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  • Patrick Gilchrist/KUAC
    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.
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    KUAC
    In a letter to the governor's office, they cited mold-related dorm evacuations, roof damage and aging elevators that risk trapping occupants.
  • 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.
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    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.
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    The Geese House — a chambered natural rock formation in a remote area of the park — is a place of great cultural importance to the Athabascan people, according to the corporation.
  • 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.
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    Col. Russell Vander Lugt, who holds a Ph.D in Arctic and Northern history from UAF, now leads the 11th Airborne Division’s Arctic Aviation Command at Fort Wainwright.
  • Alaska’s land-based internet is among the slowest and most expensive in the nation. // The state's 2026 high school graduates are looking ahead to the next chapter in their lives. Some plan to stay in Alaska; others are preparing to head out to the Lower 48. //State lawmakers passed two bills on the last day of the legislative session aimed at fulfilling requirements of a federal health care expansion effort. // As the Arctic takes on greater geopolitical significance, Alaska has assets of interest to the U.S. military: cold temperatures, and the Naval Air Facility Adak.
  • Several Memorial Day ceremonies took place across Interior Alaska Monday, including one at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. // A Fairbanks resident died Friday of injuries sustained in a car fire on the Parks Highway west of Ester. // Firefighters have contained a wildfire burning in an agricultural area near Delta Junction. But state Forestry officials say the fire isn't fully extinguished. // A federal agency has developed a faster permitting process for oil and gas developments in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. // A startup wants to build a massive data center on the North Slope, close to natural gas supplies it would use to generate electricity the facility would need.
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    The Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project. // University of Alaska officials are calling for a systemwide strategy to address challenges and opportunities ushered in by generative AI. // A Fairbanks man was charged Thursday with felony robbery and weapons misconduct for allegedly threatening a person with an assault-style rifle. // A Kenai man allegedly beaten and arrested by two Alaska State Troopers in a case of mistaken identity is now suing the City of Kenai and one of its police officers.
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    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.
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    Hundreds of thousands of Vietnam veterans developed illnesses from exposure to Agent Orange, an herbicide used to remove dense tree cover during the war.