Ben Townsend
Ben Townsend is the news director at our partner station KNOM in Nome. Reach him at ben.townsend@knom.org.
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Superior Court Judge Romano DiBenedetto did not dispute the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct’s findings on his actions, after an investigation this spring. -
The Iditarod’s new Expedition Program will allow longtime backer Kjell Inge Røkke to race with outside support – unlike other competitors in the race's 52-year history. -
Military planners say the Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters are scouting sites for an upcoming exercise called Arctic Edge. -
Federal authorities say Tina H. Yi cost the IRS over $550,000 in tax revenue by maintaining two sets of books for the Polaris Bar, destroyed in a fatal 2017 fire. -
It isn’t yet clear what specific role the weight might have played in the Bering Air Cessna Caravan’s crash, and whether other factors were involved. -
With just days to spare, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s new Burled Arch has arrived in Nome as the town anxiously awaits this year’s champion. -
Teams dashed down a much shorter trail in Anchorage this year because of scarce snow. -
Brad Schmitz personally distributed the bracelets to mushers Thursday. He's raising funds for the students to visit Alaska and see the Iditarod firsthand. -
Colton Koonooka-Kowchee jumped out his window and sprinted through deep snow to get help. -
Three teams hit the trail earlier this month for a reenactment of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, a legendary effort that is credited with saving the town from diphtheria.
