On Tuesday, it was reported to Alaska State Troopers (AST) that there was a shirtless male standing in the intersection of the Steese Highway and Old Steese Highway. Troopers were told that he was yelling at passing vehicles. Troopers responded to the area and contacted the man, who identified himself as Keith Richardson, 40, […]
On June 9, 2026, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation’s Special Crimes Investigation Unit launched an investigation into a reported sexual assault that allegedly took place in 2024 involving a correctional officer and an adult female inmate at the Fairbanks Correctional Center. Investigators determined that 47-year-old Nenana resident Richard Johnson, who was working as a correctional […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — At the request of the Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker from steep terrain in the Hatcher Pass area, approximately 40 miles north of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 18, 2026. When the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received the request for assistance, […]
The territory of Alaska’s taxation laws were passed by the US Senate following passage in the US House on August 21st, 1914. The bill submitted by Delegate Wickersham validated the right of the territory to tax the railways in Alaska. Wickersham delivered the bill to WashingtonDC after Alaska’s first Territorial Legislature enacted the laws. After […]