Anchorage AK

It’ll be a wet weekend, but that doesn’t mean you need to stay indoors. From a Korean food bazaar to a fandom gathering, the Anchorage Weekender has you covered with seven things to do in the city this weekend. 1. Spring Carnival and Slush Cup. All weekend, Alyeska...

Jim Minnery joins the Must Read Alaska Show and discusses the 2026 Alaska March For Life with Natalie Spaulding. They go through history of the March, the speakers that will be at the rally, and great ways to participate in the event. The March For Life begins at 12PM on Saturday with the rally starting at 1:30PM on the Delaney Park Strip, Downtown...

East High band director Todd Barton understands how hard it is to learn an instrument. “I started playing in third grade, on a saxophone, and boy, I hated it,” he said. He stuck with it though. He had a great teacher, and slowly, he started to like it. By seventh grade he was having so much fun that he decided he wanted to be...

A section of the Chester Creek Trail in Anchorage is temporarily closed due to erosion that has caused part of a nearby bridge to sink near Hillstrand Pond. The closure affects a portion of the trail near Lake Otis Parkway, and officials are asking users to follow posted detours on both the east and west sides while the area remains blocked off.

A man in Big Lake was arrested after authorities say he was found riding a lawnmower on a bike path while wanted on an outstanding warrant. On April 21, 2026, members of the Highway Interdiction K9 Team contacted 56-year-old Raymond Pointer of Big Lake while he was riding a lawnmower on a bike path in the area.

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a shooting in Wasilla that left one man injured. Troopers say they responded around 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday to a home off Limberlost Avenue for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency crews transported...

Alaskans got a look at transportation projects during the Anchorage Transportation Fair Wednesday at the Alaska Airlines Center. About 80 projects were highlighted across the region, covering road, rail, pedestrian, and air improvements in and around Anchorage. The event showcased what’s planned for neighborhoods across the state and what projects...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - From flying under the radar to running a time that can’t be ignored, Anchorage runner Riley Howard made state history at the 130th running of the Boston Marathon Monday in a field of more than 30,000 participants. “Honestly, I was a little surprised,” Howard said...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A collection of 16,000 plant specimens sits quietly in cabinets at the University of Alaska Anchorage herbarium, preserving pieces of Alaska’s landscape for researchers. Aquatic ecologist Erin Larson, director of the Alaska Center for Conservation Science, said the herbarium functions as a library for researchers...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The United States Air Force hosted its Cargo University, an accelerated three-day course on cargo deployment readiness training, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in April. The course focuses on teaching service members how to safely and effectively load cargo. “One mistake can lead to fatal consequences,”...