Alaska delegation welcomes work to study increased variability in salmon returns ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), celebrated the appointment of 19 members to the new Alaska Salmon Research Task Force, as well as appointments to the working group focused on salmon returns in the Alaska Yukon and Kuskokwim River region. The […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On Friday the State of Alaska filed a motion (489KB PDF) for summary judgment asking the U.S. District Court in Alaska to reject claims brought by the federal government that would strip Alaska of its right to manage fisheries on the Kuskokwim River. The Biden Administration’s Department of Justice filed suit against the State […]
An Iowa man recreating at the Lake Clark National Park with his son was declared deceased in a mishap at the base of the Tanalian Waterfall on Saturday afternoon. AST was informed of the incident at 2:14 pm on Saturday. According to the investigation, two people, a 21-year-old and his father, 47-year-old Matthew Burns, were […]
AST received a call reporting a fatal shooting in the community of Alakanuk early in the morning on Tuesday. As a result of the 1:03 am call, troopers from nearby Emmonak responded and opened a preliminary investigation. Upon arrival, 20-year-old Kobe Cook was found dead at the local clinic from multiple gunshot wounds. The Alaska […]
