Associated Press

Clayton Nelson is charged with felony eluding, reckless driving, assault and terroristic threatening. He’s also charged with driving with a revoked license and violating conditions of his release.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he didn’t think North Korea would be able to strike the state with a nuclear warhead until 2020. But spiraling rumors about the country’s missile capabilities and its leader Kim Jung Un’s recent comments — coupled with President Donald Trump’s statements — have led to him…

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A North Pole couple charged with starving and beating a 6-month-old puppy reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 22-year-old Denise John-Carroll pleaded guilty Thursday to one felony count of knowingly inflicting prolonged suffering to an animal. John-Carroll was ordered to pay $1,300 to a veterinary hospital…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Energy Authority will continue with its plans for a $46.4 million expansion at its Bradley Lake hydroelectric plant near Homer following the approval from its board of directors. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports the board unanimously voted in favor of the expansion at their Aug. 10 meeting in…

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska marine highway ferry is ready to hit the water again after wasted steel found in a routine overhaul took it out of commission in March. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the Tustumena will leave the Ketchikan shipyard on or around Friday. The ferry is expected to make its first…