Four Alaskans appointed to serve on state boards and commissions recently resigned ahead of a legislative confirmation vote expected next week. // Alaska-based telecommunications company GCI announced plans to acquire Quintillion in a $310 million deal. // Scientists have identified the mysterious golden orb found at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska in 2023.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted 7-2 Friday to rename Pioneer Park, favoring the former name, "Alaskaland."

Supporters are doubtful it’ll pass this year, but they’re hoping to generate more conversation about how the program could help Alaska veterans.

It’s out with the old, and in with the … old. The name for Pioneer Park is going back to “Alaskaland.” // A pair of bills in the Alaska legislature seeks to create a statewide sentencing program specifically for military veterans. // Here’s a closer look at fundraising in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. // A bill that would reinstate a pension system for state and local government employees is on the verge of a state Senate vote.

This National Library Week, we invite you to take a look back at traveling in Alaska. For more than 50 years, KUAC has been there… capturing the journeys, the routes, and the stories that connect communities across this vast state.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about warmer weather and the start of birch sap season.

This National Library Week, we invite you to take a look back at Alaska Native Magazine. What does it mean to tell Alaska’s story?

National Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich. // An influx of federal funding may help Alaska join an effort by other states to prioritize preventative health care to make people healthier and save money. // The Alaska House has advanced a bill Wednesday that aims to address a lack of oversight for minors undergoing treatment at psychiatric facilities in the state. // The Alaska Aerospace Corporation will work with an Israeli company to launch more payloads into space, possibly at the UAF’s Poker Flat Research Range. // Authorities have charged a man from the village of Central with assault for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg during a domestic dispute.

Dan Bross and National Weather Service hydrologist Heather Best talk about current and expected weather and what it could mean for river breakup severity.

The Alaska Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget Wednesday that includes a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend. // Railroad projects in the Interior and Southcentral Alaska got a show of support Wednesday from Alaska lawmakers. // Civil rights advocates are suing the Dunleavy administration for its decision last year to hand over confidential voter data to the federal government. // The Trump administration is proposing steep cuts to the National Park Service. // An oil and gas lease sale is scheduled for June in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.