The Alaska State Troopers are returning to television with a new show set to air in January. The self-titled documentary series follows troopers responding to calls across the state, including cities in the interior and villages in rural Alaska.

Spokesperson for the troopers, Austin McDaniel, said the State of Alaska won’t be compensated for participating in the show, and instead views it as a recruiting tool. He said bringing the show back was also in response to requests to station more troopers in underserved communities.

“Many communities, especially in rural Alaska, are asking us to hire more state troopers,” McDaniel said. “To hire more state troopers we have to show people what state troopers do.”

McDaniel said the old series that began airing in 2009 drummed up thousands of job

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