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News at 6 - May 1, 2026
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- News at 6 - May 1, 2026
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- 15 days ago
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- A teenager has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that happened during a party in Wasilla.
The two-month long strike involving school bus drivers in the Matanuska Valley is finally over, according to the Teamsters Local 959 union.
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce is organizing a citywide cleanup through the end of May. The annual event, now in its 59th year, kicks off Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at Westchester Lagoon.
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- In Depth with Duke Russell
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- 15 days ago
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- In Depth with Duke Russell
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- Anchorage citywide cleanup kicks off this weekend
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- 15 days ago
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- With most snow melted across the city, litter that accumulated over the winter is now visible across Anchorage.
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- Loussac Library book sale returns
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- 15 days ago
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- The Z.J. Loussac Library will hold its semi-annual book sale starting Friday, May 1, at 6 p.m. for members of the Friends of the Library organization.
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- May No Child Go Hungry Campaign kicks off in Fairbanks
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- 15 days ago
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- The campaign is meant to provide food to children in need in the community who can no longer rely on school lunches during the summer.
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- A 17-year-old from Palmer will make history this weekend when she becomes the youngest person to...
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- 15 days ago
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- A 17-year-old from Palmer will make history this weekend when she becomes the youngest person to graduate from UAA since the school started keeping records in t
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- CITYWIDE CLEANUP PREVIEW
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- 15 days ago
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- CITYWIDE CLEANUP PREVIEW
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- May is here! Storms remain.
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- 15 days ago
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- May is here! Storms remain.
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- Alaska won’t pursue third trial in Unalaska cliff crash deaths, prosecutor says
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- 15 days ago
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- This comes after a judge declared a second mistrial in the case against Dustin Ruckman on March 31
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- Sullivan pitches ‘Fighter Town’ recapitalization for JBER, citing modernization, future training
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Sullivan pitches ‘Fighter Town’ recapitalization for JBER, citing modernization, future training and job impact
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- State trooper to retire after 28 years of service
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- 15 days ago
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- Major Anthony “Tony” April is retiring from the Alaska State Troopers after nearly three decades in uniform.
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- Former Fairbanks teacher indicted on child exploitation charges
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- 15 days ago
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- Fairbanks Police said a former Hutchison High School and Tanana Middle School teacher was arrested Tuesday morning for sexual abuse of a minor.
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- Avalanche warning through Sunday, with heavy rain building into Southcentral
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- 15 days ago
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- Avalanche warning through Sunday, with heavy rain building into Southcentral
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- WATCH LIVE: STATEWIDE WEATHER WITH JACKIE PURCELL
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- 15 days ago
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- Join Meteorologist Jackie Purcell with a look at the statewide forecast and more!
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- The Morning Edition May 1, 2026
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- 15 days ago
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- On today's Morning Edition, 229; that's the number of recorded cases of missing or murdered Indigenous peoples. It's a number that would be too high if it was even one, much less over 200. We'll show you how you can lend your voice to the fight. Plus, he gave three decades to the Alaska State Troopers and is now retiring to focus on his family. Major Tony April leaves behind a legacy that many could envy. We'll sit down and hear his story.
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- State Board of Education approves Pearl Creek charter application
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- 16 days ago
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- The State Board of Education has approved the charter for Pearl Creek Steam School.
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- Like spring flowers, new exhibitions are popping up at the Anchorage Museum
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- 16 days ago
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- Three new exhibitions looking at the place Alaskans call home
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- Acting AG says he’s still ‘learning’ about Alaska privacy rights after assisting in release of vo...
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Lawmakers question attorney general’s commitment to Alaskans in first of several confirmation hearings
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- Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People raises a cry for justice
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People raises a cry for justice
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- Dunleavy vetoes election overhaul bill, Senator says they will have the votes to override
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, vetoed a bill designed to overhaul Alaska elections, citing legal issues with the bill after it garnered bipartisan support.
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- Anchorage fire cadets complete live fire training ahead of graduation
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Nineteen fire cadets faced their toughest test Thursday, engaging with a live fire at the Central Mat-Su Fire Department’s facility.
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- News at 6 - April 30, 2026
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- 16 days ago
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- Alaska prosecutors have decided against pursuing a third trial in the case of an Unalaska man charged with criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of two teenaged girls in 2019, Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore confirmed Thursday.
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is highlighting a proposed multi-billion-dollar modernization of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that he said would overhaul aging facilities, expand training capacity and bring a major economic lift to Anchorage.
The State Board of Education has approved the charter for Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School.
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- Picture Alaska: March and April
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- 16 days ago
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- Picture Alaska: March and April
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- Morning Edition Extra
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- An APD officer has been charged with a DUI, and family and friends remember the life of Kelly Hunt, on this Morning Edition Extra.
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- April ends as one of wettest on record for Anchorage, more rain and snow to move into Alaska
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- April ends as one of wettest on record for Anchorage, more rain and snow to move into Alaska
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- 907 Sports: UAA Hockey Introduces Next Head Coach
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- UAA Hockey introduced former St. Cloud State Assistant Coach Eric Rud as their next head coach at a press conference on Monday.
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- The Morning Edition April 30, 2026
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- On today's Morning Edition, a gathering on Wednesday honored the life of Kelly Hunt. Gone too soon, taken from friends and family. We'll bring you to the vigil and share how they're honoring her. Later, two brothers, both violinists, and both, as you just heard, very talented, are heading to a very special stage. We'll tell you their story.
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- 907 Sports: UAA Hockey Introduces Next Head Coach, Plus Reaction
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- 907 Sports: UAA Hockey Introduces Next Head Coach, Plus Reaction
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- Florida man plans Alaska visit to complete Uber Eats deliveries in all 50 states
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- A Florida man is planning a trip to Alaska for an unusual reason: delivering food for Uber eats in all 50 states.
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- Speaking a universal language, two Alaska brothers to take the biggest stage
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- 17 days ago
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- Brothers Andy and Kevin Zhang will play in the National Youth Orchestras at Carnegie hall in July, the first brothers from Alaska to do so
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- Candlelight vigil held for Kelly Hunt, who was found dead in Anchorage after months of missing
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- 17 days ago
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- Dozens gathered Wednesday evening to remember and pay tribute to Kelly Hunt, a 19-year-old woman from Shaktoolik who was found dead in Anchorage in April.
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- Palmer man convicted of assault after holding five people at gunpoint, Department of Law says
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Darren Robbins allegedly told multiple people in Talkeetna he would put bullets in their heads
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- Dangerous ice conditions seen throughout the Mat-Su Borough
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- The Mat-Su Borough is warning that ice on bodies of water throughout the valley is becoming weaker.
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- Fairbanks borough plans renovation of North Pole park, seeks community input
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Construction on the renovation of the 5th Avenue Park is expected to begin in 2027.
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- The Anchorage Assembly passes a new ordinance that makes feeding eagles and other wildlife illega...
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- The Anchorage Assembly passes a new ordinance that makes feeding eagles and other wildlife illegal
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- Anchorage Police officer charged with DUI while using patrol car
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Anchorage Police officer charged with DUI while using patrol car
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- 4 million fish, 200 lakes: Anchorage’s sport hatchery opens for tours this week
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- 17 days ago
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- 4 million fish, 200 lakes: Anchorage’s sport hatchery opens for tours this week
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- April showers fall right into May
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- April showers fall right into May
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- Number of dogs confirmed dead in Willow animal-cruelty case clarified by officials
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough issued a status report on the independent investigation of the Caswell Lakes animal cruelty case Wednesday.
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- Tentative deal reached in Mat-Su school bus drivers strike
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- A tentative agreement has been made, meaning the bus strike in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District may be ending soon.
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- Candlelight vigil held for 19-year-old Shaktoolik woman found dead in Anchorage
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- A candlelight vigil held was held Wednesday for Kelly Hunt, a 19-year-old Shaktoolik woman found dead in Anchorage months after going missing.
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- News at 6 - April 29, 2026
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- 17 days ago
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- An Anchorage Police patrol officer was charged with DUI Friday after allegedly driving his patrol car while under the influence last month, according to Anchorage police. Plus, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough issued an update on the independent investigation of the Caswell Lakes animal cruelty case Wednesday, with a revised number of dogs that were found dead. And, the Anchorage Assembly passed a new ordinance Tuesday night making it illegal to feed eagles, America’s national bird.
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- Sunshine returns to Southcentral, with widespread rain building into Southeast
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Sunshine returns to Southcentral, with widespread rain building into Southeast
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- Morning Edition Extra
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- A warning about walking on ice from Mat-Su officials, and why it's now illegal to feed the eagles in Anchorage, on the Morning Edition Extra
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- The Morning Edition April 29, 2026
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- 17 days ago
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- On today's Morning Edition, the Anchorage Assembly took up the topic of feeding eagles and its questionable legality after a tree in Muldoon grew quite popular with its eagle residency. We'll fill you in on the discussion and changes. Plus, the sky is the limit when you have a goal, motivation and opportunity. Some students from Golden View Middle School were able to perform on one of the nation's most iconic stages at Carnegie Hall. But that future may be in jeopardy moving forward. We'll discuss why.
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- ‘Not just a hillside problem’: looking at the future of Anchorage wildfire fighting funding
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- ‘Not just a hillside problem’: looking at the future of Anchorage wildfire fighting funding
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- News at 6 - April 28, 2026
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- An Anchorage nightclub with a history of fatal shootings is undergoing renovations and will reopen with a new name, according to someone who works there. Plus, an Anchorage musician injured in an officer-involved shooting earlier this month is still in the hospital, leading to another delay in his court case tied to that incident. And, the Fairbanks North Star Borough is opening land sales through a new lottery and auction system.
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- Anchorage musician’s arraignment in officer-involved shooting case delayed again
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Anchorage musician’s arraignment in officer-involved shooting case delayed again as he remains hospitalized
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- Gaslight Lounge to reopen with new name after renovations
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Gaslight Lounge to reopen with new name after renovations
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- Fairbanks community recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- At an event held at the Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center, non-profits and law enforcement gathered to discuss the work being done to combat sexual assault.
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