-The United States may soon have an Arctic ambassador again to represent the nation’s interests in the far north.-Gov. Mike Dunleavy is eyeing a property tax break for the long-planned Alaska LNG project.-Republicans in the House delivered a rare rebuke of Trump when they passed a bill to restore union rights for federal employees, but Alaska’s congressman wasn’t among them.

Fairbanks police are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot and wounded a person Monday night in the Fairbanks eastside Safeway store. // The Fairbanks City Council adopted its 2026 budget on Monday. // The window for Alaska Native veterans to apply for their Native allotments will stay open for another five years. // A 37-year-old Kodiak man had a toe amputated after advocates say he was denied adequate medical care while in ICE custody.

The Fairbanks City Council voted down a paramedic-training agreement Monday with city firefighters, who say they’re overwhelmed by too many trainees. // Also Monday, the Council approved an ordinance to establish an Alaska Native land acknowledgement statement at the beginning of regular meetings. // Republican members of the state Senate on Tuesday elected Senator Mike Cronk of Tok as their new minority leader for the upcoming legislative session. // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual Arctic climate report card Tuesday that shows continued record high temperatures in the region. // The Dunleavy administration is threatening insurance companies that are discriminating against oil and gas companies over their environmental practices.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will consider an ordinance Thursday that would change the name of Pioneer Park back to Alaskaland. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he will no longer try to reform the state’s schools during next year’s legislative session. // Sen. Dan Sullivan voted with Democrats last week on legislation to extend health care subsidies that failed to get enough votes. // Two semi-tractor trailers trucks were involved in separate accidents last Friday on the Parks Highway resulting in minor injuries. // Travel industry experts say Alaska is expected to have a strong winter tourism season.

A Fairbanks mining firm announced that it struck a deal to merge with a company in British Columbia. // Celebrated Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens died in Fairbanks last month at the age of 92. // The Western Arctic Caribou Herd was once Alaska’s largest; state biologists say the herd is now at its lowest numbers in five decades. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his proposed budget, setting the stage for months of debate in his final legislative session as governor. // Alaska Native veterans have until Dec. 29 to claim 160 acres of federal land, a deadline Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’s trying to extend.

A Fairbanks woman faces up to 99 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in May at a campground, and a new report from the state health department reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska.

A donation fund has distributed millions of dollars to communities impacted by Typhoon Halong, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is rolling out a new plan to stabilize Alaska's state finances.

Flooding from a sprinkler line break closed a building at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Tuesday, leading faculty and administrators to relocate some final exams. // Legendary Alaska adventurer Dick Griffith passed away earlier this month at the age of 98. // The federal government’s official name for North America’s tallest peak is Mount McKinley, but Alaska’s senior senator argues it shouldn’t be. // A program that helps boaters use buoys to track weather conditions wrapped another successful season this fall. // Last week, some music apps gave users their top songs, artists and genres of the year, so what were some Alaska lawmakers listening to this year?

The Fairbanks North Star Borough got another federal grant to support its public transit system’s ongoing shift to using vehicles that run on compressed natural gas. // The Alaska State Troopers are returning to television with a new show set to air in January. // After more than a century, a Lingít clan will once again be the legal owners of a Raven helmet worn during the Battle of Sitka in 1804.

State and federal law enforcement officers have captured a North Pole man wanted for the fatal shooting of a teenager in October. // A Fairbanks grand jury has indicted an Anchorage woman on charges of murder and assault related to a fatal shooting at Chena Pump Road home. // Transportation planners presented some findings of a summer-long survey Wednesday about bike lanes set up on two streets in downtown Fairbanks. // A federal laboratory devoted to renewable energy development for the past half century has had the word “renewable” stripped from its name. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy has OK'd a Defense Department request for Alaska National Guard members to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Anchorage. // Alaska sees the largest seasonal employment swing of any state, according to new data from the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development