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Kotzebue fire chief on leave after DUI charge
City attorney Joe Evans says Ralston is on paid leave. Fire department Capt. Kelly Marcus is the acting chief.
Alaska tweaks draft rules for use of pot at licensed stores
Alaska marijuana regulators aren’t ready to buy into Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes just yet and are going back to the public for more feedback.
Body of missing Fairbanks boy found in river
The missing 4-year-old boy was found inside a fish wheel in the Chena River.
Police: 2 bodies found on bike path in downtown Anchorage
Police say in a statement that no arrests have been made in connection with the case. Officers are working to determine the cause of death.
Aviation threat level bumped up for Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano
The volcano has erupted more than 40 times since record-keeping began in the late 1700s.
Bear numbers in Kodiak improve after decline
A recently completed study shows that southwest Kodiak’s bear population is on the rise after seeing a significant drop in 2010. KMXT reports the bears were studied through a partnership between the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and the University of Montana. Will Deacy and his colleagues studied several streams in southwest Kodiak over a four-year…
Search launched for missing Nome hiker
A ground and aerial search is underway for a missing 36-year-old Nome man. Alaska State Troopers say they were notified Monday morning after Joseph Balderas failed to show up for work. State officials say Balderas works as a law clerk for the Alaska court system in Nome. Troopers say Balderas’ vehicle was found around the…
Man injured in afternoon shooting at Anchorage park
A shooting Sunday afternoon at a midtown Anchorage park left a man with a bullet wound to his back. Anchorage police say a 39-year-old man just before 2:30 p.m. was sitting on a bench with a woman in Arctic Benson Park on west 31st Avenue. A man walked up and the men exchanged words. Police…
Florida man dies in traffic crash on southeast Alaska island
Alaska State Troopers have released the name of a Florida man killed last week in a traffic crash on a southeast Alaska island. Trooper say 23-year-old Jeffery Turner of Tampa Bay died in the crash in Hoonah. A Juneau man, 24-year-old Dylan Wiard, was injured in the crash. Hoonah police just before 5:30 a.m. Friday…