Creates review commission for MMIP cases, cultural training for investigators (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Dunleavy signed into law legislation that continues Alaska’s effort to solve more Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples cases. Sponsored by Senator Donny Olson (D-Golovin), Senate Bill 151 makes several public safety policy changes that can lead to even more MMIP cases being […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — On September 5, 1984, former Alaska Governor Bill Sheffield declared the day as Naval Militia Day, recognizing the Alaska Naval Militia’s crucial role in the state’s defense and emergency response. This year marks four decades since that proclamation, highlighting the Alaska Naval Militia as a key part of Alaska’s defense […]
On a recent river trip in northern Alaska, scientists from the University of Alaska Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of “polar forests with reptiles running around in them.” That’s a description from Patrick Druckenmiller, director of the museum and a paleontologist with the ability to look at river rocks and […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Wednesday embarked on a trip to Seoul and Tokyo to meet with senior government and business leaders as part of a bipartisan Senate delegation. Sen. Sullivan has been a strong advocate for deepening the trilateral cooperation among the three nations, […]