Kyle Hopkins

Anchorage

Alaska Journalist and Special Projects Editor at Anchorage Daily News

Alaska journalist for @adndotcom and @propublica. Holding love and sharing rage. “The first killing weapon was always the Good News.” - Ernestine Hayes

Articles

A 700% APR lending business tied to Dr. Phil’s son is dividing an Alaska tribe

3 weeks ago | newsfromthestates.com | Kyle Hopkins

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Co-published with Anchorage Daily News Reporting HighlightsCommunity Divisions: A tribal lending business in Minto, Alaska, is bringing in much-needed revenue but also dividing the community over ethical concerns and questions about who benefits.
A 700% APR Lending Business Tied To Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing An Alaska Tribe

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Kyle Hopkins |Megan O’Matz |Joel Jacobs

Series: Desperate Loans:Tribal Lenders’ Profits Built on High-Interest LoansReporting HighlightsCommunity Divisions: A tribal lending business in Minto, Alaska, is bringing in much-needed revenue but also dividing the community over ethical concerns and questions about who benefits. Legal Issues: Two suits allege Minto’s partners receive the bulk of the lending revenue. Among those named: Jay McGraw — son of Dr. Phil — who is linked to a firm assisting the tribe.
A 700% APR lending business tied to Dr. Phil’s son is dividing an Alaska tribe

1 month ago | adn.com | Kyle Hopkins |Megan O’Matz |Joel Jacobs

This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Dr. Phil, the powerhouse TV personality, has long dispensed practical advice to anyone hoping to avoid financial ruin — advice he’s shared with his millions of viewers. “No. 1 is avoid debt like the plague,” he’s said.
A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an Alaska Tribe

1 month ago | propublica.org | Byard Duncan |Ryan Gabrielson |Lucas Waldron |Kyle Hopkins

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A tribal lending business in Minto, Alaska, is bringing in much-needed revenue but also dividing the community over ethical concerns and questions about who benefits. Two suits allege Minto’s partners receive the bulk of the lending revenue. Among those named: Jay McGraw — son of Dr. Phil — who is linked to a firm assisting the tribe.
A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an Alaska Tribe

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kyle Hopkins |Megan O’Matz |Joel Jacobs

4 hours agoThe US government stole the Black Hills. Now it’s clear-cutting them. The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and …2 hours agoA third-generation farmer was barely getting by. Then Trump’s cuts hit. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.
Will Extreme Spending and Partisanship Undermine Trust in State Supreme Courts?

2 months ago | propublica.org | Megan O’Matz |Kyle Hopkins |Sergio Hernandez |Doug Bock Clark

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When Susan Crawford, Wisconsin’s newly elected Supreme Court justice, took the stage in Madison on Tuesday night to claim victory, four women flanked her, beaming, hands on one another’s shoulders. One had her fist raised in triumph.
Alaska Supreme Court Places New Limits on Pretrial Delays

Mar 27, 2025 | ktoo.org | Kyle Hopkins

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Alaska’s Supreme Court has placed new limits on how long criminal cases can be postponed, part of an effort to reduce the time many criminal defendants wait to face trial in the state.
Alaska Supreme Court Places New Limits on Pretrial Delays

Mar 27, 2025 | propublica.org | Kyle Hopkins |Eric Umansky |Richard Webster |Jeremy Kohler

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Alaska’s Supreme Court has placed new limits on how long criminal cases can be postponed, part of an effort to reduce the time many criminal defendants wait to face trial in the state.
Alaska Supreme Court places new limits on pretrial delays

Mar 25, 2025 | adn.com | Kyle Hopkins

This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Alaska’s Supreme Court has placed new limits on how long criminal cases can be postponed, part of an effort to reduce the time many criminal defendants wait to face trial in the state. The court’s order, which takes effect May 12, directs state judges to allow no more than 270 days of new delays for criminal cases filed in 2022 or before.
How Eric Adams Embraced NYPD’s Community Response Team Despite Misconduct Concerns

Mar 11, 2025 | propublica.org | Eric Umansky |Kyle Hopkins |Richard Webster |Jeremy Kohler

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has embraced a problematic NYPD unit led by longtime allies. When department insiders raised red flags about the unit, the team’s leaders complained to the mayor. The relationship between Adams and the unit was so tight that the mayor was given access to a special livestream feed from the team’s body-worn cameras.