Anchorage AK

Alaska Department of law says DNA evidence links River John George Aspelund to mother’s murder. Alutiiq Museum launches new interactive map sharing locations in native language. Updated: 4 hours ago. One of the core tenets of any museum is preservation. For Alaska Native museums statewide, the preservation of...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In the past week, officials have responded to the deaths of two hikers from two separate incidents, near a glacier in Southeast Alaska. On September 2, the body of Thomas Casey, a 69-year-old hiker from Arizona, was identified after being recovered from the Mendenhall Glacier. Six...

After four decades behind bars, Alaska’s youngest convicted female killer is set to walk free. At the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage, a judge has reduced the sentence of Winona Fletcher, making her immediately eligible for release. Fletcher was just 14 years old in 1985 when she and her boyfriend...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - New speed limit signs went up on Spenard Road Monday morning telling drivers to slow down. The section of Spenard from Hillcrest Drive to Northern Lights Boulevard is now 25 mph, as is the section from Northern Lights to Benson. The section of Spenard between Minnesota Drive and Benson...

Anchorage residents, you may soon be asked to help shape the future of transportation in the region. The Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions, or AMATS, is launching a new Household Travel Survey called Your Daily Journey. In partnership with the Municipality of Anchorage and the Alaska Department of...

Alaska State Parks is inviting residents to hear from one of its most influential leaders. Neil Johannsen, the longest-serving acting director of Alaska State Parks, will share stories from his tenure spanning 1971 to 1995 on September 10th in Anchorage. His presentation, held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the Atwood...

Jonson Kuhn gives an update on the verdict in the Winona Fletcher resentencing.

Anchorage police investigated a shooting at a West Anchorage address. Officers responded to 1650 W Northern Lights Boulevard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they found an adult male with a gunshot wound to the upper body. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening...

Judge Jack McKenna on Monday resentenced Winona Fletcher to 60 years. With mandatory parole reducing that by a third, to 40 years, it means Fletcher will be released from prison. -- Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media. Original story:. Winona Fletcher’s past 40 years have been spent in Alaska prisons, ever since...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One man was taken to the hospital after a shooting on W. Northern Lights Blvd on Sunday. Anchorage Police responded to a reported shooting at 8:31 a.m. Sunday near the Carrs grocery store area, according to a statement from the APD. The investigation determined the shooting happened inside...