Interior

Flood warnings still active for Kenai River, western Sound

Firewood and other debris collect Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, along a fence across property under water from the Kenai River on Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska. Authorities are keeping people from driving or boating through flooded areas to minimize wakes that break property free. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon) MAGS OUT; NO SALES

As flood-stricken residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough continued to clean up Tuesday, those living farther south on the Kenai Peninsula dealt with high water of their own. A flood warning remains in effect until 5 p.m. Thursday for the Kenai...

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INTERIOR

Pedestrian dies after being hit by pickup outside North Pole

A 48-year-old woman died Friday night after being struck by a pickup truck on the Richardson Highway outside of North Pole, Alaska State Troopers report.
CRIME

Troopers kill suspect after shooting along Parks Highway

Alaska State Troopers searching for a person who shot a man early today along the Parks Highway between Nenana and Healy now say they encountered the armed suspect and shot him to death. The highway is open to unrestricted traffic.
OUTDOORS

Game Board declines to protect wolves just outside Denali Park

The Alaska Board of Game has refused to restore a ban on hunting and trapping wolves just outside Denali National Park, despite the killing of a key breeding female and the breakup of an iconic pack viewed by Denali visitors from around the world.
OIL AND GAS

State releases report on local energy resources

The state released a report Friday aimed at helping Alaska communities better understand their potential for fossil fuel or geothermal resource development.
WOLVES

Petition seeks to limit hunting, trapping of Denali wolf packs

The wolf pack that has enchanted thousands of visitors at Denali National Park did not produce any pups this year and its members have dispersed widely throughout the park, says a petition seeking to ban hunting and trapping along the park's northeastern boundary, where a female wolf was fatally...
INTERIOR

Troopers release name of woman killed by hunting partner

A 19-year-old killed by her hunting partner this week at a lake off the Alaska Highway lived a few miles up the highway in Dot Lake, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday.
HUNTING

Man says hunting partner's death was accidental shooting

A man says he accidentally shot and killed his female hunting partner Tuesday near a lake off the Alaska Highway, according to Alaska State Troopers, who are releasing few details about the shooting, such as whether the man pointed the gun and shot or inadvertently pulled the trigger.
MAT-SU

Grand jury indicts Willow man in shooting death last year

A 60-year-old Willow man has been charged with murder in the shooting of a Talkeetna man last year, Alaska State Troopers said.
HUNTING

Hunter dies after being accidentally shot by friend

An Alaska hunting trip with two friends ended in death Saturday night when one of the men accidentally shot the other while manipulating his rifle in a cabin, Alaska State Troopers said.
RURAL ALASKA

Volunteers search for Marshall boater

KYUK reports Alaska State Troopers have called off the official search for 33-year-old Paul Tinker.