University of Washington political scientist John Wilkerson has matched data visualization with the study of lawmaking to create a new online tool for researchers and students called the Legislative Explorer. Think of it as big data meeting up with How a Bill Becomes a Law. “The goal was to get beyond the ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ narrative and let users […]
A Kasilof man is in custody with no bail after a foot chase with Alaska State Troopers last night. 57-year-old Kasilof resident Dennis Poston was apprehended after AST responded to the scene of an accident on Monday night at 8:14 pm on Cardwell Road. It was determined that as 50-year-old Jaqueline Dederick was traveling in […]
Gunfire erupted at a Mountain View gas station early Monday morning at approximately 3 am when an argument turned violent. Witnesses say two vehicles pulled into the station on the 4600 block of Mountain View, an SUV and a sedan, people got out of the vehicles and a heated verbal altercation ensued. The argument quickly […]
It was on Sunday night at approximately 10:25pm that several calls came in to the troopers to report a REDDI driver on a motorcycle on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway near Trunk Road. But, five minutes later, before officers could respond, another call came in to report a crash between a motorcycle and a Pontiac Grand Am. […]