Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A week after an Anchorage police dog was shot during a gun battle with a suspect, new video released Wednesday shows the injured K9 on the mend, walking with a protective boot and carrying a purple toy, seemingly unfazed despite losing a toe in the chaos.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage School Board has approved an updated 2026-27 school calendar that returns the first day of school to Aug. 19 after complaints from families about an earlier start date. In a message sent to families this week, the Anchorage School District said the board approved...

Three years after an Anchorage company trying to build a fiber optic cable from Asia to Europe via Alaska was bought by an out-of-state investment firm, Quintillion is back under Alaskan management. GCI is acquiring Quintillion’s holding company, Q Gateway Intermediate Holdings, as well as its 1,800 miles of subsea and terrestrial fiber and 1,500 miles of planned fiber expansion.

Recovery efforts continue in Western Alaska following the devastating impacts of Typhoon Halong, as displaced residents reach a major housing milestone. State officials say Alaska’s large-scale evacuation and recovery operation has now transitioned displaced survivors into more stable housing arrangements. Residents from Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, and surrounding communities were first...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The first bullet went through his hip. The second one went through the middle of Alton “Dreadz” Prince’s back, crossed over his spin and came out less than a quarter inch from his left kidney. A third bullet hit a left hamstring. “I...

Anchorage Police K9 Kiska is recovering after being injured during a shooting incident last week in the area of West 34th Avenue and Bering Street. A video shared by the nonprofit Dollars for Dogs shows the K9 wearing a protective boot on one paw. The organization says Kiska is “doing well and healing” following treatment.

An Anchorage man who exchanged gunfire with a police officer before a police dog helped subdue him now faces charges of assault. Kamehameha Patterson, 24, is alleged to have choked his wife twice in their home in the Russian Jack neighborhood April 7, according to a charging document filed a week later.

Firefighters in Anchorage quickly knocked down a fire at a midtown liquor store on Wednesday morning. Crews were called to the Brown Jug on Old Seward Highway after reports of a fire at the building. When firefighters arrived, flames were coming from the loading dock area. The fire department says...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In the wake of a pair of failed ballot referendums and staring down the barrel of a $90 million deficit, the Anchorage School Board is enacting sweeping cuts for the 2027 fiscal year, with music and arts departments among the most severely impacted. According to the...

A Mat-Su Valley teacher is advancing through rounds of a nationwide competition that could win her several different awards, including a $25,000 cash prize.