Rural blog

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins. Come here for breaking news on village issues, plus interviews, videos and photos. But that's just part of the story. We want to feature your pictures, videos and stories, too. Think of The Village as your bulletin board. E-mail us anything you’d like to share with the rest of Alaska -- your letters to the editor, the photos of your latest hunt or video of your latest potlatch. (We love video.)


Kyle Hopkins

I was born in Sitka, have lived in Kake, Skagway and Fairbanks and joined the ADN in 2005 after writing for the Anchorage Press and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. I started blogging for the paper in 2006 with The Trail, our blog about the governor's race. Then came the Alaska Politics blog. Now I'm covering government and rural affairs and live in Anchorage with my wife, Rebecca. (Update: Our daughter Alice was born May 31. Thanks everyone for the suggestions.) E-mail me at khopkins@adn.com and find me on Twitter at twitter.com/ADNVillage.

 

READER-SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Life in Rural Alaska

Post your photos from the Bush and check out what others are sending in.

STORY

Fourth-grade whale hunter

A nine-year-old delivered the killing blow to a 32-foot bowhead whale in Barrow.

AUDIO SLIDE SHOW

Relocating Newtok

Residents of the Yup'ik Eskimo village and military reservists on site discuss Newtock's relocation.

VIDEO

Coping with suicide

Willie Ballot, of Selawik, describes life after his daughter's suicide.

PHOTOS

Kotzebue in April

While Southcentral Alaska enjoyed warm and sunny April days, in Kotzebue snow and winter-weather maintained.

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Stormfront: Blizzard photos from Norton Sound - 11/12/2009 7:25 pm

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(UPDATED) Seattle Times: Bethel connection to accused cop shooter - 11/8/2009 3:31 pm

Sitka man collapses, dies during apparent seal hunt - 11/8/2009 1:05 pm

Howling tribute to Haber - 11/7/2009 7:16 pm

Blotter: Caller reports stolen marijuana to troopers; credit fraud investigation in Akutan - 11/7/2009 5:31 pm

State: Medical team delivered vaccine past midnight in isolated Diomede - 11/6/2009 12:09 pm

Marshall: More on the feds' dismissal of subsistence fishing charges - 11/6/2009 10:23 am

Army National Guard flies two from Diomede for possible swine flu - 11/5/2009 3:58 pm

(UPDATED) Obama: 'No shouting now. But I would love to come to Alaska' - 11/5/2009 7:25 am

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Watch Obama's meeting with tribes online tomorrow - 11/4/2009 6:02 pm

Kotlik: Father saves son, drowns in snowmachine accident - 11/4/2009 9:50 am

(UPDATED) Capsized fishing boat belongs to Moller, sister - 10/31/2009 8:42 pm

Blotter: Caller reports stolen marijuana to troopers; credit fraud investigation in Akutan

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A Shungnak woman has been arrested on charges of violating her probation and endangering a minor after calling troopers and reporting her boyfriend had stolen her marijuana, troopers said today.

Lizzie Commack, 27, contacted troopers at 11:35 a.m. Friday and said she wanted her boyfriend removed from the residence, troopers said. Authorities investigated and took Commack to Kotzebue Regional Jail where her breath-alcohol content was recorded at .151. She’s accused of a six-degree drug charge, fourth-degree assault, a second-degree count of endangering a minor and probation violation.


Also on the trooper logs today:

Troopers are investigating a report by Trident Seafoods in Akutan that more than $3,000 of unauthorized charges have been charged on the credit cards of at least five employees. Plant human resources manager Ken McHugh reported the potential fraud on Oct. 22, and troopers reported today that a suspect has been identified.


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