U.S. and allied military service members have begun the second week of a major training exercise in Alaska. The exercise, called Arctic Edge 2026, focuses on training for drone and missile attacks on military installations and key infrastructure. This year’s exercise will extend into Greenland.

Sen. Dan Sullivan is doubling down on his support for the war on Iran, and the U.S. military is conducting a major training exercise in Alaska and beyond.

Nick Dwyer, the graduate student whose artwork was destroyed, signed an affidavit Feb. 3 in support of a motion dismissing the misdemeanor criminal mischief charge against Graham Granger. Prosecutors followed suit Feb. 19, before the judge had ruled on the motion.

State lawmakers posed sharp questions Monday to Alaska’s Division of Elections about its decision to share the state’s unredacted voter list with the federal government. // State prosecutors are no longer pursuing charges against a University of Alaska Fairbanks student who ate AI-generated art displayed on campus. // Factory trawlers and bycatch dominated the Alaska Outdoor Council’s governor’s forum on Saturday.

Sen. Dan Sullivan says he supports the U.S. attack on Iran that killed the country’s supreme leader. // The University of Alaska says it’s keeping the identities of candidates private in the search for a new system president. // A North Pole woman is facing felony theft and fraud charges for allegedly collecting more than $30,000 in food assistance benefits she wasn’t eligible for. // Crews are about half way done removing a colossal drilling rig that toppled over on the North Slope. // The Alaska House unanimously passed a prohibition on AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Friday – with amendments that expanded the bill. // Community members, faith leaders and lawmakers have jumped into action to support a Soldotna mother and her children who were detained and deported by ICE agents last month. // A state task force released recommendations last month for making psychedelic therapy available, if treatments are approved at the federal level.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about the Central Interior's very snowy February.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is reinstating a voter-approved property tax exemption for structures located on farms // The 54th annual Delta Farm Forum will be held Saturday at the Delta Junction Junior-Senior High School. // At least some folks who live in the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks ma-a-a-ay be losing some of their love for winter -- because it’s been a tough one. // The Alaska Board of Fisheries wrapped up a weeklong meeting in Anchorage this week after approving new limits for the South Alaska Peninsula salmon fishery. // Three old guys from Minnesota became unlikely crowd favorites in this year’s Iron Dog snowmachine race.