Keith Dobson: How AI Transformed Human Engagement, Looking Back From 2030
Looking back from 2030, the transformation seems almost miraculous. Just five years ago, billions of people spent hours each day doom scrolling through endless feeds, their minds numbed by passive content consumption. Today, those same devices have become portals to deeply interactive experiences that challenge,...
Mainsail 10 Technology Improves TOTE’s Anchorage Terminal Operations
TOTE Maritime Alaska completed a hosted deployment at the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage of the Mainsail 10 terminal operating system (TOS) made by Tideworks Technology. The shipping company calls it a milestone in a multi-year modernization initiative to unify TOTE’s operations on a next-generation TOS...
The Plan to Avoid Gelding Part 2
Remember the last two of Alaska’s largest administrations, the State of Alaska and the Municipality of Anchorage, and you will certainly remember the gelding experienced through the “struggle sessions” of both the first term of Governor Michael J Dunleavy and the only term of Anchorage Mayor David Bronson. I went...
Anchorage encouraged to weigh in on draft wildfire safety plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Fire Department took a crucial step towards enhanced wildfire prevention Wednesday, hosting a Wildfire Town Hall where residents gathered to weigh in on the newly drafted Community Wildfire Protection Plan. This vital plan is designed to help identify wildfire threats, boost...
AROUND ALASKA: Dog Houses, STEM Day, and State Trooper Recruitment
Inmates in Wasilla are doing their part to help pets displaced by Typhoon Halong. The inmates are hard at work building dog houses for pets affected by the storm. The Port MacKenzie superintendent’s dog is also helping out. "Rusty" is serving as a model to make sure the dog houses are warm, sturdy, and ready for...
Alaska says Kipnuk will rebuild, not relocate after Halong devastation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Residents of Kipnuk met at Bettye Davis East Anchorage East High School on Wednesday for the first large meeting of the community since leaving congregate shelters following their evacuation from the small village due to the devastation of ex-Typhoon Halong. Representatives of the State of...
Judge pushes Ballyhoo fatal crash retrial to March amid new evidence
A second trial over a wreck in Unalaska that killed two teenage girls in 2019 has been postponed to March, after new evidence came to light this week in an Anchorage courtroom. Twenty-five-year-old Dustin Ruckman faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of 16-year-old Karly McDonald and...
Witnesses Sought After Injury Crash on Glenn Highway Near Peters Creek
On November 12, 2025, Anchorage Police and the Chugiak Fire Department responded to a vehicle collision with injuries. The crash happened at about 2:04 PM on the northbound Glenn Highway near the South Peters Creek exit. The incident involved a gray 2020 Ram truck. According to initial reports, the truck was...
State of the Race: Polling-informed gubernatorial power rankings
A lot has happened since the last power rankings of the race for the next governor of Alaska. The post State of the Race: Polling-informed gubernatorial power rankings first appeared on The Alaska Current .
Alaska to pilot smartphone ballots in local elections
Anchorage will test secure internet voting in April's local elections.
