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Live results: Alaska at-large primary
Voters in Alaska’s at-large congressional district are heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the state’s nonpartisan primary election. Twelve candidates, including two Democrats and four Republicans, are running for the state’s at-large House seat. Other candidates are running as nonpartisans, or with the No Labels and Alaska Independence Party. Incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola…
Seward Highway back open after brief closure to crash with ‘serious’ injuries near Portage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A serious crash briefly shut down both directions of the Seward Highway near Portage on Tuesday afternoon. Anchorage police said at 4:50 p.m. that the roadway was reopened in both lanes after the crash closed it about an hour earlier. Police initially sent out an alert...
Western Alaska Yup’ik village floods as river rises from a series of storms
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days after a minister had to use a front loader to free people from flooded homes. Napakiak, a Yup’ik village of about 350 residents in the...
West Anchorage blanks Colony in season-opening statement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It took all but about 30 seconds of West Anchorage’s season opener against Colony to prove why the Eagles are the defending state champions and the team to beat in Alaska. On the Eagles’ opening drive, senior running back Zephaniah Sailele took a handoff and...
BYU scientists visit Alaska to study Alzheimer’s in Pacific Islander and Indigenous elders
Scientists from Brigham Young University in Utah visited Alaska in early August to research Alzheimer’s disease in Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and American Indian elders. The research is funded by a federal grant. Dr. Justina Tavana, a lead researcher who was raised in Samoa, said the populations...
Alaska Future Farmers of America experiences record growth
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Future Farmers of America reached more than 1 million members last year, with Alaska memberships increasing nearly 75% since 2022, staff said. As the Alaska State Fair ramps up this week, four Alaskan FFA members in leadership had their hands full working through their itinerary. FFA...
Trace amounts of ashfall possible in Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula. According to the organization, small amounts of ashfall are possible in Unalaska, Nikolski, Sand Point and Cold Bay through Monday afternoon. The announcement comes after Russia’s Shiveluch mountain erupted Sunday morning, following a...
Democrat Mary Peltola counts on Alaska ranked choice voting to remain in Congress
Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) is the sole representative of the Last Frontier State, with her survival in Tuesday’s primary relying on her centrist standing among Democrats and a unique voting system that has prevented Republicans from winning seats perceived as easy pick-ups in the past. Peltola won a special election in 2022, making her the […]
26th Annual Stand Down sees expansion of services
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The 26th Annual Stand Down took place at Pioneer Park on Saturday, providing an opportunity for veterans to get services, food and more. For 26 years the annual Stand Down for veterans has helped provide services for veterans, especially those that are struggling with homelessness or other issues.
Anchorage Police provide an update on the officer-involved shooting of 16-year-old Easter Leafa
Chief Sean Case with the Anchorage Police Department gives an update on the criminal investigation surrounding the fatal officer-involved shooting of 16-year-old Easter Leafa.
Officer cleared in deadly shooting of Northeast Anchorage woman
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One of the responding police officers to a Northeast Anchorage neighborhood disturbance in June did not break policy when using deadly force against the suspect, according to the Office of Special Prosecutions. In a press release, the Office of Special Prosecutions cleared Sgt. John Butler of...
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