Top Stories

News stories, radio and TV episodes that warrant one of six spots on our homepage. The homepage is in chronological order of publication date, so stories are moved off the homepage as more are categorized “top stories.”

The sign outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage along 7th Avenue with the museum in the background

Alaska women kidnapped near Trapper Creek were killed in connection with drug conspiracy, indictment says

Drug traffickers killed Fairbanks resident Sunday Powers, 30, and Anchorage resident Kami Clark, 34, in May, according to an indictment.

Geese in Petroleum Reserve Find New Habitat Amid Melting Sea Ice

The U.S. Geological Survey says melting Beaufort sea ice is creating new habitat for geese on the North Slope. That could have implications for conservation inside the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Kott found guilty on 3 of 4 counts; sentencing in December

Former state legislator Pete Kott has been found guilty of taking bribes from former VECO executives Bill Allen and Rick Smith. He was also...
a gas station

Three Bears buys 6 more retail properties in the Interior and Unalaska

The Wasilla-based grocery and retail chain is hustling to convert new acquisitions while continuing work on other projects.