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Anchorage School District Office of Emergency Management Senior Director Jared Woody stands by a pair of metal detectors the district will soon deploy to middle and high schools.

Anchorage School District to begin random metal detector screenings of students

The screenings, which will happen primarily at middle and high schools, are aimed at deterring students from bringing weapons to class.

Alaska fisher in bitter crab case hit with $1.18 million fine for unrelated water pollution

The penalty was for repeated discharges of oily bilge water.

A blue-and-white Alaska ferry traveling through an inlet, with steep forested hills in the background.

$28M state contract kickstarts Cascade Point ferry terminal despite local pushback

Communities that depend on the route say they need more information, and they’re worried the plan could make it even harder to get to Juneau.

House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, speaks alongside Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, during a news conference at the Alaska State Capitol following two successful veto override votes on August 2, 2025.

One day, two overrides: What to know about Alaska’s special session

Lawmakers overcame two vetoes from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who called the special session, and have yet to schedule any hearings on bills he introduced.

Teen suicide is on the decline, new federal data shows

The 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health report found that in recent years, depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teens have declined.

at man in a suit sits near a microphone.

Alaska's largest research institute well positioned, geographically and financially, director says

Geophysical Institute Director Bob McCoy says the GI plays an important role in interdisciplinary studies, bringing researchers together under one roof.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline crosses the landscape, seen here south of Copper Center, Alaska on August 13, 2024.

Lawmakers override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of oil tax transparency bill

The bill originally passed the Senate unanimously and by a 30-10 vote in the House.

Suzanne Cohen holds a sign in the rain outside the Alaska Stae Capitol on Friday, Aug. 1 calling on lawmakers to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of more than $50 million in public school funding.

Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto

The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session called by Dunleavy.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 1, 2025

Sen. Dan Sullivan scolds Democrats for slowing confirmations while he blocked confirmation of the Navy's top officer.

Sen. Sullivan lamented that Democrats weren't allowing the Senate to fast-track President Trump's nominees.

Sullivan blocked confirmation of Navy chief while denouncing Democrats for slowing confirmations

Sen. Dan Sullivan lifted his hold, a few hours after Politico reported that he was blocking the confirmation to pressure the Navy to re-open the Adak base.

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