple of dogs to go skijoring with. He now lives in Willow, and is mushing full time. He first ran the Iditarod in 2013 and has run it every year since, never finishing lower then seventh place.
Mitch Seavey has run the Iditarod trail more times then Nic or Joar combined. He was born into the sport, with his father Dan Seavey running the first Iditarod in 1973. He broke the speed record in 2017; finishing in 8 days, 3 hours, and 40 minutes.
Dave Goldman has covered five Iditarods for KTVA 11 News. He recounts his memory of the ...
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- Full Interview: Gov. Dunleavy discusses the budget with KTVA
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- 13:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Editor's note: Another version of this video included comments made after the formal interview concluded. Those comments have been edited out at the request of the governor's office.
Nearly two weeks after rolling out his plan to close a $1.6 billion budget gap, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is holding firm on a proposal that features deep cuts to public education, Medicaid and the University of Alaska, plus the shuttering of the Alaska Marine Highway System and efforts to repeal certain local taxing authorities.
Meanwhile, the Senate and House Finance committees have begun scrutinizing Dunleavy’s plan, sections of which some lawmakers have called, “short sighted.”
Dunleavy sat down with KTVA's political correspondent Steve Quinn on Tuesday morning to discuss various segments of his budget and initial responses from community and business leaders.
Find the full transcript on KTVA.com
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- Frontiers 165 Web Extra
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- 8:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- An extended interview with Larry Persily, former Alaska Deputy Revenue Commissioner.
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- Frontiers 165: Dunleavy Budget - Day of Reckoning
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- 24:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Normally when we put out a request on Facebook for comments on a subject, the posts trickle in. But the response from viewers to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts was fast and heavy. In less than two days, I received more than a 100 comments. Some of these postings wound-up in this week’s Frontiers program, which looks at the proposed budget’s economic impact on Alaska.
We also received some long and thoughtful emails, which you can find below
Here are some of this week’s Frontiers highlights:
• To cut or not to cut? What better place to talk about the impact of budget cuts than a barbershop or salon, where you can find lots of cutting going on and no shortage of opinions.
• Economic Shockwaves: We sit down with three state budget experts – Cheryl Frasca, Pat Galvin and Gunnar Knapp. Frasca was budget director under Gov. Frank Murkowski. Galvin was Revenue Commissioner under Sarah Palin and Sean Parnell. Knapp is an ec...
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- Mic Check in the Morning: UAA Symphony of Sounds
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Frontiers 164: Unangam Tunuu: More Than Just Words
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- 24:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Imagine for a moment that there are only six people left in all the world with whom you can converse with -- that your homeland had been overwhelmed with another language, used to oppress you.
That’s the relationship St. Paul Island has had with English. Elders say they were punished in school for speaking their language, Unangam Tunuu – the same elders who survived harsh treatment by the U.S. Government, who exploited their labor to harvest seals for the fur trade.
As the number of fluent speakers on the island dwindled, there were fears the language would die with them. But at the St. Paul Island school, children are speaking Unangam Tunuu.
Usually there are no second chances for dying languages, but St. Paul Island has had success with the “Where Are Your Keys?” program, which emphasizes conversation over memorizing words. It also incorporates American Sign Language.
The program was developed by Evan Gardner, an O...
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- Inside the Gates: Importance of the Propulsion Shop
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Alaska Air National Guard is known for its search and rescue efforts. Keeping Pave Hawk helicopters and HC-130J Combat King II's in the air is vital to saving lives whenever a call for help is placed.
"Hikers, hunters, lots of lost hikers," Sr. MSgt Troy Freeman said. "People that crash in their planes. We're sent all over the place and it's important that these aircraft are ready to go."
It is here in the Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing Propulsion Maintenance Shop where this crew keeps engines running in tip-top shape for the HC-130's and Pave Hawk helicopters. Both aircraft are used in search and rescue missions throughout the state and in the Lower 48. Without engines running efficiently, rescue missions can't get off the ground.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- East High students learn hula from dancer carrying on family tradition
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Hula is more than a dance. It's a way of life that was once almost lost, and is now practiced in more than 124 countries around the world.
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- WIND STORM TEAM COVERAGE
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- 9:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Breaking News 01
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- 12:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- 2019 State of the State Address
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- 23:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered his first State of State to the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019.
Dunleavy spoke about fulfilling campaign promises, placing an emphasis on public safety, the state’s economy and its long-running fiscal crisis.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- Indigenous activists concerned by Dunleavy statements, citing historical trauma
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- 4:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Indigenous activists are extending an invitation to Alaska's new governor, Mike Dunleavy, to talk about Alaska Native language and education policy following comments he made on the campaign trail.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- Techniques from a counselor to cope with earthquake stress
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- 4:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- An Anchorage counselor has a few easy tips to help people deal with stress from November's 7.0 earthquake and all of its aftershocks.
"In the face of a really stressful, overwhelming experience [people] tend to really stick with a negative. We're kind of wired to search for threat and be aware of danger at all times. And so we have to work hard to level the playing field," Mandy Casurella, a licensed professional counselor, said.
She says there are some simple exercises that can be done to deal with stress from the quake or other things that come up in daily life.
Read the full story at ktva.com
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- Dupre returns to Mount Hunter, attempting solo winter ascent
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Lonnie Dupre leaves for a 2nd attempt at a solo winter ascent of Mount Hunter. His first attempt in 2017 nearly ended in tragedy.
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- Federal shutdown prevents winter summit of Denali
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- German climber Jost Kobusch, 26, spent 18 months planning a to do a rare winter ascent of Denali. He says everything was in order until the Park Service closed it's doors during the partial government shutdown.
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- Harvesting Alaska: History at Port Alsworth garden grows along with community
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The story of Alaska food has some deep roots in places like Port Alsworth, a town of about 200 on the eastern shores of Lake Clark. Today, it’s part of the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve — about an hour’s flight southwest of Anchorage.
The community was originally homesteaded by a bush pilot, Leon “Babe” Alsworth and his wife, Mary.
To feed their growing family, they planted a garden right next to a gravel airstrip, where they ran an air taxi operation, which later grew into a lodge and flightseeing business.
That was almost 70 years ago.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- Harvesting Alaska: New research could change seaweed rules
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Illegal. Probably not something most people think of when they think seaweed. It doesn’t matter if it’s growing on a rock or simply washed up on a beach. Harvesting without a permit in a non-subsistence area could land you a court date.
The restriction first went into effect about 15 years ago, when Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials say there was a perceived overharvest of rockweed in Seward.
But marine biologists like Brian Ulaski are studying the coast to see if those regulations are ready to change.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- Harvesting Alaska: Denali-area eatery offers high-concept cuisine
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A working chef in Alaska has been associated with some of the nation's top culinary honors, as her restaurant serves food symbolic of the Last Frontier.
Laura Cole has been featured on the television show Top Chef. Cole's restaurant is 229 Parks, named for the mile marker on the Parks Highway, just down the road from Denali National Park.
She believes in serving food that is fresh and local. Cole said she tries to keep her dollars in-state to help strengthen the local economy.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- Huffman - Spinnaker and Beamreach
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The light display on the corner of Spinnaker and Beamreach in Huffman serves as a reminder to many Anchorage residents of the reason for the season.
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- Anchorage - Taku-Campbell Lake
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- This spectacular light display in the Taku-Campbell Lake neighborhood puts a smile on children's faces on their way to school on night six of KTVA's #7nightsoflights.
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- Winter Solstice Festival 2018 - Cuddy Family Midtown Park
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- KTVA's #7NightsofLights continues. On Friday, we take you to the 2018 Winter Solstice Celebration at Cuddy Family Midtown Park in Anchorage, complete with a light parade.
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- Alaska Botanical Garden - Holiday Lights 2018
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- KTVA's #7NightsofLights continues this week with a look at the first holiday light display at the Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage!
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- South Vicki Way - Wasilla Christmas lights
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- KTVA's #7NightsofLights continues this week with a look at South Vicki Way in Wasilla!
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- Rogers Park - Beltz Family Light Display
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Solstice Tree Tour 2018 Kincaid Park's Mize Loop Trail
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The free annual tour, hosted by the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage, gives people the chance to see decorated holiday trees on Kincaid Park’s Mize Loop trail, a 2.5-kilometer tour, by ski.
“December is hard with long, dark days, so we are excited to give Anchorage a reason to get out on the trails," Sara Miller, the event coordinator and NSAA board member, said in a press release on the event that opened the tour. "It’s a chance for many to try Nordic skiing and see the winter wonderland that Kincaid offers. The community involvement with this event has been overwhelming!”
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- Judge rules on new video evidence in Dominic Johnson's murder trial
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- (Viewer warning: Explicit language)
Full story on ktva.com
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- Frontiers 163: A New Governor Makes History
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- 24:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- In this episode of Frontiers, we look at the birth of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration – his first hours as governor, spent above the Arctic Circle in Kotzebue and Noorvik.
Originally, Dunleavy planned to fly to Kotzebue, then travel to Noorvik by snow machine -- to be sworn-in at noon, December 3rd, the first Monday in December – satisfying the Alaska Constitution’s requirements for a the start of a governor’s term – and also making history by taking the oath of office in an unprecedented location.
But the magnitude 7 earthquake, which rocked Southcentral Alaska changed those plans. This week’s show follows all the twists and turns in what still turned out to be a historic inauguration. Here are the highlights.
• A day of surprises: KTVA’s Liz Raines follows how two communities – Kotzebue and Noorvik – adapted to a day of many changes.
• Two veteran Alaska Native journalists, Nellie Moore and Joaqlin Estu...
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- Sen. Lisa Murkowski reacts to Secretary Zinke's resignation
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Defense attorney for Dominic Johnson requests mistrial on day 8 of murder trial
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- 10:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Palmer District Attorney Roman Kalytiak chose to read a text authored by defendant Dominic Johnson's mother Misty and was cut off by a vehement objection from defense attorney Lyle Stohler.
Read the full story on ktva.com
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- Frontiers 162: A Tale of Two Earthquakes
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- 24:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- KTVA damaged in earthquake, keeps broadcasting
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- 3:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- On the morning of November 30, 2018, the morning show crew was winding down from the newscast. Then, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit at 8:29 a.m. Everyone evacuated the building until it was safe to go back in and then coverage began.
Channel 11 carried continuous coverage online and on Channel 11 throughout the day giving critical information on road damage, schools and on aftershocks.
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- Inspecting your house after an earthquake
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- 3:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Licensed home inspector Steve Mehring walks us through an Anchorage home after a 7.0 earthquake to show homeowners what to look for to make sure your home is safe and not suffer further damage.
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- The Swearing-In of Gov. Mike Dunleavy - Live from Noorvik and Kotzebue
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- 1:58:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy originally planned to be sworn into office in the rural Alaska village of Noorvik. Due to weather, an impromptu ceremony was held in the hub town of Kotzebue. Here is live coverage of the two concurrent events from KTVA 11 News.
Get more news and updates at ktva.com
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- Frontiers 161: Bill Walker's Grand Experiment
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- 24:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We followed the final days of Gov. Bill Walker’s administration, as it wrapped up its operations in Juneau. He invited us into his office for a final interview, and we were present for one of the last cabinet meetings.
We also sat down with Gov. Walker and First Lady Donna Walker at the Governor’s House. They had a fire crackling when we arrived. A portrait of William Henry Seward hangs above the fireplace – in the backdrop, as the Walkers looked back on the past four years.
Bill Walker seemed very much at peace with the transition – more open and less guarded than I’ve seen him in years. At times Donna Walker’s eyes were moist, as she shared how she felt about her husband’s decision to end his campaign.
Walker says he wonders what his next move will be – that a governor accumulates so much knowledge and expertise. So now, the next step will be the figure out how to put his experience to good use.
Our conversations foc...
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- High winds, heavy rain, then snow headed to Southcentral
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- 9:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A one-two punch of stormy weather is hitting Southcentral this weekend. (Published on Dec. 1, 2018)
Stay tuned to the KTVA Weather Team as this stormy weather continues to impact Southcentral at ktva.com/weather
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- Walker discusses Anchorage earthquake
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Gov. Bill Walker spoke briefly about a 7.0 earthquake that struck near Anchorage, Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018, doing widespread damage across the region.
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- Murder of David Grunwald: Dominic Johnson Trial Day 2
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- 4:22:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Witness testimony given by:
Carly Wiehe, Forensic Scientist
Kelli Barnes, General Manager, Carrs in Palmer
Edie Grunwald, David Grunwald's Mother
Andrew Adams, Alaska State Trooper
Scott Bartlett, Alaska State Trooper
Sgt. Mike Ingram, Alaska State Trooper
Debra Gillis, Forensic Scientist
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- Murder of David Grunwald: The trial of Dominic Johnson - Day 1, Part 3
- Runtime
- 53:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Alaska State Trooper Christopher Green (continued,) and Deputy Fire Marshal Nathan Rocheleau give statements in the trial for murder suspect Dominic Johnson.
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- Murder of David Grunwald: The trial of Dominic Johnson - Day 1, Part 2
- Runtime
- 1:08:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Victoria, David's girlfriend, and Alaska State Trooper Christopher Green give statements in the trial for murder suspect Dominic Johnson.
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- Murder of David Grunwald: The trial of Dominic Johnson - Day 1, Part 4
- Runtime
- 20:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Scott McCormick, Driver for Alaska Cab gives a statement in the trial for murder suspect Dominic Johnson.
