Selawik Man Drowns While Swimming In River
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Alaska State Troopers report 45-year-old Chester Skin was presumed drowned Monday evening in the Selawik River. No foul play is suspected.
Northwest Arctic Borough to Purchase More Spot Trackers for Public Use
![Sea ice on Kotzebue Sound, April 2018 (Photo: Gabe Colombo, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_7454-1200x900.jpg)
Borough Public Safety Director Chris Hatch says the trackers can be life-saving and can help keep search-and-rescue volunteers from getting worn out.
Northwest Arctic Ice Road Will Not Open This Year
![The edge of Kobuk Lake (Hotham Inlet) and the Baldwin Peninsula (Photo: Gabe Colombo, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_7458-1200x900.jpg)
Sea ice has been too thin this year to make it safe to construct the ice road, which normally runs from Kotzebue to Noorvik and Kiana.
Alaska Native Leaders Imagine Divergent ‘Arctic Futures’
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A conference in Nome last week brought together leaders from Alaska Native communities to discuss the challenges — and opportunities — facing an evolving Arctic.