Alaska Desk

At a campaign event in Fairbanks, Shuerch warned that widening political divisions are making it harder to address Alaska’s biggest problems.

Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused.

The state seismologist says the project is still several years and millions of dollars away, but the $2M appropriation is an important milestone.

Working in temperatures that reached the minus-30s, teams of kids carved whimsical animals and a towering Eye of Sauron.

Critics say the law adds new hurdles to a program that food-insecure veterans depend on.

Their concerns range from habitat destruction to the loss of subsistence rights.

The officials stopped by the University of Alaska Fairbanks power plant, where they praised the Trump administration’s moves to roll back environmental regulations.

State officials are calling it a win for Alaska’s economic sovereignty, but some residents are worried about losing longstanding subsistence rights.

The program is set to expire, but a Fairbanks representative hopes to keep it going.

Recent UAF grad Kendall Kramer is one of eight Alaskan cross-country skiers competing in Milan-Cortina this week.