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Officer-involved shootings require due process, cautions Alaska deputy attorney general
Alaska Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore said releasing footage from officers’ body-worn cameras after use-of-deadly-force situations is a matter involving both transparency and due process. Skidmore’s press conference came as the Anchorage Assembly majority is ramping up demands for the release of video in recent officer-involved shooting incidences, particularly...
The hunt is on to find U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Tongass National Forest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Christmas may be months away but the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree to adorn the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. was in full swing this weekend in Southeast Alaska. The tradition of selecting a Capitol Christmas Tree from one of...
Stray Welding Current May Have Caused $1.2M Total Loss
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its analysis of a fire that destroyed a small passenger / research vessel in Homer, Alaska last year. Though hot work occurred inside the vessel before the blaze, NTSB ruled this common fire hazard out, and concluded that an electrical fault was responsible for ignition.
Snake-like procession of insect larvae spotted again in Interior Alaska
Another mass of gnat larvae was reported in Fairbanks this week. University of Alaska Fairbanks entomology professor and Museum of the North curator of insects Derek Sikes said the sighting on Pika Road is the latest report of what he calls snake worm larvae. “Because it looks a little like...
Anchorage Mayor LaFrance Joins Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative in NYC
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance was at this week's Assembly meeting but not in person. She's been busy in the Big Apple!. Mayor LaFrance is taking part in the Bloomberg Havard City Leadership Initiative. This year-long, professional management program is meant to equip leaders with the knowledge and tools they need...
Arctic air brings historically cold July temperatures to Bethel
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta isn’t known for its scorching summer temperatures, but a few days this July have been especially chilly. Over the weekend, high temperatures recorded at the Bethel Airport on both Saturday and Sunday were in the 40s. That’s around 15 degrees below normal; the normal high temperature in Bethel at this time of year is 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Anchorage Assembly to APD: Publish recordings of recent police shootings and revise body camera policy
The Anchorage Police Department published a draft of a new body camera policy on Friday. And Tuesday night, the Anchorage Assembly already had notes. In a resolution the Assembly passed in a 9-1 vote, it asks the department for four things. First, to give body camera footage and other recordings...
PBS KIDS Double Feature: Molly and the Great One and Alma Goes to Puerto Rico – Jul. 28
Join Alaska Public Media at the Beartooth Theatre on July 28 at 1 p.m., for a free double feature screening of PBS KIDS films Molly of Denali: Molly and the Great One, and Alma’s Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico. Molly of Denali, an Alaskan favorite, and Alma’s Way, a newer addition to the PBS KIDS lineup, are both fun and appropriate for kids of all ages.
The Used & Taking Back Sunday announce co-headlining tour
The Used and Taking Back Sunday are taking you back to the glory days of early 2000s emo on a co-headlining tour. The joint outing kicks of Oct. 9 in Oklahoma City and wraps up Oct. 24 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two bands will trade off who is closing depending on the night.
Tongass Voices: Hans Javier on celebrating the Fourth with Filipino flare
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Every year on July 4th, drums awaken the streets of downtown Juneau. This iconic sound is Juneau Ati-Atihan, a musical marching group that brings the Filipino festival of the same name from Aklan to Juneau.
Nature’s Canvas: Petersburg’s Ephemeral Art and Music Festival
Petersburg residents celebrated the temporary in late June with art installations, live music, and reflections on the beauty of the natural world. The Ephemeral Art Show, a highlight of the Rainforest Festival, took place on the forested north beach of Petersburg. Dozens of people gathered at low tide to witness and participate in the event. Rainforest Festival organizer Sunny Rice was seen crouching down with a stick in hand, etching a haiku into the sand. Her poem, titled “Ode to the Tide,” read: “Words scratched in the sand, until ocean comes flowing. Moons forget me not.”
After SEAPA shutdown, Petersburg utility customers can expect a smaller fuel adjustment charge than last year.
The roar of diesel generators filled Petersburg’s downtown for a week in June while the region’s hydropower plants were shut down for maintenance. Now, the cost of fuel for those generators will be passed on to utility customers in Petersburg. But the increase will be less than half of what it was last year.
Hotel development permit to go back to Homer Planning Commission
The door is open again for Alaska Native corporation Doyon, Limited to try building a hotel, employee housing and several triplexes at the base of the Homer Spit. That’s after Homer’s Planning Commission denied a conditional use permit application that was deliberated across three meetings last winter. The...
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