Alaska Pacific University Launched Indigenous Studies Degree
Alaska Pacific University (APU) is launching a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies. Students in the undergraduate program will study Indigenous knowledges, cultures, histories, languages, governance, and contemporary issues through an interdisciplinary, Alaska Native-centered curriculum. Through coursework rooted in
Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo 2026
Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Beatrice Adler and Debra McGhan, with the 2026 Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo. Listen as the discuss the upcoming expo. Lots of emergencies can impact us here in the Mat-Su Borough. Come learn how to make sure you and your family are prepared at the Mat-Su Emergenc
In Anchorage, crowded classrooms are straining kids and teachers
It was lunchtime at Anchorage’s West High. Sophomore Mae Agnew Bemben already had her sandwich – strawberry jam with mixed nut butter – and was walking with a friend through the quiet of Westchester Lagoon. She likes the calm, whether it’s here or at home, she said....
Mat-Su to withhold at least $100,000 from Durham over late, canceled routes
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will withhold at least $100,000 from its school bus contractor this month after hundreds of routes were late or canceled during the first five weeks of school. As of Monday, Durham School Services had canceled 108 Mat-Su bus runs – about 3.4% of all routes...
‘Leading by example’: Alaska baby food maker blends Greek heritage and local harvest for...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage company making baby food using Alaska-grown vegetables, Alaska seafood and olive oil harvested from Greece is celebrating 15 years in business. Zoi Maroudas, who grew up in Greece and later moved to Alaska with her family, is the founder and CEO of Bambino’s Baby...
Bears have broken into vehicles, destroyed garage doors and even tried to enter a...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Biologists are actively looking to euthanize a brown bear or pair of brown bears on the Anchorage Hillside that are posing an unacceptable public safety risk, the state says. The bears have mostly been acting up along the Rabbit Creek corridor and nearby neighborhoods, breaking into...
Anchorage man who used sledgehammer in beating death, then stuffed body in tote, sentenced...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage man was sentenced Friday to serve 55 years in jail four years after he beat another man to death with an eight-pound sledgehammer, then stuffed his body in a plastic tote and hid it in an east Anchorage garage. Adam Darius Pringle, 44, was...
Suspect in east Anchorage officer-involved shooting opened fire at police, APD reports
The suspect escaped from a residential reentry facility about 10 days before the shooting, APD Chief Sean Case reports.
New details released in 8th officer-involved shooting
Anchorage police are releasing new details about the September 13 officer-involved shooting, including a roughly 32-hour response that involved SWAT clearing a home with multiple people inside. Police say the suspect was on federal probation for a previous carjacking and that the residence has been associated with rece
Houston man cited after troopers say he illegally shot, killed a moose
A Houston man is facing multiple citations after Alaska Wildlife Troopers say he illegally shot and killed a moose. Troopers say they responded on September 17 to a report of a sublegal moose shot near La Rae Road in Houston. An investigation determined 67-year-old Larry Mayo of Houston shot the...
