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The state agency that investigates shootings involving law enforcement officers has determined two Fairbanks police officers and an Alaska State Trooper were legally justified in fatally shooting a suspect in June. // The Mukluk Fire burned more than 50 homes and over 7,000 acres in the community of Tok. But more avenues of providing relief to the fire victims are opening up. // The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask the Legislature for additional funding to enable the AGDC to continue pursuing a a natural gas pipeline next year. //The Arctic Report Card has found a new group of supporters. The news comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pulled its support for the Arctic Report back in August. // It’s been more than two years since the school in the western Alaska village of Stebbins burned down. And the community is feeling the loss in new ways. -
J. Hale/Alaska Complex Incident Management TeamThe fire destroyed dozens of homes since it began in August.
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Congressman Nick Begich holds a solid lead over independent candidate Bill Hill after last month’s primary election. But Hill thinks he can beat Begich. // A legal group founded by a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle is suing the state’s judge-nominating body, the Alaska Judicial Council. // The Alaska Judicial Council is recommending that voters don't retain two judges in the Nov. 3 election. // Anchorage Democrat Rep. Andrew Gray has asked Alaska’s attorney general to prosecute former Attorney General Treg Taylor for failing to file financial reports. // Alaska’s commercial salmon season is winding down, and fishermen are thankful they’re getting higher prices for their catch than they’ve seen in decades. // Alaska’s chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retired this week. Clint Johnson spent nearly three decades with NTSB. -
Alaska's public schools are set to receive an additional $115 million in state funding this year from a boost in oil revenues. // President Trump says he’ll make a campaign swing through Alaska, to help incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan win re-election. // A Seattle startup is developing a microreactor for maritime use, to keep ships at sea longer without refueling. // Federal regulators plan to begin the first formal stage of a major environmental review this month for a proposed mine in the Ambler Mining District. -
NewsA Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway near Delta Junction. // A breakdown of primary results and political maneuvering in the leadup to the withdrawal deadline. // How some progressive ranked choice voting supporters feel about a top candidate’s decision to withdraw, leaving just one Democrat in the Alaska governor’s race. // Results from Alaska’s primary election suggest existing coalition majorities in the state House and Senate are likely to continue after November’s general election. -
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NewsAlaska’s lieutenant governor won’t certify former state Attorney General Treg Taylor’s nomination for governor due to a failure to comply with financial disclosure requirements. // A Circle man is facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a man to death with a borrowed shotgun. // The family of longtime Poker Flat Research Range Director Neal Brown compiled the writings of the late rocket scientist into a recently published memoir.
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NewsThe FNSB Assembly adopted its 2027 state and federal legislative priorities on Thursday. -
News“Here's the hard truth, folks: Alaska's not ready yet,” U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in her keynote speech. -
NewsTwo more victims of last week’s fatal plane crash in Southwest Alaska have been identified. // Military leaders and lawmakers gathered in Fairbanks last week to talk about what Alaska needs to support a growing military presence. // The Alaska Supreme Court issued affirmed that the language for an elections overhaul ballot measure is “true and impartial,” but ordered one change to its description. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is asking for a moratorium on AI data centers as one of its legislative priorities. -
Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the autumn 2026 climate outlook, and how the most recent fall with similar El Nino conditions panned out. -
NewsFour people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, according to Alaska State Troopers. // Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Congresswoman Mary Peltola vied for support from the petroleum industry Thursday at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association’s annual conference in Anchorage. // Alaska is set to receive up to $23 million from Meta under a landmark multistate settlement agreement.
