Firefighters have cut a line around a 15-acre wildfire south of Delta Junction to keep it from spreading. // The state of Alaska is on track to offer managed retirement accounts to businesses in the state that don’t already offer a retirement plan. // Hospitals, fire stations and clinics in Alaska may soon have ‘baby boxes’ to safely and anonymously accept surrendered infants. // Ahead of Memorial Day, Alaskans hope the stories of their friends and loved ones aren’t forgotten.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly adopted a budget Thursday for the upcoming fiscal year. // The Alaska Legislature is headed for a special session focused on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project immediately after lawmakers adjourn. // The Fairbanks City Council approved an ordinance Monday that gives city officials more power when clearing out illegal campsites. // A jury last week found a woman guilty of murdering her young son inside her Fairbanks apartment in October 2024.

The Alaska House is racing to pass a bill offering tax relief for the Alaska LNG project before the regular legislative session ends. // A North Pole man died Saturday of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle wreck in Salcha. // Smokejumpers are working to control two small fires in the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base. // The developer of a proposed natural gas pipeline took two busloads of officials on a tour of a Kenai Peninsula export terminal. // A Canadian company seeking to reopen a British Columbia gold mine plans to pilot a large boat up Alaska’s Taku River to get there. That worries area residents.

The Alaska Legislature wants the state’s development agency to finance multifamily housing, and a national organization honors a group that works to bring attention to Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous people.

In a historic vote, the Alaska Legislature on Thursday rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted for the first time with Democrats Tuesday to advance a measure to remove U.S. forces from Iran. // Warm weather is ahead for the Interior this weekend. // Production of the first "sell-able" oil from the North Slope’s new Pikka Project will hit the market soon. // A quiet volcano on the Alaska Peninsula is showing signs of unrest, according to scientists at the UAF-based Alaska Volcano Observatory. //Fairbanks National Weather Service meteorologists in have declared that greenup has officially begun.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against the war in Iran Wednesday for the first time since the conflict began. // State lawmakers have passed a resolution supporting Alaska Native Corporations’ participation in a federal contracting program the Trump administration opposes. // Federal firefighters have begun burning vegetation in military training areas around the Interior. // The Alaska House has passed legislation that would enable school districts to count their students accurately to get education funding. //The number of farmers in Alaska is growing, while the number of younger producers remains flat. A few farmers are working to change. // As lawmakers spar over issues in the Legislature’s regular session, one unusual proposal is bringing them together.

A state disaster declaration is in effect for some Interior communities impacted by ice jam flooding, and a few Alaska farmers are determined to recruit the next generation.

A Fairbanks woman has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her boyfriend over the weekend. // As the war in Iran stretches on, many veterans in Alaska are reflecting on their experiences in past wars. // The U.S. Marines Corps doesn’t have a big presence in Alaska, but more will be coming in the years ahead. // Legislation that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate Monday. // The state Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a small fire in Esther this weekend that they believe was deliberately set.

Thousands of Golden Valley Electric Association members briefly lost power this weekend, and state wildlife officials have completed their investigation of an incident where a bear attacked two soldiers during a training exercise lat month.

Flood watches are in effect for several riverside communities around the Interior. // New survey results show Alaskans’ confidence in the economy is nearly at its lowest point in16 years. // The Alaska Senate passed its version of the state budget Thursday, setting the stage for final negotiations. // Legislation to help Alaska school districts get state funding cleared a big hurdle this week in the House Finance Committee. // The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student against UAF. // Dozens of people gathered this week in Bethel to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, and demand justice for victims.