Anchorage AK

Houston Mayor Jason Kahn and Deputy Mayor Dan Lewis resigned Thursday.

A new rate increase that doubles the cost of trash disposal at municipal transfer facilities has some local residents storing their garbage and others laying a course to fight the fee. Paying $10 to throw out a single bag of garbage is a high cost for a single person living...

Members of the Taku-Campbell Community Council are pushing back against the planned closure of Campbell STEM Elementary. In a 37–0 vote, the council passed a resolution asking the Anchorage School District to reconsider its decision and urging the Anchorage Assembly to vote “no” on ordinance AO 2026, which would fund...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Thursday, March 12, 2026, would have been Ashley Johnson-Barr’s 18th birthday. At 10 years old, Johnson-Barr was murdered by Peter Vance Wilson, a relative of hers. Wilson was ultimately sentenced to 99 years in prison in 2021. Wilson remains in prison and is scheduled to be released in...

Fairbanks rookie Jody Potts-Joseph had quite a terrifying experience on the trail Tuesday shortly after leaving the Rohn checkpoint when her dog team ran up on a bison.

The Anchorage Police Department is featured prominently in the national investigative documentary series “Lost Women of Alaska,” which examines the case of serial killer Brian Steven Smith, who was arrested in 2019 and convicted for torturing and killing two Alaska Native women. In the three-part series now...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance on Wednesday addressed the State–Municipality Quality-of-Life Task Force aimed at coordinating investigations and prosecutions tied to retail theft, public disorder and drug activity. The partnership is formalized through a newly...

The open mic night once held at the Writer’s Block Café continues. After the café closed last December, organizer Neva Reece, who hosted the event there for about a year and a half, wanted to keep it going and preserve the community that had formed. Organic Oasis has since become the new home for the open mic, which...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After winning the bronze in the men’s sitting Super-G at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, Palmer’s Andrew Kurka may be proud of his achievement, but he doesn’t have much time to rest. He’s still got four more events to compete in. “I’m...

Alaska’s right turn on red rule remains permissive in 2026, allowing turns after a full stop unless prohibited by signs or signals. Under 13 AAC 03.010, drivers facing a steady circular red light must stop, then may turn right—or left from a one-way street onto another one-way—after yielding to all traffic and...