Air Guard Medevacs Snowmachiner with Broken Leg near Paxson
A Fairbanks man injured in a Sunday snowmachine crash north of Paxson is recovering from a broken leg in Anchorage, after he was rescued by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter. Alaska State...
View ArticleCommunity Donations Fuel 'Project Homeless Connect'
More than 40 volunteer vendors from donated food, clothing, even haircuts for an event put on by the Mat-Su Coalition for Housing and Homelessness aimed at helping a segment of the population in need.
View ArticleNew NTSB Photos Shed Further Light on Deadly Helo-1 Crash
The National Transportation Safety Bureau released never-before-seen photos of a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of an Alaska State Trooper, a state pilot and a citizen, Helo-1, near Talkeetna.
View ArticlePilot in Deadly Helo-1 Crash Had Similar 2006 Crash
The pilot of an Alaska State Troopers helicopter that crashed during a March rescue, killing him and two other men, was involved in a 2006 crash after a similar nighttime takeoff, according to the...
View ArticleDems Submit List of Candidates for Kerttula Seat
Democrats in southeast Alaska have named their list of finalists to fill the Alaska House seat vacated by Beth Kerttula last month. They are Jesse Kiehl, Catherine Reardon and Sam Kito III. The...
View ArticleJudge Considers Request to Block Abortion Regs
A judge is deciding whether to temporarily block the state from implementing new regulations defining what constitutes a "medically necessary" abortion in order to receive Medicaid funding. Judge John...
View ArticleWoman Killed in Fairbanks Fire Identified
Fairbanks authorities have released the name of one of two people killed in a fire that destroyed an apartment complex. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says 50-year-old Jane Connolly was a resident in...
View ArticleParnell Education Bill Critiqued in Joint Hearing
Gov. Sean Parnell's omnibus education bill drew bipartisan criticism during its first hearing before the Joint Senate and House Education Committee hearing held Monday. Rep. Harriet Drummond, an...
View ArticleContract Tripled for Education Health Care Consultant
The Senate Finance Committee has approved amending a contract for a consultant hired to look at putting public school employees in a state-managed health insurance plan. The $150,000 contract...
View ArticleAssembly Member Asks Senate Hopeful Sullivan to Stop Using Image in Campaign
Dan S. Sullivan, one of several Republican candidates in the running for the U.S. Senate, is being asked to remove pictures from his advertisements after a member of the Anchorage Assembly took issue...
View ArticleJudge Considers Request to Block Abortion Regulations
By Reporter Abby Hancock and Photojournalist Shawn Wilson. (KTUU-TV)
View ArticleRural Education Report: Challenges for Remote Schools
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View ArticleRural Education Report: Challenges for Remote Schools
From the Mt. Edgecumbe student living away from home, to the Akiachak School teacher doing the same thing, being a part of a rural school can often be an uphill battle. Students at Mt. Edgecumbe in...
View ArticleJudge Hears Oral Arguments in Lawsuit on Abortion Regs
Judge John Suddock heard oral arguments Monday morning in a case that questions the validity of new state regulations regarding what defines a "medically necessary" abortion under Medicaid. Planned...
View ArticleTrial Begins for Muldoon Bar Fight that Ended in Fatal Shooting
A 2011 Muldoon bar fight ended with four people shot and two men--Ka Chang and Emilio Ramirez—dead. On Monday, an Anchorage jury heard testimony from witnesses at the scene of the crime, including a...
View ArticleCommittee Hears Constitutional Amendment on Education
Committee Hears Constitutional Amendment on Education
View ArticleCommittee Hears Constitutional Amendment on Education
The Senate Finance Committee on Monday began scrutinizing a constitutional amendment geared at expanding school choice in Alaska. Senate Joint Resolution 9 would allow public education funds to be...
View ArticleRoad Crews Hope to Open Richardson Hwy by End of Week
The road to Valdez is still cut off, but on Monday, it was much closer to re-opening. More than a week after a series of avalanches buried the Richardson Highway, state Department of Transportation...
View ArticleRoad Crews Hope to Open Richardson Hwy by End of Week
Road Crews Hope to Open Richardson Hwy by End of Week
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