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Providence is closing its Crisis Recovery Center for adolescents in May due to a sudden loss of state funding, prompting urgent warnings from lawmakers about the impact on Alaska's already strained mental health system. Plus, flying in rural Alaska can be treacherous, according to Con Bunde, a former state senator who’s been a pilot in Alaska for more than 40 years.
Details of the lives of the two killed in Monday's plane crash south of Homer are being revealed, including why they were flying to the small town of Nanwalek. Plus, on Tuesday, family and friends of Edwards Jr. returned to the site of his death in Anchorage's Fairview neighborhood to place flowers and a picture, and to remember him - a moment filled with emotion.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, Michael Heyman, sat down with us to discuss the fentanyl crisis in Alaska and why drug cartels specifically target our state.
We hear from police for the first time since Tony Kronos went missing. Plus tension in Fairbanks over a social media comment the mayor made. And a Palmer teen wins a big basketball competition.
A key education bill is moving forward in Juneau with a vote expected today. Plus, a choir teacher at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is retiring at the end of this school year, leaving the future of the choir program at East uncertain due to the Anchorage School District’s massive budget deficit that has forced the displacement of hundreds of teachers and staff.
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Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance addressed the frustrations residents are feeling amidst the growing homeless camps and shelters. Calling this a "transition year," LaFrance says her team is focused on moving out of crisis mode while working on long-term solutions.
Last week, Gov. Dunleavy shot down a bill that would have increased the state's per student funding formula (BSA) by $1,000. On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee proposed a slightly lower increase to the BSA.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69 was solidified after a joint vote of the House and Senate. In a 33-27 vote, state lawmakers rejected overriding the governor’s veto of the bill, which sought to increase the BSA (annual per-student funding) by $1,000.
The death of Pope Francis on Monday is being felt by Alaskans, including leaders in the Catholic Church who met Jorge Mario Bergoglio on several occasions.
Pope Francis died early Monday morning in Rome after celebrating one final Easter, Christianity's holiest day. In 2013, Francis made history by becoming the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas.
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