ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The only highway connecting Anchorage to the Kenai Peninsula continues to be closed as Anchorage police deal with a man with a gun.
Anchorage police just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday announced they were closing the Seward Highway because of a distraught, armed man who had fired shots and threatened another person.
The highway remained closed through 5 a.m. Thursday between McHugh Creek and Beluga Point.
Police and Alaska State Trooper SWAT teams are positioned at Mile 110 Seward Highway.
The closure is between Anchorage and Girdwood. A spokeswoman for the Anchorage School District says Girdwood Elementary School will open as usual but there will be no bus service because of the closure.
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