KTUU/KYES (Anchorage, AK)

13 hours ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Joey Klecka

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A preliminary report released Wednesday on the deadly plane crash in Nanwalek last month confirmed that a loose dog likely contributed to the demise of the Cessna 207 that was carrying three people. The crash killed 48-year-old pilot Daniel Bunker of Homer and 37-year-old Jenny Irene Miller of Anchorage. A second passenger, who has not yet been publicly identified, was hospitalized in Anchorage with serious injuries, authorities said.

1 day ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Rachael Thomas |Domonique Benn |Emily Van de Riet

KEITHVILLE, La. (KSLA/Gray News) – The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was killed in a murder-suicide that left three others dead is at a loss for why it happened. Kara Hanning, the mom of 2-year-old Adalynn Mae Sadler, said she wouldn’t wish this tragedy on anybody. On May 5, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was called out to a home in Keithville, Louisiana, to do a welfare check. When deputies got there, they said Adalynn’s grandfather, 60-year-old Leroy Sadler, refused to communicate with them.

1 day ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Jessica Gruenling

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - It was a memorable weekend at Indiana University in Bloomington. Graduation ceremonies took place on Saturday and among those who turned their tassels was a father and his daughter, who are now members of the class of 2025. Liv Clements and Reggie Johnson got to celebrate their accomplishment together. “It’s going to be a great story to tell,” Johnson said. Johnson worked at the university years ago in various departments to help support his family.

1 day ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Tracy Sinclare

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - At this point in the season, seedlings are getting pretty big and they’re almost ready to go into the garden, but you can’t put them directly outside. They need to be hardened off, which is a process that helps make your plant stronger and more durable.

2 days ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Justin Mattson

Sitka, Alaska (KTUU) - Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka are asking for the community’s help after they lost funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) on Friday. According to Melissa Fouse, President of the Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum Board, the grant funding cut had come after the funding had already been approved. “We applied for the grant and then we got a letter saying that this no longer comported with the administration’s priorities,” Fouse said.