WICHITA, Kan. — The Kansas Court of Appeals refused Friday to implement the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on a common second-trimester abortion method, ruling in a… Continue reading
Lieutenant Gov. Byron Mallott signed Alaska’s first commercial marijuana regulations on Friday, but regulators and legislators now face a headache from the FBI.In a memo… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday proposed new rules to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas on public land, arguing… Continue reading
The City of Ketchikan will not prohibit retail marijuana businesses within city limits.The Ketchikan City Council, by a 3-2 count at its meeting Thursday night,… Continue reading
Mary Miller, former superintendent of Sitka National Historical Park, filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court, alleging gender and race discrimination in the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A bill that would update Alaska’s Military Code of Justice and strengthen penalties for certain violations has advanced from the House Judiciary Committee.The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths of thousands of common murres and other… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage School District is looking to close a projected $10.9 million budget gap by cutting 53 teachers next year and increasing class… Continue reading
Perseverance Theater is hosting a variety of events around its production “Our Voices Will Be Heard” this week, a play about a mother’s and daughter’s… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker shakes hands with Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, after his annual State of the State address to a Joint Session… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club is open to members and public trap… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — State highway officials are watching overflow that has emerged near a northern section of the Dalton Highway.The Alaska Department of Transportation says overflow… Continue reading
STERLING — Alaska State Troopers say a 47-year-old Kenai Peninsula man was found dead on a trail near the community of Sterling.The body of Leroy… Continue reading
HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 13… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A teenager at a Wasilla home was shot and wounded Thursday by a second teenager handling a gun.Alaska State Troopers took a call… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The dates have been set for the annual addresses by Alaska’s two U.S. senators to the state Legislature.U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is scheduled… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of burglarizing two Alaska businesses was delayed in his get-away by locking his keys in his car. A call to… Continue reading
Senior ceramics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: Diane, 463-6176. Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267. Organ concert, noon, State Office Building.… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will hold a special meeting Monday at 5 p.m. to discuss filling the District 2 seat left vacant… Continue reading
