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
DPS wouldn’t answer many of our questions. Including how is it possible that they can’t extract names from their records keeping software.
This story might provide some answers: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
This story might provide some answers: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Alaska government spent nearly $28 million on botched database project
The Alaska Department of Public Safety spent 11 years and $27.9 million trying to replace the states aging criminal information database before the project was abandoned, derailed by problems with fu...
www.adn.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
DPS wouldn’t answer many of our questions. Including how is it possible that they can’t extract names from their records keeping software.
This story might provide some answers: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
This story might provide some answers: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
It’s knowable but would require DPS looking at incident reports that it would argue are not public record (open cases) or in some cases the victim name would be redacted.
Data for Indigenous Justice says the state could have done that research in the time it’s taken to deny the requests & appeals
Data for Indigenous Justice says the state could have done that research in the time it’s taken to deny the requests & appeals
August 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s knowable but would require DPS looking at incident reports that it would argue are not public record (open cases) or in some cases the victim name would be redacted.
Data for Indigenous Justice says the state could have done that research in the time it’s taken to deny the requests & appeals
Data for Indigenous Justice says the state could have done that research in the time it’s taken to deny the requests & appeals
The four investigators focus on MMIP cases and were working on six cases as of May/June, including this one: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
One woman died on an Alaska mayor’s property. Then another. No one has ever been charged.
www.adn.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The four investigators focus on MMIP cases and were working on six cases as of May/June, including this one: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...