Day: January 18, 2024

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – A former Anchorage USPS mail carrier was arrested on Wednesday in Missouri after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment in December charging him…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – On Thursday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation that requires all law enforcement agencies and healthcare providers to participate in a comprehensive statewide Sexual Assault Examination…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The AMHS 2024 Summer Schedule is now available for reservations.  “We’re pleased to announce the release of the 2024 summer schedule. Our focus remains on restoring…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Earlier this week, the Future Caucus announced a nationwide fellowship for Gen Z and millennial state legislators. State Senator David Wilson, R-Wasilla, and Senator Löki Tobin,…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development (Board) held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 and adopted two proposed regulation changes to…

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) – University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have released a study of options to greatly reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation in Alaska’s Railbelt region by 2050.  Researchers…

The new version of Senate Bill 140 includes a smaller public education funding boost than advocates requested By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon Alaska legislators took their first formal look at…

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) – On 1/12/2024, the Ketchikan Police Department and the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs Task Force served a series of search warrants in Ketchikan in connection to…

By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon Backers of a new ballot measure proposing limits on donations to political candidates failed to make the cutoff for this year’s elections. With the Alaska…