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• Wildlife Troopers Snare Suspects in Illegal Big Game Guiding Operation Dec 15, 2019
  Routine patrol leads Alaska Wildlife Troopers to illegally harvested moose, unlicensed guiding. (FAIRBANKS) – An Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigation that began more than a year ago into illegal commercial big game guiding in the Alaska Range south of Fairbanks has resulted in charges for two Alaska residents and a Canadian citizen. Phillip “Kib” Cannon, 58, […]
• Alaska Maritime Training Center Hosts Maritime Training for Global Audience Dec 15, 2019
  SEWARD, Alaska—Alaska Maritime Training Center hosted the third annual Marathon Petroleum Dock Team Management event. The Alaska Maritime Training Center at the Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC) in Seward, Alaska, is a division of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Attendees participated in demonstrations and work sessions involving navigation techniques related to safety […]
• DoC Advances Private Prison Plan, Ignoring Public Safety and Financial Concerns Dec 15, 2019
  Palmer facility could open soon, employing Alaskans, if DOC followed Legislature’s order ANCHORAGE – A House State Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday revealed for the first time that the Department of Corrections could have opened an existing facility in Palmer for less money than the Legislature appropriated but instead decided to move forward with a […]
• December 15th, 1914 Dec 15, 2019
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• Kodiak Man Jailed on Attempted Murder/Sexual Assault Charges after Months-Long Investigation Dec 14, 2019
  AST says that after several months of investigations and multiple search warrants, a Kodiak grand jury handed down indictments and a warrant was issued for a 56-year-old Kodiak man on charges that include Attempted Murder and Sexual Assault. The investigation into Thomas Wolkoff was opened following a report of domestic violence in Kodiak on August […]
• Fairbanks Man Kills Himself after Head-On Collision Dec 14, 2019
  Alaska State Troopers report that a 22-year-old Fairbanks man had attempted suicide by head-on collision at Badger and Arctic Fox on Friday morning, but failed, although he was ultimately successful in his attempt a short time later using a firearm. AST initially responded to Badger and Arctic Fox and opened an investigation after a head-on […]
• Fairbanks Man Held on Kidnapping/Assault Charges after Domestic Violence Incident Dec 14, 2019
  A 26-year-old Fairbanks man was arrested and held on charges of Kidnapping, Assault IV, Criminal Mischief V, and Interfering with the Report of a DV Crime late Friday evening and jailed without bail pending arraignment, troopers report. The Domestic Violence call was received by Fairbanks-based troopers at 8:17 pm on Friday night and troopers responded […]
• December 14th, 1989 Dec 14, 2019
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• Adult Enhanced Dental Program for Medicaid recipients reinstated Dec 13, 2019
  ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is reinstating Alaska’s adult preventive dental program (also known as the Adult Enhanced Dental Program) for Medicaid recipients effective Dec. 31, 2019. Program services will also be retroactively covered to Oct. 1, 2019, when the program was discontinued as part of an overall effort to […]
• Multi-agency Operation RAAVEN Targets Non-Compliant Sex Offenders, Fugitives with Warrants Dec 13, 2019
  (Bethel, AK) – Under “Operation (RAAVEN)” Rural Alaska Anti-Violence Enforcement, federal, state and local law enforcement officers joined together to account for registered sex offenders, and to locate and arrest individuals with warrants who were living in Western Alaska. This multi-agency operation focused its efforts in Bethel and 13 surrounding villages, to include Napakiak, Napaskiak, Kwethluk, […]