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Fairbanks Republican Rep. Will Stapp introduced a bill Tuesday asking the Legislature to designate the Nanuqsaurus as Alaska’s state dinosaur.

“The state of Alaska is probably facing its largest fiscal problem … in 30 years,” said Sen. Lyman Hoffman.

A video of the incident has been shared thousands of times, prompting widespread outrage.

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

Seasonal and project-based industries that long relied on out-of-state workers increased their nonresident hire in 2023, but so did other major industries.

Jennifer Homendy told KNOM that the agency will likely issue its first report on the crash in roughly a month.

The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at the consumer finance watchdog and is cutting off new funding.

Bethel’s Pete Kaiser has won his 9th Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race. His second-half strategy stood up to a formidable challenge from some newer teams.

The passengers were all adults. Several were from the Anchorage area, two were from Unalakleet and the pilot and one passenger were from Nome.

Authorities hope to recover the bodies of 10 people assumed killed, document evidence for investigation, and recover the plane wreckage while conditions are relatively safe.