It's part of Permafrost Grown, a five-year, $3 million project funded by the National Science Foundation.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about Alaska thunderstorms and how they're different from the cumulonimbus clouds that form in the Lower 48.

The Alaska Division of Elections' attorney told a judge Thursday that the agency could find a solution so that voters could tell the difference between U.S. Sen. Sullivan and a challenger of the same name. // A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree assault for shooting a person in Fairbanks on June 9. // A dead fin whale found attached to the bow of a cruise ship that arrived in Seward last week likely died from being hit by an ocean-going vessel. // A group of Alaska researchers that study how permafrost affects farming in the far north have expressed their discoveries through printmaking. An installation of their artwork is on display on the UAF campus.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy trimmed nearly $90 million from the state budget with line-item vetoes Wednesday afternoon. // Dunleavy’s spokesperson says he plans to veto a bill naming an University of Alaska Anchorage economic research center after Vic Fischer, its first director. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump spoke angrily to Republican senators at a closed-door luncheon Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. // Federal firefighters are working on several lightning-caused wildfires around the northern portion of the Interior.

The Starry Fire was first reported Saturday evening just south of the city of Anderson. The fire is 50% contained as of Wednesday morning, officials say.

The Denali Borough lifted emergency evacuation orders for the city of Anderson that had been in place since Saturday, due to a nearby wildfire. // Sen. Murkowski was among Senate Republicans who voted Tuesday to curtail President Trump's use of military force, telling him to cease hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes it. // A three-and-a-half-year boundary dispute between the state of Alaska and Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning was resolved last week. // A bill that passed the state legislature with near unanimous support won’t become law. The legislation would have required more state oversight of children in psychiatric facilities. // A federal judge has ordered the State of Alaska to pay nearly $1.8 million in attorney fees to four Native groups, following a long-running fight over fishing rights in Southwest Alaska. // A man seeking to challenge U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year’s ballot.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's board president says that means Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School won't open in the fall.

Firefighters continue to battle a lightning-caused wildfire that led to ongoing evacuation orders for the city of Anderson. // The state Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant a fast-tracked review of a lower court ruling in the legal dispute over a new charter school in Fairbanks.

The city of Anderson is under evacuation orders due to a wildfire that was reported on Saturday. // Firefighting crews are also battling a blaze east of Delta Junction, among other lightning-caused wildfires that ignited over the weekend. // Alaska lawmakers convened a new special session in Juneau on Saturday. // A critical deep ocean observation network that includes a long-standing station off the coast of Alaska has been saved from getting dismantled. // The state of Alaska has advanced more than 400 projects to the next step in its grant application process for the Rural Health Transformation Program.

The 550-acre Starry Fire was reported Saturday evening just south of Anderson.