The Southwest Alaska community of Mountain Village was placed under lockdown for five hours following an assault/shots fired incident in that community reported at 11 PM on Tuesday. Troopers from St. Mary’s responded to the scene to investigate that incident, when just hours later, another unrelated incident unfolded, troopers reported. In the first case, initially […]
On Halloween 2017, Alaskan Steve Ebbert, 56, retired from his job as an invasive species biologist. His longtime mission of removing arctic foxes and other human-introduced species from the Aleutian Islands has left him with a legacy few of us will match. “There are hundreds of thousand more birds flying around on the planet because […]
Troopers say that an ax and rifle wielding Emmonak man was arrested on assault and weapons charges on Monday in that community. Troopers in Emmonak responded to a residence in that community after receiving a report of a man with an ax threatening people. When troopers responded to the scene, they found a man they […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is hosting 29 students from the Lower Yukon School District and St. Mary’s City School District at its joint Middle School Academy. Aimed at developing an early interest in science, engineering, technology and math, Middle School Academies create hands-on learning opportunities for students such as […]