The new mayor of the City of Fairbanks has sworn in, and Kotzebue is still recovering from erosion and flooding damage to infrastructure that occurred three weeks ago.

Bobby Burgess got the president job over fellow board member Tim Doran, who had also been nominated.

Borough Clerk April Trickey presented the canvass board’s final report at the meeting. She said the board found no irregularities, and she outlined the reasons for the election’s 94 challenged ballots.

fatal shooting school threats

Alaska State Troopers are looking for a man in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday in Fairbanks. The incident led to an increased police presence at two area schools on Monday. // Two new Fairbanks North Star Borough School District board members were sworn-in Monday, and then members chose their president for next year. // An effort is under way to transport dogs and other pets out of storm-damaged villages in Western Alaska and reunite them with their owners within six months. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski took to the Senate floor Monday to call on her fellow senators to put away the partisan rhetoric and end the government shutdown.

Alaska State Troopers are looking for a suspect who allegedly helped kidnap and assault a man last week in North Pole.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly certified the October municipal election on Thursday and three newly elected members were sworn-in. // Alaska State Troopers are looking for a suspect who allegedly helped kidnap and assault a man last week in North Pole. // Federal officials announced a land-swap last week that could clear the way for construction of a controversial road that would connect two Alaska Peninsula communities. // The number of teenagers working in Alaska is on the rise, according to new data from the state Department of Labor.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District School Board denied Pearl Creek's STEAM Charter School's application due to a number of concerns.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about 3 types of weather forecast modelling.