On September 11th, 1958, at the age of eighty-four, “The Bard of the Yukon,” Robert W. Service, famed poet and writer, died in Lancieux, Côtes-d’Armor, France. Service was renowned as the poetic teller of tales, “The Shooting of Dan McGrew,” and the “Cremation of Sam McGee,” and many others. Many mistakenly believed that Service was […]
On September 9, 2026, at approximately 12:09 a.m., the Alaska State Troopers received a report of a shooting in the village of Minto. The initial report indicated that 18-year-old William Charlie had sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Emergency medical personnel responded and began providing treatment before Charlie was medevacked from the area for […]
On September 9, 2026, at approximately 4:05 p.m., Alaska State Troopers (AST) were dispatched to a residence in Palmer following reports that a male, identified as Phillip Wilson, was repeatedly firing a shotgun inside the home. Troopers went to the residence and located Wilson on the front porch. Troopers secured the scene and conducted a […]
On September 4, 2026, at approximately 8:04 a.m., the Alaska State Troopers received reports of dangerous gunfire in the village of Nondalton. Troopers, along with officers from the Bristol Bay Borough Police Department, responded to the area from King Salmon to investigate the reports and locate the individual believed to be responsible. Upon arriving in […]