WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized longtime Alaskan truck drivers Fred Austin and John Schank on the Senate floor last week for their work driving the Capitol Christmas tree from Wrangell, Alaska to Washington, D.C. Fred and John, veteran Teamster truck drivers with combined experience of over 130 years, completed the task of hauling the […]
A Big Lake man is home safe and sound following an incident near Flat Lake on Sunday evening. At 6:46 pm on Sunday, Alaska State Troopers in Mat-Su received a call from 54-year-old Howard Harold. He reported that he got lost as he was going to his cabin and had frostbitten feet and was suffering […]
DPS Aircraft Operations Increased 42% as the Pandemic Reduced Commercial Air Options Transporting prisoners across Alaska’s vast distances is a challenge on a good day, but when you add dangerous winter storms and the COVID-19 outbreak, most would call the task near impossible. However, this challenge doesn’t stop the nearly 400 Alaska State and Wildlife […]
On Wednesday, Soldotna AST K-9 Team, a Trooper from the AST Aircraft Section, and a Wildlife Trooper traveled to Tyonek on the western shore of Cook Inlet in an attempt to contact a Tyonek resident wanted on several no-bail arrest warrants on original charges of assault and failure to appear. When troopers attempted contact, […]