Jill Burke
Investigate Reporter
Anchorage, AK
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Jill is an award-winning Investigative Reporter and spearheads the "2Investigates" unit at KTUU/KYES
The dog was not injured, but was starving and dehydrated, according to the rescuers.
Forty-one years after her murder, a new effort seeks to identify “Eklutna Annie,” one of serial killer Robert Hansen’s early victims.
The program is designed to get 150 people off the streets and into housing and case management.
Hurricane Sally is slowly closing in on the northern Gulf Coast with powerful winds and weather forecasters are warning of “potentially historic” flooding.
According to Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services, approximately 4,000 Alaskans receive in-home care from personal care assistants or home health aides.
Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention.
Our health expert shares questions families should ask when deciding whether to send their child to school.
School Districts across the state are working on how to adjust student transportation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials from the office of Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz are hosting a town hall on Wednesday evening, focusing on an ordinance that would allow for the purchase of several different sites to use primarily for homeless services.
Alaska's residential and boarding schools are finding ways to remain open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new study published in late July shows young children may carry higher viral loads of COVID-19 than other age groups.
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has ordered Anchorage to enter what he described as a “battening down” phase, an effort meant to try to slow the spread of COVID-19, cases of which have risen sharply in Anchorage during the month of July.
The Mat-Su Borough School District will require students in grades 3 - 12, and staff, to wear masks throughout the school day, spokesperson Jillian Morrissey confirmed during a phone call early Tuesday.
Amid allegations of fraud, three longtime dentists have been fired from South Central Foundation, an Anchorage-based non-profit health care organization serving some 65,000 Alaska-Native patients across Alaska.
An Anchorage teen who killed a mother and daughter will get a second chance at making a life for himself. Now 20 years old, he's aged out of the juvenile justice system and is a free man.
Alaska has seen triple-digit daily COVID-19 counts in recent days. In a prepared statement Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz called the rising numbers “a significant COVID-19 case spike“ and said we must defend our hospital capacity.”
Alaska's seafood processors are facing harsh economic blows as the industry adapts COVID-19 with new safety rules, the potential for the spread of illness, and a downturn in demand just as salmon season gets underway.
Three programs are available to help with housing assistance. Here's what they are, what they offer and how to apply.
For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic’s effects on the movie industry.
A handful of young people are earning high praise for their role in rescuing four survivors of a plane crash in Aniak Thursday.
A well-known homeless camp on 3rd Ave. and Ingra St. is being abated by the Municipality of Anchorage after it served 10-day notices to those who live in the area.
Rates of homelessness are expected to rise, but changes in funding allow for new approaches to services.
Large encampments are forming, and the city's ability to clear them is limited.
Cruise ships carrying dozens of passengers and crew displaying symptoms of the coronavirus awaited final word Thursday on when they would be able to dock at a Florida port after officials gave their tentative approval and the state's governor dropped his previously firm opposition.
Public spaces in the Mat-Su will remain closed through the end of April, Mat-Su Regional Hospital is gearing up for a possible influx of COVID-19 patients, domestic violence is on the rise, and front-line first-responsders are trying to keep up, Mat-Su government and health leaders said Wednesday.
Passengers from an ill-fated South American cruise are anxious to disembark once they reach Florida, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's health care resources are already stretched too thin to take on another ship's coronavirus caseload.
The Anchorage School District is clarifying its current schedule and setup for the remainder of the school year.
We're doing our best to answer the many questions you have about COVID-19. We're compiling questions and answers on this page. Have a question you'd like researched? Send it to us at questions@ktuu.com.
ConocoPhillips employees heading to work in Alaska's oil fields are now required to undergo health screenings at the airport before boarding their flights.
The spread of COVID-19 is already having an effect on the state's biggest economic drivers: oil and gas, commercial fishing, and tourism. But it's not all bad.
After 2 Investigates aired a story about a woman fined for calling police too frequently, police dropped the fines.
He was found guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of Jessica Mann in 2013.
If you've ever been charged a higher car insurance premium because you had garaged your car for a season, or left for deployment or other travel and stopped coverage while away, a decades-old Alaska law can help you hold on to your money and prevent rate hikes. Here's what you need to know.
Alaska State Troopers say a 51-year-old man suspected of firing a rifle at a home in Willow was shot and wounded by the homeowner and later arrested.
Anchorage is the fifth busiest air cargo hub in the world. Flights are ongoing between the Ted Stevens International Airport and desitnations in China. Here's how the FAA and CDC are asking air carriers to minimize risk and the spread of infection, and how UPS is working to prioritize safety while keeping up with continued demand.
An Anchorage condo owner is on notice by police that she owes them $3,500 for calling too often. Turns out, private residences and commercial properties are only allowed a certain number of calls for police responses before fines kick in.
A frozen culvert has forced a creek off course in Chugiak, causing the water to flood the roadway and driveways in the Forest Park trailer park. Tenants are frustrated and the city and the park's owner are at odds over who should come to the rescue.
Anchorage shelters as well as about 10 churches are housing many of the city's homeless through persistent subzero temperatures -- and some are packed to the brim.
Aging bunk beds at the Anchorage Correctional Complex are increasingly in need of repair, causing at least two injuriies in 2019.
2019 was filled with plenty of newsworthy action, but sometimes the most interesting stories to report were more subtle.
"We had an impact," - Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll, on 2019's downward trend in property crimes. One of the crime-suppression strategies he says is working may surprise you.
News clippings of a war hero. A family tree. Prayer cards and remembrances. These items were found gently tucked in between the pages of a lost family bible. This is the story of the man who found the book, and the woman who'd hope it would one day make its way back to her.
The case, Martin V The City of Boise, Idaho, was decided in the 9th Circuit Court earlier in the year.
Full hearts and bellies: how one woman took on school-lunch debt and successfully rallied the Anchorage community, giving dozens of Anchorage families a fresh start by paying off what they owed.
Alleging a multi-million dollar fraud scheme, Alaska oil giant ConocoPhillips is suing a former employee who the company says used fake companies and fake invoices to steal money.
After an accused sexual predator re-offended while on bail and targeted Anchorage teens through social media, we asked a cybercrime expert and an expert on teens and families their advice for keeping young people safe.
When volunteer Rex Sharp saw a man with a gun enter the VA near closing tiime, he took a split second to decide what to do next.
A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein’s bid to throw out the most serious charges in his sexual assault case.
Juan Camarena appeared before a judge in Palmer Tuesday, facing charges of sex assault and sex trafficking. He had been named as a "person of interest" in a triple homicide case unrelated to Tuesday's charges.
Alaska’s Catholic Social Services and the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness believe the city may be close to achieving “functional zero” on family homelessness.