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Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Pottawattamie County Shooting

Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Pottawattamie County Shooting

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 27, 2025, fatal shooting of Michael Patrick Broyles by officers from the Iowa State Patrol, Council Bluffs Police Department, and Pottawattamie...

Owner:  American Government
Douglas Maliski of Seward Sentenced to Five Years for Possessing and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Douglas Maliski of Seward Sentenced to Five Years for Possessing and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

October 2, 2025 (Seward, Alaska) – On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Lance Joanis sentenced Douglas Maliski, 63, to a composite five-year period of initial confinement with an additional 16 years of suspended confinement for distributing and...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Stephen J. Cox Announces Law Department’s Implementation of Governor Dunleavy’s Regulatory Reform Initiative and Invitation for Public Comment
Juneau Jury Convicts Ernest Roy Johnson, Jr. of Attempted Sexual Assault

Juneau Jury Convicts Ernest Roy Johnson, Jr. of Attempted Sexual Assault

September 22, 2025 (Juneau, AK) – A jury found 37-year-old Ernest Roy Johnson, Jr. guilty of two of counts of Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, following a three-day trial that concluded last Friday. In June 2024, Johnson attempted...

Owner:  American Government
Alaska Joins Amicus Brief to Defend American Energy and Stop Climate Lawfare

Alaska Joins Amicus Brief to Defend American Energy and Stop Climate Lawfare

September 16, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced today that Alaska has joined an amicus brief to stop activists and courts engaged in climate lawfare. The brief, led by West Virginia in the U.S. Supreme Court,...

Owner:  American Government
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Southwest Airlines Expands to Alaska With Anchorage Flights in 2026

Southwest Airlines Expands to Alaska With Anchorage Flights in 2026

Southwest Airlines will add Anchorage, Alaska, to its route network in the first half of 2026, marking the carrier’s entry into its 43rd U.S. state. The new service will operate from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with flights...

Owner:  Özgür Töre
Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards Flash North America Award Devaluation

Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards Flash North America Award Devaluation

Alaska Airlines, which is known for flash devaluation of its award charts, did one yesterday when it folded Hawaiian’s frequent flier program into the Atmos Rewards. The changes affect Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian’s North American award flights...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Alaska PFD stimulus payment arrives today, October 2, 2025: how much will you receive?
The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Cheaper by the Dozen

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Cheaper by the Dozen

At this point, who isn’t running for governor? Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today became the 11th Republican in the race for governor, bringing to the race a uniquely disastrous tenure marked by the inept handling of snowplowing, forcing...

Owner:  The Alaska Current (Non-profit)
Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Voter Education Campaign on Propositions 1 and 5 Sparks Legal Questions 

Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Voter Education Campaign on Propositions 1 and 5 Sparks Legal Questions 

With the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s October 7, 2025, election nearing, two citizen-initiated ballot measures—Proposition 1, mandating manual hand-counting of in-person ballots and eliminating electronic tabulators, and Proposition 5, aligning local...

Owner:  Suzanne Downing
Former Anchorage mayor announces governor bid

Former Anchorage mayor announces governor bid

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - Former Mayor of Anchorage Dave Bronson publicly announced a bid at a Fairbanks press event Thursday, weeks after he quit his position at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. “Alaska has incredible promise,...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Who watches the watchers? Alaska legislators are right to challenge media bias

Who watches the watchers? Alaska legislators are right to challenge media bias

In ancient Rome, the satirist Juvenal asked, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchers? That question still matters today. In America, the “watchers” are supposed to be the fourth estate, the press, entrusted with holding government...

Owner:  Jacob Libbey

Oil patch insider: RDC action alert on CPAI's CD8 project, and Alliance Board election - 10/05/2025

On Sept. 29, the Resource Development Council for Alaska, or RDC, sent out an ACTION ALERT to its members and supporters regarding upcoming public meeting opportunities to testify about ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.' proposed CD8 Project EIS. "Please...

Owner:  Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska, LLC
Southwest Airlines to begin flights out of Anchorage in May

Southwest Airlines to begin flights out of Anchorage in May

Air travelers pass through the South Terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Thursday. (Bill Roth / ADN) One of the largest passenger airlines in the U.S. will begin flying out of Anchorage starting in May. Southwest Airlines...

Owner:  Ryan Binkley
Southwest Airlines adds Alaska to its itinerary

Southwest Airlines adds Alaska to its itinerary

Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it has added Anchorage, Alaska, to its routes. File Photo by Larry W. Smith/EPA Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Southwest air announced Thursday it's adding Alaska's Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to its...

Owner:  Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church
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