Eye on the Jr: Meet Three 2 Year Veterans
The 49th Jr. Iditarod, with eleven contestants is scheduled for February 28th and March 1st. If conditions remain favorable, the race will begin on Knik Lake at mile 13.5 of Knik Goose Bay Road then follow a 75-mile route out to Yentna Station Road House. After fulfilling the required ten-hour rest, the teams will...
Alaska police relationships with ICE vary as immigrant fear grows
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska legal advocates say fear of immigration enforcement could keep people from calling the police — a concern that has grown as federal agencies increase activity in the state. That fear comes after a Soldotna family that included two minors was deported last week to Mexico.
Anchorage man sentenced to 14 years for meth, fentanyl trafficking, gun crime
An Anchorage man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, and for possessing a firearm as a felon. Christopher Nickalaskey, 34, has a history of serious criminal convictions, including a prior federal case in 2017 for possessing a firearm as a felon. Court...
Leader of Anchorage drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 30 years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization attempting to traffic fentanyl and heroin into Alaska, according to the Department of Justice. Marcelino Juarez, 31, led a conspiracy to purchase fentanyl and heroin in California and...
2 Native Women Went Missing in Alaska. Then, a Chance Discovery of Brutal Murder...
In 2024, Brian Steven Smith was found guilty of murdering Kathleen J. Henry and Veronica R. Abouchuk
Update from the Alaska Board of Fisheries — APAI & Chignik Meeting in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, AK — The Alaska Board of Fisheries continued deliberations today for the Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands & Chignik Finfish meeting at the Egan Civic & Convention Center, part of the February 18–24, 2026 meeting schedule. Board members focused on Proposal 127 and reviewed substitute language presented by...
Beck, Hiestand lead performers at Icebreaker Mini Meet; Howard, Watkins and Bruce also produce...
It may have been an Icebreaker Mini Meet, but there was nothing “mini” about the results it produced. Over 130 athletes participated in the third iteration of the indoor track and field competition hosted by USATF at The Dome. Leading the charge was Fairbanks’ Curtis Beck, who blazed...
Eye on the Jr: Meet Four Jr. Iditarod Rookies
The Jr. Iditarod began as a dream fifty years ago. Young mushers in the Knik area were camped on Nine-Mile Hill and started talking about a race for their age group that would help prepare them for the Iditarod. One thing led to another and now the Jr. Iditarod is the race kids beg their parents to participate in.
Anchorage Symphony to Host 40th Mary & Lucian Cassetta Memorial Scholarship
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra invites Alaska high school senior music students to participate in the 40th annual Mary and Lucian Cassetta Music Scholarship Competition. This year's competition will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 beginning in the late afternoon at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. The...
Courtroom Simulator Gives UAA Law Students Realistic Trial Experience
Students, faculty, and the legal community celebrate the grand opening of the John E. Havelock Trial Simulation Courtroom. UAA legal studies student Nala White doesn’t enjoy litigation. This was her takeaway after defending a fellow student during a mock trial, as part of the grand opening of the university’s John E....
