Palin leads the race for cash in Alaska US House election
Former Gov. Sarah Palin is ahead of the field in campaign fundraising. But a rival has surpassed her by tapping his personal wealth.
A conversation with Alaska’s first Indigenous congresswoman, Mary Peltola | Alaska Insight
Congresswoman Mary Peltola made history in 2022 when she won both a special and regular election for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House.
Trump administration rolls out final environmental review for Arctic Refuge oil leasing
Today, the Trump administration took one of the last necessary steps before it allows oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Interior Department...
Dunleavy examining energy bills passed by Alaska Legislature
Gov. Mike Dunleavy was optimistic about a bill on carbon storage, but was pondering next steps on royalty relief bills that didn't pass.
Alaska Centenarians In National Photo Project
A New York photographer wants to create portraits of a 100-year-old man and a 100-year-old woman from each of the 50 states. He’s calling the project “To Live 10,000 years,” and he recently checked a couple hundred of those years off his list during a trip to Ketchikan.
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Dunleavy says work with Murkowski endures after Trump nod, and he says he stands by Zink
Dunleavy, in a wide-ranging interview, also defended the state’s chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink. He and Zink have been among the most visible public faces of the state’s COVID-19 response.
Around Southeast Alaska, communities assess damage from record-breaking storm
Sitka broke rainfall records on Tuesday, and damage from serious rain, winds and power outages afflicted communities across Southeast.
Anchorage Health Department announces firing, then un-firing, of contractor that runs 24-hour sleep-off service
The contractor’s service has been inconsistent for months due to staffing shortages. A fire department official says that’s better than going months without the service at all.
Alaska will have a new election system: Voters pass Ballot Measure 2
After Tuesday’s count, the more than 3,000-vote advantage that yes votes have appears to be too large to be overcome by the ballots that are left to count.
How Yup’ik dance returned to Napaskiak after a 70-year absence
Some Yup’ik dance groups are just beginning to dance together again after two years in the pandemic. The village of Napaskiak remembers a much longer period without the drums.
Anchorage police arrest man in fatal Midtown hit-and-run collision
Police say Larry W. Anderson, Jr., 40, struck and killed a woman crossing A Street Monday night, then left the scene.
Marriage equality and mourning: Mildred Boesser fought till the end
When the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage nationwide last week, President Obama called the ruling “a consequence of the countless small acts of courage of millions of people across decades who stood up.” Mildred Boesser stood 5 feet tall, and she was one of those people. On the day of the ruling, Boesser was on her deathbed at home in Juneau, surrounded by family.
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Juneau’s worst glacial outburst flood destroys homes and displaces residents
“We started seeing structural timber,” one resident said. “And then I was like, ‘Oh, my God. That’s from houses upstream.'”
Biden hires more Arctic drilling opponents for Interior Department
Interior's new communication director and a BOEM advisor worked to block Arctic oil projects.
Alaska lobbyist charged with failure to report his business activities
One of Alaska's most influential lobbyists, Ashley Reed, faces criminal charges on seven (7) counts of failure to report his business activities to the...
Proposed Bill Would Stop ‘Doc Fees’
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
One Anchorage representative has pre-filed legislation to stop a common car dealer practice that he says has no...
Who wins and who loses when the Fed hikes interest rates?
Another month, another Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
LISTEN: Alaska Gov. Dunleavy remains skeptical of cutting PFD, and says he’s still pursuing campaign agenda
Dunleavy said Tuesday that the campaign to recall him hasn’t changed how he does his job. But he said he has given the issue some thought. Listen to Dunleavy's full 17-minute interview with Juneau correspondent Andrew Kitchenman here.
State Senate holds Todd Palin and 8 others in contempt
The state Senate today found nine state employees and Governor Palin’s husband Todd in Contempt for not conforming to legislative subpoenas last fall as...
Alaska House absences draw attention
Any of four absent members could have changed the outcome of a vote to fund the capital budget this week.