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Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoClaims of violence against women are roiling the world's most famous sled dog race — Alaska's...
After the Alaska House worked past midnight, some wonder: does the legislative session deadline...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoMay 18—As the dust settled after the last frantic 24 hours of the legislative session that concluded early Thursday, some lawmakers wondered if their final votes could lead to a constitutional ...
Alaska Supreme Court proposes expedited consideration of correspondence school dispute
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoMay 8—JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that it could weigh in this summer on a case challenging rules surrounding the state's correspondence schools. Meanwhile, state lawmakers ...
Dunleavy lays out efforts to preserve ability to spend public funds at private and religious schools
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoApr. 17—In the wake of a court decision that struck down key statutes governing Alaska's public homeschooling programs, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would not immediately seek to ...
Washington state man sentenced to 99 years for killing Ketchikan doctor
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoApr. 10—A Washington state man was sentenced Tuesday to spend 99 years in prison after he was convicted of killing a Ketchikan doctor, then stealing his money and hundreds of thousands of dollars ...
Alaska Legislature approves $100,000 lawsuit over Dunleavy funding legal challenge to state union...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoDec. 14—JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Thursday approved spending up to $100,000 on a lawsuit against Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration for ignoring legislative directives and funding ...
Former St. Paul police chief sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexually abusing teen
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoJan. 31—A former St. Paul police chief was sentenced this week to serve seven years in prison for sexually abusing a teenager nearly 10 years ago. Nicholas Hunnicutt, now 45, was arrested in ...
State failing to process timely cash assistance benefits for hundreds of elderly and disabled...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoJan. 24—The Alaska Division of Public Assistance is months behind in processing hundreds of applications for a program that provides cash assistance to thousands of vulnerable Alaskans, according ...
Breweries and wineries sue Alaska alcohol board, alleging that restrictions amount to unfair...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo Finance UK· 4 months agoFeb. 21—A small group of Alaska breweries and wineries filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, alleging that entertainment restrictions they face put ...
Lawsuit asserts Alaska elections officials illegally certified ballot question on ranked choice...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoApr. 2—Three Alaska voters filed a complaint Tuesday against the state Division of Elections asserting that it violated state law when it certified a ballot measure that seeks to repeal ranked ...