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Kelly Tshibaka, left, a Republican, smiles as she officially files to run in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, Monday, April 11, 2022, while her husband, Niki Tshibaka, looks on at the Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska. Eleven other candidates have signed up so far in the Senate race, including incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, also a Republican. (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen)

Trump-backed Tshibaka officially files for Senate run

Tshibaka will face off against Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who drew Tshibaka’s aim during a news conference.

Kelly Tshibaka, left, a Republican, smiles as she officially files to run in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, Monday, April 11, 2022, while her husband, Niki Tshibaka, looks on at the Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska. Eleven other candidates have signed up so far in the Senate race, including incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, also a Republican. (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen)
This March 2021 photo shows the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Ben Hohensatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: What do 25,000 buses, a million people, and the glacier have in common?

We can make improvements without ruining a place that tourists and locals alike love.

This March 2021 photo shows the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Ben Hohensatt / Juneau Empire File)
The Juneau Capitals 16-and-under A Division squad bested an Anchorage team it had previously lost two four times in two weeks to win a 16-and-Under Division A state title. (Courtesy Photo / Steve Quinn)

Juneau Capitals win 16-and-under Division A state title

Team faced tough competition from an oft-faced foe.

The Juneau Capitals 16-and-under A Division squad bested an Anchorage team it had previously lost two four times in two weeks to win a 16-and-Under Division A state title. (Courtesy Photo / Steve Quinn)
The Juneau Douglas Ice Association 10-and-under hockey team on recently won the 10U Alaska State Hockey Association Division B Championship at Homer’s Kevin Bell Arena. (Courtesy Photo / Steve Quinn)

Juneau Capitals win 10-and-under Division B state title

Team capped 6-win tournament with 8 goals in the championship game.

The Juneau Douglas Ice Association 10-and-under hockey team on recently won the 10U Alaska State Hockey Association Division B Championship at Homer’s Kevin Bell Arena. (Courtesy Photo / Steve Quinn)
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Police calls for Friday, April 10, 2022

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Recognitions for the week of April 10

Honors and awards.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, leave the chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10, 2017. A rural Alaska man who threatened to kill both of Alaska’s U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laden messages left at their congressional offices will be sentenced Friday, April 8, 2022. Jay Allen Johnson, who said he was too old and ill to carry out his threats, partially blamed his behavior on the mixture of pain medications and alcohol and the isolation that was prevalent during the five-month span of 2021 when he left the threatening voicemails. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

Delta Junction man gets 32 months for threatening to kill senators

He was also fined $5,000, ordered to serve three years of supervised release

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, leave the chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10, 2017. A rural Alaska man who threatened to kill both of Alaska’s U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laden messages left at their congressional offices will be sentenced Friday, April 8, 2022. Jay Allen Johnson, who said he was too old and ill to carry out his threats, partially blamed his behavior on the mixture of pain medications and alcohol and the isolation that was prevalent during the five-month span of 2021 when he left the threatening voicemails. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)
The paw of an anesthetized female lynx trapped north of the Arctic Circle that weighed 22 pounds. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

Alaska Science Forum: Live-trapping lynx in the far north

By Ned Rozell NORTH OF COLDFOOT — The lynx looks out from inside a chicken-wire cage. Despite its loss of freedom and the nearby squeaking… Continue reading

The paw of an anesthetized female lynx trapped north of the Arctic Circle that weighed 22 pounds. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)
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Opinion: We should be thankful for election workers

Let’s come together on April 12 to thank our election workers.

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Environmental activists from 350Juneau, one dressed in a dinosaur costume, delivered a letter addressed to the CEO of Wells Fargo to the banks branch in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 2, 2021. The letter called on the bank to divest from fossil fuels. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Bank needs to put money where mouth is on climate change

It’s high time they stopped investing in climate destruction.

Environmental activists from 350Juneau, one dressed in a dinosaur costume, delivered a letter addressed to the CEO of Wells Fargo to the banks branch in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 2, 2021. The letter called on the bank to divest from fossil fuels. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
Then-candidate for governor Sarah Palin and running mate Sean Parnell listen to introductions during a Capital City Republican Women's luncheon at the UAS Recreation Center in September 2006. Palin is now running for Congress and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Palin and the price of Trump’s endorsement

Trump gave her his “Complete and Total Endorsement.”

Then-candidate for governor Sarah Palin and running mate Sean Parnell listen to introductions during a Capital City Republican Women's luncheon at the UAS Recreation Center in September 2006. Palin is now running for Congress and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Death Notice: Shannon Weed

Shannon Weed, 66, died in Providence Hospital in Anchorage on March 20, 2022. A full obituary will follow at a later date.… Continue reading

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Police calls for Friday, April 8, 2022

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

Jackson will be just the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
Joab Cano

Living & Growing: 96 years of Restoration

“It’s quite evident for all to see that this faith is not slowing down.”

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Lawsuit challenges state’s campaign disclosure rules

Rules were part of a ballot measure that overhauled Alaska’s elections system.

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Opinion: Maintaining ‘friendship’ with Vladivostok is shameful

I have lived in Juneau for 41 years and this is the first and only time I am ashamed of it.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature in late February. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: It’s time for Senator Murkowski to protect Bristol Bay

She could end the fight and give Alaskans peace of mind that she has our best interests in mind.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature in late February. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
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Sustainable Alaska: Cosmic consciousness, Earth Day, and the magic of time and space

Earlier this spring I had the great privilege of skiing from Knik Lake to McGrath…

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Police arrested a 20-year-old for a variety of charges stemming from a string of incidents where he shot passersby and other vehicles from a car with a BB gun. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Police calls for Thursday, April 7, 2022

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Police arrested a 20-year-old for a variety of charges stemming from a string of incidents where he shot passersby and other vehicles from a car with a BB gun. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)