On Tuesday evening a call went in to the troopers by a citizen reporting the discovery of what they believed were human remains along the Knik River and troopers responded to the scene to investigate. Troopers with the Palmer GIU/Major Crimes investigated the remains and were unable to the remains but were unable to […]
The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance for the safe handling of bodies and deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Key Points There is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19 (see […]
Nicole Misarti has gagged in the name of science. The University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist uses new and old bones of animals to determine what their lives were like. Those bones are not always clean and odor-free. Five years ago, to recover bones from walruses killed during a group-trampling event near Point Lay, Misarti […]
Alaska State Troopers are releasing little information into the on-going investigation into the death of a child in Quinhagak located on Monday evening. The investigation began on Tuesday after troopers arrived in the community following the report of the child being located on the outskirts of town. The child had previously been reported missing […]