Lars Hanson
Digital Producer/Reporter
Lars Hanson is a digital producer at Alaska's News Source, and previously spent time as a producer for the News at 5 and the Late Edition newscasts. Lars is based in Fairbanks, AK.
Brackets have been revealed for the 12th annual Fat Bear Week, with the first matchups starting on Tuesday.
A rare whale was found dead Thursday morning on the bow of a cruise ship in Alaska, according to authorities.
Two boaters who went missing in Alaska over the weekend have died, with a third surviving.
A driver is facing numerous charges, including driving under the influence, after crashing and rolling his truck into a church.
Four adults died after a small plane crashed into Seldovia Slough Wednesday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said.
Eight people were killed when a chartered aircraft crashed near a remote western Alaska radar site last week, authorities said.
A multi-day search involving state and federal agencies has been called off for a missing hiker after a body was found.
Alaskan authorities have identified the human remains that were found inside a freezer last month.
A man who sexually abused multiple young children while working as a babysitter was sentenced to prison.
More than two years after an Alaskan man was found shot and buried on his own property, the murder suspect has vanished while awaiting trial.
Police in Alaska are investigating human remains being found in a chest freezer at a family home over the weekend.
A small plane made an emergency landing Monday in the Brooks Range, shortly after taking off from Coldfoot for Anaktuvuk Pass.
A teenager has been found dead in a lake just days after the canoe he was in tipped over.
A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight has been charged in federal court after authorities reported he repeatedly tried to open a cabin door midflight.
Following a grand jury indictment, troopers say the 18-year-old suspect is wanted for first- and second-degree murder.
Human remains discovered earlier this month in Alaska have been identified as those of a missing girl.
Black bears locked themselves in a parked SUV and honked the horn until police arrived to help get them out.
An Alaskan woman died after getting caught in a boat propeller near Napakiak late Tuesday night.
A repeat offender has been sentenced to one of Alaska’s longest prison terms for sexual assault.
A 27-year-old fisherman in Alaska was killed when heavy gear struck him aboard a commercial vessel, according to state authorities.
Social media influencer strikes deal to leave Antarctica after being arrested by Chilean authorities
A 19-year-old American pilot who was detained for more than a month in Chilean-controlled Antarctica has reached a deal to leave the remote location he has been held.
An airport operations employee in Alaska has been charged in connection with a vehicle tracking investigation.
First responders in Alaska rescued a woman after a bear mauling was reported Tuesday.
The 62-year-old told family she planned to take a tram and hike, but she did not return, prompting a multi-day search.
