Patrick Gilchrist

Nick Dwyer, the graduate student whose artwork was destroyed, signed an affidavit Feb. 3 in support of a motion dismissing the misdemeanor criminal mischief charge against Graham Granger. Prosecutors followed suit Feb. 19, before the judge had ruled on the motion.

State lawmakers posed sharp questions Monday to Alaska’s Division of Elections about its decision to share the state’s unredacted voter list with the federal government. // State prosecutors are no longer pursuing charges against a University of Alaska Fairbanks student who ate AI-generated art displayed on campus. // Factory trawlers and bycatch dominated the Alaska Outdoor Council’s governor’s forum on Saturday.

Sen. Dan Sullivan says he supports the U.S. attack on Iran that killed the country’s supreme leader. // The University of Alaska says it’s keeping the identities of candidates private in the search for a new system president. // A North Pole woman is facing felony theft and fraud charges for allegedly collecting more than $30,000 in food assistance benefits she wasn’t eligible for. // Crews are about half way done removing a colossal drilling rig that toppled over on the North Slope. // The Alaska House unanimously passed a prohibition on AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Friday – with amendments that expanded the bill. // Community members, faith leaders and lawmakers have jumped into action to support a Soldotna mother and her children who were detained and deported by ICE agents last month. // A state task force released recommendations last month for making psychedelic therapy available, if treatments are approved at the federal level.

A military training exercise started this week and is taking place in training areas around Alaska and in Greenland. // The City of Fairbanks is committing $40,000 in stopgap funding to the organization that operates the town’s only overnight, low-barrier warming center. // Millions of federal dollars were recently awarded to the Kodiak Island spaceport and its owner. // The Alaska Permanent Fund beat its performance benchmarks last year and is approaching $90 billion. // President Trump’s pick for surgeon general told U.S. senators Wednesday that anti-vaccine rhetoric was never part of her message.

President Trump didn’t mention any Alaska projects during his State of the Union Address. // Some Fairbanks City Council members are clashing with Mayor Mindy O’Neall over the next steps for the city-owned site of the demolished Polaris Building. // The Alaska Department of Transportation wants to give away a historic bridge on the Alaska Highway that’s scheduled for replacement. // Alaska senators advanced a heavily-modified version of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s tax bill last week.