Early Sunday morning at 1:30 am, Soldotna Dispatch was notified by officials at the Spring Creek Correctional Facility in Seward of an assault that occurred between two inmates there. The man, identified as 29-year-old Elihu Gillespie, was found unresponsive in his cell in the high security area of the prison. Gillespie was transported from the […]
A 911 call went in to authorities on early Saturday morning at 12:43 am reporting a possible assault involving a firearm with an ongoing disturbance at the Icy Bay Lodge approximately 65 to the west of Yakutat. Wildlife Troopers and Yakutat Police departed Yakutat via aircraft at first light and arrived at the lodge at […]
The Glenn Highway was closed down for just under an hour near Soapstone Road on Sunday afternoon after a rollover accident occurred there at around 4:30pm. Troopers investigated the scene on the highway after EMS and Fire crews extricated 38-year-old Dawn Leonard from a 1998 Ford Ranger. The investigation revealed that 62-year-old John Luster of […]
Alaska State Troopers in Talkeetna were alerted of two missing ATV riders at 4 pm on Sunday afternoon. The call went in to report that two men, 64-year-old James “Bill” Livesay II, and 33-year-old James “Jay” Livesay III, both of Anchorage, were overdue from a day outing while out riding ATVs to a cabin in […]