6 p.m. NewsHour (Feb. 6)
A condensed 6 p.m. half-hour NewsHour (due to the start of the Sochi Olympic Games) for Thursday, Feb. 6.
View ArticleThe End of the Duct Tape Ball
After 15 years, this will be the last year for the Duct Tape Ball. Committee members say the event is a lot of work and they need a break. "It is a lot of work," said Leah Boltz, a Duct Tape Ball...
View ArticleDuct Tape Ball Takes a Planned Hiatus
Reporter Rebecca Palsha/Photographer Rick Schleyer
View ArticleNew Definition for Halibut Guides Could Impact Sports Fisheries
A federal agency that oversees halibut and other fish species has revised its definition of sport fishing guides, a decision that is splitting charter fishermen and could have larger impacts on sport...
View ArticleCharter School Parents Push Lawmakers For More Funding
A group of parents whose children attend Aquarian Charter School say they want an increase in funding beyond the base student allocation. In response to recent debates over school funding, Aquarian...
View ArticleThe Morning Show (Feb. 7, 2014)
KTUU Channel 2 News presents The Morning Show with Sheila Balistreri and David George.
View ArticleBill Allowing Bans of Driver Cellphone Use near Schools Advances
A proposed bill has been advanced by a legislative committee allowing municipalities to place stipulations on the use of cellphones for Alaska drivers. The Senate Community and Regional Affairs...
View ArticleHooper Bay Ordered to Pay Nearly $1M in Jail Suicide
The city of Hooper Bay will pay nearly $1 million to the family of a man who committed suicide in the city jail. KYUK reports the jury Tuesday found the city negligent in the July 2011 death of...
View ArticleSass First Yukon Quest Musher to Leave Dawson City
Brent Sass remains the one to beat in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. The Eureka musher was the first to leave Dawson City in Canada's Yukon Territory, departing at 11:02 a.m. Thursday...
View ArticleHigh Winds Cause Scattered Kenai Peninsula Power Outages
Several Kenai Peninsula communities were hit by scattered power outages overnight Thursday due to high winds, with the Homer Electric Association saying at least 2,700 customers have been affected....
View ArticleTogiak Teen Struck, Injured in ATV Hit-and-Run
A teenager from the village of Togiak is recovering from injuries suffered when he was struck by an all-terrain vehicle. Alaska State Troopers say the ATV driver did not stop to assist the youth. The...
View ArticleGroup Seeks to Revive Anchorage?s Out North
A group is seeking to reopen Out North, a performing arts venue in Anchorage that closed last summer after nearly three decades in operation. The Anchorage Daily News says the group of individuals...
View ArticleFairbanks Wants No Part of Schools Insurance Pool
Fairbanks North Star Borough officials want state lawmakers to kill a bill that would require the borough school district to join a state insurance plan. The borough says it has a well-run school...
View ArticleTosi, Petersen to Take on Trombley for East Anchorage Assembly Seat
A community advocate and a former state representative are joining an increasingly high-profile East Anchorage Assembly race, which could shift the body’s political orientation in this spring’s...
View ArticleWasilla Man Struck on Knik-Goose Bay Road in Critical Condition
A Wasilla man is in critical condition Friday morning, after Alaska State Troopers say he struck a moose in one collision, then was struck hours later by another driver on Knik-Goose Bay Road. In an...
View ArticleAnchorage Man Charged with Manslaughter in Mountain Village Death
The death of a Mountain Village man whose body was discovered earlier this week has led to a manslaughter charge against an Anchorage man, according to Alaska State Troopers. In a Friday AST dispatch,...
View ArticleAir Quality Advisory Canceled for Anchorage, Eagle River
An air quality advisory issued by Anchorage health officials issued Wednesday for the city and Eagle River was canceled Friday afternoon. City health officials said recent the air quality advisory was...
View ArticleDOTPF Worker Dies After Fall at Dalton Highway Camp
A state equipment operator died Friday morning from his injuries after a fall at a Dalton Highway road maintenance camp, Alaska State Troopers say. According to a Friday AST dispatch, Coldfoot...
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