After a deadlocked jury resulted in a mistrial last spring and various failed attempts to go to trial, 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman is once again facing two counts of criminally negligent homicide.

For this episode of Island Interviews, KUCB’s Sofia Stuart-Rasi spoke with Dr. Michael Livingston, one of the experts featured in “Lost Women of Alaska,” about the series, the cases and what he thinks law enforcement needs to do differently to better protect Alaska Native women.

A 66-year-old Akutan man faces 10 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.

For this episode of "Island Interviews," KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi spoke with FBI Special Agent Wendy Terry of the FBI Anchorage Field Office, which covers the entire state of Alaska. Terry explains who these predators are, how parents and adults can spot when a child is being victimized and how the community can work together to prevent these crimes in Unalaska.

Challenges and setbacks have plagued the case for years, including COVID-19 restrictions, postponements due to Ruckman’s original defense attorney undergoing cancer treatment and an earlier judge overseeing the case recusing himself.

The retrial of a 2019 Unalaska crash that killed two teens began Monday, when the court considered new photos and videos discovered after a mistrial earlier this year.

The criminal case involving a fatal 2019 car crash on Unalaska’s Mount Ballyhoo will go to trial next month, for the second time.

Officials say the local police chief shot the man aboard a fishing boat as he tried to flee.

Officers say they found methamphetamine and heroin worth roughly $1M on a fishing vessel.

The State of Alaska will retry Dustin Ruckman in a fatal 2019 Unalaska car crash, following a hung jury mistrial earlier this year. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews scheduled a tentative April 2026 trial date for Ruckman during a status hearing Tuesday, though Matthews said his goal is to have the retrial sooner.