One man is is facing felony charges for receiving heroin through the mail.
Public Safety
Budget cuts change Dept. of Law priorities in rural Alaska
The reductions will ensure the department is only pursuing serious charges, and cutting out cases where there are civil alternatives to criminal proceedings.
JDHS goes into stay-put mode again
Another threatening phone call today caused Juneau-Douglas High School to go into “stay put” mode for the second time in eight days.
Glacier Valley goes into lockdown after threatening phone call
Juneau police are investigating a threatening phone call that sent a local elementary school into lockdown mode.
Anchorage men arrested for stabbing moose to death
Three Anchorage men are under arrest and charged with cruelty to animals, wanton waste and tampering with evidence in a bizarre moose killing in a city park.
Thai hikers escape injury during weekend ice cave adventure
Prao Ruang and Tong Phiti called for help after losing the trail on the west side of Mendenhall Glacier.
Additional motions filed in education funding lawsuit
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough today appealed an earlier motion that would allow the AASB, ACSA and ASA to join the ongoing education funding lawsuit as friends of the court in support of the State of Alaska.
A moving target: WAANT pursues bootleg liquor
Bethel is weighing a decision on the first liquor store in decades. In the shadow of the debate is a powerful and elaborate bootlegging economy.
The Blind Spot: beyond no-man’s land
We’ve been exploring holes in the safety net for teens struggling with drugs and alcohol. Now, we look toward solutions.
The Blind Spot: quitting meth alone, together
KSKA’s Anne Hillman spoke with two young women who are relying on each other rather than an organization to end their methamphetamine addiction.