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David Boyle: Anchorage School Board uses DEI to disadvantage a top-performing charter school
The Anchorage School Board decided to repurpose one of its closed schools — Lake Hood Elementary School — and make it into a Alaska Native Cultural Charter School. The board defied the Administration’s recommendation that the Rilke Schule German Immersion Charter School be transferred to the closed Lake Hood campus.
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Anchorage protesters call attention to women’s rights during ‘Women’s March'
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A crowd of protesters led their way through downtown Anchorage Saturday for an organized “Women’s March.”. The march was one of many similar protests and marches across the country, on International Women’s Day. Signs and chants throughout the march called for protecting the rights of women.
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Midtown Mall hosts indoor Saturday farmers market and craft fair
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Midtown Mall in Anchorage hosted a craft fair alongside its usual Saturday farmers market. Shoppers had the opportunity to choose from various products, including everything from Alaskan-grown produce to handmade goods. The farmers' market will continue to run every Saturday in March and April from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Anchorage School Board passes cell phone restrictions
The Anchorage School Board on Tuesday unanimously passed an update to the Anchorage School District’s cell phone policy for the first time in over a decade. The policy prohibits use of portable electronic devices for the entire school day for elementary and middle school students and allows high schoolers to use their phones during passing periods and lunch only.
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Assemblyman Daniel Volland committed serious campaign finance violations, complaint says
A campaign finance complaint against Anchorage Assemblyman Daniel Volland alleges he did not file his 105-day report in 2022 and close his 2022 campaign account on his 2022 year-end report to the Alaska Public Offices Commission for the Anchorage Municipal 2022 special election. The complaint also says Volland, who is...
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Anchorage senator proposes ‘homeless bill of rights’ for Alaskans
Over the past two years, nearly 100 homeless Alaskans died on the streets of Anchorage. This week, Anchorage Democratic Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson introduced legislation that seeks to codify the rights of homeless Alaskans, including the right to take shelter in a public place as long as doing so doesn’t obstruct traffic. “Mine (bill) doesn’t say […]
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After a century, Nunapitsinghak Moravian Children's Home burned to the ground
Flames engulf the abandoned church at the Nunapitsinghak Moravian Children's Home during a controlled burn of the property on March 5, 2025. On an otherwise uneventful Wednesday (March 5), three men sat on snowmachines on a raised patch of tundra looking out toward the frozen Kwethluk River. In front of them, dark clouds of smoke rose up from an area choked with willows and alders, the site of the old Moravian Children’s Home. Most of the structures that remained were being burned to the ground.
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Police arrest Mountain View camper murder suspect
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On Thursday around 6:45 p.m., Anchorage Police apprehended John Patea, the Mountain View camper murder suspect and he is now in custody for his outstanding warrants. APD had been actively searching for 26-year-old Patea for his connection to he shooting death of a woman in Anchorage’s...
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Iditarod Day 4: Paige Drobny makes history, Mackey and Morrison scratch
In the latest update from the 2025 Iditarod, veteran musher Paige Drobny has made history as the first to arrive at the Galena checkpoint on the Yukon River early Thursday at 6:37 a.m. with 15 dogs in harness. By reaching Galena, Paige has earned the prestigious Feast on the Yukon...
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Anchorage homelessness leaders say the city faces an affordable housing emergency
Leaders at Anchorage’s keystone homelessness nonprofit are raising the alarm over what they describe as an affordable housing emergency. Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness executive director Meg Zaletel said her organization recently announced a program to provide rental assistance to community members. In just two-and-a-half days, Zaletel said, “1,300...