Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the loss of Arctic glacier ice.

Yukon Quest frontrunners are taking required 24-hour layovers at the Yukon River Bridge checkpoint.

Alaska Rep. Nick Begich co-sponsored a bill the U.S. House passed Wednesday that requires voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, and a photo ID to get a ballot. // The U.S. Interior Department has extended the deadline to March 30th for public comments on proposed changes to the Federal Subsistence Board. // The nation’s anti-drug czar was in Anchorage Thursday to declare that state and federal law enforcement are keeping fentanyl and other narcotics out of Alaska. // 30 teams will compete in the 2026 Iron Dog snowmachine race scheduled to kick off Saturday in Big Lake and end next week in Fairbanks. // Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race say there’s enough snow on the ground in the Mat-Su Valley this year to launch the race in Willow on March 7th.

Competition is tightening at the front of the Yukon Quest Alaska 750.

A tight state budget is leading some Alaska lawmakers to consider again sending Alaska inmates out of state to serve out their sentences. // A Delta Junction man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for six years. // Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Carney on Wednesday asked legislators to fund new judges and long-delayed courthouse maintenance. // A Juneau state representative’s proposal to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty got a chilly reception from some lawmakers.

Quest mushers are making solid progress toward the race's halfway point, buoyed by village checkpoints.

Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out Tuesday in a Senate hearing against proposed changes in a federal program that benefits Alaska Native corporations. // The Interior Gas Utility’s general manager says the Fairbanks-based utility has officially completed transitioning to a North Slope source of liquefied natural gas. // The Alaska Department of Transportation is giving away sections of a World War II-era bridge on the Alaska Highway south of Delta Junction. // A Deering man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison last week [Feb.4] for sexually touching an underage girl on an airplane during a flight to Seattle.

The field is beginning to sort out as the race moves down the Yukon River.

Lisa Murkowski and three other U.S. senators returned Monday from Greenland, where they tried to repair relationships after President Trump’s threats to take over the island. // A UAF student has made his first court appearance after he ate a fellow student’s AI-generated artwork in an act of protest. // Workers at Alaska’s only major shipyard have been busy since a new operator took charge of the state-owned facility in Ketchikan last fall. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s fiscal plan is taking a beating as lawmakers and the public take a closer look at the proposal. Now, the governor is changing course.

Yukon Quest mushers face many challenges along the trail, and volunteers are there to support them.