The U.N. says it has verified a new record high temperature for the Arctic
The United Nations has officially recognized a new record high temperature for the Arctic, confirming a reading of 100.4 Fahrenheit taken in June of last year.
Four lawsuits challenge Alaska Redistricting Board’s new legislative map
Four lawsuits have been filed against the Alaska Redistricting Board, seeking to change parts of the legislative map it adopted last month. Each lawsuit argues that communities were wrongly placed in the same district with other communities they have little in common with.
St. Paul gets new police chief after its entire department quit over COVID vaccine mandate
The new police chief, Michael Castro, is moving to the remote Alaska island from Utah with his two sons this week.
‘You don’t want a young puppy’: Young shores up support with Alaska Federation of Natives
As the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention got underway Monday, Alaska Congressman Don Young also announced that Inupiaq business executive Tara Sweeney is one of his campaign co-chairs.
Alaska reports its first case of omicron variant
The city health department says an Anchorage resident recently tested positive for the omicron variant following international travel.
Murkowski votes to remove threat of credit default while Sullivan blasts Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate
Alaska's U.S. Senators have staked out opposite ends of the Republican spectrum.
Anchorage Assembly begins inquiry after blog alleges ‘improper demands’ were made on police chief
The Alaska Landmine suggests the Bronson administration pressured Anchorage police to leave a heated Assembly meeting and to compel doctors to prescribe ivermectin to a hospitalized COVID patient.
Metlakatla takes fishing rights dispute to federal appeals court
Metlakatla Indian Community is asking the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to rule that Metlakatla’s tribal members don’t need state permits to fish in their traditional waters.
NTSB: Plane in Bethel was ‘immediately engulfed in flames’ moments after passengers got out
The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to investigate what caused a Yute Commuter Service plane to catch fire and burn on the Bethel runway on Nov. 20.
To increase access to testing, ANTHC mails free kits to detect sexually transmitted infections
Following an uptick in sexually transmitted infections nationwide, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is encouraging sexually active Alaskans to get tested for STIs. Anyone with an Alaska mailing address, including a P.O. box, can order a completely free STI self-testing kit.
Alaska legislators want answers after abrupt removal of Permanent Fund CEO
Angela Rodell took over as CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation in 2015. The board voted to dismiss her on Thursday and has provided no answers as to why.
Records request reveals that email complaints were scarce before Alaska’s $55K ballot review
Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer last year said the issue his office seemed to be getting the most email on after the 2020 election was the narrow success of a ballot measure that would overhaul Alaska’s election process. His chief of staff said they were getting up to 20 emails a day. But a records request by The Associated Press yielded fewer than 20 total unique emails that were received by the office with complaints or concerns about the election.
Dairy farmer’s Alaska sprint mushing dreams come true in new documentary ‘Underdog’
"Underdog" is the product of 10 years of work by filmmaker Tommy Hyde, who shot, directed and edited the film, which he says tells Vermont dairy farmer Doug Butler's "curiously optimistic" tale.
A new crisis team in Fairbanks is responding to mental health calls and freeing up other emergency resources
The city’s Mobile Crisis Team started two months ago and is bringing mental health services directly to people in crisis.
Many see Red Dog as an ANCSA success story. What happens when the ore runs out?
The mine has brought wealth to Northwest Alaska, supporting Alaska Native communities and culture. But its relationship with the only village downstream is fraught, and the mine is running out of ore.
As Anchorage faces the pandemic and homelessness, resignations at the health department pile up
ivision managers and medical officers have all left or been fired from the health department, which has largely stopped communicating with news media.
Lt. Gov. Meyer defends handling of Alaska’s last election, as he and governor weigh the next one
Meyer is at the center of criticism from conservative voters in places like the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The lieutenant governor oversees elections. Conservatives are unhappy with how last year’s election was conducted.
‘Don’t tie our hands’: Proposal would give 30 Alaska tribes the power to prosecute violence in villages
Sen. Murkowski seeks to let tribes fill the law enforcement gap that leaves Native women vulnerable.
Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain admits to dealing heroin, court documents say
Elliott Neese, 39, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. That’s according to a plea agreement Neese signed and filed in federal court Monday, shortly after prosecutors charged him.
Bristol Bay, like Bethel, also just recorded its coldest November in 80 years
Areas across the region broke both daily and monthly records. For King Salmon, it's the coldest November on record. In Dillingham, wind chills dropped to negative 41 degrees. That's the lowest November wind chill in 50 years.