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Investigators believe the pilot in Monday's deadly crash near Homer may have been avoiding a loose dog on the runway in Nanwalek. Plus, in an update Tuesday morning, the Department of Public Safety identified the two killed in the crash.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, Michael Heyman, sat down with us to discuss the fentanyl crisis in Alaska and why drug cartels specifically target our state. 

Troopers say two passengers are dead and one is injured after a Cessna 207 crashed near Nanwalek, south of Homer, on Monday afternoon. Plus, we speak with Anchorage police, who want the public to know the search for an Eagle River man missing for months is still on.

We hear from police for the first time since Tony Kronos went missing. Plus tension in Fairbanks over a social media comment the mayor made. And a Palmer teen wins a big basketball competition.

A key education bill is moving forward in Juneau with a vote expected today. Plus, a choir teacher at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is retiring at the end of this school year, leaving the future of the choir program at East uncertain due to the Anchorage School District’s massive budget deficit that has forced the displacement of hundreds of teachers and staff.

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The state cleared an Anchorage police officer of any wrongdoing in a shooting that left a 33-year-old man dead on Tudor Road earlier this year. Plus, Four years after Bryan McGee hit and killed Chase Bowerson on the Glenn Highway, after prosecutors say McGee kicked Browerson, 26, out of his car in frigid temperatures as they fought over money following a night of drinking, an Anchorage judge sente...

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance addressed the frustrations residents are feeling amidst the growing homeless camps and shelters. Calling this a "transition year," LaFrance says her team is focused on moving out of crisis mode while working on long-term solutions.

Anchorage police are investigating the circumstances surrounding three bodies found in a University Area residence Wednesday evening. Plus, Anchorage shelters closing as homeless camps grow, that influx in the homeless population is felt by business owners on 4th Avenue.

Last week, Gov. Dunleavy shot down a bill that would have increased the state's per student funding formula (BSA) by $1,000. On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee proposed a slightly lower increase to the BSA.

The Fairbanks active-duty soldier arrested and charged with murder, while out on bail earlier this month, appeared virtually from jail for a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Plus, Man found guilty of 1993 murder at UAF appeals conviction over DNA privacy.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69 was solidified after a joint vote of the House and Senate. In a 33-27 vote, state lawmakers rejected overriding the governor’s veto of the bill, which sought to increase the BSA (annual per-student funding) by $1,000.

An override of the governor's veto of House Bill 69 was rejected in a 33-27 vote on Tuesday. Plus, the Fairbanks assembly votes to close the Mary Siah Recreation Center during budget talks.

The death of Pope Francis on Monday is being felt by Alaskans, including leaders in the Catholic Church who met Jorge Mario Bergoglio on several occasions.

A late-night dining spot in downtown Anchorage is still standing after a vehicle crashed in the early hours of Sunday morning. Father Madison Hayes is a priest for the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau based in the Mat-Su remembers Pope Francis and shares memories of when he lived in the Vatican for four years during his studies.   

Pope Francis died early Monday morning in Rome after celebrating one final Easter, Christianity's holiest day. In 2013, Francis made history by becoming the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas.

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Protests erupt across the country, and here in Alaska, we have all the action from downtown Anchorage. Then the Supreme Court rebukes the president, and it's been 30 years since a deadly bombing in Oklahoma City. We take a look back at the devastation.

A lot of questions over the future of Alaska education funding. We are joined by Anchorage School Board President Andy Holleman. A look at how tariffs translate to Alaska budgets. And an update on the 66th Ave homicide of a well known Alaska fighting championship competitor.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy followed through on his pledge to veto a recently passed school funding bill that included a $1,000 increase to the BSA, the per-student state funding that school districts built their budgets around.

The possibility of Mount Spurr erupting in the coming months changes as the Alaska Volcano Observatory releases new info on weather hampering its ability to detect gas emissions. Plus, state lawmakers have a renewed endeavor ahead of them after Gov. Mike Dunleavy formally vetoed House Bill 69, which arrived to his desk earlier this week in a “stripped-down” form but still provided a $1...

The Alaska House of Representatives approved a $6.2 billion draft state operating budget, putting Alaska on track for a significant deficit in the fiscal year that begins July 1, according to the Alaska Beacon .

A Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District staff member testified in a Palmer Courtroom Wednesday that other students were “confused” by a transgender boy having to use the girl’s bathroom, as mandated by the district’s 2022 transgender student bathroom policy. Plus,  gusty winds are impacting much of Southcentral Alaska Wednesday through Thursday morning.

The federal government revoked the visas of four people affiliated with the University of Alaska Anchorage. UA President Pat Pitney  wrote in a letter to all university staff and students Monday that the four individuals had their visas revoked “without prior notice.”