By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Former Juvenile Justice administrator charged with possessing child pornography
By Jill Burke and Rich Mauer: KTUU wins document quest, revealing Anchorage police chief mishandled internal affairs inquiry
By Leroy Polk: WATCH LIVE: Alaska Federation of Natives Convention kicks off Thursday
By Rebecca Palsha: ‘Wiinga-llu’: Newly-appointed Lt. Gov. shared #MeToo experience a week before taking office
By KTVA Web Staff: New Lt. Gov. Davidson makes first speech, says she stands ready to serve
By Liz Raines: Walker cancels AFN campaign booth, donates space to nonprofits
By Scott Gross: 3 Alaska schools earn federal performance honor
By Rebecca Palsha: There’s a disaster, and you’re in charge of 45,000 students, what happens next?
By Anna Rose MacArthur: Village Police Officer To Be Honored For Improving The Lives Of Alaska Native Women And Children
By Wanetta Ayers: Judge Corey wasn’t the only one to fail a sexual violence survivor, but accountability matters.
By Patrick Enslow: Kikkan named honorary chair for Women of Achievement & Youth Awards
By Liz Raines: Anchorage breast cancer survivor shares spiritual experience
By Manny Creech: Alaska leads the country in women entrepreneurs, research finds
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Alaska News October 17, 2018
By Melissa Frey: Seward flooding prompts emergency declaration, school closures
By Leroy Polk: Alaska woman charged with assaulting an officer after punching one in head
By Rebecca Palsha: After a tearful apology, an Anchorage man will serve 81 years for attempted murder
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – After a tearful apology to his victims, Christian Beier was sentenced to 141 years with 60 suspended, 81 years to serve after being convicted of attempted murder charges.
By Chris Klint: School report leads to arrest in girl’s sexual abuse
By Heather Hintze: ‘Tell someone:’ Victim in Mat-Su teacher abuse case speaks
By Daniella Rivera, John Thain: Report: Alaska violent crime rates significantly higher than national average
By Cecily Hilleary: Congress: Alaska Natives to Expand Violence Against Women Act
By Winona LaDuke: LaDuke: How should women feel about recent events?
By Steve Quinn: Lt. Gov. Mallott steps down amid ‘inappropriate comments’
By Leroy Polk, Daniel Kirby: UPDATE: Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott resigns after making ‘inappropriate overtures’
By Joe Vigil: Alaska veterans leave for Honor Flight to Washington DC
By Heather Hintze: Alaska teens’ music video melds Tlingit and hip-hop
By Anna Rose MacArthur: Y-K Delta Village Population Growth Outpacing Bethel Population Growth
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Calina Lawrence
Alaska News October 16, 2018
By Daniel Kirby: APD: Intoxicated woman crashes truck, drives away with child in backseat
By Sean Maguire: Deceased taxi driver remembered as a loving dad and aspiring author
By Rebecca Palsha: Sentencing for man convicted of attempted murder stretches to second day
By Derek Minemyer: Girdwood Forest Fair refuses to settle lawsuit with man escorted for religious activity
By Chris Klint: 2nd Regal Air pilot turned back from fatal flight’s route, NTSB says
By Heather Hintze: Elders & Youth helps keep Native languages alive
Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Power Outage Tuesday Night For Bethel, Napakiak, And Oscarville
Rasmuson Foundation: Our Momentum Fellows already are moving forward, here and in life
By KTVA Web Staff: Reel spooky: Map reveals Alaska’s favorite kid-friendly Halloween film
By Kalinda Kindle: Prepared, not scared; ASD teaches ALICE training
By John Thompson: Head of the Class: Sarah San Martin
Communications during a disaster
Alaska News October 15, 2018
By Chris Klint: Anchorage woman found dead in Ninilchik RV
By Chris Klint: APD: Fatal hit-and-run driver said he was too ‘low on gas’ to stop
By Chris Klint: NTSB: Helicopter was in ‘free fall’ before fatal Southeast crash
By Dave Leval: Mountain View residents call for end to gun violence
By Kalinda Kindle: The sky is the limit: Girls in Aviation Day
Governor Bill Walker One Alaska Update: October 15, 2018
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: IT’S AFN WEEK
AFN: Watch Convention Live
Alaska News October 14, 2018
Snow on Flattop!
By Chris Klint: Taxi driver killed in fiery early-morning crash
By Sean Maguire: Anchorage police search for hit-and-run suspect who left victim with ‘life-threatening’ injuries
By Chris Klint: Unlicensed Kenai River fishing guide behind bars, loses boat
In addition to the fine and forfeiture of the boat, trailer and electronics, Hollandsworth was ordered to serve 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended.
After his release, he will be placed on probation for a year during which he will not be allowed to fish – or “be in a boat on the Kenai River with persons that are fishing.”
By Chris Klint: Elders & Youth Conference set to begin Sunday in Anchorage
By Beth Verge: State says it will prioritize Alaskans in Alaska LNG project hiring process
By Chris Klint: NTSB: Weather likely led to long-lost plane’s Southeast crash
By Anna Rose Macarthur: Gubernatorial Campaigns Present Their Ideas On How To Improve Alaska Rural Public Safety
Alaska News October 13, 2018
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Napakiak TPO Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Minor, Alaska Tribal Courts See Infusion Of Federal Funds and more ->
By Daniella Rivera: Halfway house walkaway with catch & release history re-arrested
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Local school briefly in ‘stay put’ mode as escaped inmate arrested
By Beth Verge: Questions swirl as staffing shortages land mental health patients in jail for psychiatric treatment
By Daniel Kirby: New photos show extent of rapid erosion of Newtok coastline
By Lauren Maxwell: How far should free speech go at UA campuses?
By Jack Carney: Muni has two ideal sites for possible new ASD bus hub
That meeting is planned to happen on December 10 at the ZJ Loussac Library, located at 3600 Denali Street at 6:30 PM.
You can view the proposals and plans by clicking HERE.
By Tegan Hanlon: Watch: A pygmy goat hops around the Anchorage animal shelter
By KTVA Web Staff: Trail construction to close parts of Westchester Lagoon
By Cassie Schirm: Alaska distilleries can now mix things up and serve cocktails
By Emily Boerger: Speaker Presentations now available from 2018 Alaska State of Reform Conference
Hearthside Books: 3rd Thursday with Alaska Women Speak
By Patrice Gopo: ‘The place I’ve always called home’
Alaska News October 12, 2018
By Cassie Schirm: National Mental Illness Awareness week
By Leroy Polk: Alaska man stabbed in the chest with butcher knife, girlfriend arrested
By Associated Press: Alaska suspect lit on fire after he sat on trooper chemical agent
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: DOT flagger struck by distracted driver, expected to recover
By Daniella Rivera: Charges: Convicted felon shot man in the back
By Derek Minemyer: Alaska receives federal grant for overdose death review panel
Channel 2 spoke with Henderson Thursday at an Overdose Death Investigation and Prosecution Training presented by Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth.
“And that’s what this training is about is how do we prosecute drug traffickers for the deaths that they cause?” he said.
By Annie Zak: Settlement reached in Alaska Dispatch News bankruptcy case
By Kyle Hopkins: Executives say they lost their jobs at one of Alaska’s largest hospitals for reporting improper billing of Medicare, Medicaid
By Liz Raines: 36 years later, still no conviction in Alaska mass murder
By Scott Gross: Inside the Gates: Guardsmen fabricate parts from scratch for any situation
By Beth Verge: Gold Star Peak Belgian Ale makes debut in Anchorage
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Alaska Federation of Natives returns to Anchorage next week – What you need to know
By Rebecca Palsha: Career teachers look at working second jobs to make ends met
The starting salary is $48,886 for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no experience; total cost including benefits is $77,559.
By Brandon McIntire: Three generations give back to Unalaska, a place that means so much
By Tripp Crouse: Book fair to feature Alaska Native authors, illustrators and panelists
KNBA – KBC Native America Calling: This week on Indigefi: Cheryl Bear
Julia O’Malley: Alaskana recipe: Village-style doughnuts
Alaska News October 11, 2018
By Leroy Polk: Alaska tribal police officer arrested for sexual abuse of a minor, troopers say
By Kortnie Horazdovsky & Rhiannon Walker: Fairbanks police share 11-minute video of deadly officer-involved shooting
By Derek Minemeyer: UPDATE: Suspect identified in Wednesday shooting, stand-off
By Leroy Polk: Alaska militia leader to be re-sentenced for conspiracy to murder federal officers
By Daniel Kirby: F-22 Raptor makes emergency landing at JBER
By Lauren Maxwell: Young women with breast cancer form Anchorage support group
By Scott Gross: New ASD elementary curriculum draws backlash
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council Swears In New Members
Alaska News October 10, 2018
By Associated Press: Family member identifies whale hunters killed in Alaska
By Leroy Polk, Kalinda Kindle: Alaska woman missing for almost a week; search for her expands
By Daniella Rivera: DV victim: I wasn’t notified when suspect violated house arrest
By Dave Leval: Willow Airport thieves haven’t yet been grounded
By Chris Klint: Anchor Point man charged in wanton waste of 3 moose
Homelessness in focus as winter approaches
By Cassie Schirm: Berkowitz introduces 2019 operating budget
By Steve Quinn: ConocoPhillips producing new North Slope oil
By Associated Press: Rocket launch planned at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex
By Liz Raines: Ballot Measure 1 campaigns argue pros, cons on KTVA’s Daybreak
By Kalinda Kindle: Thousands sign on to petition to bring back the middle school model in ASD schools
By Leroy Polk & Rebecca Palsha: ‘We’ll see what happens’; Girdwood locals react to Alyeska Resort’s sale
By Angela Krenzien: Katmai crowns chunky champion of Fat Bear Week
By Deborah Byrd: Whale songs evolve, but calls persist for generations