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American Honda Trains Mechanics for Local Repairs
From left to right: Matthew Cholok of Chevak, Darrell Walker of Hooper Bay, Honda technician Norman Henkel, Paul Joe Jr. of Hooper Bay, and Clifford Kaganak Jr. of Scammon Bay. Small engines are the beating heart of rural Alaska. Bush communities depend on ATVs and marine equipment for travel and...
Stranded hiker flown down from Arrowhead Peak
Sitka Search & Rescue and the US Coast Guard safely recovered a man who had become stranded on top of a local peak on Saturday afternoon. Fire engineer Karl Muench says a 9-1-1 call came in just before 6 p.m. from a man who had summited Mt. Verstovia – known locally as Arrowhead Peak – and could not find the route down.
UAF receives funding to enhance nuclear proliferation detection
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the nation’s detection of nuclear weapons proliferation. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded two groups of universities a combined $50 million...
Alaska Health Dept. announces opioid settlement grantees
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Health on Monday announced the names of the 19 recipients of a Statewide Opioid Settlement grant, totaling almost $3 million. As the only statewide grantee, the Alaska Behavioral Health Association was awarded the most money at just over $290,000. “Alaska’s communities continue...
Tuesday is Alaska’s primary election, but the biggest races will wait until November
Polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday for Alaska’s primary election, the preliminary round for 50 legislative races and one of the most competitive U.S. House elections in the country. Pre-election turnout has been unusually low: This is the first Alaska primary in more than a decade without a governor’s race, race for U.S. Senate, […]
Passings: Paul Jenkins, longtime Alaska journalist, who went through the Great Alaska Newspaper War
Conservative journalist Paul Jenkins, who went from being an Associated Press reporter to becoming managing editor of the Anchorage Times, an editor of the Voice of the Times, editor of the Anchorage Daily Planet and finally a columnist at the Anchorage Daily News, has died. That is according to his former longtime colleague Robert Dillon, who announced it on Facebook. The announcement was corroborated by a family member.
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...
Survivor of weekend brown bear attack shares harrowing tale with Alaska’s News Source
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Three days removed from a near-fatal brown bear attack on the Kenai Peninsula, a seasoned Alaskan hunter sat down with Alaska’s News Source to describe the wildlife encounter in detail. The survivor of the mauling, 32-year-old Tyler Johnson, recounted the incident in a 30-minute sit-down...
Susitna River Coalition is Under New Leadership
Longtime Talkeetna resident, Melis Coady, took the helm of The Susitna River Coalition on August 1st. Coady has worked as the Director of the Alaska Avalanche School for past eight years. She describes what skills she learned in that job that she can now bring to her new role. “What...
Kristen Faulkner finishes as top American at Tour De France Femmes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Crossing the finish line in the final stage of the Tour De France Femmes, Homer’s Kristen Faulkner put a bow on what’s been a career-soaring run for the Alaska-born cyclist. Faulkner finished well back in 62nd place in the eighth and final stage Sunday...
Midday Report: August 19, 2024
On this week's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Some of the hottest temperatures of the summer were recorded yesterday in the Eastern Interior. More than 100 Anchorage community members gathered on Friday for a vigil to remember a teenager who was shot and killed by Anchorage police. And Anchorage has a cash flow problem.
Gambell man shot, wounded in standoff with troopers
An Alaska State Trooper shot a Gambell man in the hand Friday during a standoff at his home, after he allegedly made numerous phoned threats against police officers in the St. Lawrence Island village. Troopers said in an online dispatch that they arrived at a residence in Gambell at approximately...
Former Bethel police officer charged with assault and providing false information
The state has charged a former Bethel Police Department officer with multiple misdemeanors for a 2023 incident that left a man in the hospital. According to a charging document filed in Bethel District Court, Jonathan Murphy allegedly struck 44-year-old Bernard Mael repeatedly with a closed fist, lied to a fellow officer about being struck by a vehicle Mael was driving, and provided a false report of the incident.
2 Alaska Troopers Allegedly Used Taser and Sicced Dog on Man During Arrest — But It Was the Wrong Person: Police
The Alaska State Trooper and K9 handler are facing misdemeanor assault charges after they allegedly used force on a man who had the same last name of a person with an active warrant
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