At least 16 Anchorage roofs have buckled under heavy snow this year

Plus: Anchorage election results leave conservatives discouraged ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's Sponsor: Americans For Prosperity Alaska]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, April 11. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage officials say at least 16 roofs have buckled in the city this winter under heavy snow and ice, and they’re wary of additional collapses after another storm dropped more snow this weekend. - Progressive and moderate candidates are largely winning seats on Anchorage governing bodies by wide margins in the city election. Conservatives discouraged by the results have pointed to a number of factors, from campaign management to the involvement of the Alaska GOP. - A K-8 charter school currently squeezed into a wing of an Anchorage high school may soon get its own building and occupy a former elementary school in the district. We're only three months into 2023, but local Alaska artists have already released a bundle of new music, impressive in both its quality and volume. From the breakout album "Health" by Medium Build with over 2.5 million plays on Spotify to singles and EPs from your other favorite Alaska artists, [here's a sampling of new music]( so far this year. Anchorage weather It's overcast today with a high near 35 degrees. Snow is likely this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday calls for scattered snow showers, but we should see partly sunny skies on Thursday. Daytime temperatures this week will hover in the high 30s and low 40s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com Editor's note: We recently changed email systems, which is why this newsletter may look a little different from what you're used to. But we want to make sure that we're only sending you the emails that you'd like to receive. To manage your preferences, visit the link at the bottom of this email. Have feedback or other questions? Email us at [newsletters@adn.com](mailto:newsletters@adn.com?subject=Newsletter%20feedback). [Anchorage’s reported roof failures rise to at least 16 under heavy snow and ice]( The updated total likely makes this winter the most significant for roof damage since at least the winter of 2011-12 — the snowiest Anchorage winter on record when 134.5 inches fell — according to the acting building official for the municipality. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Anchorage election results leave conservatives discouraged]( In the aftermath of conservative losses in the Anchorage municipal election, some blamed the Alaska GOP, public misperceptions, recent dysfunction and a reliance on campaign support based out of state. • [Updated results in Anchorage Assembly and School Board races show wide leads holding]( [Read More]( [Plan emerges to move Anchorage’s Alaska Native Cultural Charter School into Abbott Loop Elementary]( The Anchorage School Board is set to vote on a proposal that would move the charter school into the building that houses Abbott Loop Elementary, which is closing at the end of this school year. [Read More]( [North Pacific council reaches impasse on Cook Inlet Fishery Management Plan]( The North Pacific Fishery Management Council stalled out on action on how to manage the Cook Inlet salmon fishery after reaching an impasse with the state of Alaska. Now, the National Marine Fisheries Service will start making a rule to deal with the fishery on its own. [Read More]( [The Army increasingly allows soldiers charged with violent crimes to leave the military rather than face trial]( A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them. (Via ProPublica, Texas Tribune and Military Times) [Read More]( [Alaska Airlines passengers on separate flights arrested on federal charges they were unruly]( Two men on separate Alaska Airlines flights this month were arrested on federal charges accusing them of harassing or assaulting others to the point they had to be restrained. 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