Native communities in the Dakotas continue to face disproportionately high rates of violence Native communities in the Dakotas continue to face disproportionately high rates of violence: In North Dakota, Native Americans experience violent crime at 2.5 times the national average. In South Dakota, while Native Americans make up just 9% of the population, they represent […]
An arrest was made in Wasilla on Tuesday in connection with an exploitation case headed by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation Technical Crime Unit, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Together, the two agencies make up Task Force Dawnbreaker. The task force reports that their investigation revealed that 38-year-old Jason Keller had taken advantage of […]
(Bethel, AK) – Yesterday, a jury found 59-year-old Matthew Nicori guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Sexual Assault in the Third Degree after a week-long trial. These convictions relate to the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in the village of Akiak in May 2018. Nicori exercised his right to represent himself at […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Following a week-long trial, an Anchorage jury Tuesday found 52-year-old Ronald Fischer of Xenia, Ohio, guilty of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Anchorage in 1995. The jury deliberated for approximately two hours before finding Fischer guilty of Sexual Assault in the First Degree. In the early morning hours of Feb. […]