Kyle Hopkins

Tribal lender Minto Money has boosted the economy of an Alaska village. But some tribal members are appalled by the millions it’s made off desperate borrowers — much of which, lawsuits allege, has gone to outsider Jay McGraw, son of Dr. Phil.

Those killed were between the ages of 4 and 18, Illinois State Police said. Several other people were hurt and taken to hospitals.

The move follows an investigation by ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News that found some cases have taken as long as a decade to reach juries, potentially violating the rights of victims and defendants alike.

Members of the troopers’ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons unit traveled to Kotzebue this week to investigate the death of Susanna “Sue Sue” Norton, a spokesman said.

Chief Justice Susan M. Carney’s comments follow Anchorage Daily News/ProPublica reporting that found the median time to resolve the most serious felonies in Alaska was three years in 2023 — triple the time it took a decade before.

Four judges have agreed to delay the trial more than 70 times in total. We pieced together a timeline of the delays using audio recordings and logs from every hearing.

In Alaska, where the time to resolve most serious felony cases has nearly tripled over the past decade, one case was delayed so long that both victims died. A former prosecutor called it “a travesty of justice.”

The state’s offer of seven to 10 prosecutors comes days after the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reported hundreds of cases were dropped since May because the city lacked prosecutors to hit court deadlines for speedy trials.

Hundreds of people charged with domestic violence, child abuse or DUIs are walking free in Anchorage

The board of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race voted unanimously on Thursday to disqualify former champion Brent Sass after allegations made in November and recent questions from the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Public Media and ProPublica. Sass has denied the claims.