As Anchorage works toward equipping police with body cameras, questions about implementation and footage access remain

Also, scenes from the official start of the 50th Iditarod in Willow. Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, March 7. In today's newsletter: - Almost a year after voters approved funding, it's still not clear when Anchorage police officers will be equipped with body cameras. - Under clear blue skies, 49 mushers departed Willow Lake Sunday, marking the official start to the 50th Iditarod. - With high-stakes gubernatorial, legislative and local elections looming, Alaska candidates can now collect unlimited campaign donations. Do you remember John Suter, the musher who tried running the Iditarod with poodles in the late '80s and early '90s? If you’ve ever wondered what happened to him and his team, historian David Reamer has the answer in a [column]( this week, as well as the backstory on why Suter invested his life savings into proving a point about an often underappreciated breed. ☀️ Anchorage weather Expect sunny skies this afternoon, with a high near 32. The forecast for tonight is partly cloudy, with a low around 18 degrees. There’s a 20 percent chance of snow tomorrow after 3 p.m. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Victoria Barber, vbarber@adn.com [As Anchorage works toward equipping police with body cameras, questions about implementation and footage access remain]( [As Anchorage works toward equipping police with body cameras, questions about implementation and footage access remain]( Sparked by public interest following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Anchorage voters approved a $1.8 million tax levy last April that would fund body-worn cameras for the police department. According to Chief Michael Kerle, there still isn’t a timeline for when that might happen. [Read More]( [5 injured in plane crash on frozen Lake Iliamna in Southwest Alaska]( [5 injured in plane crash on frozen Lake Iliamna in Southwest Alaska]( A Cessna 206 owned and operated by SEND North, an organization that provides remote ministry activities, crashed into the frozen lake early Sunday afternoon. Troopers reported the five occupants of the plane were seriously injured and the plane destroyed. [Read More]( [50th Iditarod officially begins as mushers leave Willow]( [50th Iditarod officially begins as mushers leave Willow]( Under bluebird skies, 49 competitors and their teams staged on Willow Lake for the race restart Sunday before embarking on their 1,000-mile journey to Nome. Check out our favorite photos of the restart [here](. [Read More]( [Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations but battles continue]( [Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations but battles continue]( Ukrainian officials accused Moscow of resorting to “medieval siege” tactics in some places, and in one encircled city, Mariupol, there was no sign yet of an evacuation. [Read More]( [A politically appointed commission just vaporized Alaska’s campaign donation caps. Here’s what happens now.]( [A politically appointed commission just vaporized Alaska’s campaign donation caps. Here’s what happens now.]( The Alaska Public Offices Commission said its decision puts the onus on the Legislature to pass new limits. But it’s far from certain that lawmakers will have time to act before the end of this year’s session, and any new caps would only take effect without a veto by GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy. 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