Chris Freiberg
Public Safety Reporter
Call Chris at 907-459-7545.
Chris Freiberg came to the News-Miner in August 2007 within weeks of graduating from Indiana University, where he was also managing editor of the school paper. After spending his whole life in the Midwest, the opportunity to work in the Last Frontier and cover the unique way of life in Fairbanks was too much to resist. Chris has a bachelor's degree in journalism with a second concentration in religious studies. While not covering police and military news, or whatever else comes his way, he enjoys exploring Fairbanks or staying warm inside with his Xbox 360 and a few good rounds of Halo 3. He worked for several papers in Indiana and Illinois and has written freelance articles for Hustler magazine. Chris lives in a basement (a nice one!) with his dog, an Akita border collie mix named Prince.
Recent Stories
- North Pole man gets 7 years in dragging death
- Saturday, May 10, 2008
- A North Pole man convicted in the dragging death of a deaf woman was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison Friday morning.
- Public Safety Report — May 10
- Saturday, May 10, 2008
- The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
- Man gets 20 months for trying to wrestle gun from trooper
- Friday, May 9, 2008
- A man accused of trying to wrestle a gun away from an Alaska State Trooper was sentenced to 20 months in jail Thursday.
- Public Safety Report — May 9
- Friday, May 9, 2008
- The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
- Public Safety Report — May 8
- Thursday, May 8, 2008
- The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
- Fort Yukon under flood advisory
- Thursday, May 8, 2008
- The National River Forecast Center issued a flood advisory for Fort Yukon on Wednesday night.
- CrimeStoppers reviews tip reward
- Wednesday, May 7, 2008
- Fairbanks CrimeStoppers is reviewing whether a college student who helped track down a couple suspected of more than a dozen burglaries and vehicle break-ins throughout the state is eligible for a reward.
- Public Safety Report - May 6
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
- UAF graduate student recreates Gruening Building in Lego form
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- You might say that Ty Keltner is a real blockhead.
- UAF chancellor takes position at Ohio’s Urbana University
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Steve Jones announced Monday that he’s leaving “America’s Arctic University” for the greener pastures of Ohio.