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Alaska Dispatch, Alaska Dispatch staff
June 1, 2012

After a long winter, summer has returned to Alaska. Hillsides are greening up, mosquitoes are cropping up and Alaska's world-renowned wildlife are mating up and procreating. A bird enthusiast in the state's largest city wants everyone to witness the splendor of migratory birds rearing newborns on a quiet, urban lake.

Check out the Alaska Loon Cam to watch a pair of Pacific loons nest, forage and give birth in downtown Anchorage. And just down the highway, other babies are cropping up. A slideshow of newborn megafauna at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center highlights some of the newest furry critters in Alaska.

But it wasn't all bison calves and baby birds this week. A high-profile militia trial reached a pinnacle Thursday when former security guard and FBI mole "DropZone" Bill Fulton took the stand to discuss his role helping Feds build a case against the militiamen, including leader Schaeffer Cox. Another former FBI informant, disgraced Anchorage oil man Bill Allen, also made the news after a report probing the botched Ted Stevens proseceution made mention of Allen's alleged plot to murder his nephew over some "hillbilly shit." 

Read these and other stories that mattered for Alaska this week.

  1. 1 Security guard who handcuffed Alaska journalist faces militiamen in federal court

    Do paid government informants have any place in Alaska political campaigns? "Drop Zone" Bill Fulton, a tether between Joe Miller and militia organizer Schaeffer Cox, resurfaced in federal court Thursday after 14 months in hiding. 
  2. 2 Is Anchorage really America's 'worst-dressed' city?

    Blow out that hockey hair and put on your best flannel, Anchorage, non-resident respondents to an online poll have rated you the least stylish population out of 35 metropolitan areas nationwide.
  3. 3 Alleged Alaska murder plot revealed in botched Ted Stevens corruption case report

    A new report about the mishandled prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens contains even more explosive information about former Alaska oilman Bill Allen: His alleged plot to murder his nephew.
  4. 4 Militias in America: Alaska Peacemakers and 4 other high-profile trials

    The Alaska militia trial is but one of several playing out or recently wrapped up around the country. Here's a quick look at some of the others. 
  5. 5 Spring delivers dozens of bison calves at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

    Lot of baby critters, including as many as 40 wood bison babies, at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
  6. 6 Today's the day: Look up to see the last transit of Venus this century

    If the weather cooperates, there's no better place to be than in Alaska to see Tuesday's transit of Venus, an astronomical event that only rolls around twice every century or so.
  7. 7 In northern Alaska, spring whaling season yields estimated 990 tons of bowhead

    For the first time in many years, Barrow, Alaska -- the farthest-north community in America -- exhausted its entire year's whaling quota in the spring, landing 14 bowheads and losing eight.
  8. 8 Alaska Loon Cam: What handicapped Pacific loon chick? (+VIDEO)

    Connors Lake mystery: What really happened to one of the Alaska Loon Cam chicks? Was it attacked by an eagle or born with a handicap?
  9. 9 Revisions to Violence Against Women Act offer little help for Alaska

    Alaska Native women have the worst statistics in the U.S. when it comes to sexual assault and violence, yet revisions under consideration fall short of preventing such crimes here.
  10. 10 Eagle River man dealing with mental, physical scars of surprise grizzly attack

    "I am a little more paranoid out there," admitted grizzly bear attack Howard Meyer. "The smallest noise kind will cause me to look around.''

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