Why hasn’t Alaska executed anyone since statehood? Juneau’s last hangings may be the reason.
Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore's 1948 and 1950 trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, according to a legal historian who researched them.
At Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, art classes help prisoners take a break and prepare for release
One of the themes teacher Jamey Bradbury talks about in her classes is the healing power of art.
Last-ditch attempt to return Alaska teacher, public employee pensions fails on Senate floor
The pension proposal would have piggybacked on a bill that aims to remedy the state’s teacher staffing crisis.
Bills aimed at reducing energy costs, boosting Cook Inlet gas and carbon storage advance in Legislature’s final days
The bills were initially proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and now contain several other proposals. They're up for final votes soon.
Suzanne LaFrance poised to be Anchorage’s first elected female mayor
Partial, unofficial election night results show the former Assembly chair leading incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson by nearly 10%.
Alaska lawmakers settle on roughly $1,650 PFD, energy relief amount
The budget also includes $175 million in one-time funding for public schools, roughly equivalent to $680 in base per-student funding.
Ketchikan residents protest imitation totem poles carved by convicted murderer
The contested poles are planned decoration for a crafts market. The City Council will mull its regulatory authority over them at a May 16 meeting.
Alaska Legislature pushes through flurry of bills as session gets down to the wire
The House spent hours debating and eventually passing a bill restricting trans girls from being on girls’ sports teams.
Correspondence school families say recent Alaska court ruling left them panicked, shocked and angry
Alaska Public Media asked homeschool families to tell us how the court decision impacts their lives and received a flood of responses.
Alaska House passes trans sports ban after extended filibuster by opponents
The bill now heads to the state Senate, where it is expected to die without becoming law.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds Valdez ordinance that limited fur trapping
The court's ruling indicated that municipal rules that restrict trapping are legal under public safety and land-use rules.
Alaska lawmakers support push to investigate, document forced assimilation in boarding schools
The widely supported resolution supports a bill championed by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Congress.
Avalanches are a leading cause of death for Southeast Alaska’s mountain goats
New research from the University of Alaska Southeast shows the scale of mountain goat mortality from avalanches for the first time.
Anchorage police fatally shoot armed man after Sand Lake domestic dispute
Four officers opened fire on the man outside a Bearfoot Drive apartment complex after police say he raised a long gun at them.
Key senators skeptical royalty relief proposals would boost Cook Inlet gas output
It’s one of several ideas lawmakers are mulling to ease a projected gas shortfall in the basin that’s powered much of the state for decades.
Alaska U.S. House candidate Begich gets Freedom Fund endorsement
Nick Begich III gained the endorsement of the House Freedom Fund. He says he's not sure he'd join the hard-right caucus if elected.
Reentry services after incarceration | Alaska Insight
Host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss paths to success for incarcerated Alaskans on this Alaska Insight
Dunleavy declares disaster amid historic breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River
The declaration comes as icy water continues to flood multiple communities on the lower Kuskokwim River.
Veteran musher Ramey Smyth to rebuild Iditarod’s collapsed Burled Arch in Nome
The veteran musher is also the owner of Willow-based Smyth Logwork and Construction, with a family history of building log homes.
Southeast Alaska not ready for a hatchery-only king fishery, study finds
Researchers say a major concern that arose from the study was incidentally killing wild kings while targeting the hatchery fish.