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Alaska Schools Got a One-Time Funding Boost. It Came Too Late for Many Teachers
Laurie Duncan got her pink slip at the end of April, after her second year teaching first grade at Xóots Elementary in Sitka. She got the news during her prep period. She was three months pregnant. Nearly 20% of the teachers in Sitka were laid off this spring due to financial uncertainty. That included all […]
APD names officer who fired gun in deadly police shooting of teen girl
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage police named the officer who fired his gun in Tuesday night’s shooting that left a teen girl dead in a University Area neighborhood. APD said Officer Alexander Roman “discharged his weapon” during the deadly incident that killed 16-year-old Easter Leafa. The department...
Frank Ostanik Unveils 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule
FAIRBANKS - Head coach Frank Ostanik and the Alaska Nanooks men's basketball program have announced their schedule for the 2024-25 season. The Nanooks will play 13 regular season games at home and travel for the remaining 14 contests. The regular season kicks off on the road with the Nanooks traveling...
One size of municipal government doesn’t fit all in Alaska
When I think of local governments in Alaska, I’m often reminded of just how different they are. There’s no easy way to say that one decision or another will impact all cities and boroughs equally as they’ll experience policy and budget decisions on a very individual basis. Size is a pretty important factor, both in […]
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska’s primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters on Tuesday will shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen candidates to just four. In Alaska, every candidate runs on the same primary ballot, regardless of partisan affiliation. The four candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. The composition of the four-candidate ballot, including each candidate’s party affiliation, shapes the dynamics of the general election, when voters can rank the candidates in order of preference.
Man shot and killed in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Police officers were responding to North Bliss Street and Mountain View Drive at 3:13 Saturday morning when APD said they found a man in the 400 block of North Bliss Street with a gunshot wound to his upper body. The victim was taken to the hospital...
Two Alaska state troopers charged with assault after violently arresting wrong person
Two Alaska State Troopers have been charged with misdemeanor assault after using pepper spray, a taser and a canine while arresting a man on a warrant that had been issued for a different person, authorities announced Thursday.
Fortymile caribou season in zones one and four to close August 16
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: The State of Alaska fall registration hunt (RC860) for Fortymile caribou in Zone 1, accessible from the Steese Highway and Chena Hot Springs Road, and in Zone 4, White Mountains, will close at 11:59 p.m. on August 16, 2024. Harvest has been consistent since the season opened on August 11 and is expected to meet the quota of 195 for Zones 1 & 4 combined by the time of this closure.
AROUND ALASKA: Breaking the Ice, Filling the Boot, and Getting Psychedelic!
It's now official: The U.S. Coast Guard has just announced that it will base its newest icebreaker in Alaska's capital city. The commercial icebreaker called the Aiviq will be homeported in Juneau. Originally built for oil exploration in the Arctic the vessel requires some upgrades to meet the Coast Guard's needs. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan helped secure the federal funding needed to purchase the Aiviq earlier this year.
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