Anchorage police fire on suspect who then jumped from Midtown hotel window
Police say an officer fired on Ryan A. Hunt, who was wanted on a felony warrant, before he jumped from a second-story window Wednesday.
Wrangell search suspended for 12-year-old boy still missing in deadly landslide
Derek Heller was never found after the Nov. 20 slide that killed four other members of his family and 65-year-old Otto Florschutz.
Growing up in a highly-public world | Line One
On this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton explores the way living in a highly publicized world can impact mental health and development.
Anchorage Assembly overrides all Bronson budget vetoes
Some Assembly members took issue with Bronson’s stated rationale for the cuts. They debated the veto overrides for about a half-hour.
Mat-Su School District sued over restraint and seclusion practices
Alaska's second-largest school district has been hit with a third lawsuit in as many weeks, this time for restraint and seclusion practices.
A new SNAP backlog leaves 12,000 Alaskans waiting for food stamps
The backlog affects more than 10% of the state's roughly 92,000 SNAP recipients. State officials say they're pausing applicant interviews to catch up.
Biden to sign order promoting tribal self-determination
The White House is hosting the 11th tribal summit this week. Interior Secretary Haaland says the administration has focused on co-management.
400 military officers were just promoted. Sen. Sullivan says the confirmation blockade shouldn’t have lasted so long.
Sen. Tuberville has blocked every military confirmation vote since February to protest an abortion policy. He finally relented.
Juneau leaders consider whether – and how – to limit cruise ship visitors
Tourism Manager Alexandra Pierce says the cruise industry may be willing to discuss ship-free days, ship size limits or a daily visitor cap.
Anchorage police roll out body cameras, with about a quarter of officers outfitted so far
Anchorage voters approved a $1.6 million tax levy more than two years ago to buy and equip city police officers with body cameras.
Resources for startup businesses | Talk of Alaska
We discuss what it takes to launch a successful startup, and how to keep it growing, on this Talk of Alaska.
Persily perforates Alaska natural gas line’s prospects in ‘Gasonomics’ talk
Longtime energy observer Larry Persily thinks Alaska will import natural gas to meet its needs, rather than building an in-state gas pipeline.
Alaska ferry system awarded $132M in federal grants
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the funds, largely intended to replace the ferry Tustumena, represent “a big, fat deal” for Alaskan ferry riders.
Anti-ranked choice voting campaign is operating out of a South Anchorage church, new APOC complaint alleges
An attorney for ranked choice foes says the complaint is overblown and that the religious organization receives rent.
Ripping open the world of pull-tabs, Alaska’s most popular form of charitable gaming
All legal gaming in Alaska benefits nonprofits, and the most popular form, pull-tabs, is played at more than 1,000 locations statewide.
Alaska-Hawaiian merger tests Biden administration’s resolve to preserve competition
The deal is smaller than mergers a decade ago. But regulators are already fighting another small merger — JetBlue’s proposal to buy Spirit Airlines.
Cook Inlet natural gas producer says it’s sitting on large deposit, but nobody wants in
Natural gas extraction in the Cook Inlet region has become more difficult, and utilities are considering importing it from outside Alaska.
Grunwald murderer, 12 others charged with smuggling drugs into Alaska prisons
Dominic Johnson, serving 99 years for David Grunwald's death, is among 11 inmates and two visitors indicted on charges of promoting contraband.
‘We could still hear the hillside cracking’: How Wrangellites helped each other after the landslide
People stuck on the far side of the fatal Nov. 20 slide described a night of confusion and an improvised evacuation.
Alaska tribe’s members say corruption, self-serving deals brought Manh Choh gold mine to their land
A former tribal chief for the Native Village of Tetlin greenlit the mine and leased mineral exploration rights to a mining venture, now led by Kinross Alaska.