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A Palmer man died from injuries sustained in an accident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

A Wasilla man is facing dozens of charges following the investigation of a string of thefts that led to the damage of vehicles.

WASILLA — Dozens of professionals gathered inside the Menard Sports Center this week for the two-day 2020 Mat-Su Reentry Summit. There were several workshops, exercises and speaker presentations that were all centered on improving the various steps involved in the…

PALMER — The Palmer City Council debated two ordinances that would have an effect on the backcountry to different results.

PALMER — Denys Abramov was arraigned to the Superior Court at the Palmer Courthouse Tuesday, Jan. 14 facing first and second-degree murder charges for the death of his 60-year-old mother Olha Abramova New Year’s Eve.

WILLOW — As contractors hired by the Mat-Su Borough near completion of their reclamation project of Deneki Road, a new threat arises on the other side of the Valley.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing major new education initiative designed to improve reading skills for Alaska children. The “Alaska Reads Act” will focus on interventions for struggling readers and will offer targeted school-improvements for the state’s lowest performing schools.

PALMER — As Gov. Mike Dunleavy spoke to 61 assembled listeners at the Palmer Moose Lodge on Wednesday, he detailed the justification for his first budget.

BIG LAKE — Dan Mayfield announced his candidacy for Senate Seat D this weekend. Mayfield currently serves on the Mat-Su Borough Assembly representing District 5 and will run against incumbent David Wilson (R) for the seat. Wilson has represented Wasilla…

WASILLA — Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined by Mat-Su Borough School District superintendent Dr. Monica Goyette, Department of Education and Early Learning Commissioner Michael Johnson, the Education Commission of the States, MSBSD Career and Technical program administrator Trish Zugg and Public…

In 2019, a Fairbanks District Attorney offered a generous plea – 5 years of actual time, amounting to little more than time served – to a man charged with kidnapping and forcefully sexually assaulting a minor, both unclassified felonies with…

By Tim Bradner

As of Tuesday, January 14th, “Vote Yes! For Alaska’s Fair Share” has collected over 43,000 signatures, including the required signatures necessary to qualify over 35 house districts, sponsors of the initiative said. The tally exceeds the State’s requirements of 28,501…

Unless the Supreme Court intervenes and issues a stay—which I am guessing is unlikely—the Dunleavy recall campaign will start by Feb. 10 on the second signature-gathering phase, with 71,252 signatures needed to force an election.

People With Issues

By McKibben Jackinsky

By Tim Bradner

A state Superior Court judge in Anchorage gave organizers of an effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy the okay to begin gathering signatures on petition books Friday, Dec. 10.

Dr. Al Gross, the independent candidate endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party to run against Alaska’s junior U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan announced on Wednesday that longtime Alaska legislator Johnny Ellis has joined his campaign team as Senior Adviser.