Anchorage police chief cites overnight shift, K-9 role in officer’s repeated shootings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said an Anchorage officer’s repeated involvement in shootings can be explained by shift timing and specialized assignment — factors he said increase the likelihood an officer will be sent to high-risk calls. Case made comments Friday, as well as...
A New Ballgame for Port MacKenzie
For a seemingly quiet little port about 40 miles from Wasilla, Port MacKenzie has a lot going on. From hosting participants in a military training exercise to being the jumping-off point for construction projects in western Alaska, the port maintains a hum of activity. With large projects looming in Alaska—including...
‘We don’t want our brother to go forgotten’: Loved ones of Tony Kronos hold...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A group of friends and family of missing Eagle River man Tony Kronos staged a rally with signs along the sides of the Old Glenn Highway in Eagle River Saturday. “We don’t want our brother to go forgotten,” Catlin Mobley, the organizer of the event and...
Man dies following ATV crash near Knik River
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man has died after an ATV Crash near Friday Creek in the area of the Knik River, according to Alaska State Troopers. Saturday, around 3 p.m., troopers got a call about a serious ATV crash, the agency said. Brandon Ilutsik, 42, of Anchorage “had been...
Merrill Field Airport celebrates 96th birthday with aviation festival
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For nearly a century, Merrill Field Airport in Anchorage has served as a vital transit hub connecting Anchorage to rural Alaska. Originally founded in 1930 and named after the late Russell Merrill, an early Alaskan bush pilot who disappeared the year prior, the airport was Anchorage’s first a
The Breakfast At This Classic Alaska Diner Is The Kind That Sets The Tone...
Great diners make mornings feel genuinely worth getting out of bed for. Alaska has one that has made mornings feel that way for years. The plate arrives with real intention that casual cooking never quite produces. Everything holds its proper place and nothing competes with anything else. The result is...
Title defenses, exciting finishes highlight start of Alaska state track and field championships
May 30—Track and field athletes from around the state at the Division I and II levels competed in ideal weather conditions at the state meet Friday at Dimond High School, compared to last week's frigid and windy Region IV meet at the same venue. Alaska's top high school sprinters,...
Glenn Highway road construction closure extended
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Peters Creek Bridge closure on the Glenn Highway has been extended by an estimated 45 days, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said. The northbound bridge and northbound Birchwood Loop Road on ramp closed in mid-April and were expected to reopen soon, but...
APD: Person found dead on sidewalk, death not suspicious
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A person was found lying on the sidewalk near Muldoon Road and Creekside Center Drive in East Anchorage around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD said fire department medics declared the person deceased, and there were no signs of trauma or injury.
Where We’re Anchored: May
The theme for May is nurture, so I typed, “what does it mean to be nurtured?” into Google’s search bar and hit “enter." The post Where We’re Anchored: May first appeared on The Alaska Current .
