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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
Police officers were repsonding 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.
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.
Samoan community plans peaceful march for justice in Leafa shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage’s Samoan community, outside organizations, and citizens will assemble Saturday morning outside the Anchorage Police Department’s downtown headquarters for a march for Easter Leafa. Samoan leaders, who are encouraged to wear white, will stand alongside community partners and the public, all wishing for justice...
Nomeites raise concerns about IPOP to state regulators
Dozens of comments submitted to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation call for IPOP LLC to be denied a state permit for its proposed gold mining operation in Bonanza Channel. IPOP, a Nevada-based group on a long and controversial quest to begin dredging for gold outside of Nome near Solomon,...
LaFrance’s new homeless coordinator says priority is securing winter emergency shelter
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Farina Brown is nine days into her role as Special Assistant on Homelessness and Health to Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, but she is already working on a plan. Brown, who most recently worked at the Rasmuson Foundation where she was a program officer overseeing the foundation’s...
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