Their concerns range from habitat destruction to the loss of subsistence rights.

The state Board of Education delayed a vote Wednesday on whether to approve a controversial Fairbanks charter school application. // Environmental groups are suing the federal government for reducing protections on more than two million acres along the Dalton Corridor it's giving to the state of Alaska. // The Alaska Senate passed a high-profile budget bill Wednesday that would unlock hundreds of millions in government construction projects across Alaska. // Team Alaska continues to hold a lead over its Canadian competitors in Day 4 of the Arctic Winter Games going on in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich urged the state Legislature Tuesday to be bold with resource development, like a previous generation did to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. // Members of the state House and Senate Republican Caucuses criticized an Anchorage Democrat for what they called “disrespectful actions” during Begich's speech. // Doyon Ltd. selected Dan Winkelman to replace Aaron Schutt as head of the Fairbanks-based regional Alaska Native Corporation. // Fairbanks Native Association members have elected two new people to its board of directors, and re-elected an incumbent. // Nine inmates serving time at a state prison in Nome have been charged with assaulting three other inmates during a riot back in January. // The western Aleutian Islands have seen increased seismic activity over the past week. And scientists say it’s higher than average for that part of the region. // Alaska continued to lead the medals standings in the second day of competition in the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. // This year’s Iditarod includes three teams in the race’s first-ever noncompetitive Expedition Class.

The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would mandate a new civics course or exam for high-schoolers starting in 2027. // As mushers travel the thousand-mile Iditarod trail to Nome, some Alaska kids are participating in a reading challenge named after the race. // The 2026 Arctic Winter Games got underway Sunday in Whitehorse.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race got underway this weekend. // A Kwigillingok photographer’s work is being featured at the Anchorage Museum. // Researchers are documenting black seaweed across seven communities in Southeast Alaska to determine whether the cultural resource is a keystone species.

The officials stopped by the University of Alaska Fairbanks power plant, where they praised the Trump administration’s moves to roll back environmental regulations.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman look back at Fairbanks' cold and snowy meteorological winter season.

NORAD sent out a dozen aircraft to monitor two Russian reconnaissance planes flying through nearby international airspace, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy was joined by the federal government's top environmental official for a tour of a coal-fired power plant in Fairbanks.

Alaska's U.S. senators voted with the majority Wednesday against a resolution to limit President Trump’s power to wage war on Iran. // Alaska legislators are considering giving another boost to per-student funding for public schools. // The North Pole City Council criticized Mayor Larry Terch during Monday’s meeting for creating a toxic work environment and other issues. //Organizers of the 54th annual Delta Farm Forum have rescheduled the event for this Saturday, after postponing it last week due to cold weather.