The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the air traffic control tower in Fairbanks at night, and Iditarod organizers are honoring the pilots that help make the race possible.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the closure is temporary and that planes can still land and take off. But low visibility conditions can make that more complicated.

Research rockets took off north of Fairbanks to study space dust and dying stars, and candidates for governor pitched their ideas for addressing Indigenous issues at the Alaska Native Federation convention.

One launch looked at a nebula left behind by a dying star. The other recreated the conditions that turn vapor into tiny grains of dust.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about Tropical storm intensity.

The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage Thursday. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski told the AFN convention that high energy prices are this year’s crisis, just as the Halong storm disaster was last year’s. // A Chinook salmon run in Kodiak has become the first test case to determine whether hatcheries can play a part in saving wild salmon. // A photographer, filmmaker and educator from the Y-K Delta has been honored at the Alaska Federation of Natives. // The Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition is hosting an event on Saturday to provide information on how to reduce electricity usage. // Delta Junction has a new community newspaper called The Buffalo Times. The weekly fills a void left when the Delta Wind abruptly shut down in July.

An Alaska Superior Court judge said last week that the state Division of Elections may have violated the Alaska Constitution’s right to privacy last year. // The U.S. Geological Survey has announced a new, larger estimate of the North Slope's natural gas capacity.// Golden Valley Electric Association has issued a second, smaller Energy Emergency Alert.// Political independent Bill Hill is behind Republican Rep. Nick Begich in the race for a seat in Congress.// Over the next three days, more than 7-thousand delegates are expected to attend the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage.Today's keynote speech will focus on the issue of subsistence.

A car accident on the Parks Highway claimed the lives of two Fairbanks residents, and some Mat-Su Valley residents are concerned that a state land transfer could open the door to data centers.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning on Monday for the eastern Interior, advising residents should prepare for heavy snow.//Some conservatives aren’t sure President Trump's rally in Wasilla last week helped Alaska Republican candidates seeking election.//Democratic governor candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins said he doubted Trump's support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson will help her win election.//The annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention and the Elders & Youth Conference will be held this weekend in Anchorage. //Early voting for the midterm elections officially got underway Monday across much of Alaska and will continue 'til Nov. 3.//The Aleutian Island of Adak is set to receive $115 million from the Defense Department to help the island prepare for potential military use.

Treg Taylor is staying in the Gubernatorial race in spite of President Trump's request that he step aside, and a little girl has kept one small reminder of home after a storm destroyed her village.