Kyle Hopkins
@kylehopkinsAK
Alaska journalist for @adndotcom and @propublica. Holding love and sharing rage. “The first killing weapon was always the Good News.” - Ernestine Hayes
VIDEO: A car left running unattended to warm up, even for a few minutes, can be turned into a lethal weapon, writes KNBA news producer Rhonda McBride. adn.com/opinions/2025/…
VIDEO: A car left running unattended to warm up, even for a few minutes, can be turned into a lethal weapon, writes KNBA news producer Rhonda McBride. adn.com/opinions/2025/…
IMPACT: Anchorage Rebuilds Its Prosecutor’s Office After Our Reporting Revealed Hundreds of Criminal Case Dismissals propublica.org/article/anchor… @kylehopkinsAK @adndotcom
"The bill has been opposed by several organizations representing payday lenders, including the Online Lenders Alliance, which this year paid a total of $73,000 to two powerful Alaska lobbyists, Miles Baker and Frank Bickford" adn.com/politics/alask…
Hasta el lunes por la mañana, un portavoz regional de ICE no había respondido a las preguntas enviadas por el Daily News adn.com/alaska-news/20…
“The more experienced among them had brought camp chairs.” adn.com/alaska-news/20…
Dr. Phil advises his TV viewers to avoid high-interest debt. His son Jay McGraw is tied to Minto Money’s 700% APR loans propublica.org/article/minto-… @kylehopkinsAK @MegsNewz @jmdjacobs w/ @adndotcom
"The programs are pitched as enabling 'school choice,' but in reality, research has found the money tends to benefit families that have already chosen private schools" by @audreydutton propublica.org/article/idaho-…
The Alaska Permanent Fund has lost $2 billion & counting. adn.com/business-econo…
IMPACT: After a @propublica investigation by @kylehopkinsAK — Alaska’s Supreme Court limits how long criminal cases can be delayed, after reporting showed some defendants wait a decade for trial. propublica.org/article/alaska…
A musher was cut from the Iditarod for being too far behind. He went to Nome anyway. adn.com/outdoors-adven…
More excellent reporting by Zaz Hollander adn.com/alaska-news/cr…
NEW: She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It. propublica.org/article/tribal… @MattKrupnick
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Native children. adn.com/alaska-news/ed… (@KYUKNews and @propublica)
And there it is: wsj.com/politics/polic…
***makes a note to watch what happens with Universal Service Funds and Internet subsidies for Starlink***
NEW: Trump and DOGE say they're cutting waste and fraud. But they're going to cost us by failing to collect possibly billions of dollars in tax revenues, much of it from the wealthy. Smart, important story from @AndyKroll of @propublica. propublica.org/article/how-do…
Awesome work by @EmilySchwing … and check out the Yup’ik language version on KYUK: kyuk.org/public-safety/…
Every year for the past 19 years, the school district for Sleetmute, Alaska, has asked the state for money to help repair a leaky roof. Again and again, the state said no. Now the school is crumbling. propublica.org/article/rural-…
Stopped in Ashland on the way home from a work conference. They are pretty proud of this fartwater, which tastes just like it smells. Farty.
Good to see law enforcement acknowledging this was a murder. adn.com/alaska-news/cr…
I never thought I’d be in this position, but I was unexpectedly terminated from my job as an NWS meteorologist. This isn’t just about me—this impacts the future of weather forecasting. #NWS #NOAA