State, municipal officials to convene human trafficking task force
... The City of Anchorage is joining with the State to convene a Human Trafficking Task Force. The task force, comprised of government agencies, non-profits, tribal entities and others, will focus on...
View ArticleJuneau extends moratorium for marijuana business permits until January
The recreational marijuana industry in Juneau won't be growing when it was originally scheduled as the city won't be accepting conditional use permits for marijuana businesses until next year. The...
View ArticleBrown bear involved in Tuesday mauling of Texas man found dead
UPDATE Sept. 24: The brown bear involved in the Tuesday mauling of a Texas man near Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, was found dead by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials, according to a press...
View ArticlePolice search for Anchorage man last seen Tuesday morning
Anchorage police are searching for a man who was last seen Tuesday, leaving his Huffman-O'Malley area residence, police wrote in a press release. Police say 38-year-old Kevin Mitchell was last seen...
View ArticleRoad maintenance to take hit in winter due to budget cuts, officials say
Road maintenance will take a hit this winter due to budget cuts in the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, officials announced in a press release Thursday. "All state agencies,...
View ArticleAK bites: Cupping Class
The most entertaining thing I've done all week is watch people slurp coffee. Big ol,' loud slurps. The kind of noise your mother used to yell at you for making when you were 8 years old. You know what...
View ArticleFox eradication effort nears completion on Alaska islands
A decades-long campaign to wipe dozens of Alaska islands clean of invasive arctic foxes is close to wrapping up with an eradication campaign this summer on a large, uninhabited island. The work on...
View ArticleJuneau police seek suspect in Wednesday night hotel robbery
Juneau Police say they are investigating a robbery that occurred Wednesday night at the Travelodge Hotel in the 9200 block of Glacier Highway. ... ... According to police, a man dressed in all black...
View ArticleField research underway for Alaska LNG Project
As state legislators prepare to discuss the Alaska LNG Project at a special session announced by Governor Bill Walker, engineers have already begun conducting field research in key areas like Nikiski,...
View ArticleAnchorage road construction projects near completion
With 45 projects on a pace to exceed $240 million in spending, the Anchorage area is nearing the end of one of the biggest construction seasons in its history, the Department of Transportation says....
View ArticleUAA student's research project opens farmer's market on campus
A UAA student's honors research project has given the campus an opportunity to buy fresh produce for the last two weeks. Devin Johnson says he wanted to see if students and staff are interested in...
View ArticleGovernor Walker issues special session proclamation to address gasline
Governor Bill Walker officially issued a proclamation Thursday calling for a special legislative session to address gas-line issues. The session is scheduled for Oct. 24 and will be held in Juneau,...
View ArticleGovernor's proposed gas reserves tax generates controversy
Governor Bill Walker issued a proclamation Thursday calling for a special legislative session to discuss the Alaska LNG project. One of the items up for discussion will be a proposal for a gas...
View ArticleTROOPERS: Nikiski woman dies in all-terrain vehicle wreck
A 59-year-old Nikiski woman died Thursday in a crash all of an all-terrain vehicle. Alaska State Troopers say Ann Dooley-Krogseng was driving a side-by-side ATV on her property when it tipped....
View ArticleCharge reduced against Idaho man accused of stabbing Wasilla man
Prosecutors have reduced an attempted murder charge against an Idaho man accused of stabbing an Alaska man in the North Dakota oil patch. KXMC-TV reports that 31-year-old Travis Barnes, of Post Falls,...
View ArticleNTSB: Iliamna plane skipped off water once after takeoff; crashed in trees
National Transportation Safety Board officials have released new details in a report about a plane crash Sept. 15, near Iliamna that killed three people and seriously injured four others. The...
View ArticleTroopers search for Fairbanks man who 'walked away' from half-way house Thursday
Authorities are searching for a Fairbanks man who walked away from the jail he was being held at on felony charges, Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch Friday. Troopers say that the Fairbanks...
View ArticleWalker brushes aside criticism from GOP leaders on reserves tax
Gov. Bill Walker, on Friday, brushed aside criticism from Republican legislative leaders that they were blindsided by his call for a gas reserves tax. Walker has called a special legislative session...
View ArticleTrucking employee, 31, seriously injured in industrial accident, police say
A 31-year-old trucking employee sustained serious injuries Friday morning after a large wooden crate fell on him, Anchorage police wrote in a press release. Police received reports of the industrial...
View ArticleUPDATE: Alaska SeaLife Center announces winning name for rescued otter pup
UPDATE: The votes are in and the otter pup at the Alaska SeaLife Center was officially named today, according to their Facebook page. With 319 votes, the winning name is 'Atka' which means Guardian...
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