Alaska State Troopers suspect that alcohol was a factor in the fatal stabbing death that occurred in Levelock on Friday evening. AST and Alaska Wildlife troopers responded to a residence in Levelock at approximately 9:10 pm on Friday evening and discovered 37-year-old Ellis Lee Kaloke, of Eagle River, dead from stab wounds. According to the […]
A Sutton man, who was kayaking as a group in his inflatable kayak on the Matanuska River near Lions Head, died when his kayak overturned on the river on Saturday afternoon. Troopers were notified at 1:12 pm on Saturday, that while kayaking in a group of four kayakers in inflatable kayaks, 63-year-old Martin Rinke, off […]
Troopers say that they believe that a man who died in a Glenn Highway accident on Wednesday had suffered a medical emergency just prior to the incident just before 1 pm. According to the report, the driver of a 1995 Ford F-150, identified as 76-year-old Noble Sherwood, crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic at […]
(Delta Junction) — The fatal mauling of a Pogo Mine contract employee by a black bear on Monday, June 19, remains under investigation by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Early reports suggested the attack showed signs of being predatory, but biologists say further examination of events and the bear involved is needed before […]