News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Pilot Station

Former Pilot Station mayor pleads guilty to felony election interference

Arthur Heckman Sr. admitted Thursday to concealing municipal ballots and directing officials to not hold an election.
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Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department

Burgum ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He then became a vocal supporter of Preesident-elect Donald Trump and was shortlisted for the GOP vice presidential nomination.
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Man dies in early-morning Muldoon shooting

Police say the man was found shot in a vehicle early Friday off Muldoon Road. Medics tried to save his life but declared him dead.
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Trump wants to ‘Drill, baby, drill.’ What does that mean for climate concerns?

President-elect Donald Trump wants to increase oil and gas production and roll back the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Meet the new head of the UA Center for Economic Development

Jared Reynolds says the state’s biggest economic challenges are infrastructure and a lack of affordable housing.
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State orders new Knik Arm tunnel study

The new study was prompted by recent advances in tunneling technology paired with population growth, state officials said.
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Juneau’s high school has seen an uptick in fights this school year

The district put together the data after staff and parents raised concerns about the increase in fights at last month’s Juneau School Board meeting. 
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Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.

Former Alaska tribal health care executive quietly resolves criminal case

Kevin Gottlieb and two other dentists agreed to plead no contest to a misdemeanor count of medical assistance fraud.
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Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits

The lawsuit was filed by a trade group after the North Pacific Fishery Management Council passed a rule that reduces halibut bycatch limits when there are fewer halibut in Alaska waters.
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Underwater internet fiber cables bring Bethel a step closer to faster, cheaper internet

After more than two years of planning, branching underwater internet cables have reached their resting place on the seafloor between Dillingham and the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.
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Traffic and access concerns loom over gravel pit proposed for a historic Mat-Su dairy site

The new 153-acres gravel pit would sit on Havemeister Dairy property off the busy Bogard and Engstrom roads.
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Kenai airport accepting proposals for new restaurant

“The space is great for restaurants that are already established or somebody looking to break into the restaurant business,” said the airport manager.
Hoonah

After decades of trying, state commission approves Hoonah petition to create Alaska’s newest borough

Now, residents of the proposed borough will decide whether to accept it. 
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Biden administration gives support to controversial land trade in Alaska wildlife refuge

A land swap would allow for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that supporters say King Cove needs; opponents say it would be ecologically ruinous.
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Fed up with high prices? Here’s where things stand with inflation.

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.

Trump’s pick for attorney general isn’t a ‘serious candidate,’ Murkowski says

A spotlight will be on Lisa Murkowski as a GOP senator who could block Trump's agenda. The Gaetz nomination offers a preview.
A man in a dark green jacket sits on a cot alone inside a building that has been converted into a shelter.

Health care for people experiencing homelessness | Line One

Host Dr. Justin Clark and his guests discuss the details of providing medical care to people experiencing homelessness on this Line One.
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Dealing with the dark | Talk of Alaska Rewind

On this Talk of Alaska, we revisit our 2023 discussion on darkness, and finding ways to enjoy the short days of winter.