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Mined 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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Three 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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The Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor wants more funding for the school district in the upcoming budget, and this year’s Cama’i Dance Festival brought three packed days of performances and events to Bethel.
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A national Republican senators organization has filed a complaint alleging that Senate candidate Mary Peltola spent campaign money on personal expenses. // Mayors of five Alaska boroughs where the proposed Alaska gasline would pass through disagree with the governor's plan to give tax breaks to the project. // Golden Valley Electric Association will hold a meeting Wednesday in Fairbanks to talk about its need to generate more electricity. // Thousands of Alaskans turned out Saturday in several communities around the state to protest the actions and policies of the Trump administration. // More than 1,700 comments had been posted online as of Monday in response to the federal government’s review of Alaska’s subsistence management program.
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NewsThe state seismologist says the project is still several years and millions of dollars away, but the $2M appropriation is an important milestone.
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A federal mine inspector didn’t find any safety violations related to a fire that broke out in January at the Kinross Fort Knox Mine near Fairbanks.
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A Democratic congressman is criticizing the Trump administration’s deal to buy a stake in Trilogy Metals, the company trying to develop Alaska’s Ambler mining district. // A federal mine inspector didn’t find any safety violations related to a fire that broke out in January at the Kinross Fort Knox Mine near Fairbanks. // Developers of the Alaska LNG project are pressing lawmakers to pass a tax bill proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy last week. //University of Alaska Fairbanks students are trying to solve Fairbanks Police Department’s oldest cold case homicide as part of a new criminal justice course at UAF.
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The Fairbanks Children’s Museum will soon begin a multi-year relocation into a 15,000-square-foot space inside city hall, where the nonprofit will offer childcare. // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning short- and medium-term solutions to catastrophic flooding caused by a melting glacial around Juneau. // Three Alaskan entrepreneurs say they’re relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled President Trump exceeded his authority last year when he imposed sweeping tariffs that've hurt business owners worldwide. // Several moose have had to be killed in Bethel over the last few months after this winter’s deep snow forced them to look for food in areas inhabited by humans.
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The Fairbanks City Council voted on priorities for the site of a demolished building downtown, and a team of UAF researchers are on a snow machine expedition to study ice on Alaska's coastlines.
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NewsAuthorities say a man died of injuries sustained in a house fire in Fairbanks Sunday. // The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has tentatively decided that oil and gas exploration should be allowed on state land near the Yukon River. // The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case challenging mail-in ballot deadlines. In Alaska, the court’s decision could extend to other types of voting as well. // The Fort Yukon girls basketball team won its third 1A title in a row at the state tournament in Anchorage earlier this month. // Around 25,000 Alaskans lost all or part of their health insurance subsidies in 2026 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But there are some options for getting health care that don’t involve insurance. // A servicemember stationed at Eielson Air Force Base has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for possessing child sexual-abuse materials.
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NewsThe board for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has adopted a recommended budget for next fiscal year with dozens of restored positions. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy is out with a new bill offering tax breaks for a planned natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska. // Results show tribal members of Kipnuk have voted overwhelmingly to relocate their community after devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. // An auction of drilling rights in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska broke records last week. // Nine seismic stations in Alaska are fully funded again after a new agreement with federal and state agencies.
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Today is the spring equinox for the northern hemisphere. The forecast for next week calls for some seasonably warm weather. // Last year, Alaska lawmakers managed to increase the school funding, but this year, school districts are bracing for more deep budget cuts. // University of Alaska President Pat Pitney delivered her sixth and final State of the University address Thursday in Fairbanks. She’s set to retire at the end of May. // Repairs are underway on an important dock at the Port of Anchorage. Cargo Terminal 1 handles about $14 billion of goods annually to destinations statewide. The Iditarod crowned its Rookie of the Year Thursday. He was the fastest first-timer to ever complete the race.