(Fairbanks, AK) – Wednesday, a Fairbanks jury returned a guilty verdict against 29-year-old Conar Lee Groppel of Fairbanks for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. For his conviction, Mr. Groppel faces a sentence of up to 99 years. On February 14, 2020, Groppel and the victim, L.D., were incarcerated at Fairbanks Correctional Center. Groppel was in […]
The Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help in locating the individual responsible for smashing the window of a patrol car parked at the Trooper post in Fairbanks during the early morning hours of June 15, 2025. Alaska State Trooper Captain Spitzer and several local business leaders are personally offering a reward totaling $4,000 […]
The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Fairbanks man was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison and, upon release, will serve five years on supervised release for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a local man in 2022. […]