Jonson Kuhn

6 days ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Alex Bengel |Jonson Kuhn

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Education staff, school board members, and parents of students from Fairbanks to Anchorage are reacting to the governor’s veto announced Thursday morning to an education bill that would provide a sizeable boost to the state’s per-student funding formula. House Bill 69, which made it to Gov.

2 weeks ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Jonson Kuhn

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After three days of deliberating, a jury has asked to review additional evidence after initially saying they were deadlocked in the fatal 2019 case of two teenagers’ deaths in Unalaska. Judge Thomas Matthews said after receiving the first note about being deadlocked, he decided it was best to honor the jury’s second note to allow review of additional evidence and return tomorrow.

2 weeks ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Jonson Kuhn

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Ten members of an American Samoan family residing in Whittier, Alaska, have been charged with voter misconduct and perjury, among other charges. One of the men charged, Michael Pese, told Alaska’s News Source that each individual is related by blood or by marriage. Miliama Suli, Nelson Vaimoa, Salvation Mikaele, Chelsea Talia, Elisapeta Pese, Grace Galea’i, Jan Talia, Mark Pese, and Mathew Pese are among the other names listed.

2 weeks ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Jonson Kuhn

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - A House bill aimed at preparing high school students for financial success into adulthood received its first hearing on Friday with mixed support from representatives. House Bill 90 would require Alaska school districts to offer a financial literacy half-credit course for 9th through 12th-grade students to graduate. The bill’s sponsor, Rep.

2 weeks ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Jonson Kuhn

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On May 7, REAL IDs will be required to board domestic flights as well as certain federal facilities. However, some Alaskans in rural communities are finding the path to obtain those IDs complicated and expensive. A Cordova resident, who wished to remain anonymous, reached out to Alaska’s News Source Investigates to share what they described as a frustrating experience in having to spend money to travel to Anchorage only to be told their documents were not acceptable.