An early morning hit-and-run leaves a pedestrian dead and another arrested.
Where police think the pedestrian was when they were hit.

Plus, U.S. Congress members discuss funds to tighten their own security After Charlie Kirk's death, and people in Wasilla hold a celebration of life for Kirk.

Qualified Alaskans will recieve a permanent fund dividend check worth $1,000, confirmed by the state, today.

The search for a missing Anchorage man has come to an end. 

The state handed down felony charges to the owner of a wildlife center in Haines after dozens of wild animals were seized from his property earlier this year.

On this Morning Edition, more on the latest aftershock following this year's massive earthquake in Russia. Later, Sand Lake Elementary Library has a new look, feel and mission.

The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of the deadly officer-involved shooting that happened back in May.

Anchorage police responded to a bank robbery Thursday afternoon at the Wells Fargo branch on East Dimond Boulevard, prompting a heavy law enforcement presence in the area.

A fire burned a cabin near Miller’s Market in Houston on Thursday morning.

Today on the Morning Edition, what Alaska State Troopers say happened when two cruise ship passengers in Juneau lost their footing on a mountainside. Plus, the Anchorage Fire Department set a goal of just under 3,000 pounds of food for their food drive, and they've blown way past it.

A cruise passenger from Texas was found dead after he and another passenger fell while hiking the Mount Roberts trail on Tuesday, according to troopers.

The U.S. Department of Education has canceled a $3.3 million grant that was funding 14 teaching positions at the Academies of Anchorage.

Two months after Congress eliminated public media funding nationwide, KCHU in Valdez - which has been broadcasting to seven rural communities for decades - faces an uncertain future after losing both its federal budget and its AM tower to erosion. 

On today's Morning Edition, the victim of a shooting at a local Carr's is sharing his story. Later today, Alaska State Troopers say they're seeing an increase in drug traffic to Alaska, which is drawing the attention of drug cartels and driving people to crime to be able to afford the high prices.

A Rans S-21 Outbound aircraft landed at Mile 93 of the Seward Highway Tuesday morning, according to Girdwood Fire Chief Michelle Weston.

A two-year study has begun to measure the impacts of noise on neighborhoods near the Anchorage International Airport with a plan to update a noise exposure map that was completed in 2015.

Illegal drugs sold in Alaska are among the most expensive in the country, Alaska State Troopers confirmed, saying this creates significant incentives for cartels and dealers to profit in the state.

Today on the Morning Edition, a glacier-dammed lake outburst following a record-breaking flooding event in August put residents on high alert once again, but officials are now saying waters are receding. Later today, how the family of a 30-year-old man who fell to his death while camping on Kodiak is remembering and honoring him.

A flood warning is in effect for the Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

A little further south, Ketchikan is experiencing heavy rainfall, leading to a flood warning going into tomorrow morning.

A 30-year-old New York man was found dead in Kodiak from injuries sustained from a fall the day after going missing, according to Alaska State Trooper dispatch.