News at 6 - April 30, 2026

Alaska prosecutors have decided against pursuing a third trial in the case of an Unalaska man charged with criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of two teenaged girls in 2019, Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore confirmed Thursday. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is highlighting a proposed multi-billion-dollar modernization of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that he said would overhaul aging facilities, expand training capacity and bring a major economic lift to Anchorage. The State Board of Education has approved the charter for Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School.