Exxon Mobil CEO blames state for delayed progress on gas-line
When it comes to the Liquefied Natural Gas Line project in Alaska, is the state its own worst enemy? That’s what the head of one major oil company said in a recent interview with Energy Intelligence...
View ArticleTroopers suspend search for Fairbanks hunter missing off Dalton Highway
The search for a Fairbanks man who went missing during a hunting trip off the Dalton Highway has been suspended after air and ground efforts turned up no sign of him. Twenty-three-year-old Dalton...
View ArticleSouth Dakota tribe to open nation's 1st marijuana resort by year's end
The small South Dakota Indian tribe known as the Flandreau Santee Sioux already has a successful casino, a 120-room hotel and a 240-head buffalo ranch. Now it's undertaking a new venture — opening the...
View ArticleIdaho man found guilty of sexual abuse of minor, coercion in Palmer court
An Idaho man was found guilty of 25 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor by a Palmer jury Monday for crimes committed in the state, Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch. In November 2013, A...
View ArticleTroopers: Western Alaska woman shot while sleeping
A Marshall woman is dead after a man shot her as she slept Monday, Alaska State Troopers say. At about 3:35 a.m. Monday, Troopers in Aniak received reports from a Marshall health aide that "a person...
View ArticleBooms heard around city due to munitions disposal training at JBER
Explosions heard around Anchorage Tuesday afternoon were confirmed to be a planned explosive ordnance disposal training at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, according to Air Force spokesman, Jim...
View ArticleDebate on LGBT anti-discrimination proposal returns to Assembly tonight
ANCHORAGE -- Seventeen proposed amendments stand in the way of an Assembly vote on an ordinance that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. While public...
View ArticleUPDATE: Flooding prompts Mat-Su to launch emergency operations center
... UPDATE: The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has opened an Emergency Operations Center today in response to the ongoing flooding. "If you live in an area near a flooding road, check on your property and...
View ArticleMove over rain, here comes snow on the Hillside (UPDATED)
UPDATE 4 P.M.: The flood advisory for Anchorage has been extended until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. "Rain over the past 24 hours has caused streams to rise sharply," the Weather...
View ArticleAnchorage flood advisory extended (UPDATED)
UPDATE 4 P.M.: The flood advisory for Anchorage has been extended until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. "Rain over the past 24 hours has caused streams to rise sharply," the Weather...
View ArticleFBI: Man accused of 4 Anchorage bank robberies found hiding in van
Authorities have arrested an Anchorage man wanted for multiple bank robberies committed in recent weeks. The Anchorage office for the FBI announced Tuesday that 48-year-old Gregory Cannon was taken...
View ArticleLife after Shell: What's next for oil & gas in Alaska
The announcement by Royal Dutch Shell that the company is ceasing Arctic exploration off the Alaska coast rattled some observers who hoped offshore development would reinvigorate the state economy....
View ArticleDate night in Alaska? Help us caption this moose video
KTUU viewer Jackie Field recently shared this video of an urban moose on the run. We asked our Facebook friends to come up with their best captions. Check out a few of the most-popular results below...
View ArticleAlaska's economy holding steady despite Shell departure, economist says
It's a big loss in terms of potential jobs and revenue for Alaska, but how much will Royal Dutch Shell's departure influence Alaska's economy? One economist says, 'not very much.' "Clearly there are...
View ArticleASD elementary students receive activity-tracking wristbands
Thirty-seven elementary schools in the Anchorage School District received activity-tracking wristbands Monday as part of an effort to encourage students to become more physically active. The Sqord...
View ArticleProposed regulations could limit pot businesses in downtown Ketchikan
Proposed state regulations could keep marijuana businesses from opening almost anywhere in downtown Ketchikan. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that draft regulations from the Marijuana Control Board...
View ArticleAnchorage, Eagle River, Trapper Creek, Big Lake hit with power outages Wednesday
Residents in parts of Anchorage, Eagle River, Trapper Creek and Big Lake were hit with power outages Wednesday morning, according to the Chugach Electric and Matanuska Electric Association Facebook...
View ArticlePHOTOS: 6 Mat-Su Roads remain closed for second day due to flooding
UPDATE Sept. 30, 11:00 a.m: ... Water levels receded in the Mat-Su Borough Wednesday morning, according to borough spokeswoman Patty Sullivan. "Rivers crested and dropped a foot in places over...
View ArticleTroopers search for Wasilla man indicted in connection with multiple break-ins
Alaska State Troopers are asking for public help in locating a Wasilla man who was indicted Sept. 23 on charges related to multiple Petersville break-ins, Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch....
View ArticleBerkowitz proposes $5 million increase in public safety budget
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz today called for increasing the city public safety budget by $5 million. The city is facing a budget shortfall of $11 million this year and Berkowitz said he would...
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