The latest news from Alaska's News Source.
Visibility was rather low at the time of a San Diego crash on May 22 that killed six people including a pilot based in Alaska, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Plus, with Alaska’s wildfire season well underway, the state Division of Forestry leaders said Thursday that Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s near $27 million veto of fire suppression funding does not concern them.
Today on the Morning Edition, a nonprofit plans to sue over Governor Mike Dunleavy’s Education Veto. This comes nearly one week after the Governor slashed almost $51 million, leaving leaders for districts across the state to make what they’ve described as unexpected, dire cuts.Additionally, cleanup at Davis Park enters its third day as officials dig into a mess that, in some cases, has been years in the making. An update on how the cleanup is going and how the city is dealing with some returning campers.
A nonprofit is planning to sue the state of Alaska over what they claim are constitutional violations Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s nearly $51 million education funding veto created, their director confirmed to Alaska’s News Source Wednesday. Plus, a man with a history of prior arrests for inappropriate contact of minors was taken into custody Tuesday after police accused him of entering a Fairbanks tanning salon and harassing a 10-year-old minor.
Today on the Morning Edition, chaos and flames erupt as crew begin clearing Davis Park in Anchorage. This is sparking new concerns about the city’s homeless population.Plus, a family is working through pain and heartbreak as the legal proceedings get started for the man accused of causing the death of 16-year-old Alena Tennis.
Multiple fires flared up Tuesday morning in the woods of Mountain View’s Davis Park as the city began clearing out homeless camps in the area. Plus, there are over 40 new wildfires that are ablaze across the state as thousands of lightning strikes hit the state in the last 24 hours.
Today on the Morning Edition, we’re learning more about a deadly shooting that unfolded between a Wasilla man and multiple Alaska State Troopers in Houston over the weekend. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation have opened a case on the shooting while the three officers have been placed on leave for seven days.Also, the final suspect in the 2019 brutal murder of Cynthia Hoffman at Thunderbird Falls returned to court for a status hearing. 22-year-old Kayden McIntosh plead guilty to second-degree murder last year. Family spoke out about how long the case has taken.
Two days after a flood washed out an 80-foot stretch of the Dalton Highway, maintenance and operations crews for the Alaska DOT are still working to repair the vital corridor. Plus, several schools across the state are beginning to make the cuts necessary to survive the governor’s line-item veto on education funding last week; some of those preparations appear to come in the form of hiring and spending freezes.
Today on the morning edition, thousands of demonstrators took to downtown Anchorage as part of a nationwide protest, where critics of President Trump participated in what they called “No King Rallies.”And from protest to celebration, an observance and recognition of history and Black culture take place as Juneteenth festivities unfold ahead of this week’s holiday.
As the impact of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes begins to sink in, education and political leaders met on a Zoom call Friday afternoon to assess the damage. Plus, an Anchorage community protest was assembled Friday afternoon in an effort to show solidarity with protests that continue to take place across the country over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
Today on the Morning Edition, a new hurdle in the education funding battle. Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a budget bill yesterday that included a cut to the Base Student Allocation increase initially approved by lawmakers and included in the budgets built by Alaska School Districts.Plus, people living at Davis Park are on notice. In four days, the city will abate the camp, but some aren’t ready to leave. What some of them are saying and how the city plans to clear the area as smoothly as possible.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy revealed his signed budget bill Thursday, including $122 million in vetoed line items. Plus, a black bear that was spotted roaming downtown Anchorage late Thursday morning has been tranquilized and captured.
Today on the Morning Edition, a major announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy and how Alaska’s role in liquid natural gas production will be part of several major projects that could bring more than $200 billion to the U.S. GDP.Plus, Alaska rescue coordinators say the busy season is well underway with more people heading into the backcountry. As of early June, there have been 47 rescues with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Tuesday, charging a Wasilla man with distributing carfentanil to two people, including a teen girl who died from an overdose and was left on a powerline trail in the Mat-Su. Plus, the remains of the fourth family member whose boat capsized in Kachemak Bay last summer have been recovered.
Today on the Morning Edition, anti-ICE protests have spread to Anchorage as Los Angeles braces for a sixth day of unrest. Governor Mike Dunleavy has weighed in on ICE detainees being held in Alaska.Plus, an investigation is underway after officials say an air crew ejected from an F-16 at Eielson Air Force Base Tuesday afternoon.
An Anchorage federal judge said that it’s up to the government to bring back the owner of two Soldotna restaurants, currently being held at Washington state’s ICE detention facility on multiple immigration law violation charges by Monday, or the case could be dismissed. Plus, the Fairbanks City Council voted 4-2 on Monday to lower the mill rate slightly for 2025 while facing several high-profile expenditures, most pressingly a series of payments due to Marvin Roberts totaling $9.25 million over the next couple of years.
Today on the Morning Edition, cities across the country, including here in Alaska, are standing in solidarity with Los Angeles as clashes between police and protestors spill into a fifth day after federal agents rounded up hundreds of migrants at their workplaces throughout the region.Plus, the Anchorage Assembly is considering a repeal of an ordinance that forces bars and restaurants to ID anyone purchasing alcohol regardless of age appearance.
Today on the Morning Edition, there’s growing unrest in Los Angeles as protestors clash with National Guard Troops over the President’s immigration policy.Plus, an inspiring finish for Special Olympics Athletes over the weekend for the 2025 Summer Games. More than 300 athletes from across the state took home medals in their sports.
Today on the morning edition, two people are dead after a helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope. Investigators are battling time and weather to find out what cause the deadly crash, saying the next few hours are critical.Also, an update in a high-profile voter fraud case out of Whittier. Ten members of an American Samoan Family, who are U.S. Nationals, are being accused of illegally casting ballots in Alaska Elections.
Today on the Morning Edition, new details from Nigeria about a former Alaska Priest who is missing and believed to be in the hands of a deadly terrorist group. Hundreds are paying for his life and calling for his safe return.Also, a 47-year-old woman is now facing 73 counts of animal abuse and neglect after police found her home packed with dogs and birds.
In breaking news, federal officials confirmed that two people were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday on Alaska’s North Slope. Plus, the Diocese of Fairbanks says that they were contacted by a Nigerian Diocese informing them that a terrorist group in Africa had kidnapped a former Alaska priest in the country.
Today on the Morning Edition, a former Fairbanks Priest has been kidnapped in Africa, according to the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks. The Catholic Community is uniting and hoping faith will bring him home.Also, the search for a missing Ski Mountaineer on Mt. McKinley has been postponed, according to a spokesperson from Denali National Park. How weather has been impacting the search for the missing 41-year-old man.
A Fairbanks mass was held this afternoon for a former Fairbanks priest who the Diocese of Fairbanks says was kidnapped while on a mission in Africa. Plus, a woman has been charged with 73 counts of animal neglect after 71 dogs and two birds were found in a single home last month.
Today on the Morning Edition, a controversial push for Alaska's fossil fuels, plus we continue our Roadtrippin' adventures in Adak.
Three Trump Cabinet members began a tour at a key point of operations at a prolific oil field near the Arctic Ocean in Alaska on Monday, part of a multiday trip aimed at highlighting President Donald Trump’s push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. Plus, one man is dead and another faces charges after an early morning rollover crash on the Seward Highway Saturday.
Today on the Morning Edition, Trump administration officials are in Alaska talking jobs, gas and the future of a $44 billion pipeline project. Plus, learn what makes Adak unique as our Roadtrippin' crew kicks things off in the Aleutians.
Today on the Morning Edition, a life-or-death struggle in the icy Tanana River. How one first responder was pushed to the limits to pull off a successful but dangerous water rescue.Plus, Senator Dan Sullivan talks about a passion project that is about to take shape on JBER. How a half-billion dollar project will bring jobs, expand military readiness and position Alaska at the forefront of global defense training.
After finding the remains of three bodies in a boat that sank off Kachemak Bay last summer, the person who found the remains earlier this week breaks down the efforts over the last 10 months in trying to locate the family of four from Texas.
Today on the Morning Edition, in Ketchikan, mud and debris from a landslide slammed into homes, triggering evacuations and urgent warnings from emergency officials as more wind and rain could be heading into the area.Plus, Alaska State Troopers say three bodies have been recovered from a boat discovered at the bottom of Kachemak Bay. This comes nearly 10 months after a Texas family of four disappeared in those waters.
An early morning landslide in Ketchikan left one home and a vehicle damaged, but no one injured. Plus, a Texas man is recovering after being pinned for hours under a 700-pound boulder that fell on him during a hike with his wife last weekend; and nearly 10 months after a family of four from Texas went missing in the waters of Kachemak Bay, a search has turned up human remains in the boat on the bottom of the bay.
Two men are still missing after a weekend seal hunt ended in disaster. The lone survivor is now home, as family and search crews cling to hope.Plus, a heartbreaking discovery after months of searching near the Susitna River. The fiancée of Iron Dog Racer Skye Ranch shares with Alaska’s News Source what she felt in the moment she got the call.
A search is ongoing for two men missing after the boat they were on sank off the coast of a Western Alaska island late Monday night. Plus, the fiancée of a Wasilla man whose body was found Thursday after breaking through ice while riding an ATV said while the news is bittersweet, it does bring the family a bit of closure.
More than 70 dogs were seized from a single home in Anchorage. Now the shelter is packed, and the community is being asked to step up and help ease the overcrowding.Additionally, more than a hundred people spent time honoring veterans by cleaning headstones at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery over the past weekend.
The City of Anchorage has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of 16-year-old Easter Leafa, who was shot and killed by police days before starting school last summer. The release from the Mayor’s Office says the settlement relieves the city of all claims regarding the shooting. Leafa’s family attorney says they are working with the city to make sure no other family has to go through this.Also, the latest from a deadly plane crash in San Diego. The private jet that crashed in a military neighborhood yesterday morning was registered to a Homer-based company.
The family of Easter Leafa, the 16-year-old who died in an officer-involved shooting in August, and the Municipality of Anchorage have reached a $2.11 million settlement. Plus, a private jet that crashed into a neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday morning killed at least three people onboard, including the man with an Alaska address who owned the plane and was a co-founder of a national music talent agency. And an Anchorage woman tells the story of how her dog saved her life in a moose trampling last week in Anchorage's Kincaid Park.
A suspect is under arrest after two staff members of Israel’s embassy were shot and killed outside a Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.Also, Anchorage Police say a still image from body camera footage during an officer-involved shooting shows a gun on the man killed in a traffic stop. However, not everyone is convinced the proof is in this picture.
Lawmakers head home after overriding the Governor’s veto on a major education funding bill. However, members from the Anchorage School District remain uneasy this morning. While the override of the veto moved things forward, the possibility of a line-item veto by the Governor still has some board members on edge. The board held its final meeting of the school year last night and is still waiting to learn how much money it will actually receive from the state.
Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a second education funding bill yesterday. Alaskan lawmakers will meet today to decide if they will override his veto. Plus, a close call at Kincaid Park. A moose with a newborn calf trampled a woman and her dog. Why wildlife officials warn that this is one of the most dangerous times of year.
Governor Mike Dunleavy has until midnight to veto House Bill 57, the education bill, or let it become law. Also, Former President Joe Biden has responded on social media to his "aggressive form" of prostate cancer.
On Thursday morning, in the park’s green belt that runs through campus, a moose gave birth to its calf. Plus, lots of people take advantage of the summer months for moving, but according to the Better Business Bureau, it’s for that reason people should especially be on the lookout for scams.
Following Monday’s fatal Anchorage officer-involved shooting, advocates continued their call for the Anchorage Police Department to implement a citizen police review board — one week after APD Chief Sean Case told Alaska’s News Source a citizen’s board was not necessary. Plus, Alaska has a new Teacher of the Year, a welding instructor at Hutchison High School in Fairbanks.
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said poor lighting during the incident meant details surrounding the fatal shooting would be “slightly less than we normally give.” Plus, a video captured at Providence Hospital in Anchorage shows a mama moose giving birth to a calf on the grass outside the hospital on Thursday.
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance announced that the municipality will be installing cameras around Town Square Park to aid police efforts in the area, among other enforcement strategies across town to help the homelessness epidemic. Plus, a preliminary report released Wednesday on the deadly plane crash in Nanwalek last month confirmed that a loose dog likely contributed to the demise of the Cessna 207 that was carrying three people.
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