- The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Starts in Fairbanks in warm weather with thousands of spectators.
- Firings of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees cause worry about weather warnings.
- Mass firings of federal employees have triggered more planned protests at the Senate offices in the Fairbanks federal building on 12th avenue at 3:30 this afternoon and in front of Fairbanks City Hall from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
- The Fairbanks air quality saga continues with local opposition to part of the state plan that finally got proposed approval from the EPA in January.