Public Safety

U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred resigned ahead of a report that he had inappropriate relationships with two federal prosecutors.

Four people are dead after a plane they were traveling in from Bethel crashed short of the runway in St. Mary’s late Sunday night, according to transportation officials. The Cessna 207 was operated by Bethel-based Yute Commuter Service. The pilot and three passengers departed Bethel for the roughly 100-mile journey to the lower Yukon River…

The state’s Office of Special Prosecutions released a letter Tuesday clearing Juneau Police Department Sgt. Chris Gifford and Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Branden Forst in the July 15 shooting of 35-year-old Steven Kissack.

The incident delayed the start of the weekend’s Klondike Road Relay by four hours and the first three legs were canceled.

The longtime city worker died helping clear storm drains on his day off. Friends say his commitment was central to his character.

The release of the footage on Tuesday is set to coincide with the release of the state’s investigation report into the use of force.

Jeffrey Walls has agreed to retire effective Sept. 9, the day before his trial for five misdemeanor assault charges was set to begin.

Sitka has been without internet access since Thursday after an undersea fiber optic cable broke, cutting off the island from the online world.

GCI said technicians were working to temporarily reroute Sitka’s internet traffic with hopes to restore basic voice and text service and limited internet sometime Friday.

The people who say they were victims of Bradley Earl Reger are trying to hold the institutions where the abuse took place accountable.