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With crab season under way in the Bering Sea, some 70 crab boats are bobbing around Alaska's Bristol Bay and the Aleutian Islands. About a dozen of those boats have a fisheries observer on board. The observers keep tabs on what the boats haul up from the deep. Keith Davis was supposed to be one of those observers, but he went missing in September while working on a boat off the coast of South America. Download Audio

A bill pending in the U.S. House would reduce Alaska's share of revenues from oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and give that money to Alaska Native corporations. Listen now

Dog food company Purina donated 39,000 pounds of food to Yukon River mushers who face a winter without enough salmon, usually their primary source of dog food.

The state’s largest gas utility is warning that shortfalls could come as soon as next year – and imports are years off.

In recent years, Alaska has consistently ranked in the bottom third among states of the annual Kids Count report for overall child well-being.

The Salvation Army took over efforts to connect campers to housing and other services last week and prioritized moving families into more permanent shelter. The youngest child at the camp last week was two days old.

A federal report last year said nearly 17,000 tribal homes were without electricity, with most being in southwestern states and in Alaska.

Sturgulewski's longtime friend and fellow community organizer, Jane Angvik, says Sturgulewski paved the way for other women politicians, but it was her interest in improving all Alaskans' lives that really drove her.

The Berkowitz administration upped the stakes in a stand-off over an Anchorage restaurant that refused to shut down as required by a recent emergency order meant to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Sen. Dan Sullivan says President Trump probably can rely on his emergency declaration to divert military construction money to the southern border. "I've been supportive of the president's request for robust funding for barriers, fences, the wall ... however you want to describe it." Sullivan said, though he is concerned that money for Alaska projects could be diverted.

Students from Sand Lake Elementary, which houses the school district’s Japanese immersion program, were behind the name change.

Political observers say Anchorage's mayoral election became an outlet for residents frustrated with the mask mandates and closures imposed by the city government — to which Forrest Dunbar, as a member of the Assembly, belongs.

The first phase of students will be returning to classrooms after being away for nearly 10 months due to the pandemic.

Some Bristol Bay fishing captains are seeking more open negotiations with processors, after Trident Seafood's 50-cent-per-pound offer this year.

A small business in Haines has taken a big step forward by opening a shop and storefront in Dalton City. Fairweather Ski Works moved into the Haines Brewing Company’s old location in late October. The move happened about a year after the company won the Southeast entrepreneurial competition Path to Prosperity. Download Audio

The records include more than 55 pages of emails and text messages. They corroborate the fluoride allegation, but provide less information about the two issues involving police.