News at 5 - May 25, 2025
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May 25, 2025•11 min
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News at 5 - May 24, 2025
The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.
May 25, 2025•12 min
The Morning Edition May 23, 2025
The City of Anchorage has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of 16-year-old Easter Leafa, who was shot and killed by police days before starting school last summer. The release from the Mayor’s Office says the settlement relieves the city of all claims regarding the shooting. Leafa’s family attorney says they are working with the city to make sure no other family has to go through this. Also, the latest from a deadly plane crash in San Diego. The private jet that crashed i...
May 23, 2025•21 min
News at 6 - May 22, 2025
The family of Easter Leafa, the 16-year-old who died in an officer-involved shooting in August, and the Municipality of Anchorage have reached a $2.11 million settlement. Plus, a private jet that crashed into a neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday morning killed at least three people onboard, including the man with an Alaska address who owned the plane and was a co-founder of a national music talent agency. And an Anchorage woman tells the story of how her dog saved her life in a moose tramp...
May 23, 2025•17 min
The Morning Edition May 22, 2025
A suspect is under arrest after two staff members of Israel’s embassy were shot and killed outside a Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Also, Anchorage Police say a still image from body camera footage during an officer-involved shooting shows a gun on the man killed in a traffic stop. However, not everyone is convinced the proof is in this picture.
May 22, 2025•21 min
The Morning Edition May 21, 2025
Lawmakers head home after overriding the Governor’s veto on a major education funding bill. However, members from the Anchorage School District remain uneasy this morning. While the override of the veto moved things forward, the possibility of a line-item veto by the Governor still has some board members on edge. The board held its final meeting of the school year last night and is still waiting to learn how much money it will actually receive from the state.
May 21, 2025•21 min
The Morning Edition May 20, 2025
Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a second education funding bill yesterday. Alaskan lawmakers will meet today to decide if they will override his veto. Plus, a close call at Kincaid Park. A moose with a newborn calf trampled a woman and her dog. Why wildlife officials warn that this is one of the most dangerous times of year.
May 20, 2025•20 min
News at 6 - May 19, 2025
The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.
May 20, 2025•14 min
The Morning Edition May 19, 2025
Governor Mike Dunleavy has until midnight to veto House Bill 57, the education bill, or let it become law. Also, Former President Joe Biden has responded on social media to his "aggressive form" of prostate cancer.
May 19, 2025•20 min
News at 5 - May 17, 2025
The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.
May 18, 2025•10 min
News at 6 - May 16, 2025
On Thursday morning, in the park’s green belt that runs through campus, a moose gave birth to its calf. Plus, lots of people take advantage of the summer months for moving, but according to the Better Business Bureau, it’s for that reason people should especially be on the lookout for scams.
May 17, 2025•14 min
The Morning Edition May 16, 2025
Following Monday’s fatal Anchorage officer-involved shooting, advocates continued their call for the Anchorage Police Department to implement a citizen police review board — one week after APD Chief Sean Case told Alaska’s News Source a citizen’s board was not necessary. Plus, Alaska has a new Teacher of the Year, a welding instructor at Hutchison High School in Fairbanks.
May 16, 2025•19 min
News at 6 - May 15, 2025
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said poor lighting during the incident meant details surrounding the fatal shooting would be “slightly less than we normally give.” Plus, a video captured at Providence Hospital in Anchorage shows a mama moose giving birth to a calf on the grass outside the hospital on Thursday.
May 16, 2025•14 min
The Morning Edition May 15, 2025
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance announced that the municipality will be installing cameras around Town Square Park to aid police efforts in the area, among other enforcement strategies across town to help the homelessness epidemic. Plus, a preliminary report released Wednesday on the deadly plane crash in Nanwalek last month confirmed that a loose dog likely contributed to the demise of the Cessna 207 that was carrying three people.
May 15, 2025•20 min
News at 6 - May 14, 2025
The Municipality of Anchorage will beef up enforcement around people who camp on public lands, according to a release on how the city is addressing homelessness put out by Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s office. Plus, a preliminary report released Wednesday on the deadly plane crash in Nanwalek last month confirmed that a loose dog likely contributed to the demise of the Cessna 207 that was carrying three people.
May 15, 2025•14 min
The Morning Edition May 14, 2025
The driver of a car that was pulled over by Anchorage police late Monday night is dead in an officer-involved shooting. Plus, a man facing murder charges for what prosecutors say was his involvement in a Wasilla teen’s death appeared in a Palmer courtroom on Tuesday for his arraignment after a preliminary hearing was vacated on Monday.
May 14, 2025•20 min
News at 6 - May 13, 2025
The driver of a car that was pulled over by Anchorage police late Monday night is dead in an officer-involved shooting. Plus, two people are dead following two separate shootings — including one involving police — Monday night in west Fairbanks.
May 14, 2025•14 min
The Morning Edition May 13, 2025
A rally was held at the Palmer Courthouse to raise awareness of a recent case involving a man who provided fentanyl to a 16-year-old girl, resulting in her death. Plus, over 100 people gave testimony on a bill discussing the use of railroad easements, with concerns about what the bill could mean for Anchorage walking and biking trails.
May 13, 2025•18 min
News at 6 - May 12, 2025
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District could see smaller class sizes and reinstate some of its recently-cut jobs after the city assembly voted to add about $2.7 million in local contributions to the district’s budget. Plus, a rally was held at the Palmer Courthouse to raise awareness of a recent case involving a man who provided fentanyl to a 16-year-old girl, resulting in her death.
May 13, 2025•14 min
In Depth Alaska: Remembering Dan Seavey
We learned of the death of Iditarod musher, Dan Seavey on Friday. On Monday, Georgina Fernandez spoke with Dan's son, Mitch Seavey about his father's life and legacy.
May 13, 2025•9 min
The Morning Edition May 12, 2025
A new piece of proposed legislation that seeks to set future Permanent Fund dividend checks at $1,000, with income being a new qualifying factor, is up for public comment Monday. Plus, Native Alaskan Tribes are speaking out against the Yukon Flats Oil Exploration after around 1,000 gallons of diesel were spilled near the Yukon River last month.
May 12, 2025•21 min
News at 5 - May 11, 2025
The Carrs-Safeway location on Gamball Street has closed its doors, and Mother's Day festivities took place around Alaska. In Washington, President Trump is heading to the Middle East while Congress works on the President's agenda/
May 11, 2025•10 min
News at 5 - May 10, 2025
The Anchorage Bike Rodeo was held to help the kiddos get ready for summer. In Fairbanks, residents got out to clean up their city and for their heart health. The final sunset in Utqiagvik happened. Nationally, President Trump says taxing the wealthy is "good politics," while the White House looks to end Habeas Corpus, and the trade war may have a resolution as trade representatives from the U.S. and China are set to meet.
May 10, 2025•13 min
News at 6 - April 9, 2025
The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.
May 10, 2025•14 min
In Depth Alaska: A conversation with Chief Sean Case
On Thursday, Investigative Reporter Jonson Kuhn sat down with Chief Sean Case of the Anchorage Police Department, to discuss officer involve shootings, a recent homeless initiative and a look back as his first year in the office.
May 09, 2025•24 min
The Morning Edition May 9, 2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy met with more than 50 superintendents of school districts from around the state Thursday, telling them he will veto an education bill and reduce school funding unless policies his administration proposed are approved, according to his office. Plus, a full academy in years and no need for a civilian oversight committee were top of mind during Alaska’s News Source’s interview with Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case, who was sworn into his role roughly a year ago on July 1, 2024....
May 09, 2025•20 min
News at 6 - May 8, 2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, met with more than 50 superintendents of school districts from around the state Thursday, telling them he will veto an education bill and reduce school funding unless policies his administration proposed are approved, according to his office. Plus, the Office of Special Prosecutions cleared the Anchorage police officers who shot and killed a man who barricaded himself inside a midtown hotel in February after holding five hostages.
May 09, 2025•12 min
The Morning Edition May 8, 2025
Following recent votes to reverse cuts in Anchorage School District, staff could potentially remain in the positions they thought might get laid off — but in Fairbanks, a boost in per-student funding statewide may not translate to overcoming that district's budget deficit. Plus, Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance introduces an ordinance that could expand criminal charges for a larger range of negligent burning within the municipality, and a bill to change how certain digital corporations are taxed...
May 08, 2025•19 min
News at 6 - May 7, 2025
While state education is still being discussed in Juneau, the Anchorage School Board made a move to restore previously approved jobs cuts at Tuesday’s meeting. Plus, a highly-debated tax bill focused on digital businesses in Alaska — upon which a portion of education funding grants also hinges — passed the House in a 26-14 vote on Wednesday.
May 08, 2025•12 min
The Morning Edition May 7, 2025
Anchorage officials say abatement notices will go up at the city's biggest homeless camp within the next few weeks. Plus, a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 2021 homicide case of 18-year-old Katelynn Shelhamer.
May 07, 2025•21 min
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