Wasilla residents can apply to fill vacant council seat
What you need to know:Wasilla will accept applications Nov. 9-20 to fill the City Council’s vacant Seat F until the October 2027 general election.Applicants must be registered city voters, live within Wasilla city limits and have been residents for at least one year. They may not hold an elected boroughwide or state office. The council will interview applicants and vote on a selection Nov. 30.Short on time but need the local news scoop? Get free weekly news in your inbox for Mat-Su, from Mat-Su.
Nearly $105 million in federal funding awarded to six Alaska port projects
Nearly $105 million in federal funding is headed to 6 Alaska port and maritime projects, supporting upgrades from Anchorage and Whittier to Nome and the Aleutian Islands. Alaska’s congressional delegation announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awards through its Port Infrastructure Development Program. The largest award is more than...
Lawsuit argues Houston-area land transfer violates state constitution
The suit contends the transfer to AIDEA violates seven sections of the state constitution.
Alaska man charged after allegedly breaking into Nikolai home with an ax
An Alaska man is facing multiple charges after troopers say he used an ax to break into a home in Nikolai and was shot by someone inside. Alaska State Troopers say 49-year-old Joshua D. Nikolai Sr. was outside a residence on October 2, threatening people while holding an ax. Investigators...
Hundreds seek help at 2026 Anchorage Homeless Connect
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In 2025, a thousand people experiencing homelessness showed up for the annual Homeless Connect event at the Egan Center. According to Jessica Parks with the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, which hosts the event, they had only prepared for 500 people and quickly ran out of supplies.
Western Alaska typhoon survivors still await return home more than a year later
More than a year after Typhoon Halong devastated western Alaska, many survivors are still waiting to return home as recovery efforts continue. State Emergency Management leaders say some residents of Kipnuk could return home by Thanksgiving, but significant work remains across the storm-damaged communities. Many homes still need major repairs...
Beluga Whales Last Refuge: a Library and A Quiet Bay
Displayed on a screen in a community hall, they are a species explained. Then the sound "beluga" whispers past a table with a skull displayed, whooshes by children examining sticker maps crowded with marine busyness, follows a glacial creek to Turnagain Arm, touches a bore tide surfer, passes Bird Point and another point that bears its name.
Mary Peltola injured in multi-vehicle crash at Anchorage intersection Saturday
U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was among those injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Anchorage Saturday evening. Anchorage police say the crash happened around 7 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of O’Malley Road and Lake Otis Parkway. Investigators say a westbound vehicle on O’Malley Road rear-ended a second vehicle,...
Army soldier accused of stuffing newlywed wife in storm drain after shooting her, wheeling...
A former U.S. Army soldier from Alaska is headed to prison for decades after gunning down his combat medic wife and stuffing her body in a storm drain. The post Army soldier accused of stuffing newlywed wife in storm drain after shooting her, wheeling body around in 'rolling trash can' learns his fate first appeared on Law & Crime .
Peltola sustains minor injuries from car crash, campaign says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A vehicle transporting Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family was struck by another vehicle Saturday night, causing minor injuries, the campaign said in a statement. It’s delaying part of her last sprint to Election Day. The campaign said the collision happened on the way...
