Kyle Hopkins
@kylehopkinsak.bsky.social
Alaska journalist for @adndotcom and @propublica.
“The first killing weapon was always the Good News.” - Ernestine Hayes
“The first killing weapon was always the Good News.” - Ernestine Hayes
Been stuck in traffic northbound Minnesota for half an hour …
September 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Been stuck in traffic northbound Minnesota for half an hour …
Print won’t last forever but for now it still warms my cold heart to see a story on the racks
August 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Print won’t last forever but for now it still warms my cold heart to see a story on the racks
Sending editors a note about fact-checking spreadsheets and this is the emoji that Slack recommended
June 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Sending editors a note about fact-checking spreadsheets and this is the emoji that Slack recommended
Alaska public records nerds ... has anyone researched the legislative intent of this portion of the state records law:
www.akleg.gov/basis/statut...
www.akleg.gov/basis/statut...
May 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Alaska public records nerds ... has anyone researched the legislative intent of this portion of the state records law:
www.akleg.gov/basis/statut...
www.akleg.gov/basis/statut...
Looking forward to this session tomorrow on Alaska public records with Data For Indigenous Justice ⚖️🎙️
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May 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Looking forward to this session tomorrow on Alaska public records with Data For Indigenous Justice ⚖️🎙️
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This Tweet is going to age well.
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This Tweet is going to age well.
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.
They are pretty proud of this fartwater, which tastes just like it smells. Farty.
February 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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.
They are pretty proud of this fartwater, which tastes just like it smells. Farty.
This idea of pre-indictment hearings may be a big part of why the delays are more of a problem in Anchorage than other Alaska courts.
January 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This idea of pre-indictment hearings may be a big part of why the delays are more of a problem in Anchorage than other Alaska courts.
Sheesh. This is from a National Center for State Courts report way back in 2009, when a state committee had already identified a "culture" of pretrial delays in Anchorage.
January 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sheesh. This is from a National Center for State Courts report way back in 2009, when a state committee had already identified a "culture" of pretrial delays in Anchorage.
"Denied my rights to the courts. I can not speak when I'm in a telephonic hearing. I was moved to Goose Creek Correctional Center so I can not appear in person. I am often left out of my court hearings altogether."
January 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Denied my rights to the courts. I can not speak when I'm in a telephonic hearing. I was moved to Goose Creek Correctional Center so I can not appear in person. I am often left out of my court hearings altogether."
"I have been incarcerated 1,450 days as of 13 Oct., 2024. When this was raised, the judge threatened to rush and force a trial through. I have not been at all of the hearings (denied access to courts) to be able to object. Raised this with every attorney."
January 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"I have been incarcerated 1,450 days as of 13 Oct., 2024. When this was raised, the judge threatened to rush and force a trial through. I have not been at all of the hearings (denied access to courts) to be able to object. Raised this with every attorney."
"The state has continued, reset, vacated approx. 6 hearings without my consent. At no time did I or would I sign a CR325 waiver of time ..."
January 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"The state has continued, reset, vacated approx. 6 hearings without my consent. At no time did I or would I sign a CR325 waiver of time ..."
"The defendant has asserted his wish to proceed to trial to his counsel, and has brought his request up to the trial judge when allowed. The state has still denied his direct wishes and his constitutional right to a speedy trial"
January 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"The defendant has asserted his wish to proceed to trial to his counsel, and has brought his request up to the trial judge when allowed. The state has still denied his direct wishes and his constitutional right to a speedy trial"
🧵🪡 This note has been on our newsroom whiteboard for a long time: More than half of people in Alaska jails and prisons have not been convicted of the crime they are being held for …
January 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🧵🪡 This note has been on our newsroom whiteboard for a long time: More than half of people in Alaska jails and prisons have not been convicted of the crime they are being held for …
From Facebook memories … 11 years ago today.
December 4, 2024 at 4:13 PM
From Facebook memories … 11 years ago today.
Realized today that Jeff Bridges and Jeff Daniels are two different people.
(Just thought he had a lot of range)
(Just thought he had a lot of range)
November 30, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Realized today that Jeff Bridges and Jeff Daniels are two different people.
(Just thought he had a lot of range)
(Just thought he had a lot of range)
Oompa Loompa bippity goose
That’s what you get for petting a moose
That’s what you get for petting a moose
November 28, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Oompa Loompa bippity goose
That’s what you get for petting a moose
That’s what you get for petting a moose
At first glance I thought these were Spaghetti-favored Kit Kats.
Now serving at the newsroom table
Now serving at the newsroom table
November 27, 2024 at 10:30 PM
At first glance I thought these were Spaghetti-favored Kit Kats.
Now serving at the newsroom table
Now serving at the newsroom table
Trying every trick to keep writing at night.
November 21, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Trying every trick to keep writing at night.
Not ready to share any stories but here’s Percy to hold down the timeline
November 15, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Not ready to share any stories but here’s Percy to hold down the timeline