Chris Klint
Web Producer/Breaking News ReporterChris is a lifelong Alaskan with a lifelong interest in news, graduating from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a journalism degree.
He covered breaking news at KTUU, the Alaska Dispatch News and KSKA for nearly a decade before joining Alaska Public Media.
When he’s off the clock he enjoys visiting new Anchorage restaurants, watching vintage films and building the occasional LEGO set.
Reach Chris at cklint@alaskapublic.org.
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The storm’s strongest recorded wind gust was 132 mph from a weather station in the Turnagain Pass area. -
The school closures follow high winds Sunday that tore off roofs, toppled trees and led to widespread power outages. -
Gusts reached 111 mph in the Bear Valley area, with an Anchorage pedestrian bridge severely damaged early Sunday. -
Police say a semi truck and SUV collided at Mile 91 of the highway Thursday night. -
Police say the suspect opened fire early Wednesday on the home of an attorney he once worked for, then shot and wounded the man. -
It’s the second reported homicide at the jail in a year, which an ACLU official called “very concerning.” -
It's the second police shooting in Anchorage within 24 hours. The suspect and homeowner were both hospitalized. -
The University of Alaska Anchorage is also closed Tuesday, with Kenai Peninsula Borough schools on a two-hour delay. -
"When they arrived on the scene, the semi-truck was submerged in a small lake, not a ditch," police wrote. "The driver of the semi-truck did not sustain any injuries."
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Lammar Burney, 39, and Jamal Townsend, 35, may receive new trials in the girl’s 2014 Mountain View death, or be adjudicated for second-degree murder.
