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A few words with Senator Lisa Murkowski during Wrangell visit

A few words with Senator Lisa Murkowski during Wrangell visit

by Colette Czarnecki | Feb 10, 2025 | , , | 0

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Wrangell last month and stopped by KSTK to talk about what the priorities are with the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. She became chairman this year after serving on the committee since 2003. She’s also the chairman of the subcommittee on Interior and Insular Affairs on the Appropriations Committee. That committee oversees the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. It oversees matters related to Native people and Park Service Lands.

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Three Wrangell residents face multiple charges from Tuesday’s drug search

Three Wrangell residents face multiple charges from Tuesday’s drug search

by Colette Czarnecki | Jan 31, 2025 | , , , | 0

Wrangell police arrested 39-year-old Cooper Seimears, 29-year-old Jacob Marshall and his fiancee, 29-year-old McKenna Harding, after searching two homes on Tuesday. The following day, the three suspects had their arraignment on various felonies and misdemeanor counts for allegedly possessing, delivering and selling narcotics. In court documents, police said they found pills and liquids that they think are oxycodone, MDMA, cocaine and fentanyl. Police said they also found what they think is methamphetamine and paraphernalia. The police department will send the items to the Alaska State Crime Lab for further testing. 

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