Denali National Park will begin a 3-year study this spring using radio collars to track grizzlies along 2 areas of the Park Road.

A summer of road construction is planned by the state’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, but officials say Interior drivers won’t be as inconvenienced as last year. Projects are listed here: https://dot.alaska.gov/nreg/projects/

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A group of Black Alaskan Artists are kicking off a traveling exhibit with a Fairbanks First Friday event tonight.

With Alaska’s senior population doubling and tripling in the next decade, agencies and local support services need to adjust. A summit this weekend at Pioneer Park will advance the discussion with workshops and presentations.

Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor, Bryce Ward gave his annual “State of the Borough” presentation, including the proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

A North Pole man who was delayed by bad weather on his way to Seattle for a heart transplant in December, finally received a new heart over the weekend. Patrick Holland subsequently moved to Seattle to await the life-saving surgery.

A group of University of Alaska graduate student workers trying to form a union marched on the UAF campus Friday. They’re following a nationwide trend of student workers organizing.

A discussion of the role of modern mining exploration and operations in the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

A new alphabet book for Gwich’in has been published and is available as a free download to language learners. It is part of a long-term community-led project of language revitalization. A worksession last weekend with first-language speakers recorded new pieces for a permanent database.