Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Casey here.
Anchorage police are getting body cameras. They’re asking for input on the new policy.
This spring, Anchorage voters approved a property tax increase to pay for body-worn cameras for police. Now, the police department is asking for residents' input to help craft the policies for the cameras.
LISTEN: Alaska sees added strain to foster care system from COVID-19
The shortage of foster homes means when a child's living situation is deemed unsafe, and the state puts them into the foster care system, they're more often going to shelters or other residential programs, not to a foster parent.
LISTEN: Anchorage’s hot air balloon history rises again in ‘Curious Alaska’ column
The ADN's Michelle Theriault Boots describes Curious Alaska and, in one story, how she got to the bottom of why Anchorage doesn't see as many hot air balloons as it used to.
Prosecutors: Anchorage cold case murder started with gunfire, ended in fatal vehicle collision
State prosecutors say Darin Lee Jones, 54, and Shawn Michael Phillips, 52, killed Patricia Phelps, 48, in Anchorage’s Spenard neighborhood in 2017. But a bail memorandum filed in the case suggests Phelps was not their intended target.
Vote on Alaska Supreme Court nominees close and contentious
The votes prior to finalizing a list of nominees sent to Gov. Mike Dunleavy involved a tie-breaker by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger, whose seat on the high court is the one going vacant when he retires in June.
Alaska Judicial Council recommends three judges for state Supreme Court
All three are Anchorage Superior Court judges and all three are women: Dani Crosby, Jennifer Stuart Henderson and Yvonne Lamoureux.
LISTEN: Anchorage airport lands 4th most cargo in the world, plans further growth
Anchorage International Airport ranked as the fourth busiest in the world for cargo shipping in 2020, and several expansion projects are aimed at capitalizing further on its strategic location.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 24, 2021
Anchorage mayor-elect Dave Bronson says he wants to find efficiencies when he takes office July 1. And Ketchikan's COVID-19 case rate could cause cruise ships to pass on by. Plus, Anchorage's airport ranks 4th in the world for air cargo and has big plans for the future.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 21, 2021
Congress passes a bill that could allow cruise ships to return to Alaska ports this summer. And lawmakers wrap up the regular session without solving the big issues. Plus, state health officials report a sharp increase in a more contagious and severe strain of COVID
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 20, 2021
Congress passes a bill that could allow cruise ships to return to Alaska ports this summer. And lawmakers wrap up the regular session without solving the big issues. Plus, state health officials report a sharp increase in a more contagious and severe strain of COVID
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Anchorage business owners and residents react to easing COVID restrictions. And one bright spot during the pandemic for the seafood industry was online sales. Plus, the pandemic contributed to a surge in demand for backyard chickens in Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The Biden administration offers a bit of hope for advocates of the King Cove Road. And Southeast communities test out electric heat pumps, with mixed results. Plus, a 17-year-old swimming phenom from Seward prepares for Olympic trials.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 17, 2021
How Anchorage took a sharp turn towards conservative politics with the mayoral election, the mental health crisis a Juneau hospital confronted along with COVID-19, and two companies want to tap into geothermal power from Mount Spurr.
LISTEN: Anchorage-raised journalist still seeking to unmask monsters in Hulu series
"Sasquatch" is the work of former Alaska journalist David Holthouse, who says traumatic events early in his life growing up in Anchorage set him on a path of finding and exposing monsters of all kinds.
Anchorage hotel owner lied to get pandemic relief money, prosecutors say
Federal authorities have seized more than $1 million in pandemic relief money they say an Anchorage hotelier received by lying on applications for the funds.
Bob Gross is co-owner of Inlet Tower Hotel and Suites,...
LISTEN: Alaska pediatricians talk vaccines with parents and kids as eligibility expands
Well before that news Wednesday, pediatricians in Alaska have seen intense interest by parents hoping to get their kids vaccinated. One of them is Dr. Michelle Laufer, a pediatrician in Anchorage for over 20 years.
LISTEN: Are unemployment payments causing a worker shortage? Economists say it’s complicated.
Is it true that bigger unemployment payments have caused people to stay home? Research suggests no, at least not entirely, says Nolan Klouda, director of the the University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Economic Development.
Man arrested in woman’s death after body found near Eklutna Lake
Anchorage police say 27-year-old Jerilyn Nicholson was reported missing Friday was found dead Saturday north of the city.
LISTEN: Alaska college grads to cap off tumultuous school years with virtual commencement
UAA's student commencement speaker, Jessica Reisinger, says the past several years of college have been pretty eventful, from seeing the university's budget slashed, to a major earthquake to all of her classes going online.
LISTEN: Acting Anchorage mayor talks economic recovery
Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced an economic recovery plan Thursday for the city as it continues to grapple with impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.