We came back last week from a pesthole of a dirty, stinky city – Seattle – only to find we had brought an unwelcome visitor back with us. More on that in this week’s video segment, but in the meantime, we see there is going to be some free publicity for the Great Land.
I’m honestly not sure what to make of this. COPS – Alaska?
After more than a 10-year hiatus, Alaska State Troopers will once again star in a reality TV show, state public safety officials said Monday.
The show is set to premiere next year, Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesman Austin McDaniel said in an email Monday. Filming began last month and will continue through the summer, he said.
McDaniel declined to provide details on the title of the show, where it will air, or the production company behind it.
I’m not a fan of “reality” TV, as most of it isn’t real. But the various “cops” shows are probably a little better than most, as they’re at least filming live cops who, I understand, receive something into their department coffers in exchange. And this may well give people Outside a look at Alaska they may not have had otherwise, including right around here, in the Mat-Su.
“Alaskans might see film crews with troopers in multiple locations around the state over the next few months,” McDaniel said. “The film crew spotted with troopers recently in the Mat-Su Valley is following the Alaska State Troopers for a new TV series premiering in 2026.”
Residents reported seeing crews following troopers at multiple traffic stops in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough over the past several weeks, according to a recent Facebook post.
I don’t know whether we’ll check it out or not. I don’t even know if it will be in any venue where we can check it out. But it’s an interesting little Alaska tidbit, anyway.
Alaska Man score: 5 moose nuggets. Good for us.
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Now here’s a dumb crook who’s in a bit of a pickle.
On 07/29/2025 at approximately 2100 hours AST responded to a report disturbance near First St in Nenana. Investigation showed Vanessa Mountain, age 34 of Fairbanks caused intentional damage to a light fixture, in her boyfriends residence, by throwing pickle jars against the wall. Vanessa was arrested for Criminal Mischief 5th DV. She was transported to Fairbanks Correctional Center where she was held without bail.
Sounds like she’s full of p*ss and vinegar, as my grandfather would have said. I’m not sure what kind of an argument or altercation may inspire someone to start throwing pickle jars of all things, and it’s not at all clear from the report whether the jars contained pickles, or if they were empty – but then, if they contain no pickles, are they really pickle jars?
Now there’s a poser.
Alaska Man score: 1.5 of 5 moose nuggets. I’ll give Ms. Mountain a point and a half for being entertaining, as well as for prompting us to consider the ultimate substance of a jar, pickle, or otherwise.
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I know I promised I’d be more cheerful in this week’s video segment, but sometimes life is what happens when you’re not paying attention. Check it out.
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