A 29-year-old Fairbanks man is being held at Fairbanks Correctional Center on a first-degree murder charge for fatally shooting his grandmother. // A lawsuit filed this month claims Bible Baptist Church in Fairbanks has created an environment that lets men in positions of power abuse church members. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and a district in southwest Alaska are suing the state for failing to adequately fund public education.

The lawsuit claims the church has created an environment that allows men in positions of power to abuse church members.

Two Alaska-based infantry battalions are on standby to possibly deploy to Minnesota, and the state is launching a program to offer addiction treatment in mobile care units.

Two infantry battalions with the Army’s Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division reportedly are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota. That’s according to reports from NPR and other U.S. and international news outlets.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough has launched a survey for residents to weigh in on the future of Joy Community Center. // An advocacy organization is suing the state for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older foster youth in their care. // Lawmakers return to the Alaska State Capitol today. And as always, they’ve got a long agenda to tackle. // A look at the race between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola for U.S. Senate.

In the brief window before the rollback, the Fairbanks Native Association said the terminations would impact many of its behavioral health programs.

Gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson has picked a Fairbanks man who’s a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and financial adviser to join his ticket. // Health care workers and others are meeting in Anchorage this week for the kickoff of a 5-year, $1.3 billion program to overhaul medical care in rural Alaska. // Fairbanks Native Association is holding a mental health resource fair this weekend intended to help locals stave off the winter blues. // The North Slope village of Anaktuvuk Pass has been short on fuel for about a week, and residents are trying to stay warm in frigid temperatures. // The Alaska Court of Appeals Thursday took up the case of a woman from Whittier who was indicted in 2023 on felony charges of voter misconduct

Former Anchorage Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson announced Joshua Church as his choice for lieutenant governor Wednesday.

A truck loaded with explosives slid off the Alaska Highway Tuesday night, but Troopers say the cargo didn’t detonate. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among a bipartisan group of senators that met with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday. // Donlin Gold and Glenfarne, the company leading development of the Alaska gasline project, announced a nonbinding agreement last week. // A Juneau-born athlete is headed to Italy next month to represent Team USA’s biathlon team in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. // Southeast Alaska's largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantanamo Bay. Some tribal members are concerned that money comes from supporting immigrant detention.

Jessie Holmes claimed first place in the 2026 Copper Basin 300 Monday in Glennallen.