Members of the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Assembly have drafted an ordinance that would rebrand a historical park in the center of the Golden Heart City. It comes amid a yearslong dispute over Pioneer Park’s name.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will consider an ordinance Thursday that would change the name of Pioneer Park back to Alaskaland. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he will no longer try to reform the state’s schools during next year’s legislative session. // Sen. Dan Sullivan voted with Democrats last week on legislation to extend health care subsidies that failed to get enough votes. // Two semi-tractor trailers trucks were involved in separate accidents last Friday on the Parks Highway resulting in minor injuries. // Travel industry experts say Alaska is expected to have a strong winter tourism season.

A Fairbanks mining firm announced that it struck a deal to merge with a company in British Columbia. // Celebrated Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens died in Fairbanks last month at the age of 92. // The Western Arctic Caribou Herd was once Alaska’s largest; state biologists say the herd is now at its lowest numbers in five decades. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his proposed budget, setting the stage for months of debate in his final legislative session as governor. // Alaska Native veterans have until Dec. 29 to claim 160 acres of federal land, a deadline Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’s trying to extend.

Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people was 5.5 times higher than that of white people, the report says.

Stevens died in Fairbanks on Nov. 28 at the age of 92. He’s credited with teaching several generations of fiddlers over the years.

A Fairbanks woman faces up to 99 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in May at a campground, and a new report from the state health department reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about changes in Arctic cloudiness.

A donation fund has distributed millions of dollars to communities impacted by Typhoon Halong, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is rolling out a new plan to stabilize Alaska's state finances.

According to alerts the university sent out Tuesday afternoon, the Gruening Building will remain closed Wednesday and is expected to reopen Thursday.

Flooding from a sprinkler line break closed a building at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Tuesday, leading faculty and administrators to relocate some final exams. // Legendary Alaska adventurer Dick Griffith passed away earlier this month at the age of 98. // The federal government’s official name for North America’s tallest peak is Mount McKinley, but Alaska’s senior senator argues it shouldn’t be. // A program that helps boaters use buoys to track weather conditions wrapped another successful season this fall. // Last week, some music apps gave users their top songs, artists and genres of the year, so what were some Alaska lawmakers listening to this year?