JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott took significant steps today to ease the adoption process of Alaska Native children to allow them to stay with relatives or tribal members. Gov. Walker has filed legislation that will to allow for more flexibility in the adoption petition form. This will ensure that the preference for […]
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska Legislature today, with a vote of 18-1 in the Alaska Senate, voted to empower Alaska Native Corporations with the ability to adjust quorum requirements. House Bill 149, by Representative Lance Pruitt, gives Alaska Native Corporations that were incorporated before July 1, 1989, the option to amend their articles of incorporation, […]
A $10,000 warrant has been issued for a Crooked Creek man after an incident in that community early Wednesday morning, the trooper dispatch reports. After receiving a report of an altercation in Crooked Creek on Wednesday, Alaska Wildlife Troopers and an Aniak-based VPSO traveled to the village 120 miles northeast of Bethel along the north bank […]
Aniak-based State Troopers traveled to Lower Kalskag on Wednesday to investigate a gunshot related incident. Troopers received a call from Lower Kalskag at 5:19 am on Wednesday reporting an individual there suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Shortly after, at 5:45 am, 20-year-old Jeremy Mike, of Lower Kalskag, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced […]