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.
Lawyer arrested, charged with smuggling drugs to jailed client
An Anchorage attorney and her client are charged with smuggling drugs into jail. Listen now
Verdict looms in Sockeye Fire trial
A half-dozen jurors are set to decide whether an Anchorage couple started a costly Willow wildfire in 2015, known as the Sockeye Fire. Listen now
Snakewatch ends peacefully: 100-pound python, Sam, back at home in Meadow Lakes
A 17-foot albino Burmese python is back at home in Meadow Lakes after going missing for two weeks. The snake, named Sam, escaped while his owner was doing some spring cleaning. Listen now
Murkowski: Senate had duty to approve spending bill, avoid government shutdown
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on Thursday touted the Senate's passing of a spending bill, avoiding a possible government shutdown. Listen now
Mat-Su ‘snake watch’ enters Day 2 with no sign of 100-pound python
Animal control officers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have entered Day two of "snake watch," as the borough described an ongoing situation with an enormous pet python still at large in the Meadow Lakes area as of Wednesday. Listen now
Northern Edge military exercise takes to Alaska’s sea, air and land
The massive training exercise called Northern Edge is back in Alaska. Listen now
17-foot python loose in Meadow Lakes, Mat-Su animal control warns
Mat-Su animal control said a 100-pound python is on the loose in Meadow Lakes. Listen now
Anchorage firefighter’s discrimination lawsuit set for trial
An Anchorage firefighter is suing over what he said is a pattern of racial and age discrimination at the Anchorage Fire Department. Listen now
Native Youth Olympics kicks off for 47th year
The 47th Native Youth Olympic Games got underway in Anchorage on Thursday. Listen now
Mat-Su Borough budget shrinking as population grows
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s budget proposal is out and it’s smaller than last year. Listen now
Training ramps up with wildfire season
It's wildfire season in Southcentral Alaska and firefighters are gearing up.
Trial opens for couple accused of starting ’15 Willow wildfire
Did an Anchorage couple start the 2015 wildfire that devastated a big swath of Willow? That’s the question for a Palmer jury, which heard opening statements Thursday as the trial over what became known as the Sockeye Fire began. Listen now
Murkowski meets with students, seniors but no town hall
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator spent Wednesday in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough but has no events open to the public scheduled during the Senate's recess.
Unnecessary sedation at center of dentist’s fraud charges
An Anchorage dentist and his office manager are facing charges of fraud over unnecessarily sedating patients and then charging Medicaid. Listen now
Troopers: Peaceful end to Seward Highway shots fired incident
A man who fired shots near Girdwood and apparently fled the area prompted Alaska State Troopers to close the Seward Highway from Girdwood to south of Portage on Monday morning. Listen now
Anchorage air traffic controller wins award for Bering Sea save
An air traffic controller in Anchorage has been honored for helping a pilot land his disabled jet on a remote Bering Sea island. Listen now
Concern for seniors as pioneer homes caught in budget battle
Residents and staff at the Palmer and Juneau pioneer homes, the state-run senior-care facilities, have been put on notice that a budget battle in the Alaska legislature is threatening to displace them. Listen now
GCI: Law enforcement investigating damaged fiber cable, outages
Alaska's largest telecommunications company, GCI, has blamed statewide outages over the weekend on intentional damage to a fiber optic cable in Midtown Anchorage. Listen now
Seward Highway construction begins in Anchorage
Among the massive road projects kicking off this year is an upgrade to a section of the Seward Highway running through Anchorage. Listen now
Troopers: Anchorage snowmachiner dead in wreck near Willow
An Anchorage man is dead after an apparent snowmachine wreck near Willow this week, according to Alaska State Troopers.