1996 Yakutat homicide defendant Robert Kowalski convicted for another death in 2008
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Alaska Native languages bill clears final House committee
A bill symbolically making 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages is heading to the House floor for a vote.
Divergent views of Yakutat homicide recalled by witnesses
Victim’s friend, Robert Kowalski’s ex-wife remember various statements that suggest either intent or accident
Firearms, crime scene analysts testify in Yakutat homicide trial
The cold case investigator says the defendant was not positioned consistently with an accidental shooting claim
Attorneys’ errors pile up in Yakutat homicide trial
Wednesday’s back and forth between attorneys culminated in a call for a mistrial.
Court: Reinstate Tongass roadless rule exemption
A federal appeals court issued an opinion Wednesday saying the roadless rule should not apply to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
Trial bombshell is a big dud
Robert Kowalski homicide trial veers unnecessarily off course with allegations about destroyed evidence
Evidence suppression question dominates Yakutat homicide trial
Robert Kowalski’s defense moves to block testimony based on destroyed evidence
Witness memory tested during Yakutat homicide trial
Yakutat lodge residents, employees try to remember July 1996 death of Sandra Perry
Witnesses begin taking the stand in Yakutat homicide case
Sandra Perry’s son testifies about hearing about his mother’s death at the hands of Robert Kowalski