What to know: Downtown Anchorage braces for a canine takeover as the Iditarod’s 54th...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Hundreds of barking dogs took over downtown Anchorage as the ceremonial start of the world’s most famous sled dog race got underway Saturday. As snow fell, fans lined up near the starting line in frigid, 19 degree F (minus 7.2 degree C) weather to see and cheer their favorite mushers. The...
Alaskan tile contractor thrives on trust, excellence, and amplifying women in the industry
Rachel Overby, owner of R&R Tile and Renovations in Anchorage, Alaska, has been in the industry since 2015, when she was hired by a Denver-based construction company called Sister Fix It. She brought a background in carpentry to the company. When it came to tile, she “learned the trade from...
Alaska Native artists take over the Dimond Center for annual Rondy market
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It’s a Fur Rondy tradition that is overflowing with furs, earrings, carvings and baskets, just about anything you can think of when it comes to Alaska Native Art. This year there are more than 150 vendors at the Charlotte Jensen Native Arts Market held at the Dimond Center.
Daylight Saving Time brings longer evenings to Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The time to ‘spring’ your clocks forward an hour is near, as the time change is set for March 8 at 2:00 a.m. Currently, the sun comes up earlier in the day and sets earlier in the afternoon. With the time change, the sunrise will roll through an hour later in the morning, but that shift...
Yes, there really is a hot air balloon floating around Mat-Su
WASILLA -- Palmer and Wasilla residents who spotted a giant balloon cruising over their neighborhoods over the last week aren’t imagining things. A hot air balloon really was floating above Palmer and Wasilla Saturday and again early this week, touching down briefly in a potato field on Bogard Road late Tuesday...
North Pole Sled Dog Championships celebrates 50 years
The North Pole Sled Dog Champions began Thursday, celebrating 50 years. With the 50 year anniversary also comes the return of a celebrity race. The four days of races will start off with the Junior North American Championships which has seen competitors as young as 18 months old.
Major winter storm with snow, rain and high winds
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Record snow and damaging winds expected through Sunday as Iditarod festivities begin. ANCHORAGE — A significant winter storm is moving across Alaska Friday night through Sunday, bringing heavy snow, dangerous travel conditions, and damaging winds that will impact the entire...
Major traffic jam on Glenn Highway as snow falls
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - New snowfall in the Anchorage area resulted in a long traffic backup Friday afternoon on the Glenn Highway. Traffic was at a near standstill on the highway to almost Merrill Field, with numerous cars reportedly in the ditch. Dozens of vehicles were reported in incident by...
Wasilla man indicted for murder in 2023 death of Ataja Banks
On Thursday, a Palmer Grand Jury indicted 22-year-old Ian Millard of Wasilla for the 2023 murder of Ataja Banks following a detailed investigation led by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation. Millard was taken into custody on Friday by the Alaska State Trooper SWAT team while driving on Knik Goose Bay...
Repeat Anchorage shoplifters could face felony charges under new Quality of Life Initiative
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Shoplifters who have racked up misdemeanor after misdemeanor in Anchorage could soon face felony charges — not because of any new law, officials say, but because the state and city are now using tools they already had. Attorney General Stephen Cox and Anchorage Municipal Attorney...
