Anchorage AK

The Anchorage Assembly will hold public hearings on a series of ordinances and resolutions at its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12. The public hearing portion of the meeting begins at 6 pm in the Assembly Chambers at the Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali St. Here’s a list of items up...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Former Channel 2 Television General Manager Al Bramstedt Jr. has passed away. Bramstedt’s father bought the station in 1954 and ran it as KENI-TV under his company Midnight Sun Broadcasting, until he sold it in 1981. The new owners hired on Al Junior to be...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A house fire in Eagle River, near the intersection of Skyline Drive and Roseberry Park Drive, left one person dead and another injured on Monday, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. Fire officials said a person who escaped the burning home called 911 at around 3:01...

The Anchorage Assembly is set to take up a resolution at Tuesday’s regular meeting that could reshape how the city uses and manages its rapidly expanding network of traffic cameras. The proposal by Chair Chris Constant, titled “A Resolution of the Anchorage Assembly Regarding the Implementation and Use of...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly will consider an ordinance that would encourage owners of vacant and abandoned homes in Anchorage to turn them into places where people could live. The measure, introduced as part of the Mayor’s 10,000 Homes in 10 Years strategy, would provide a...

The Alaska Children’s Museum is moving closer to securing a permanent home, thanks to strong community support. Over the weekend, a crowd gathered at the Nave in Anchorage for a fundraiser supporting the museum’s mission. Since 2022, the Alaska Children’s Museum has operated as a “museum without walls,”...

An Alaska State Trooper shot and killed a man Friday who was armed inside a Wasilla motorhome, according to the agency. It is the second time this summer troopers have fatally shot a person hiding in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough during an arrest attempt. Troopers spokesperson Tess Williams identified the man...

Crews will start Seward Meridian median installation on Wednesday, August 13, between Palmer Wasilla Highway and Cottonwood Creek in Wasilla, Alaska. During construction, drivers will face closures at East Meridian Loop, North Meridian Place and East Cottonwood Way, significantly affecting normal traffic routes....

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A petition calling for the conservation of gray whales under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been filed with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The petition was filed by retired professor of marine conservation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Rick...

An Anchorage airport employee has been arrested and charged with stalking and tampering with evidence, after allegedly putting tracking devices on the personal vehicles of several female coworkers. Dustin Madden, 40, is accused of planting GPS trackers underneath four different vehicles belonging to women he worked...