Iditarod reports third dog death of this year’s race
Henry, a 3-year-old on rookie Calvin Daugherty’s team, collapsed outside of Shaktoolik.
Y-K Delta health corporation recommends regional lockdown for third straight month
The region has recorded the highest COVID-19 rates in the state for months.
Palin reveals proposed oil tax revisions
The Palin administration today gave the public its first look at the legislation that lawmakers will begin debating in the special session coming up...
Pro-Dahlstrom PAC announces $5M ad buy in Alaska’s U.S. House race
A PAC linked to House Speaker Johnson is planning to run ads in Alaska's three largest cities. A dozen candidates are in the race.
Lawmakers remain far apart, physically and politically, as time runs out for veto override
Dunleavy issued a second round of line-item vetoes, this time on the capital budget. Legislators in Juneau criticized the changes, but didn’t vote on overriding them.
Special Session Meets Monday
The Legislature has called itself into special session next Monday to take up two issues members can deal with in one day.
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Red king crab fishing off-limits in Southeast this fall
The southeast red king crab fishery will be closed again this fall. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Friday that the...
‘We need to get them moved’: Federal agencies visit Newtok and Mertarvik
A Bureau of Indian Affairs team made a rare visit to Newtok by snowmachine Wednesday, after meeting with tribal council members in Mertarvik.
People could only own one short-term rental unit in Alaska under new House bill
They would also have to register it with the state. The bill aims to boost availability of housing.
Hilcorp completes repairs on Cook Inlet gas line leak
A natural gas leak in Cook Inlet has finally been repaired, more than three months after it began. Listen now
Crews find more human remains from 1952 Alaska crash
The solemn task of sifting through rocks, twigs and ice to find human remains as small as a fingernail continued this month on a glacier north of Anchorage, nearly 69 years after all 52 members of a military transport flight were killed when the plane slammed into a mountain.
Search continues for 2 missing after boat capsizes near Akiak
Search and rescue volunteers are focusing on an area upriver from where a female survivor was found clutching to the riverbank.
Chief Justice Calls for More Cooperation
Chief Justice Walter Carpeneti on Wednesday called for more cooperation between the courts and the legislature to reduce problems in Alaska’s society --...
Red Dog’s dwindling ore is forcing the entire region to consider its future
The mine — an economic engine in Northwest Alaska — could close as soon as 2031.
Aniak residents shocked by quadrupled power bills
Aniak Light & Power's unannounced rate hike has left residents and businesses trying to figure out how they'll keep the lights on.
Washington State Reports Swine Flu Cases
Alaska's closest U-S neighbor has 13 probable cases of H-1-N-1 swine flu. Washington State health officials identified the first cases in the state late...
Bartlett seniors celebrate graduation after a challenging four years
Monday's ceremony marked the conclusion of a high school experience bookended by two major events: the 2018 earthquake and the COVID pandemic.
Dunleavy administration being sued for withholding $20M in education funding
The Dunleavy administration is being sued by education nonprofit Coalition for Education Equity over his refusal to release $20 million in funds that were delegated to public schools last year by the Legislature.
Stranded seal in Nome released into wild
Friday evening a seal made its way out of Nome’s iced-in port and up into the west side of town. Although it showed some physical signs of sickness, on Saturday local experts ultimately decided to release the seal back into the wild.
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Rep. Olson bill would tax Permanent Fund dividends as budget stopgap
Representative Kurt Olson, a Soldotna Republican developed a plan to tax Permanent Fund dividends back in February. But he didn’t introduce it at the time, because he wanted to see how the debate over plans from Governor Bill Walker and others unfolded. Download Audio