Officers were responding to a report of shots being fired near Bragaw Street and Reka Drive, but Case said the man didn't fire at officers after they arrived.

Spent a couple days this week at the Pikka field, where operator Santos says the site’s “first oil” is imminent. Pikka is the biggest oil development on the North Slope in decades. alaskapublic.org/news/economy...

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable in Anchorage with Interior Department officials Tuesday to hear from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok leaders about challenges the communities still face and ideas for how to move forward.

At issue is whether the Anchorage School District gave appropriate notice to the community when it recommended closing Campbell STEM Elementary School to address the district’s roughly $90 million budget deficit.

After a recount held today, Janice Park is primed to win the hotly contested race to represent Midtown Anchorage. More than 100 ballots had to be adjudicated by clerks and observers. Here are some of the more fun write-ins (Uncle Stevie is my favorite, but I missed one that simply read 'Your mom')

Assembly members voted to postpone voting on the proposal re: public reports on the city's legal settlements to their regular meeting on April 28. It looks like it'll get voted on before new Assembly members are sworn in.

Since 2023, Anchorage's Department of Law has released a public quarterly report to the Assembly listing all of the city's legal settlements. Municipal Attorney Eva Gardner says disclosing the settlements could lead to more legal claims against the city. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

K-9 Kiska reportedly had to get one of its toes amputated, but the injury is not believed to be life-threatening.

WOW! With more Anchorage election results posted this evening, Janice Park now leads Dave Donley to represent Midtown Anchorage on the Assembly. She'd been trailing since Tuesday night and now is ahead by only 22 votes. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

This story's been updated with some info on a lawsuit filed against the school district and school board seeking to reverse the closure of Campbell STEM.

Hey, people who work in any type of press relations... please do this more often -- providing pronouncers. (*In no way is this an endorsement of Bishop-Schuerch campaign)

After initial election results, a bond package for capital improvements to several Anchorage schools and a one-time, $12 million tax hike intended to hire more teachers, are both failing by razor-thin margins. https://akpub.io/4t0bOUk

Two conservative candidates -- Donald Handeland of Eagle River and Dave Donley of Midtown Anchorage -- were leading in races for open Assembly seats, as was North Anchorage progressive Sydney Scout. All three incumbents running held sizable leads. https://akpub.io/48lCczz

Great reporting by @juneauindependent.bsky.social - Alaska was not included in the latest DOJ crime report, in part: "Some Alaska law enforcement agencies have not been reporting their data in the required NIBRS format, incl the Anchorage Police Department" www.juneauindependent.com/post/alaska-...

Been working on this piece for a couple months and happy to finally get it published. It's a story about how for one Anchorage 12-year-old boy, getting his father -- a U.S. citizen -- to do a paternity test is the difference between citizenship and deportation. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

A newly formed political group with little information about its funding or expenditures sent a pair of contradictory mailers to South Anchorage residents just days before the municipal election deadline.

A new law tightens access to SNAP benefits. Experts say it could leave Alaska veterans out in the cold.

Campbell STEM Elementary parents were told by the Anchorage School District that the school was recommended for closure 11 days before the school board ultimately voted to close it. Now a group of parents is making a last-ditch effort to try to reverse the decision. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

Alaska lawmakers push Trump administration to waive $100k visa fee for international teachers, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/03/a...

Next month, Anchorage voters will decide on 2 ballot initiatives that would support the Anchorage School District. One ballot initiative is a roughly $80M bond. The other is a one-time $11.8M tax hike that school district leaders plan on using to hire 80 teachers. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

Last night, the Anchorage School Board approved a budget that officials described as "severe," to address a $90 million budget deficit. Cuts include more than 500 staff -- including over 300 teachers -- and three elementary school closures. alaskapublic.org/news/educati...

UPDATE: He was charged with a count of driving under the influence, a misdemeanor, on Monday. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

The FBI is looking for more information about 36-year-old Craig Scott Valdez, state Sen. George Rauscher's chief of staff, arrested this morning on charges of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. https://akpub.io/3MVAT2T

NEW: The Alaska Dept. of Corrections spent $24 million over budget last year, with $20 million on staffing and overtime. DOC presented a breakdown of staff overtime hours: 15 staff logged over $100k in overtime, with 2 logging over 2,000 hrs - up to $225k alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask...

Weird delay in Alaska courts: An Anchorage police officer got arrested and charged on Jan. 31 for operating under the influence, according to APD. It's been over two weeks and no record of his charges are showing up on the state's Courtview database.

In which I get to tell Alaskans... if you want a date, get out of the house!

Just got a batch of info from the Alaska Department of Corrections re: the number of people detained by ICE in the state. Last year, there were 101 people detained by ICE and held in Alaska. This year, there have been another 14 people held, with four still in custody.

Shameless self-plug, but today marks 10 years to the day that I’ve been on Alaskans’ radios. I feel genuinely privileged to still be on the air in the Last Frontier.

During his final State of the State address last week, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a partnership between the state and Anchorage aimed at addressing the city's crime rates. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

WOW! I just read this, not expecting a callback to a 49 Voices segment I did nearly a decade ago! Great read about Anchorage's jazz age

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance is putting a pause on her proposal for a 3% sales tax. Instead she’s pushing city leaders to focus on a one-time $12M tax hike for the Anchorage School District. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

File under Anchorage municipal seal drama: In a survey where locals could vote on a new municipal seal, city IT staff say over 2,100 *very similar* responses were submitted in a 52-minute period earlier this week, leading officials to suspect they were fraudulent. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska announced last night that two Anchorage programs (the Turnagian Elementary afterschool program and the Woodland Park child development center) will cease operations on Dec. 24. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

An Anchorage woman who survived a bear mauling this summer says she’s so grateful to the rescuers who scrambled to save her life. “I don't remember being down, but I do remember laying there being chewed on and trying to play dead,” Victoria Lydle said.

Food Bank of Alaska officials say this holiday season is proving especially tough for people struggling to afford groceries.

Earthquake Center amended it to a 6.0.

Seeing a lack of Alaskans posting about the earthquake on my X (Twitter) feed lets me know that site is washed.

Alaska Earthquake Center measured a 6.2 magnitude quake near Willow at 8:11 this morning. Definitely felt that one

Advocates for separating the Eagle River-Chugiak area from the Municipality of Anchorage sent a draft detachment petition to the state Local Boundary Commission this week. “This is definitely the furthest we've gotten,” says Eaglexit's chair. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

The school district had recommended closing Fire Lake and Lake Otis Elementary schools at the end of the school year to address declining state support and lower birth rates in Anchorage. https://akpub.io/3LKO99K

Anchorage election administrator Liz Edwards said the voting system has been in place since April, and was not a “first of its scale” experiment the city was about to conduct, as the Times reported. https://akpub.io/3LMkM6J

Sad update today: A man who was struck by a pickup truck in Anchorage on Oct. 28 died ten days later on Nov. 7. Eric Schmidt, 65, is the 14th of 15 pedestrians killed by vehicles in Anchorage this year, matching last year's total. alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

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Anchorage Mayor LaFrance is proposing a 3% sales tax. “It’s very clear that if we don’t have new revenue, we’re going to face service cuts and other tough choices,” she said. The Assembly will decide whether to put the tax proposal on the spring ballot.

An Alaska Native company started with a vision for how it could make a profit and do good. Then it became an ICE detention giant.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy says President Trump has signed a federal disaster declaration for the Western Alaska storms and flooding that has forced thousands to relocate.

Anchorage officials say they're working to transition Western Alaska evacuees from mass shelters into more private housing, while the school district focuses on supporting students.

Alaska Rep. Nick Begich delivered his 1st address to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention since being sworn in. Right before his speech, AFN delegates unanimously approved a resolution opposing changes Begich floated to the Marine Mammal Protection Act. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Today's the first day of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. Keynote speaker Natasha Singh called on attendees to stand together politically like their elders did in order to demand policies and funding to support their communities. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

In other Alaska-ICE news, an Anchorage restaurant worker who was arrested by ICE in August was released Tuesday from detention following a judge's ruling in a class action lawsuit. The judge ruled that Santiago Martinez, 30, couldn’t be held without bond. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...