Tim Ellis

The Secretary of the Interior visited Alaska on Thursday and said the state could play a key role in national and international energy security. // President Trump's proposed SAVE America Act could make it hard for some Alaskans to vote. // The Tanana Chiefs Conference Board of Directors on Thursday elected Sharon Hildebrand of Nulato as the organization’s next chief and chairperson. // The Alaska Department of Transportation is offering incentives for a program intended to attract cargo airlines to Fairbanks International Airport. // Team Alaska continues to dominate the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. In Day 5 of competition, Alaska leads the medals count with a total of 150.

The state Board of Education delayed a vote Wednesday on whether to approve a controversial Fairbanks charter school application. // Environmental groups are suing the federal government for reducing protections on more than two million acres along the Dalton Corridor it's giving to the state of Alaska. // The Alaska Senate passed a high-profile budget bill Wednesday that would unlock hundreds of millions in government construction projects across Alaska. // Team Alaska continues to hold a lead over its Canadian competitors in Day 4 of the Arctic Winter Games going on in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich urged the state Legislature Tuesday to be bold with resource development, like a previous generation did to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. // Members of the state House and Senate Republican Caucuses criticized an Anchorage Democrat for what they called “disrespectful actions” during Begich's speech. // Doyon Ltd. selected Dan Winkelman to replace Aaron Schutt as head of the Fairbanks-based regional Alaska Native Corporation. // Fairbanks Native Association members have elected two new people to its board of directors, and re-elected an incumbent. // Nine inmates serving time at a state prison in Nome have been charged with assaulting three other inmates during a riot back in January. // The western Aleutian Islands have seen increased seismic activity over the past week. And scientists say it’s higher than average for that part of the region. // Alaska continued to lead the medals standings in the second day of competition in the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. // This year’s Iditarod includes three teams in the race’s first-ever noncompetitive Expedition Class.

Alaska's U.S. senators voted with the majority Wednesday against a resolution to limit President Trump’s power to wage war on Iran. // Alaska legislators are considering giving another boost to per-student funding for public schools. // The North Pole City Council criticized Mayor Larry Terch during Monday’s meeting for creating a toxic work environment and other issues. //Organizers of the 54th annual Delta Farm Forum have rescheduled the event for this Saturday, after postponing it last week due to cold weather.

U.S. and allied military service members have begun the second week of a major training exercise in Alaska. The exercise, called Arctic Edge 2026, focuses on training for drone and missile attacks on military installations and key infrastructure. This year’s exercise will extend into Greenland.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is reinstating a voter-approved property tax exemption for structures located on farms // The 54th annual Delta Farm Forum will be held Saturday at the Delta Junction Junior-Senior High School. // At least some folks who live in the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks ma-a-a-ay be losing some of their love for winter -- because it’s been a tough one. // The Alaska Board of Fisheries wrapped up a weeklong meeting in Anchorage this week after approving new limits for the South Alaska Peninsula salmon fishery. // Three old guys from Minnesota became unlikely crowd favorites in this year’s Iron Dog snowmachine race.

Time is running short for anyone interested in acquiring the old Gerstle River bridge on the Alaska Highway. It’s one of three bridges built during World War II that the state Department of Transportation is planning to replace over the next few years.

The Alaska House approved a fast-tracked spending bill totaling nearly half a billion dollars on Monday. // A measure to repeal Alaska’s nonpartisan primaries and ranked-choice voting will be on the ballot this year, but disputes continue over the wording of the ballot question. // The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Friday that it’s getting ready to offer more than two million acres of federally managed land to the state of Alaska. // The Alaska Climate Research Center issued a report last month that says Alaska saw its 8th hottest year on record in 2025.

UPDATED: The North American Aerospace Defense Command said today that U.S. aircraft intercepted a total of eight Russian military planes Thursday that were flying through international airspace off the western coast of Alaska.

A weather system is dumping snow on Fairbanks and the Interior again today. And more is in store through Tuesday. // The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted five Russian military aircraft Thursday flying through international airspace off Alaska's coast. // The Alaska Federation of Natives urged state lawmakers last week to fix the fish and game management system that's causing problems for Native subsistence hunters. // A state legislator’s chief of staff was arrested last week and now faces charges of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. // Alaskans pay some of the nation's highest prices for coffee, because of volatile markets and tariffs. // The two top finishers of this year's Iron Dog snowmachine race that ended Saturday in Fairbanks set a record for winning the race four times in a row.