The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee today looked at a raft of bills aimed at improving the safety of Native American communities.
Public Safety
Prosecution draws parallels between Yakutat and Montana shootings
1996 Yakutat homicide defendant Robert Kowalski convicted for another death in 2008
Is Juneau ready for a cruise ship security threat?
Emergency officials in Juneau are testing their response to a cruise ship security threat today.
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
Lost teens rescued off Mt. Juneau
Two teenage boys were rescued Sunday night after getting lost on Mt. Juneau as the temperature dropped.
Domestic violence stabbing suspect flees scene, later arrested
Wayne Walter Williams found in Douglas on Sunday
Senate passes bill to limit access to certain court records
Sen. Fred Dyson’s bill would make it so all criminal cases that result in a dismissal or an acquittal are considered confidential.
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
Passenger killed in Yandukin Drive accident
Jessica Louise Billy identified as a passenger in a vehicle that turned in front of oncoming truck
Attorneys’ errors pile up in Yakutat homicide trial
Wednesday’s back and forth between attorneys culminated in a call for a mistrial.