Maggie Nelson

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Arts and Culture Reporter at KUCB-FM (Unalaska, AK)

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6 years after fatal Unalaska car crash, jury deadlock results in mistrial

1 week ago | alaskapublic.org | Maggie Nelson

A group of Anchorage jurors was unable to come to a unanimous decision in a nearly six-year long homicide case. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews declared a mistrial Friday morning for a young man involved in a 2019 Unalaska car crash case. Following more than three days of deliberation and over a week in trial, 24-year-old Dustin Ruckman won’t be charged for his involvement in the deaths of two Unalaska teen girls, but he also hasn’t been acquitted.
Homicide case goes to Anchorage jury in fatal Unalaska car crash

2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Maggie Nelson

The fate of a young man behind the wheel in a fatal 2019 Unalaska car crash is now in the hands of an Anchorage jury. Dustin Ruckman, 24, faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of two Unalaska teen girls.
Body of missing fisherman recovered along Captains Bay shoreline

2 weeks ago | kucb.org | Maggie Nelson

The Unalaska Fire and Police Departments, along with members of the U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers recovered the body of missing fisherman Jacob Riley Veeser Saturday morning. 28-year-old Veeser was reported missing Friday afternoon. City officials said in a press release that evening that he was last seen at midnight on April 4 walking down the GI “dolphin” dock at the UniSea Inc. processing plant.
City of Unalaska in search of missing fisherman

2 weeks ago | kyuk.org | Maggie Nelson

A 28-year-old fisherman was reported missing Friday in Unalaska. The City of Unalaska said in a press release that Jacob Riley Veeser was last seen at midnight on April 4 walking down the GI “dolphin” dock at the UniSea Inc. processing plant. Local police, fire and ports departments began a shoreline search for Veeser shortly before 7 p.m. Friday evening. The search was suspended around 10:30 last night and will pick back up again Saturday morning.
As judge considers acquittal, trial for long-awaited Unalaska Mount Ballyhoo car crash case nears closure

2 weeks ago | kyuk.org | Maggie Nelson

Attorneys are expected to give their closing arguments Monday for a case involving a fatal 2019 car crash on Unalaska’s Mount Ballyhoo. However, they will first have to hear whether or not the presiding judge believes there is enough evidence to support a conviction.
Unalaska School District hopes for full funding from city, as state contributions remain uncertain

3 weeks ago | kucb.org | Maggie Nelson

The Unalaska City School District has approved its budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, and is asking the city for about $6.14 million. The school board unanimously approved the budget draft at its meeting earlier this month. The proposal has gone through various revisions and discussions, including a town hall and committee meetings. Now, it will head to City Hall where council members will decide how much funding they can spare for the island’s schools.
Driver's trial begins nearly 6 years after teens' deaths in Unalaska crash

4 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Maggie Nelson

The trial began Wednesday in Anchorage for a man facing felony charges in a fatal Unalaska car crash case. Dustin Ruckman is charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide for his involvement in the 2019 crash on Mount Ballyhoo. He was 18 at the time of the incident and was driving the truck that eventually plummeted about 900 feet down the side of the cliff.
U.S. military officials show interest in reopening western Aleutian naval base

1 month ago | adn.com | Maggie Nelson

Officials with the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told state and federal officials last month that they would be interested in expanding military access on Adak Island. The announcement was made during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb. 13, after Sen. Dan Sullivan pressed federal officials to strengthen military presence in Alaska.
Jury selection moves to Anchorage in long-awaited Unalaska car crash case

1 month ago | kyuk.org | Maggie Nelson

After three long days of jury selection in Unalaska, court officials will return to Anchorage to restart their search and begin the trial for a young man involved in a fatal 2019 car crash. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews told the court Friday afternoon that after questioning around 100 people this week, they could not find enough local impartial jurors.
Eliza Barry Callahan by Tan Lin

1 month ago | bombmagazine.org | Eliza Barry Callahan |Leslie Jamison |Maggie Nelson

Eliza Barry Callahan's debut novel, The Hearing Test (Catapult, 2025), begins with a drone in her right ear, diagnosed as sudden deafness, that becomes a volatile score, an episode of life seen from an inaudible place outside one’s life, and a white noise exploration of consciousness and time-travel through the partly blanked-out layers of a self. I read the book in a single sitting, then read it again, and then again. I thought of Alice in Wonderland with its soundtrack whited out.