Food security advocates are asking the state legislature to continue a program that lets SNAP recipients double their buying power at farmers markets. // A multi-vehicle pileup on the Richardson Highway Wednesday left three people injured and damaged several military and civilian vehicles. // The first round of fundraising reports in the 2026 governor’s race is out. // Public testifiers largely supported a bill in the legislature that seeks to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty, but the Anchorage police chief doesn’t. // This year’s Iron Dog will mark the 30th – and final – time that Todd Palin is taking part in the endurance snowmachine race.

The program is set to expire, but a Fairbanks representative hopes to keep it going.

In his address to the Alaska Legislature, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan said national Democrats are bent on ruining Alaska, and an idea to create a municipal lottery met significant resistance at a Fairbanks City Council work session.

Kipnuk evacuees are deciding whether to rebuild their village in the same spot or move to higher ground, and an Alaskan athlete has a good shot at winning an Olympic medal .

The National Weather Service says another low-pressure system is headed our way later this week, bringing more snow and even colder temperatures. // Alaska lawmakers plan to again vote on a measure to change the way corporate income taxes are calculated to generate millions of dollars in new state revenue. // The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted last week to adopt new chum salmon bycatch limits for the Bering Sea pollock fishery to protect the chum.

1.The Alaska House Finance Committee adopted a new budget draft last week that makes a few small changes, and a really big one: it removes the Permanent Fund dividend. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is fully funding construction of a long-delayed new animal shelter. // The state Department of Transportation will hold a series of virtual meetings this week to ask Alaskans for input on a 30-year transportation plan. // The families of three more victims of last year's fatal Bering Air plane crash have filed lawsuits against the regional airline.

Alaska Rep. Nick Begich co-sponsored a bill the U.S. House passed Wednesday that requires voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, and a photo ID to get a ballot. // The U.S. Interior Department has extended the deadline to March 30th for public comments on proposed changes to the Federal Subsistence Board. // The nation’s anti-drug czar was in Anchorage Thursday to declare that state and federal law enforcement are keeping fentanyl and other narcotics out of Alaska. // 30 teams will compete in the 2026 Iron Dog snowmachine race scheduled to kick off Saturday in Big Lake and end next week in Fairbanks. // Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race say there’s enough snow on the ground in the Mat-Su Valley this year to launch the race in Willow on March 7th.

A tight state budget is leading some Alaska lawmakers to consider again sending Alaska inmates out of state to serve out their sentences. // A Delta Junction man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for six years. // Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Carney on Wednesday asked legislators to fund new judges and long-delayed courthouse maintenance. // A Juneau state representative’s proposal to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty got a chilly reception from some lawmakers.

Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out Tuesday in a Senate hearing against proposed changes in a federal program that benefits Alaska Native corporations. // The Interior Gas Utility’s general manager says the Fairbanks-based utility has officially completed transitioning to a North Slope source of liquefied natural gas. // The Alaska Department of Transportation is giving away sections of a World War II-era bridge on the Alaska Highway south of Delta Junction. // A Deering man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison last week [Feb.4] for sexually touching an underage girl on an airplane during a flight to Seattle.

Lisa Murkowski and three other U.S. senators returned Monday from Greenland, where they tried to repair relationships after President Trump’s threats to take over the island. // A UAF student has made his first court appearance after he ate a fellow student’s AI-generated artwork in an act of protest. // Workers at Alaska’s only major shipyard have been busy since a new operator took charge of the state-owned facility in Ketchikan last fall. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s fiscal plan is taking a beating as lawmakers and the public take a closer look at the proposal. Now, the governor is changing course.