A federal judge late last month ruled against a group of Alaskans seeking to force the state to process applications for food assistance on time. // U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan – the one from Petersburg – says a state investigation into his bid for office is baseless. // Alaska ranked 47th in the nation in a recent analysis of children's overall well-being, after dropping seven places since the last report.

A candidate for governor would like to end the Permanent Fund Dividend with a big, one-time payout, and Denali National Park's tiniest — and fluffiest — rangers will begin showing off their training to visitors this month.

Today is the last day for Golden Valley Electric Association members to cast a vote for candidates for the co-op’s board of directors. // The front of Fairbanks City Hall is getting a makeover, thanks to a public art initiative funded by the National Science Foundation. // The U.S. Air Force F-35 demonstration team will headline two days of aviation-related events in an air show in August at Eielson Air Force Base. // Several political candidates joined people from across Alaska for a multi-day Indigenous cultural festival in Juneau. // The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board last week approved a program that allows teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons in schools.

A park ranger died on Denali after falling into a crevasse, and federal regulators voted for new restrictions on caribou hunts in northwestern Alaska.

University of Alaska Fairbanks students are calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to keep university maintenance funding intact. // A political unknown from Petersburg filed for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race last week. His candidacy is making headlines nationwide because his name, like the incumbent, is Dan Sullivan. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has been silent on President Trump’s controversial plan to spend public funds on a White House ballroom and his nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund. But on Thursday, Sullivan voted against those Trump priorities in amendments that failed on the Senate floor. // The largest tribe in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta squared off against Donlin Gold and the state of Alaska Wednesday in the state’s Supreme Court. // The National Science Foundation plans to yank a long-standing ocean observation station from the sea floor far off the coast of Alaska next year.

Dozens of candidates kicked off their campaigns Monday for governor, Congress and the Legislature Just before the Monday deadline to file for office. // U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will come to the University of Alaska Fairbanks in July for a public question-and-answer session. // The State of Alaska owes millions of dollars to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help with October 2025 storm damage in western Alaska. // The Alaska Legislature approved a measure to add a superior court judge to the state’s third judicial district to relieve a backlog of work for judges in Palmer. // A researcher in Nome is collecting data on viruses that migratory birds from Asia bring to Alaska after flying across the Bering Strait.

With the help of Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning staff, Tanana Middle school students collected traffic data in the month of May at the intersection of Trainor Gate Road and F Street, where a vehicle struck and seriously injured a student in 2023.

Another climber died Sunday while descending from the summit. It was the fourth death on the mountain in four days. // An F-15 fighter pilot on Friday had to abort takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base. // Dilapidated schools in Alaska may get a big financial boost if Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a an education bill. // 4. A bill to increase state funding for free legal aid for poor Alaskans has passed into law without the governor’s signature. // The deadline to sign up to run for statewide office is 5 p.m. today. // Dillingham independent Bryce Edgmon, the most senior member of the state House, is now running to represent southwest Alaska as a state Senator.

Mountaineering rangers at Denali National Park responded to two separate incidents Wednesday night involving climbers on the mountain. // Alaska gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich announced his running mate Wednesday at the Noel Wien Library in Fairbanks. // Former Gov. Bill Walker is considering another run for the state’s top elected office. // The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Alaska Airlines $165,000 for allegedly allowing intoxicated passengers to board its flights. // Middle schoolers in Fairbanks are helping collect data on speeding and rolling stops at the intersection where a driver hit a student in 2023.

1. Golden Valley Electric Association said the co-op will soon sharply increase how much its fuel and purchased power charge. // Alaska lawmakers voted last week to increase state unemployment benefits for the first time since 2009. // Riding a bike to school can be tough in the Nome. But on Tuesday, students tried a safer way to make the trip — by going together. // A senior Army officer stationed at Fort Wainwright will serve as the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ new chancellor. // Leptospirosis is a widespread disease in the Lower 48 that can be deadly to dogs. Veterinarians say it isn’t a problem in Alaska yet. But some recommend dogs to get vaccinated now.