Using a new net, marine biologists from the Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, been able to catch polar cod directly beneath the Arctic sea ice with a trawl, allowing them to determine their large-scale distribution and origin. This information is of fundamental importance, as polar cod are a major source of food […]
Alaska State Troopers and Ketchikan police arrested two Palmer/Wasilla juveniles on active warrants from Palmer court for Burglary/Theft charges in Ketchikan on Tuesday. The 15 and 16 year-old juveniles, who remained un-named, were apprehended near the 700 block of Forest Park in Ketchikan. The two teen aged suspects were also suspected of thefts in Ketchikan. […]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating two structure fires in the community of Atmautluak along the Pitmiktakik River in southwestern Alaska over the weekend. On Saturday, Alaska State Troopers were notified of a structure fire at the Tribal Office there at 4:20 pm. Local residents, along with the Atmautluak Public Safety officer were able to address […]
Late on Saturday night at approximately 11 pm, Alaska State Troopers responded to a residential alarm at a residence on Kim Avenue in WIllow. Troopers noticed after they arrived that items had been rifled through outside the residence, but the dwelling itself had not been entered. When following up on the alarm on Sunday, troopers […]