The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has signed onto a lawsuit that aims to force the Trump administration to release frozen federal education funds. The former Alaskan priest kidnapped in Nigeria more than 50 days ago has been freed, according to the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks. Competitors in WEIO's ear weight challenge talk about fears, strategies and the deeper meanings that underlie pain management.

A former Fairbanks Catholic priest is still being held by kidnappers in Nigeria.An IT outage led to a system-wide grounding of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights on Sunday.Independent investigators say Anchorage police were justified in killing a man last May.The Rural Alaska Honors Institute graduated more than 40 high school students in the college orientation program.The Department of Fish and Game and the owner of a wildlife facility are arguing over the fate of the animals.

A commercial contractor fighting the Himalaya Road Fire and Aggie Creek Fire north of Fairbanks had their truck vandalized Saturday morning and are offering a $10,000 reward for information about it.

A Fire truck is vandalized at a camp near Haystack mountain.The filing period for city councils, borough assembly and school board is openLongtime Arctic leader takes over as UAF chancellor until a new one can be recruitedFolks say goodbye to the Polaris building in downtown Fairbanks with a good whack.

Crews installed the bronze statue of hall-of-famer and former Goldpanner David Winfield in Fairbanks Thursday. The legal deal defining the tax value of the Trans-Alaska pipeline is set to expire at the end of the year. The bill defunding public media and some foreign aid programs has now cleared the House and Senate, despite objections from Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski. The U.S. Department of Agriculture axed a program this week that was supporting farmers and food producers in Alaska.

A statue to honor Baseball Hall-of-Famer David Winfield was installed in Fairbanks Thursday. Winfield himself came up with family to attend the installation event.

Golden Valley Electric Association is looking to clear up groundwater contamination in Healy caused by its old coal ash ponds, and groups in Fairbanks community groups are hosting events to honor Congressman John Lewis today.

The City of Fairbanks offers a bonus to paramedics to work here. Christopher Oktollik found guilty of murdering Lawrence McMullen. The Republican field in the race for governor is getting crowded with a seventh candidate.The State is trying to close a Native-owned casino near Anchorage. Alaska's "Nazi Creek" has that name no more.

Doyon Foundation has been awarded a $2.65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to focus on a language learning game.

Bear dogs are assisting firefighting crews this summer, showing big, furry problems sometimes benefit from big, furry solutions. The Doyon Foundation is using a federal grant to develop a language learning game. UAF researchers are looking to better understand the relationship between sockeye salmon and three-spined stickleback.