If you are in crisis, please call the Alaska’s statewide suicide prevention and crisis support hotline.
877-266-4357. The hotline is available every day, 24/7.
By Shannon Ballard: Homer woman adds voice to conversation during Suicide Prevention Week
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews, Alex DeMarban: Man arrested after body of missing Kotzebue girl is found
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: Villages and cities across Alaska pay tribute to missing 10 year-old girl from Kotzebue
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Man charged with murder in Palmer woman’s shooting
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Vehicle collision causes critical injuries
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Passenger plane crashes in swamp, survivors huddle on overturned plane for rescue
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: 19-year-old sneaks into Anchorage tunnel and sets up apartment, with a table and a cat
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: API chief, two other Health officials resign
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: API CEO, others resign following release of negative report
 
 
 
 
By Steve Quinn: Insurance covers ASD’s $12,000 consultant crisis fee
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: State employee criticized over Facebook post
The Department of Law says it and other departments were discussing possible social media guidelines before the latest post.

“…have been reviewing the possibility of adopting a policy or training procedure to help workers understand how negative behavior on social media could impact their job duties, without infringing on their First Amendment right to freedom of speech,” said Department of Law Assistant Attorney General Cori Mills.

Mills also said, right now, there is no statewide policy or guidance document in place. Mills would not comment if the department would have a discussion with Garner or punish him.
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: New budget report predicts state savings accounts will be empty by 2021
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Alaskan artist turns her talents to fish

By Associated Press: Juneau bike theft leads to robbery, felony assault arrest
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: No plan to scale down search as efforts move toward investigation
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: 2 arrested after 1 strikes officer, house in stolen vehicle
 
 
 
 
By KTVA: Triple murder suspect’s bail reduced by $550K
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: At a cost of $12,000 a month, a PR firm is providing crisis communication work for ASD in wake of the Dimond High investigation
 
 
 
 
By Mary Simton: Anchorage Youth Court recruiting middle, high schoolers
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Last year’s Anchorage-area beluga whale count inspired a small army of citizen scientists. You can join them Saturday.
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: ‘We got it wrong’: Government apologizes to Alaska Natives for banning migratory bird harvests
 
 
 
 
By Jeff Bridges: Congress funding bill to help Alaska’s military, energy needs
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Port of Alaska hit with $500,000 steel tariffs
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: NTSB: Talkeetna pilot was on her first night of training when plane crashed
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Women’s shelter challenges Anchorage’s non-discrimination law
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: State seeks feedback on emergency alert system
The test is scheduled for Thursday, September 20 at 10:18 a.m. and will last for about one minute. Most cell phones will get a text that says:

“THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

Operations Chief for DHS&EM, Bryan Fisher, says communication in Alaska is different than in the Lower 48 so he’s grateful for Alaskans’ feedback.

“Every time these systems are tested in Alaska we find ways to make improvements,” Fisher wrote.

After the test is finished, the state wants you to take the survey here.

You can participate even if your cell phone didn’t receive the test message.
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: Denali Strabel flashes her uphill skills at Skyrunning World Championships
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: The art of house posts in Southeast Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Dave Goldman: Alaska history comes full circle for a family from California

By Mary Simton: APD: Holiday Gas Station manager choked over Pop Tart
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky & Sean Maguire: Search for Kotzebue girl shifts to law enforcement investigation
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Search for girl expanded to include shoreline of Kotzebue Sound
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Bob Gillam, wealth fund founder, Pebble critic and one of Alaska’s richest people, dead at 72
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: Police investigation into sexual assault allegations involving Dimond High students sent to state prosecutors
 
 
By KTUU Staff: Dimond High football investigation turned over to Office of Special Prosecutions
 
 
 
 
By Lauren Maxwell: Fire strikes Wasilla family twice in same location
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Report: Alaska’s state-run psychiatric hospital is unsafe for employees
 
 
 
 
By Matt Tunseth: Anchorage police open new shooting range honoring officer killed in plane crash

No injuries!
By Chris Klint: Butte’s iconic ‘Tower House’ burns in massive fire
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Family say Kotzebue girl’s disappearance less clear as search priorities shift
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Missing girl’s family thankful for community’s support
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: APD arrests suspect in Mountain View murder investigation
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Immigrant ‘unlawfully’ detained by Palmer police gets apology and $50,000 in settlement
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint, Scott Gross: Alaska sending help ahead of Hurricane Florence
 
 
 
 
AFD honors 9/11 responders one step at a time
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: At public safety forum, defenders of Senate Bill 91 speak out
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: ASD holds open house sessions on school start times
 
 
 
 
By Cassie Schirm: How to capture the northern lights this week
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: It’s old, corroded and needs upgrades. But who should pay to fix the Port of Alaska?
 
 
 
 
By Lainie Welch: Putting kelp into Alaska beer and fish into baby food
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Special Assembly meeting scheduled for final Cannabaska ruling
The assembly stated tonight it will hold a special meeting this Friday, September 14, to determine its final ruling.
 
 
 
 
By Beth Bragg: 50 years later, Tuesday night is still the time to run in Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By John Schandelmeier: Hunting season means lots of traffic on trails. It may be time to revisit ATV regulations.
 
 
 
 
Experts and authors in Alaskan Native history; fishing and cooking; and ecosystems round out Cunard’s Insights Program when Queen Elizabeth sails …
 
 
 
 
Bon Voyage Laura The Morning Edition says goodbye to it’s lead producer, Laura Holman.
 
 
 
 
High School Tennis player in pursuit of perfection South Highs Christine Hemry has never lost a high school tennis match, and Channel 2s Patrick Enslow caught up with the prep standout to find out how she does it.

By NBC News: WATCH LIVE: Ceremonies held for 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Truck crash kills Manokotak man
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: A lively aurora is forecast for this week
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Lava flow seen on restless Alaska volcano
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: 3 arrested, 1 at large after traffic stop leads to fight
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Murder suspect back in custody, charged with violating house arrest
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: Charlo Greene pleads guilty to drug charge
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: ASD parents, teachers question hiring of P.R. firm in Dimond High controversy
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Report: Sex crime rate more than double in western Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Federal regulations add to Alaska’s already high health care costs
 
 
 
 
By Dave Leval: Fisher House opens doors to more military families
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Judge rules small campaign signs allowed outside of state right-of-way
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak, Tegan Hanlon: Candidates for Alaska governor talk crime, budget gap and oil in Anchorage forum

By Leroy Polk: Man enters Jewel Lake gas station, threatens employee with gun, APD says
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Shooting of bear highlights ‘infestation’ in Cordova after poor salmon returns
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: ‘Real nonsense’: Why are Alaska marijuana buyers obsessed with high potency?
 
 
 
 
By Michelle Therriault Boots: Bean’s Cafe helped him find meaning in the darkest chapter of his life. Now he’s a star volunteer there.
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Ordinance banning intentionally feeding eagles moves forward
The ordinance would also prohibit allowing others to feed those birds on one’s property. It calls for fines of up to $500.
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Rescue mission: Man traveling country with adopted dogs makes stop in Alaska
Asher said he chooses not to dwell on the troubled past some rescue animals have. “A dog doesn’t have a story it obsesses about. No matter what the dog has been through, they don’t think about it anymore. Dogs are all about the present moment. And that’s what people need to do not only with their own life but also with their dog when they rescue a dog.”
 
 
 
 
By Kieran Mulvaney, The Washington Post: How global warming has changed what it’s like to travel to the North Pole
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Ambitious curriculum divides ASD, teachers
 
 
 
 
By Charles Wohlforth: Here’s why Anchorage schoolchildren don’t get enough time for recess or lunch
 
 
 
 
By Megan Russell: Authors John Green And Hank Green Just Scored A Podcasting Deal With WNYC Studios John Green is the author of bestsellers like The Fault in Our Stars and Looking For Alaska. Hank Green is also an author having written the …
 
 
 
 
By Multimedia Journalist Shawn Wilson: First Friday exhibit helps artist who experienced homelessness

By Alex DeMarban: Multiagency search underway in Kotzebue for missing girl
 
 
 
 
Update – Unfounded: Attempted kidnapping investigation; Abbott Loop area; Kasuun Elementary
 
 
By Chris Klint: APD: Man tried to abduct girl near Kasuun Elementary
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Seward Highway landslide cleared south of Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By KTUU Staff: Beloved former Channel 2 anchor, reporter Jason Moore passes away 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: State insurance director recognized nationally
 
 
 
 
By Erica Martinson: Advancing farm bill stirs worries that Alaskans could lose food stamps benefits
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: Man unearths massive mammoth tusk in Northwest Alaska
 
 
 
 
Courtesy of Only In Your State: Alaska
 
 
By Casea Peterson: 10 Reasons Why Alaska Is The BEST State
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward: The Enormous Cheeseburger That’s Nearly As Big As Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Catherine Armstrong: The Scenic Byway In Alaska You Have To Travel At Least Once
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward: Visit These 10 Weird Museums In Alaska For A Fascinating Trip
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward: 14 Neighborhood Restaurants In Alaska With Food So Good You’ll Be Back For Seconds
 
 
 
 
By Courtney: The Jaw-Dropping Mountain Pass In Alaska That’s Unlike Any Other In The World
 
 
 
 
By Courtney: 15 Incredible Hikes Under 5 Miles Everyone In Alaska Should Take
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward: There’s A Hike In Alaska That Leads You Straight To An Abandoned WWII Fort
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward: This Stunning Coffee Shop In Alaska Is A Work Of Art
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward: This Yurt Cottage In Alaska’s Wilderness Is Downright Dreamy

By KTUU Staff: Death of JBER soldier under investigation
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Surveillance video shows former JBER soldier’s assault on airman
 
 
 
 
By Blake Essig: Parents ‘outraged’ at APD response to man who entered daycare, acted erratically in playground
 
 
By Shannon Ballard: Preschool prowler leaves doubts about APD response time
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: His name was on snares that illegally caught 2 bears. He says they were stolen from him.
 
 
 
 
By Devin Fry: North Pole football head coach put on administrative leave amid investigation
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: After 6 miscarriages, Palmer couple starts support group
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer Summers: Grants awarded to Knik Tribe, Eyak Village
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: From orchard to press, watch the process of cider making with Double Shovel Cider Co.
 
 
 
 
By Sharon Cohen, The Associated Press: #NotInvisible: Why are Native American women vanishing?
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Raising Cane’s set to open in Anchorage this year
 
 
 
 
By Rhonda McBride: Frontiers Preview: Owner still hopeful as PenAir prepares for sale
This week, KTVA’s Frontiers program will take an in-depth look at PenAir’s financial struggles. Watch “Alaska Aviation: Turbulent Times” on KTVA Channel 11 at 4:30 and 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 9.
 
 
 
 
By Sydney Brownstone: How naked Burt Reynolds ended up in a Native art gallery in Seattle
 
 
 
 
Alaska Highway News: Fateful tweet brings Fort St. John author’s debut novel to bookshelves

By Devin Kelly: Anchorage’s Town Square Park to host free outdoor screening of ‘The Lion King’
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Hit-and-run suspect pleads guilty in child porn case

Thursday, as part of a plea agreement he struck with the Office of Special Prosecutions, Cockburn pleaded guilty to a single charge of possessing child pornography.

The plea deal involves a involves a sentence of eight years with four suspended, leaving four years of active time to serve, and three years of supervised probation. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for 15 years.
 
 
 
 
By Zaz Hollander: Sentencing not likely until next year for first teen convicted in Valley murder
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Juneau man stole a hatchet from Sportsman’s Warehouse, allegedly swung it at employees trying to stop him
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Police, school officials ask parents to watch out for ‘Keyboard Courage’
“There is a syndrome that we call ‘keyboard courage,'” Whitt said. “It’s where individuals sit behind a keyboard and believe they have a protection of anonymity. Everything has a path and we can usually find where it came from. If you wouldn’t say it in person you probably shouldn’t say it on the internet. If it’s also not a picture your parents or grandparents would put on the refrigerator you shouldn’t post it online.”

If your child is on an app like Instagram or Snapchat, make sure you are added as a friend or follower,” Whitt said. “If you’re not, get rid of the device. Also, if you don’t know your child’s password or passcode, get rid of the device. If the child won’t share the password or passcode, get rid of the device. As long as you’re the parent and they live under your roof, you have to understand you are in control. Having a device and access to social media isn’t a right, it’s a privilege.”
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: New year, new school for Chugiak’s school resource officer
 
 
 
 
By Derek Minemyer: Victim of burglary says SB91 is the problem; Anchorage District Attorney says it’s more complicated
 
 
 
 
By Angela Krenzien: No shortcut to sobriety, says Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Kenai Peninsula Borough opposes city’s annexation plans
 
 
 
 
By Alex DeMarban: State reroutes Dalton Highway to protect motorists from migrating ‘blob’
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: WATCH LIVE: Ballot Measure 1 hearings kick off in Juneau
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Barge delivers historic fuel shipment to Alaska’s North Slope
 
 
 
 
By The Associated Press: Iditarod gains new sponsor after others leave
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Open & Shut: A new Goodwill and kombucha taproom are on the way
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Moose’s Tooth owners plan ‘food hall’ in former La Mex building in Spenard
 
 
 
 
By Julia O’Malley: How Alaska Eats: Freeze late summer-green super pesto, make a proper Alaska berry pudding (and other food news)
 
 
 
 
By Loren Holmes: South Anchorage apple orchard opens to the public one day a year
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Mic Check in the Morning: Harry Moore
 
 
 
 
By Josh Niva: Alaska-raised DJ Astronomar returns with wunderkind Wax Motif
 
 

By Chris Klint: Alaska-based F-22s intercept Russian bombers off Aleutians
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Man arrested minutes after Midtown bank robbery
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk & Jill Burke: UPDATE: School threat made by former West High student, principal says
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Homer man charged with shipping modified guns, alleged ties to ‘dark web’ sites
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Woman charged with DUI in wreck that injured a child
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Sitka man gets 45 years in shooting death of girlfriend
He apologized to Clayton’s family in court, saying he “cannot begin to know the pain and suffering which I have caused.”

Yerkes will be eligible to apply for discretionary parole after serving 15 years in prison.
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Charges: Driver visited 3 bars before deadly Wasilla crash
 
 
 
 
By Richard Mauer: Judge to rule on free-speech case of political signs in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Wanted dead, not alive: errant bass caught in Anchorage’s Sand Lake
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: AST: Fentanyl deaths quadruple; seizures of meth skyrocket in 2017
 
 
 
 
By Tegan Hanlon: For the second year in a row, more than half of Alaska students fail to meet grade-level standards
 
 
 
 
By Devin Kelly: Citing absentee ballot concerns, petitioners call for recount in close Kenai Peninsula primary
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: Alaska sees another month of climbing marijuana tax revenue
 
 
 
 
By Megan Mazurek: Celebrate sobriety during September Recovery Month
 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation: ‘It was heaven.’ 2018 Grantmakers Tour is a wrap. It’s our favorite way of sharing Alaska.
 
 
 
 
By Daniel Kirby: WATCH: Grizzly bear races car down road in South Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Jackie P”urcell: Otters frolic in Ship Creek