News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

a photo of a man and a woman speaking into microphones

Alaska U.S. senators say they’re disgusted by the misconduct of a federal judge whose nomination they supported

Joshua Kindred was rated 16th out of 20 candidates for the court vacancy and he wasn't the senators' first choice.

Mental Health Resource Fair – Sept. 21

Alaska Public Media is hosting its third annual Mental Health Resource Fair at the Spenard Community Recreation Center (2020 W 48th Ave. in Anchorage)...
A runway with a dozen fighter jets anda mountains in the background

JBER soldier charged in infant son’s shaken-baby death

Prosecutors say Spc. Antonius Meyers, 24, shook the boy in April when he was less than a month old, leaving him unresponsive until he died in May.
a former hospital

Georgia man withdraws from Wrangell housing deal, blames newspaper headline

Wayne Johnson says the Wrangell Sentinel reported he wanted six borough-owned lots "for free," although he'd face demolition costs.
a man

‘I just wish I had more time’: Friends, family remember fisherman killed in Bristol Bay accident

Colleagues and relatives say 21-year-old Corwin Wheeler was doing what he loved when he was trapped in fishing gear and went overboard Friday.
a braided river in the woods

Pennsylvania woman dies after rollover during guided Alaska rafting trip

Alaska State Troopers report that the Klutina River pinned the raft against landslide debris and it rolled over.
Two people walk through a prison.

ACLU points to continued issues with Alaska prisoners’ access to attorneys

The Department of Corrections has agreed to meet with the ACLU to discuss the issues, a spokesperson said.
A photo of the front page of the Anchorage Daily News for Monday, July 8, 2024.

Alaska’s most-read newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News, to cut back printing to two days a week

The move is expected to allow the ADN to focus on its digital products, where it reaches the vast majority of its audience.
Blue police lights.

Trooper fatally shoots a harpoon-wielding man in Kasilof

The incident is the first fatal shooting involving a trooper in Alaska this year. 
a man with a blue tie

Newly resigned federal judge is accused of harassing a law clerk and ‘unwanted, offensive, and abusive sexual conduct’

The findings against Joshua Kindred are summarized in a 30-page order. It is rife with details describing sexual harassment and vulgar remarks.
Blue and red police lights.

2 Wasilla women found dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Troopers say Rosa Schlosser, 21, and Desiree Michaud, 19, were declared dead at a home in Wasilla's Williwaw subdivision Saturday.
a burned forest

Denali National Park set to reopen Wednesday as downpour helps wildfire crews

Parts of the park near its entrance, including the Riley Creek Campground and Horseshoe Lake Trail, will remain closed as crews fight the Riley Fire.
A breakdancer

As breaking makes its Olympic debut, an Anchorage dancer is focused on growing the sport in Alaska

B-Boy Icey Ives said Alaska has a tight-knit dance scene that’s welcoming to all skill levels. 
an airliner

Boeing agrees to plead guilty and pay a nearly quarter-billion dollar fine

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
police vehicles

Police shoot and critically injure man near East Anchorage gas station

The man is the fifth person shot by Anchorage officers during a police response since mid-May. Three of those people have died.
Supreme Court photo

The Supreme Court opinion that shifts power away from agencies and onto judges

How Loper Bright affects life in Alaska and beyond is "something that, you know, our kids will still be grappling with," one attorney says.

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after just 4 years

Then-President Trump selected Josh Kindred in part for his youth. Judges typically stay on the federal bench for decades.

Alaska Pacific University to receive millions from NASA to study microplastics

APU is set to receive roughly $5 million from NASA to establish a microplastics research and education center.
a man

Alaska Native groups push back against racist rant outside Fairbanks grocery store

Two Native organizations in Fairbanks have denounced a recent harassment incident at a local grocery store.
A white truck that says "Alaska Plastic Recovery Home of the Grizzly Wood" is parked in front of an oversized garage with a red door. Two big white plastic bags and two people in camping chairs are next to the truck.

Company provides new Anchorage option to recycle more types of plastic

Alaska Plastic Recovery is opening a drop-off location in Anchorage where people can recycle four types of plastic for free.