Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 26, 2024

Lawmakers are skeptical of a social media ban for children. Plus, Native boarding school survivors share stories of their trauma.

27.Apr.2024


Social media ban for kids under 14 passes Alaska House

The social media proposal was added late in the process as an amendment to another bill and hasn’t been subject to public hearings.

27.Apr.2024


Anchorage policing of homeless encampments will hinge on U.S. Supreme Court decision

Anchorage and other western cities say a lower court's ruling has them hamstrung on responding to homelessness.

26.Apr.2024


Anchorage teen’s cold-case killer sentenced to 50 years

Donald McQuade, now 67, was sentenced for the death of Shelley Connolly, who was found dead near a Seward Highway pullout in 1978.

26.Apr.2024


Anchorage School District announces plan to close schools as part of ‘right-sizing’ effort

District staff hope to improve the process from the last time a school closed in 2022.

26.Apr.2024