SOLDOTNA – Wednesday, Senate President Peter Micciche lauded the promotion of Captain Maurice “Mo” Hughes to the rank of Colonel of the Alaska State Troopers, which will continue the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s tradition of excellence and commitment to ensuring the safety of all Alaskans. The appointment is effective on September 1. Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Department of Public Safety leadership changes […]
Alaska State Troopers announced on Tuesday that they made an arrest in the 1978 murder and sexual assault of 16-year-old Shelley Connolly. They report that they took into custody Gresham, Oregon man, 62-year-old Donald F McQuade and charged him with first and 2nd-degree murder. Connolly’s body was found near Beluga point next to the Seward […]
The Cessna 207 that was the subject of a search over the weekend near Bethel was located on Sunday evening in the Kwethluk River it was reported by the Alaska National Guard. The Cessna operated by Yute Air departed Bethel at 8:30 am on a maintenance check flight and headed towards Nyak which is located […]
After airing for five years, the program that publicized the operations of the top cops in Alaska, “Alaska State Troopers,” will come to a close. The last filming of the National Geographic show will be on June 30th ending the sixth and final season. It was the decision of Col. James Cockrell that the agency will […]
