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Anchorage man working to correct offensive creek name in Alaska

Anchorage man working to correct offensive creek name in Alaska

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Eric Sowl
An Anchorage man recently stumbled across an offensive name of a creek on the Aleutian Islands left over from World War II, and now he's on a mission to change it.

News

In this Aug. 1, 2014 photo provided by the National Park Service are male caribou antlers in...

Alaska senators, Peltola slam Biden administration NPR-A, Ambler Road Decision

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Joey Klecka and The Associated Press
Alaska’s two senators expressed frustration with the Biden administration’s latest attempt to preserve state lands at the cost of resource development.

News

A memory card with gruesome footage is key to the murder trial of Brian Smith

Man convicted of killing 2 Alaska Native women faces ‘unlawfully obtaining U.S. citizenship’ charge

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Rebecca Palsha
Nearly two months after a jury convicted Brian Smith on 14 charges related to the murders of two Alaska Native women, the South African national was charged this week with unlawfully obtaining U.S. citizenship.

Sports

Anchorage Wolverines will host their first playoff games Friday and Saturday night at Ben...

‘I think it is going to be madness’: Wolverines host 1st playoff series in franchise history

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Jordan Rodenberger
Anchorage takes on the Minnesota Wilderness at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Ben Boeke to begin a first-round, best-of-five-game playoff series.

News

Anchorage police investigate a homicide near Jewel Lake Road.

2 found dead in Jewel Lake homicide investigation

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Joey Klecka
Anchorage police say two people were found dead inside an Anchorage residence Thursday morning while on a welfare check.

Weather Lab

Weather Lab: Goldenview students deliver the news

Weather Lab: Goldenview video production students keep their school community informed, entertained

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Melissa Frey
In this week’s Weather Lab, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey steps off the weather green screen and into the Goldenview production studio where the students give her a behind-the-scenes tour and let her co-anchor the news for the day.

News

In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a...

Biden administration restricts 13 million acres of NPR-A oil & gas leasing, rejects Ambler Road mining proposal

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Beck Bohrer & Matthew Daly
The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.

News

After a heated discussion over the items Mayor Dave Bronson put forward, the Anchorage...

Assembly passes ordinance to create safe, designated parking areas for homeless living in vehicles

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
Members and Mayor Dave Bronson met during a special meeting on Thursday.

News

Sea ice is vital in Alaska. It's used as a hunting platform, protects coastal communities from...

University of Alaska-Fairbanks researchers using drones to measure sea ice

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 10:18 PM AKDT
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By Tracy Sinclare
Sea ice is vital in Alaska. It's used as a hunting platform, protects coastal communities from winter storm and is considered a good measure of a changing climate. UAF Geophysical Institute researchers are testing a drone-mounted tool to measure the depth of sea ice.

News

Chickaloon Way street sign in Sutton, AK.

Sutton residents skeptical on plan to grant Chickaloon police extended authority

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM AKDT
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By Carly Schreck
Residents of the small community of Sutton, nestled between the City of Palmer and the Chickaloon, are speaking in opposition to a proposed move by the Department of Public Safety that would extend Chickaloon Tribal Police officers authority to enforce limited misdemeanor and felony crimes.
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Students at Mears Middle School sit at a table with someone new during Mix it Up Lunch.

Anchorage School Board: Student discipline policies to be reviewed after parents urge changes

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM AKDT
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By Lauren Maxwell
Student discipline policies are in line to be reviewed and possibly revised in Anchorage over the next few months, according to Anchorage School Board officials.

News

Clean up efforts are on-going in the parking lot of Davis Park, following a zone-abatement...

‘The trash is in layers’: Cleanup efforts ongoing nearly a week after Davis Park abatement

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM AKDT
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By Georgina Fernandez
Cleanup efforts remain ongoing in the parking lot abutting Davis Park in Mountain View following a zone abatement notice that went into effect on April 12.

Investigative

The governor appointed Treg Taylor to be Alaska's attorney general.

Alaska Attorney General: no conflict of interest litigating homeschool reimbursement case after family says they received thousands

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 3:58 PM AKDT
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By Rebecca Palsha
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, whose wife has publicly written about using state funded reimbursements to send their children to private school under the state's homeschool correspondence program, said Thursday he did not have a not have a conflict of interest overseeing a planned appeal a court ruling that could stop similar payments to other parents.

News

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says she was “disturbed” by Senate Majority Leader Mitch...

Murkowski lone Republican senator to vote ‘present’ on 1st Mayorkas impeachment charge

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth
Alaska’s senior senator made headlines Thursday as the only Republican to vote “present” on the first article of impeachment of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

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In this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, an F-22 Raptor jet fighter prepares to...

Air National Guard changes in Alaska could affect national security, civilian rescues, staffers say

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM AKDT
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By Mark Thiessen
Critical rescue missions could be drastically curtailed as personnel changes take an outsize toll in a state more than twice the size of Texas, Guard leaders and members say.

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Conservationists welcomed a new review but also called on Congress to repeal the provisions of...

Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 1:22 PM AKDT
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By The Associated Press
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that’s meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties.

News

Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses a proposed education bill during a press conference Tuesday, Feb....

Dunleavy: State appeal of judge’s decision over homeschool reimbursement constitutionality could mean U.S. Supreme Court decision, educational dividend

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 10:09 AM AKDT
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By Matthew Simon
The governor was joined by Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, who said the state planned to ask for a stay of the decision longer than the June 30, 2024, date NEA-Alaska has asked for.

Million Mile Challenge

Make-A-Wish recipient Addie Howell.

Make-A-Wish: Disney World stirs young Addie’s artistic gifts

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 9:23 AM AKDT
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By Ariane Aramburo, Peggy McCormack and Kim Daehnke
Help grant wishes for kids in Alaska by donating airline miles to the Million Mile Challenge, a partnership with Alaska's News Source's Morning Edition and Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington.

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Assembly members will likely take action on an ordinance on Thursday that if passed, would...

Assembly considering ordinance that would designate parking areas for homeless living in vehicles

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 9:43 PM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
On Thursday the Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson will look to take action and potentially amend municipal code to provide designated parking areas for people experiencing homelessness and living out of their vehicles.

Inside the Gates

A tribute to the mission is painted on the exterior cockpit of the AKARNG CH-47 Chinook that...

A heavy weight to carry: A look inside one of the most recognizable birds of the U.S. Army

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM AKDT
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By Carly Schreck
With nearly 3,400 hours of flight time accrued in his career, Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Maddox has attached a variety of baggage to the Chinook’s sling load system. Still, one mission, in particular, remains the most memorable.

News

Former District Court Judge Margaret Murphy

Perjury case against Homer judge dropped by prosecution

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
A perjury case centered around a Homer judge was officially closed this week, according to the prosecuting attorney.

News

Seneca Roach of Homer testifies in opposition of House Bill 338, which would increase...

House Judiciary committee hears public testimony on HB338

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 6:04 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
House Bill 338 would allow people who were minors at the time of treatment to sue their doctor in the 20 years after receiving gender transition treatments or surgeries.

News

Alaska Airlines flights grounded 1 hour over issue with system upgrade

Alaska Airlines flights grounded 1 hour over issue with system upgrade

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth and Lauren Maxwell
An upgrade to flight software that calculates weight and balance temporarily grounded all Alaska Airlines planes on Wednesday morning, according to a company statement.

News

The Coalition to End Homelessness presented the Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday its new 5 year...

Coalition to End Homelessness aims to create 150 units of housing each year

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 4:49 PM AKDT
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By Georgina Fernandez
The Coalition to End Homelessness presented its new five-year plan Wednesday, called “Anchored Home,” to a committee of the Anchorage Assembly.

News

The bill would allow for the use of state land — including “tide, submerged, or shoreland to...

Carbon storage bill off to Senate after House passage

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
The state could charge companies that create the emissions with the cost of storing them, rather than releasing the carbon back into the environment.

News

Workers at a crab processing plant in Dutch Harbor

Alaska seafood company announces plan to shutter operations at processing plants

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Peter Pan Seafoods, one of Alaska’s largest seafood plants, announced Friday that it would be suspending operations indefinitely.

News

Pebble Mine appeal to be considered again

Army Corps rejects Pebble Mine project appeal

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 9:57 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
The Army Corps of Engineers evaluated an appeal from Pebble Limited Partnership and upheld the previous decision to deny the project a permit.

News

Committee dismisses ethics complaint against Rep. Eastman

Ethics charges against Rep. David Eastman dismissed

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 8:57 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
Finding no violation because Eastman returned the money the same day it was received, the committee was satisfied that ethical boundaries were not breached.

News

The Department of the Interior is funding the National Native American Boarding School (NABS)...

Boarding school system survivor interviews underway in Anchorage as part of permanent oral history project

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 8:31 PM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
Interviews are now being conducted with boarding school survivors in Anchorage by the National Native Boarding School Healing Coalition to create an unprecedented permanent oral history collection.

News

A Chickaloon Tribal police car sits parked outside the Chickaloon Village Traditional...

Public Safety leaders consider extending policing powers for Chickaloon Tribal officers

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 6:45 PM AKDT
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By Carly Schreck
The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) is considering a move that would allow Chickaloon Tribal Police Department officers to extend their authority in the Chickaloon census area by granting “limited special commissions” to members of their law enforcement.

News

Alaska State Troopers patch

Man who troopers say hit woman with wrench arrested on domestic violence charges

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
Troopers arrested 38-year-old Nathan Moeung, who was taken to the Mat-Su Pretrial facility where he is being held without bail

State Legislature

An undated photo from Juneau, Alaska.

Ruling on use of public funds for private, religious education expenses leads to mixed reviews by lawmakers

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 4:49 PM AKDT
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By Steve Kirch
The Senate and House majorities had mixed responses Tuesday on a ruling by an Anchorage Superior Court judge striking down an Alaska law that allows parents of homeschooled students to use public dollars for private education purposes, ruling it is unconstitutional.

News

Members of the Anchorage Election Commission consider rejected ballots from the municipal...

Anchorage Election Commission rejects more than 1k ballots in municipal election

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 4:42 PM AKDT
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By Lauren Maxwell
The Anchorage Election Commission rejected more than a 1,000 ballots cast in the municipal election due to unresolved issues.

News

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines

Lawsuit filed against Alaska, Hawaiian airlines after merger deal

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 3:45 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
A group of eight passengers represented by attorneys in San Francisco and Hawaii have filed an antitrust lawsuit in an attempt to block the planned merger of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines.

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Snowmachine test rider in sled dog crash fights reckless driving charges

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 2:33 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The State of Alaska is opposing a motion to dismiss reckless driving charges in the case against a test snowmachine rider for Polaris after he collided with four sled dogs — killing all but one — in December outside of Cantwell.

News

The power to sue a doctor years after gender transition procedures are performed on minors and...

Proposed bills would allow patients to seek future damages for gender transition care, require parental consent for sex ed materials in schools

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM AKDT
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By Joe Cadotte
The power to sue a doctor years after gender transition procedures are performed on minors and parental consent over sexual education material were among topics at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Monday in Juneau.

News

April 2024.

In its 10th year, Arctic Encounter heads to Utqiagvik for a tour at the top of the world

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM AKDT
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By Beth Verge
A day trip to the North Slope closed this year's conference.

News

A fire last Tuesday left the South Tongass Fire Station unusable and five emergency vehicles...

Ketchikan area officials issue disaster declaration after blaze guts fire station, destroys equipment

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 9:05 PM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
On Friday the mayor’s of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of Ketchikan and City of Saxman signed a Joint Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency in response to the building fire.

News

A superior court judge ruling on Friday is being considered by some as one of the biggest...

Lawmaker react to judge ruling state’s correspondence homeschooling reimbursements unconstitutional

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton, Joe Cadotte and Steve Kirch
The 33-page decision issued Friday could impact thousands of Alaska school students who are homeschooled and attend correspondence schools.

News

Police crime scene tape from the Burke Avenue homicide.

Police: Man who sawed into apartment unit arrested after multi-hour standoff

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 6:16 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth
An armed man was arrested by Anchorage police Monday morning following a multi-hour standoff at an apartment in which the defendant sawed an entry through the floor of his neighbor’s apartment.

News

Alaska's winter tire season is in full swing

State officials extend studded-tire removal deadline by 15 days

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 6:09 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
The state of Alaska extended its annual deadline for residents to swap out their studded winter tires by 15 days due to what they called “prolonged winter weather.”

Sports

Anchorage Women’s Basketball standout Alissa Pili made returned to play in front of her home...

Pili goes pro with 8th pick in 2024 WNBA Draft

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth, Shannon Cole and Joey Klecka
Anchorage’s Alissa Pili was selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the eighth pick on Monday at the nationally televised 2024 WNBA Draft at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.

News

A superior court judge ruling on Friday is being considered by some as one of the biggest...

History behind the ruling: How private, religious schools continued receiving state reimbursement money for years

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 2:14 PM AKDT
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By Rebecca Palsha
Monday morning, parents and school district leaders across Alaska scrambled to understand the impact of an Anchorage Superior Court judge’s ruling last week calling the state’s practice of using public money to reimburse parents and guardians who send their children to private or religious schools under the state’s correspondence homeschooling program unconstitutional.

News

 Wasilla Police Department (KTUU)

Wasilla teen dies after being stabbed at movie theater

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 1:50 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
The teenage suspect is cooperating with the investigation.

News

Judges during the state-wide competition of the Inupiaq and Yup’ik spelling Bee for Beginners.

Conservation and competition: students face off at Inupiaq and Yup’ik spelling bee

Updated: Apr. 15, 2024 at 11:07 AM AKDT
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By Georgina Fernandez
Students from across Alaska traveled to Anchorage this weekend to compete in the statewide competition of the Inupiaq and Yup’ik Spelling Bee for Beginners.

News

A person votes inside a polling booth on April 2 during Anchorage's Municipal Election.

Sunday last day to register to vote in upcoming runoff election

Updated: Apr. 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
Voters must be registered by April 14 in order to vote in the upcoming runoff election.

State Legislature

State Capitol in Juneau

House and Senate trade budgets by agreed upon deadline, PFD debate heats up

Updated: Apr. 13, 2024 at 10:00 PM AKDT
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By Steve Kirch
Lawmakers in Juneau are working on a state budget, with the House having pushed its version through to the Senate on Thursday.

News

FILE - A welcome sign is shown Sept. 22, 2021, in Tok, Alaska. President Joe Biden will face...

Biden wins more delegates in Wyoming and Alaska as he heads toward Democratic nomination

Updated: Apr. 13, 2024 at 7:06 PM AKDT
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By The Associated Press, Becky Bohrer and Mead Gruver
There were no provisions for write-ins or uncommitted, said Lindsay Kavanaugh, the Alaska party’s executive director.

News

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Former Fairbanks youth pastor charged with sexual abuse

Updated: Apr. 13, 2024 at 4:18 PM AKDT
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By Joe Cadotte
A former Fairbanks youth pastor is indicted in a sexual abuse case allegedly involving three juvenile victims.

News

Davis Park was abated on April 12 due to safety and health concerns

Davis Park homeless camp abated due to health and safety concerns

Updated: Apr. 12, 2024 at 4:23 PM AKDT
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By Georgina Fernandez
The Municipality of Anchorage abated Davis Park on Friday after they say they ordered homeless people who were camping in the area to leave.
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