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• Montanans seek teaching gold in Alaska Play Video

  May 9, 2012 11:53 AM

  MISSOULA- Back in the late 1800's thousands of people flocked to Alaska in search of gold. Now, a steady handful of recent graduates from the College of Education at the University of Montana are making the same trek north, but instead of gold, they're looking for teaching jobs. ... more »

• Kowalski indicted, facing more murder charges Play Video

  October 3, 2011 7:07 PM

  KALISPELL-A man already serving a 40 year sentence for a murder in the Flathead will now be extradited to Alaska to face murder charges on a 12-year old cold case. Robert Kowalski was convicted in Flathead County in 2009 shooting death of Lorraine Kay Morin. Back in 2009, Robert Kowalski... more »

• 4 killed in Alaska midair plane collision

  July 31, 2011 5:33 PM

  (CNN) -- Four people were killed in the midair collision of two airplanes in Alaska, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said Sunday. All the dead were found at the crash site of the Cessna 180, department spokeswoman Megan Peters said. The other aircraft, a Cessna 206, landed... more »

• Teens recovering after Alaska bear attack

  July 26, 2011 12:02 AM

  (CNN)- The four teenage boys who were mauled by a brown bear and her cub over the weekend deep in the Alaskan wilderness were recovering Monday. Two of the teens, participating in a survival skills course, suffered life-threatening injuries, according to Alaska State Troopers, and two had injuries that... more »

• 4 teens badly hurt in attack by brown bears in Alaskan wilderness

  July 24, 2011 10:00 PM

  (CNN) -- A brown bear and her cub mauled a group of teenage boys deep in the Alaskan wilderness, forcing rescuers to scramble early Sunday to help the injured. Two of the teens, participating in a survival skills course, suffered life-threatening injuries, Alaska State Troopers said in a press... more »

• Murkowski by name pulls ahead

  November 15, 2010 11:24 PM

  (CNN) -- As the counting of write-in votes continues in Alaska, the country's sole remaining uncalled Senate election, the latest numbers show incumbent Republican and write-in candidate Sen. Lisa Murkowski leading Tea Party-backed Republican challenger Joe Miller in the Senate race. Until Monday night, there were more write-in votes... more »

• Alaska's write-in ballot count to begin Wednesday despite challenge

  November 10, 2010 11:04 AM

  (CNN) -- Alaska election officials will begin counting write-in ballots Wednesday despite a federal court challenge by the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller, state director Gail Fenumiai said. The complaint filed in federal court Tuesday afternoon asks Fenumiai's office to "adhere" to state law in the... more »

• Fatal Alaska wolf investigation continues Play Video

  March 18, 2010 6:56 PM

  ANCHORAGE, AL - Authorities in Alaska are examining two wolves to see if they are the animals that killed a teacher last week. The two gray wolves were tracked down Monday and shot to death from a helicopter near the town of Chignik Lake, Alaska. The animals are suspected... more »

• Woman killed by wolves in Alaska Play Video

  March 12, 2010 1:17 PM

  ANCHORAGE, AK - Robert Berner found out just days ago that the body of his daughter, 32-year old Candice Berner was found Monday evening, off a gravel road in the village of Chignik Lake, Alaska. "The state medical examiner's office conducted the autopsy and confirmed that Ms. Berner was... more »

• UM researchers picked for Alaska air project Play Video

  March 12, 2010 9:08 AM

  MISSOULA - The University of Montana is going beyond the borders of the state to help address respiratory issues among Alaska Natives. Some 20,000 applied, but scientists selected just 200 projects to be funded with stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Air Toxics Under the North... more »

• Iditarod underway in Alaska

  March 8, 2010 10:39 AM

  WILLOW LAKE, AK - The clock has finally started on the "Last Great Race on Earth". The festivities are over, and the serious competition began Sunday in the 1,100 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Under sunny skies, the drivers of 71 dog teams took off from frozen Willow... more »