A new line of federal funding will help researchers find new ways to extract critical minerals from existing mines.

Republican Bernadette Wilson is again calling on fellow Republicans to drop out of the governor race. //UAF researchers say work is underway on a project to reduce U.S. dependence on imported critical minerals. // The U.S. government wants the Red Dog lead and zinc mine operator to pay a fine for spilling contaminated water into a creek. // Alaska health officials say influenza-related illnesses killed 36 Alaskans in the 2025-26 flu season. // Alaska State Troopers have identified the victims of last week’s plane crash in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. // The FNSB School District and the union that represents the district’s classified staff have OK’d a tentative one-year agreement.

Alaska State Troopers say a plane crash killed two people Thursday near Nabesna. // State officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities in last month’s primary election arrived too late to be counted. // President Trump’s appointee to serve as chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has a fondness for Russia, according to a recent story by ProPublica. // The Mat-Su Borough School District is moving ahead on a plan to allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons in schools. // Suicide death rates for elder Alaskans have been rising, especially for people age 75 and older. But the state is taking steps to better understand the issue. // It’s Fat Bear Week at the Katmai National Park and Preserve.

The Air Force is asking for public input on a plan to begin work in an area on Eielson Air Force Base where a small nuclear reactor would be located. The so-called microreactor would provide backup electricity and heat for the base.

The Air Force is seeking public input on plans for a small nuclear reactor at Eielson Air Force Base, and scientists found new sea sponges in Alaska.

A creeping landslide, driven by permafrost thaw, has limited visitor’s access to the park since 2021.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about Chinook wind microclimates north of the Alaska Range.

Fairbanks Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people that occurred Wednesday at a residence on the city’s east side. // Magistrate Kyle Reardon, who's been nominated to serve as a federal judge in Alaska, had a confirmation hearing this week with the Senate Judiciary Committee. // A cruise ship hit an endangered fin whale Thursday morning while the vessel was en route from Hoonah to Sitka. // The state Department of Natural Resources will soon begin requiring Alaskans who want to stay in a state public cabin to make reservations no more than three months in advance. //Using barter instead of cash to pay for goods and services is becoming more popular. Some Alaskans who use that form of exchange say the system does more than just save money.

The State of Alaska has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit alleging the Elections Division violated Alaskans’ right to privacy by giving voter information to the federal government. // Two people were killed Tuesday when their plane crashed after taking off from a western Alaska moose-hunting camp. // The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Wednesday on last month’s plane crash in western Alaska that killed all eight people on board. // The growing population of Sandhill Cranes that come to Creamer’s Field is making it more difficult for the state Fish and Game Department to keep them away from aircraft around Fairbanks International. //University of Alaska leaders are considering adopting an artificial intelligence policy that require all three campuses to have an AI plan. // A Senate committee has passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan that aims to reduce the pollock fleet’s bycatch of salmon. // Denali National Park has reopened a scenic road now that a new bridge has been built.

1. A Fairbanks woman died Monday after falling into a river in a remote site about 40 miles west of Delta Junction. // The Pentagon wants to build up to a dozen military data centers near bases across Alaska. // Ex-Attorney General Treg Taylor pitched his record in Gov. Dunleavy’s administration to listeners Tuesday in an Alaska Public Media radio talk show. // The National Weather Service predicts wet, windy weather for Fairbanks and most of the Interior into Thursday. // The long-awaited Nome port expansion project took a symbolic step forward a couple of weeks ago.