Anchorage AK

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Ever since the Chugiak Mustangs girls cross-country squad captured the 2021 state title, the rest of the state has been playing catch-up. Although no runners from that championship team remain, their penchant for winning races persists. “I think it’s a matter of the culture that’s created,...

Overcast skies with hints of sunshine greeted teams at the Region III Championships, as runners navigated the undulating 5-kilometer course at Kincaid Park. Seward’s Olive Jordan (19:58) and Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe (19:19) successfully defended their region titles, while Mountain City Christian Academy’s Breyden...

THIS WEEK IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE VOLLEYBALL... Thursday, Oct. 2 — 7 pm ADT — Patty Center — Fairbanks, AK. Alaska Anchorage (13-1, 4-0 GNAC) at #23 Alaska Fairbanks (13-1, 4-0 GNAC) LIVE VIDEO: All UAA volleyball home contests and GNAC road contests are streamed through the new...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Air traffic control in and around Anchorage will likely be updated soon, as the FAA has proposed substantial changes to the airspace. The impetus for the proposal is the extension runway 16 / 34 on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, a project that has been underway since 2018. The United...

WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Troopers say two people in the Mat-Su valley were arrested Saturday for their role in the death of a young child. Troopers say officers responded to a CPR in progress on a child in Wasilla on Aug. 11, 2025. The child succumbed to injuries after being taken to a hospital. The...

This October, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention will once again shine a light on the wisdom and contributions of Alaska Native Elders. Two free special events-the Elizabeth Peratrovich Legal Clinic on Oct.16, and the Elder Appreciation & Wills Clinic on Oct. 17-will take place at the AFN Convention at...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While out on a test run on Alaska’s North Slope, diesel mechanic Kadon Mroczkowski noticed several parked trucks unoccupied with their doors wide open. “‘What’s going on?’” he replied when asked what he was thinking. “There’s nothing in front. There’s no, like, cars. There’s nobody...

In May 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report in its monthly labor review titled “Alaska’s ‘brain drain’: myth or reality?”. The report details trends, that more young people are starting to leave the state and not return. These trends have only increased since the report was published.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage family says their dog saved their lives when a fast-moving apartment fire tore through their apartment building, displacing dozens of residents. Christian Napoleon said he, his grandmother, and father were asleep in their third-floor unit when flames broke out around 1 a.m....

Anchorage school closures are expected, and a government shutdown draws closer on today's Morning Edition Extra.