Alaska State Trooper said today that they have tentatively identified the remains retrieved from the Kuskokwim River on August 17th as those of 35-year-old Joseph Ekamrak of Akiachak. Ekamrak disappeared on July 18th, when he walked away from his home while intoxicated. His disappearance was reported on July 23rd. Ekamrak’s remains were transported to the […]
Photo: The Napakiak School fuel storage facility sits 76 feet from the riverbank’s erosion point, along the Kuskokwim River. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard issued Administrative Order to the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD), Friday, to remove all fuel oils from the Napakiak School fuel storage facility by Aug. […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to the rural community of Akiachak in southwest Alaska on Saturday after receiving a call from the tribal police in that community reporting a burglary and suspects. At 3:45 pm on Saturday tribal police reported that the office of Akiachak Ltd had been broken into and the safe in the […]
Washington, D.C. – This week, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced nearly $5 million in funding to bolster law enforcement in 20 Alaska Native Villages. This funding is part of the 2019 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) program, and is designed to help address ongoing law enforcement […]