Tim Ellis

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Fairbanks Education Association have reached a tentative one-year collective bargaining agreement. //The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that construction can continue on a controversial road through a national wildlife refuge in southwest Alaska. // A new study published by the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows Indigenous knowledge can improve analysis of Arctic Ocean. climate-driven changes. // The Talkeetna Roadhouse is changing hands at the end of the month. And to celebrate 30 years of business, the owner hosted a potluck to introduce the buyer. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy has lifted a statewide executive branch hiring freeze that required managers to get special permission to hire new state employees. // The New York Times published a story yesterday that claims U.S. Senate challenger Mary Peltola mistreats her staff.

Republican Bernadette Wilson is again calling on fellow Republicans to drop out of the governor race. //UAF researchers say work is underway on a project to reduce U.S. dependence on imported critical minerals. // The U.S. government wants the Red Dog lead and zinc mine operator to pay a fine for spilling contaminated water into a creek. // Alaska health officials say influenza-related illnesses killed 36 Alaskans in the 2025-26 flu season. // Alaska State Troopers have identified the victims of last week’s plane crash in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. // The FNSB School District and the union that represents the district’s classified staff have OK’d a tentative one-year agreement.

Alaska State Troopers say a plane crash killed two people Thursday near Nabesna. // State officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities in last month’s primary election arrived too late to be counted. // President Trump’s appointee to serve as chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has a fondness for Russia, according to a recent story by ProPublica. // The Mat-Su Borough School District is moving ahead on a plan to allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons in schools. // Suicide death rates for elder Alaskans have been rising, especially for people age 75 and older. But the state is taking steps to better understand the issue. // It’s Fat Bear Week at the Katmai National Park and Preserve.

The Air Force is asking for public input on a plan to begin work in an area on Eielson Air Force Base where a small nuclear reactor would be located. The so-called microreactor would provide backup electricity and heat for the base.

Fairbanks Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people that occurred Wednesday at a residence on the city’s east side. According to a police news release, investigators believe the first shooting was accidental, and the second was a suicide.

Fairbanks Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people that occurred Wednesday at a residence on the city’s east side. // Magistrate Kyle Reardon, who's been nominated to serve as a federal judge in Alaska, had a confirmation hearing this week with the Senate Judiciary Committee. // A cruise ship hit an endangered fin whale Thursday morning while the vessel was en route from Hoonah to Sitka. // The state Department of Natural Resources will soon begin requiring Alaskans who want to stay in a state public cabin to make reservations no more than three months in advance. //Using barter instead of cash to pay for goods and services is becoming more popular. Some Alaskans who use that form of exchange say the system does more than just save money.

The State of Alaska has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit alleging the Elections Division violated Alaskans’ right to privacy by giving voter information to the federal government. // Two people were killed Tuesday when their plane crashed after taking off from a western Alaska moose-hunting camp. // The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Wednesday on last month’s plane crash in western Alaska that killed all eight people on board. // The growing population of Sandhill Cranes that come to Creamer’s Field is making it more difficult for the state Fish and Game Department to keep them away from aircraft around Fairbanks International. //University of Alaska leaders are considering adopting an artificial intelligence policy that require all three campuses to have an AI plan. // A Senate committee has passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan that aims to reduce the pollock fleet’s bycatch of salmon. // Denali National Park has reopened a scenic road now that a new bridge has been built.

1. A Fairbanks woman died Monday after falling into a river in a remote site about 40 miles west of Delta Junction. // The Pentagon wants to build up to a dozen military data centers near bases across Alaska. // Ex-Attorney General Treg Taylor pitched his record in Gov. Dunleavy’s administration to listeners Tuesday in an Alaska Public Media radio talk show. // The National Weather Service predicts wet, windy weather for Fairbanks and most of the Interior into Thursday. // The long-awaited Nome port expansion project took a symbolic step forward a couple of weeks ago.

A Minto man died Wednesday of a gunshot injury he sustained in an accidental shooting after a hunting trip. // The November election will give voters the option to rank candidates, but many Alaskan voters don’t want to rank. // The Alaska Democratic Party is asking a judge to disqualify a Republican state House member who failed to fill out a financial disclosure form when he filed for re-election. // Republican Congressman Nick Begich made his first official visit to Nome Wednesday. // More young Alaskans died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade.

The state agency that investigates shootings involving law enforcement officers has determined two Fairbanks police officers and an Alaska State Trooper were legally justified in fatally shooting a suspect in June. // The Mukluk Fire burned more than 50 homes and over 7,000 acres in the community of Tok. But more avenues of providing relief to the fire victims are opening up. // The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask the Legislature for additional funding to enable the AGDC to continue pursuing a a natural gas pipeline next year. //The Arctic Report Card has found a new group of supporters. The news comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pulled its support for the Arctic Report back in August. // It’s been more than two years since the school in the western Alaska village of Stebbins burned down. And the community is feeling the loss in new ways.