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Soldotna man who charged officers with harpoon shot, killed by state troopers, authorities say
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...
Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point
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...
Anchorage Daily News will reduce to two print editions a week, beginning July 15
Over the winter, the publisher of the Anchorage Daily News began asking thought leaders in Anchorage about how the community would react to the newspaper reducing its hard copy editions to twice a week. The decision was made by the owners, the Binkley Company, and announced to staff in April,...
Police shoot and critically injure man near East Anchorage gas station
Anchorage police shot and critically wounded a man in East Anchorage early Monday after they say he fired at them. The man is the fifth person shot by Anchorage officers during a police response since mid-May. Three of those people have died. The most recent shooting happened around 5:15 a.m....
Curtis Hebert sees 13.2-inning scoreless streak snapped in West Coast League
There for a while it looked like Curtis Hebert of Anchorage wasn’t going to give up a run in the West Coast League. The Ridgefield Raptors’ right-hander didn’t yield any in his first three appearances stretching 11 innings and then carried a shutout into the third inning against the Corvalis Knights on the Fourth of July.
Dot Lake On The ALCAN Sues Army Corps Of Engineers Over Gold Mine In Tetlin
Citing Multiple Kinross Mine Concerns, Tiny Little Village Of Dot Lake Sues Army Corps Of Engineers. A new federal lawsuit was filed on Monday, July 1, by the Village of Dot Lake against the US Army Corps of Engineers. The suit claims, among other things, that "The Corps failed to...
Ostanik signs first player in new tenure
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -News for Nanook Nation as new Men’s Basketball Coach Frank Ostanik signs the first player in his new tenure with the team. 6 foot 6 guard Jalai O’Keith signs to the Nooks after spending the last season at East Los Angeles Community College. The Huskies are known from the hit show Last Chance University.
Anchorage’s Brody Jessee has six wins in 19 appearances with High-A Daytona, most for Alaska relief pitcher since 2005
For a relief pitcher, racking up winning decisions usually comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Daytona Dragons’ right-hander Brody Jessee of Anchorage has been lucky in that department, going 6-1 in 19 appearances this season in the Class High-A Midwest League. Those six...
UAF Hockey transfer portal signing and schedule update
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - News for Nanook Nation this time from the transfer portal for Division I hockey. The Nooks Hockey team has picked up defenseman Adam Cardona from UMass Lowell. Cardona appeared in 16 games for the River Hawks in his freshman campaign, scoring one goal against Boston University.
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