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Today on the Morning Edition, new details from Nigeria about a former Alaska Priest who is missing and believed to be in the hands of a deadly terrorist group. Hundreds are paying for his life and calling for his safe return.
Also, a 47-year-old woman is now facing 73 counts of animal abuse and neglect after police found her home packed with dogs and birds. 

Today on the Morning Edition, a former Fairbanks Priest has been kidnapped in Africa, according to the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks. The Catholic Community is uniting and hoping faith will bring him home.
Also, the search for a missing Ski Mountaineer on Mt. McKinley has been postponed, according to a spokesperson from Denali National Park. How weather has been impacting the search for the missing 41-year-old man.

Today on the Morning Edition, a controversial push for Alaska's fossil fuels, plus we continue our Roadtrippin' adventures in Adak.

Three Trump Cabinet members began a tour at a key point of operations at a prolific oil field near the Arctic Ocean in Alaska on Monday, part of a multiday trip aimed at highlighting President Donald Trump’s push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. Plus, one man is dead and another faces charges after an early morning rollover crash on the Seward Highway Saturday.

Today on the Morning Edition, Trump administration officials are in Alaska talking jobs, gas and the future of a $44 billion pipeline project. Plus, learn what makes Adak unique as our Roadtrippin' crew kicks things off in the Aleutians.

The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.

The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.

The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.

Today on the Morning Edition, a life-or-death struggle in the icy Tanana River. How one first responder was pushed to the limits to pull off a successful but dangerous water rescue.
Plus, Senator Dan Sullivan talks about a passion project that is about to take shape on JBER. How a half-billion dollar project will bring jobs, expand military readiness and position Alaska at the forefront of global defense training.

After finding the remains of three bodies in a boat that sank off Kachemak Bay last summer, the person who found the remains earlier this week breaks down the efforts over the last 10 months in trying to locate the family of four from Texas.

Today on the Morning Edition, in Ketchikan, mud and debris from a landslide slammed into homes, triggering evacuations and urgent warnings from emergency officials as more wind and rain could be heading into the area.
Plus, Alaska State Troopers say three bodies have been recovered from a boat discovered at the bottom of Kachemak Bay. This comes nearly 10 months after a Texas family of four disappeared in those waters.

Two men are still missing after a weekend seal hunt ended in disaster. The lone survivor is now home, as family and search crews cling to hope.
Plus, a heartbreaking discovery after months of searching near the Susitna River. The fiancée of Iron Dog Racer Skye Ranch shares with Alaska’s News Source what she felt in the moment she got the call.

More than 70 dogs were seized from a single home in Anchorage. Now the shelter is packed, and the community is being asked to step up and help ease the overcrowding.
Additionally, more than a hundred people spent time honoring veterans by cleaning headstones at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery over the past weekend. 

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The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.

The City of Anchorage has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of 16-year-old Easter Leafa, who was shot and killed by police days before starting school last summer. The release from the Mayor’s Office says the settlement relieves the city of all claims regarding the shooting. Leafa’s family attorney says they are working with the city to make sure no other family has to go through this.
Also, the latest from a deadly plane crash in San Diego. The private jet that crashed in a military neighborhood yesterday morning was registered to a Homer-based company.

A suspect is under arrest after two staff members of Israel’s embassy were shot and killed outside a Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
Also, Anchorage Police say a still image from body camera footage during an officer-involved shooting shows a gun on the man killed in a traffic stop. However, not everyone is convinced the proof is in this picture.

Lawmakers head home after overriding the Governor’s veto on a major education funding bill. However, members from the Anchorage School District remain uneasy this morning. While the override of the veto moved things forward, the possibility of a line-item veto by the Governor still has some board members on edge. The board held its final meeting of the school year last night and is still waiting to learn how much money it will actually receive from the state.

Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a second education funding bill yesterday. Alaskan lawmakers will meet today to decide if they will override his veto. Plus, a close call at Kincaid Park. A moose with a newborn calf trampled a woman and her dog. Why wildlife officials warn that this is one of the most dangerous times of year.

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