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National Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich. // An influx of federal funding may help Alaska join an effort by other states to prioritize preventative health care to make people healthier and save money. // The Alaska House has advanced a bill Wednesday that aims to address a lack of oversight for minors undergoing treatment at psychiatric facilities in the state. // The Alaska Aerospace Corporation will work with an Israeli company to launch more payloads into space, possibly at the UAF’s Poker Flat Research Range. // Authorities have charged a man from the village of Central with assault for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg during a domestic dispute. -
The U.S. Energy Secretary gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG, and people across the state are angry and disturbed after 25 dead sled dogs were discovered near Willow.
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NewsProtesters in Fairbanks gathered Saturday to demand accountability from Troopers after they fatally shot a man experiencing a mental health crisis and seriously injured his brother. // The Alaska Federation of Natives recently released a study looking at ways to reduce overrepresentation of Alaska Native people in the state’s prison population. -
A renowned journalist is about to speak on his Arctic travels at UAF, and Ukrainians in Alaska are facing delays in getting their immigration documents renewed. -
NewsAlaska Airlines says it has increased checked bag fees for most customers due to volatile fuel prices and global uncertainty. // Four more aerial-refueling planes arrived at Eielson Air Force Base earlier this month. // Two University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers completed a nearly 2,000-mile journey along Alaska's western coastline by snowmachine last week. // A typically routine appointment to a Fairbanks North Star Borough commission failed to gain enough support from Assembly members last Thursday. // For one engineer in Mission Control for NASA’s historic Artemis II flight, the passion for space exploration was born in a Kenai Peninsula classroom. -
Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop announced his running mate Wednesday at a campaign event in Fairbanks. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a fast-track budget bill Thursday that provides $450 million for construction projects, disaster relief and wildfire suppression. // State officials are considering a proposal to ask the EPA to regulate air quality in Fairbanks and North Pole separately. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a fast-track budget bill Thursday that provides $450 million for construction projects, disaster relief and wildfire suppression. // The Alaska Department of Transportation opened the Taylor Highway last week and will begin clearing the Denali Highway next week. -
State lawmakers are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend, and a Fairbanks man is in custody after an armed standoff with law enforcement at his house. -
The state of Alaska has finally secured the funding it needs to replace a couple aging bridges on the Alaska Highway, and this year's Iditarod champion just won the Kobuk 440 sled dog race.
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NewsMined metals rival Alaska seafood as top exports from the state, according to a state Department of Labor analysis. // An Alaska House committee last week inserted a roughly $3,800 Permanent Fund dividend into its latest draft of the state budget. But that figure is far from final.
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NewsThree of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran. // The University of Alaska Fairbanks announced its opening the Interior’s first planetarium to the public later this month. // A federal judge last week dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services. // A Harvard law professor weighs in on oral arguments about birthright citizenship in the U.S. Supreme Court putting Native Americans in the spotlight. // An Alaska Public Media reporter provides some context for Mary Peltola’s campaign messaging in the race for U.S. Senate.
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Recent controversy over reports of cutbacks at UAF's primary research institute for Alaska Native languages drew the attention of state lawmakers this week. // The Fairbanks borough has the highest residential vacancy rate in the state. That should be good for renters, but it isn’t that simple. // Alaska lawmakers are considering two bills that would eliminate the need to change our clocks twice a year. // University of Alaska staff voted to form a union. The Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity will be the UA system's largest union. // The federal government has announced that it’s giving Alaska $109 million to help pay for replacing two old bridges on the Alaska Highway. -
NewsIf you think this past winter in Fairbanks felt colder than ever before, well, the National Weather Service says you’re right. // The committee proposing a charter school in Two Rivers presented its resubmitted application this week. // The Alaska House passed a bill Wednesday that would help the state capture more tax revenue from companies that sell to Alaskans online. // Arctic sea ice has been shrinking in recent decades, reaching record lows both in summer and in winter. A new study shows a continuation of the trend.
