Anchorage police shoot and kill teen girl who they said was holding a knife

And: An Anchorage church plans the city’s first small-shelter village for the homeless ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, August 14. In today's newsletter: - A 16-year-old girl with a knife was [shot and killed by officers]( responding to a report of a domestic disturbance off Tudor Road in East Anchorage late last night, police say. - A church-founded nonprofit in Anchorage's Fairview neighborhood is planning[the city's first shelter village]( for people experiencing homelessness. - In a recent conversation with Elon Musk, former President Donald Trump suggested the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could become one of the world’s top oil producers, even rivaling Saudi Arabia. [This expert]( disagrees. When the Summer Games come back to Los Angeles in 2028, there will be a handful of new, decidedly American sports added to the lineup. Local organizers of each Olympics are allowed to include additional sports to better reflect local flavor or recognize a sport that’s growing in popularity. [Check out which sports are being added]( from lacrosse to squash, and which sport won't be returning. Anchorage weather It's sunny today with a high near 66 degrees. Cloud cover will increase overnight and Thursday will start out mostly cloudy, with a chance of rain later in the day. The forecast calls for a mix of rain and cloudy skies on Friday and over the weekend. Daytime temperatures will remain in the mid-60s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Teen girl holding knife shot and killed by officers, Anchorage police say →]( Police were responding to a report of a disturbance involving family members. The girl was about to start her junior year in high school this week. ADVERTISEMENT [With encampment settled nearby, an Anchorage church plans city’s 1st small shelter village for homeless →]( Neighbors of Anchorage’s Central Lutheran Church on 15th Avenue are worried a nearby encampment will harm the project. [Church leaders say the encampment shows why the shelter village is needed.]( [NTSB: Plane that crashed in Southeast Alaska, killing 3, struck just below high ridgeline →]( Federal investigators say a plane that crashed last month in the high peaks of Glacier Bay National Park, killing the pilot and two passengers, was a few hundred feet below a high ridge when it struck the mountainside. [Trump told Elon Musk the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could have more oil than Saudi Arabia. ‘There’s no way,’ an expert says. →]( The oil potential in the 19-million-acre refuge is not at all comparable to Saudi Arabia, though an official with the U.S. Geological Survey said the Arctic Refuge coastal plain does contain significant pools of oil. [Ruling in Winona Fletcher appeal opens door for Alaska’s handful of juvenile lifers to contest their sentences →]( People who were sentenced to life in prison as juveniles in Alaska now have legal grounds to ask for their sentences to be reexamined under a new Court of Appeals ruling. [Family of man fatally shot by police in West Anchorage files federal wrongful death suit against 4 officers →]( The family of Kristopher Handy filed a lawsuit against the four police officers who shot and killed the 34-year-old outside his West Anchorage apartment, claiming wrongful death and excessive use of deadly force. [3 Mat-Su schools set to block students from all cellphone use during school day →]( The program aimed at improving student learning will run for at least one year and impact about 1,500 students. (via Mat-Su Sentinel) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Alaska Gov. Dunleavy signs measure into law boosting community solar projects →]( [Here’s why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact →]( [Record-setting heat waves are baking the Arctic region →]( [U.S. plans to send $20 billion in weapons to Israel over several years →]( [Here’s how much tech companies are spending to tell you AI is amazing →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States