Nikiski, AK – Friday, members of the Alaska State Senate learned that former Representative Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna, passed away from a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Representative Kurt Olson served the Central Kenai Peninsula in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2005 through 2016. Members of the Alaska Senate Majority issued the following statements: “Kurt […]
Troopers report that the identity of the man involved in Saturday’s Wasilla fire as 71-year-old Randy Algood. Alaska State Troopers and firefighters responded to a blaze at a residence in Wasilla at 10:50 am on Saturday. During the response, Algood was located in the home and removed for life-saving efforts but was ultimately declared deceased […]
On Sunday afternoon, troopers received an alert from Napakiak that there was an overdue boat with two aboard that hadn’t arrived as scheduled at the community. A HASTY search was launched from the community and soon the community’s VPO would locate the overdue boat submerged down the river from Napakiak. Shortly thereafter, one of the […]