Dozens of Alaska Villages Have No Police At All Dozens of Alaska communities still have no police to protect their residents. “Every community deserves public safety. Letting a criminal assault community members, with no protection from any police officer isn’t justice, it’s negligence,” said Mike Williams, Sr. and Les Gara in a joint statement today. “All Alaskans […]
Hometown airline partnership with Food Bank of Alaska addresses issues raised by the Alaska Grown Caucus More than 95,000 Alaskans face hunger or food insecurities, and individuals living in rural parts of the state are even more likely to deal with these issues. Access to fresh and affordable food is a challenge in many areas of […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Saturday that an Aniak suspect was killed and a deputy U.S. Marshal was wounded in an incident in Aniak on Friday afternoon. Troopers and the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, at AST request, traveled to the village to “effect a high-risk arrest warrant,” for Andrew John, age 34, who was […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Tyonek man gave up after a brief stand-off in that village on Saturday morning. Troopers traveled to the Cook Inlet village of Tyonek via Helo-2 with a K-9 at 9:45 am on Saturday morning to serve several active felony arrest warrants on 44-year-old Joseph Standifer. Shortly after their arrival, […]