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$1,718: Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Increased for 2024 – Cuts in State Budget Revealed
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that the 2024 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) will be $1,718 per eligible resident, slightly higher than initially approved, with applications open from January 1 to March 31. Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend 2024 – Governor Announces $1,718 Payment for Eligible Residents According to the report of Marca, Governor Mike Dunleavy has […]
AROUND ALASKA: Mat-Su Central School, Fish Creek Park, and Best-Looking Cruiser!
We have an update on the new Mat-Su Central School. Mat-Su Borough School District officials and other members of the Mat-Su Central team recently toured the construction site in Palmer. The plan remains to have the state-of-the-art space mostly complete by the end of this year. Meanwhile, a few finishing...
IB 24-27: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Vessels using Jig Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using jig gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, July 19, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is...
Alaska Native students gain cross-cultural experience through Ilakucaraq program
Earlier this month, a dozen teenagers gathered in KOTZ’s studio in Kotzebue to listen to gospel music. Fifteen-year-old Edward Ochoa was one of them. He lives in Arizona but has family ties to the Northwest Arctic. “My mom and aunty used to come down here all the time to...
Copper River drift gillnet fishery delivers 1.1M fish
Harvest from the Copper River drift gillnet fishery grew to 1.1 million salmon this week, predominantly sockeyes, and the overall Prince William Sound catch rose to 3.5 million fish. The retail supply of Copper River sockeye fillets was getting smaller, with prices as low at $12.95 a pound at Fred...
2 women to attempt swim across Cook Inlet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Shannon Titzel and Jordan Iverson are attempting to be the first women to swim across Cook Inlet. The duo said they plan to make the frigid swim from Point MacKenzie to the small boat harbor in Anchorage next Wednesday. “I’ve been looking at this water every...
Palmer Food Bank Seeks Extra Garden Produce for Local Families in Need
Have any extra fruits or veggies from your garden to spare? The Palmer Food Bank is in need of fresh produce to help feed those in need. So if you have any extra, you can donate them. Food bank officials say they're grateful to the local farms that provide lots...
OSP Gives Update On Kasilof Officer-Involved Shooting
The Office of Special Prosecutions (OSP) held a press conference on Wednesday to address the investigatory approach to officer-involved shootings in the state, in which they provided an update on the recent AST shooting at Kasilof Beach on July 8. John Skidmore, Deputy Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law, met with reporters to discuss how OSP reviews officer-involved shooting cases. There have been nine such shootings in Alaska in 2024, five of them in Anchorage since May.
APD Officers cleared by the state during use of force in downtown shooting
The Office of Special Prosecution’s recently found two Anchorage police officers justified in their use of force when they shot and wounded a 22-year-old man last month in downtown Anchorage.
Anchorage Assembly approves new police chief committed to revising body camera policy
Members of the Anchorage Assembly unanimously voted at their Tuesday meeting to confirm Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s pick to lead the Anchorage Police Department, Police Chief Sean Case. Case, a longtime member of the Anchorage Police Department, prioritizes restoring trust with the public after a string of police shootings this...
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