Alaska Public Media’s Lori Townsend discusses recent ADN stories highlighting widespread failures in the system for hiring and certifying village police officers with reporter Kyle Hopkins.
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How hard is it to find an electrician in Bethel?
A recent letter from the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative startled residents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, saying customers had to repair their electric equipment by August or have their power cut off.
Mountain Village VPO arrested for tampering with evidence in murder case
The alleged theft could complicate a particularly brutal homicide case, which involves two teenagers and a robbery gone wrong.
Lawmakers pass permanent fund draw, spar over PFD effect
For the first time in the Alaska Permanent Fund’s 40-year history, the Legislature has adopted a plan to draw money from the fund to pay for state government. Gov. Bill Walker says he’ll sign it.
After a tragedy, a Yup’ik dance group in Hooper Bay keeps dancing
The idea was to help reconnect kids to their culture, teach about the effects of alcohol and drugs, and prevent suicide. And it has worked – but not with every kid.
Legislature picks up pace, with little time to spare
The Legislature is on track to break the record for fewest bills passed in a year, with only five so far this year compared with the current record-low of 32 last year.