Patrick Gilchrist

That's up $5 billion from the TAPS valuation that has lasted a decade.

A federal judge late last month ruled against a group of Alaskans seeking to force the state to process applications for food assistance on time. // U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan – the one from Petersburg – says a state investigation into his bid for office is baseless. // Alaska ranked 47th in the nation in a recent analysis of children's overall well-being, after dropping seven places since the last report.

Fairbanks City Hall’s facade is set to feature a pair of murals designed by Alaska Native artists in concert with local Native organizations and Lower 48 researchers as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation.

University of Alaska Fairbanks students are calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to keep university maintenance funding intact. // A political unknown from Petersburg filed for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race last week. His candidacy is making headlines nationwide because his name, like the incumbent, is Dan Sullivan. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has been silent on President Trump’s controversial plan to spend public funds on a White House ballroom and his nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund. But on Thursday, Sullivan voted against those Trump priorities in amendments that failed on the Senate floor. // The largest tribe in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta squared off against Donlin Gold and the state of Alaska Wednesday in the state’s Supreme Court. // The National Science Foundation plans to yank a long-standing ocean observation station from the sea floor far off the coast of Alaska next year.

In Fairbanks, project backers are pointing to high energy prices in the Interior as one reason to push through the tax bill, which currently includes provisions for a spur line to the Golden Heart City.

City of Fairbanks Mayor Mindy O’Neall on Friday announced a goal to establish a behavioral health court in Fairbanks. // Monday was the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska, and there were some twists before the deadline. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich are not saying how they feel about two of President Trump’s most controversial priorities.

With the help of Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning staff, Tanana Middle school students collected traffic data in the month of May at the intersection of Trainor Gate Road and F Street, where a vehicle struck and seriously injured a student in 2023.

Begich, a Democrat, announced Julia Hnilicka, who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development as the Alaska state director during the Biden administration, as his pick for lieutenant governor at the Noel Wien Library Wednesday.

Mountaineering rangers at Denali National Park responded to two separate incidents Wednesday night involving climbers on the mountain. // Alaska gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich announced his running mate Wednesday at the Noel Wien Library in Fairbanks. // Former Gov. Bill Walker is considering another run for the state’s top elected office. // The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Alaska Airlines $165,000 for allegedly allowing intoxicated passengers to board its flights. // Middle schoolers in Fairbanks are helping collect data on speeding and rolling stops at the intersection where a driver hit a student in 2023.

The Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project. // University of Alaska officials are calling for a systemwide strategy to address challenges and opportunities ushered in by generative AI. // A Fairbanks man was charged Thursday with felony robbery and weapons misconduct for allegedly threatening a person with an assault-style rifle. // A Kenai man allegedly beaten and arrested by two Alaska State Troopers in a case of mistaken identity is now suing the City of Kenai and one of its police officers.