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A man is in the hospital with what could be life-threatening injuries following an officer-involved shooting near an East Anchorage gas station early Monday morning, according to police.

One unhinged Alaska man brought a knife to a gunfight. Or rather, a harpoon. It didn’t end well for him. Just after midnight on Monday, Alaska State Troopers were informed that a man wielding a sword was threatening to kill people on South Kasilof Beach on the Kenai Peninsula, where Alaskans are engaged in their annual personal-use dip-netting for salmon.

Police Chief Sean Case was only six business days into his new job heading up Anchorage Police when he was in front of a microphone explaining to the media why a man had been shot early Monday morning. At 3:27 a.m. on July 8, Anchorage officers were dispatched to the...

Troopers, EMS & Fish & Wildlife Responded At Bridge On The Richardson. A Man Who Was Swept Down The River Was Saved At The Bridge. EMTs Unsuccessfully Tried To Save Pennsylvania Woman's Life, Troopers Say Family Members At Scene. FOLLOW UP REPORT. Alaska State Troopers say one person died in...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx. A measure that would ban cruise […]

The Super DIRTcar Series’ debut at Thunder Mountain Speedway on Tuesday, July 9, will now be The Natural 77 Honoring Dale Planck. To honor the memory of Dale Planck – who ran the number 77 – the night’s Feature will be 77 laps and pay $7,700 to win.

Greetings from Northern Journal headquarters — also known as my couch, here at home in Airport Heights. I'm just back from an amazing reporting trip to Kodiak. I'd been there twice before, each time briefly to cover the biennial Fish Debate, but this trip was longer. In addition to my time in Kodiak city, I spent a few days in the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq villages of Ouzinkie and Old Harbor, talking to residents about their access to the island's commercial fisheries. Fourth of July in Old Harbor is not an event to be missed; while you'll have to wait a few months for the full story, I can share that I was victorious in the hill race and the sack race (my closest rival face planted about 10 yards from the finish), while I got smoked in the hula hoop-off.

Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will not be in attendance for House votes this week, so she can prepare fish for her family. “This week, Representative Peltola will be in the state putting up fish with family to fill freezers for the winter. Mary’s family—as well as her late husband’s family—relies in part on her for…

Alaska State Troopers engaged in a high-speed pursuit along the Sterling Highway over the weekend, apprehending a speeding motorcyclist after a nearly 20-mile chase on Thursday, July 5th. According to the AST dispatch on the incident, on Friday, around 2:30 p.m., Troopers attempted to stop 36-year-old Tanner Geiser of Soldotna,...

A 52-foot seiner, the Jaci Grace, sank on June 30, just south of Metlakatla. The Jaci Grace was on its second set of the fishing season and the crew were hauling gear near Canoe Cove, about a mile from the western shore of Annette Island. That’s when the boat’s captain, Josh Marsden, noticed the boat was sitting lower in the water than usual.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A commercial fishing crewmember in Western Alaska died Friday after he was swept up in fishing gear and taken into the water, according to the Alaska State Troopers. Have you listened to this article via the audio player?. If so, send us your feedback around what...

Alaska wildlife officials, normally so careful with grizzly bear numbers and hunting mortality, have done something that seems harsh and unwise. In an effort to revive the famed Mulchatna caribou herd, the department has shot and killed as many as 175 grizzlies, including cubs, along with various wolves and black bears. The grizzlies were killed mostly by being shot from helicopters and airplanes, something we’ve done here in Texas with coyotes as ranchers try to protect sheep and goats.

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx.

The cost of living has always been a concern for residents in the 49th state, and the cost of housing has a lot to do with that. A recent study published by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation shows that the average principal and interest payment for homes purchased has increased by 52% from 2018 to 2024. The average rent has increased 24% over that same time period.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While not as wet as expected, rain showers still managed to sweep through Southcentral over the weekend. The heaviest rain fixated across the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Prince William Sound, while the rest of the region saw scattered showers. It appears the trend of cooler weather will stick around, leading to slower growth of wildfires.

The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near the Alaskan capital of Juneau. In the...

KASILOF, Alaska (KTUU) - A Soldotna man who charged responding officers with a harpoon was shot and killed early Monday morning by an Alaska State Trooper, according to authorities with the agency. Troopers said in a dispatch that officers were called shortly before 12:30 a.m. Monday to reports of a...