Taxes on the floor at Tuesday’s Anchorage Assembly meeting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Several revenue related items are on the agenda for Tuesday night’s Anchorage assembly meeting, including a new sales tax and a tax on short-term rentals. The 5% tax proposal on short term rentals was ultimately postponed further to the next meeting of the Assembly on...
Alaska Zoo Seeks Community Support to Improve Camel Habitat
This article contains content summarized with GPT-4. Learn more. The Alaska Zoo is observing Giving Tuesday by seeking support to improve its camel habitat. The zoo expects a new camel and plans to upgrade the enclosure for the camels and visitors. The zoo encourages the community to contribute to these plans. More...
Anchorage’s Lucky Wishbone restaurant celebrates 70 years in business
There are things that you don't change. You don't change the chicken. You don't change the quality of the milkshakes. You don't change those things.
Raising Cane’s donates 15% of sales to support Anchorage Children’s Lunchbox
After the frenzy of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday offers a chance to give back—and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is stepping up in Anchorage. The popular restaurant chain has pledged 15% of sales from its three local locations, including the Dimond Boulevard store,...
Alaska troopers honored for heroic rescues in Tanana River and Mat-Su Lake
Two Alaska State Troopers are being recognized for going above and beyond to save lives. Governor Mike Dunleavy honored Troopers Nathan Hollenbeck and Garrett Stephens at his Anchorage office for their heroic actions earlier this year. In May, Trooper Hollenbeck kept a man afloat in the Tanana River for 30...
Anchorage schools closed Monday due to icy roads
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - All Anchorage School District schools are closed Monday due to hazardous weather and icy roads, according to the ASD. Only emergency staff are asked to report for duty, the ASD says. After-school activities and community rentals are included in the cancellation. As of 5:45 a.m. Monday,...
Gov. Dunleavy approves Alaska National Guard assisting ICE in Anchorage
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has approved a U.S. Defense Department request for Alaska National Guard service members to assist the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Anchorage with “administrative support,” the guard office announced Tuesday. The Alaska National Guard said five service members will assist with...
Mat-Su school bus carrying 9 students tips over on icy road; no serious injuries...
Bus 33 was headed to Machetanz Elementary School when it tipped over due to icy road conditions.
Moose Attacks Woman and Dog at Anchorage Park
A woman and her dog were injured during a moose encounter at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska, on the evening of May 16, 2025. The attack happened near a popular trail area often used by joggers, dog walkers, and cyclists. Both the woman and her dog were taken for medical care. Anchorage Police and Alaska … The...
First Alert Weather: Most hazardous weather of the weekend moves in overnight into Monday...
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - The first of two winter storms is making the heaviest impacts across Southcentral overnight tonight and into Monday morning before the second storms moves through, bringing winter weather across the YK Delta, all the way to the Yukon Flats. Southeast and Southcentral will...
