Alaska State News

Dunleavy has pushed lawmakers to expand charter schools and homeschool. But after lawmakers overrode his vetoes this year, Dunleavy says he's prioritizing other issues.

Ryan McDonough, 46, was a cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center until the hospital fired him. He resigned from the state Medical Board in November.

Stevens died in Fairbanks last month at the age of 92. Friends and fellow musicians say his music will live on through his students and in programs that spread fiddling across rural Alaska.

At least some libraries in Alaska that lost federal funding last spring have received notice that it’s been reinstated.

The gym is the first step toward rebuilding the Harold Kaveolook School, which burned down in 2020.

Sen. Dan Sullivan didn't defend sending the National Guard to U.S. cities. He didn't criticize it either.

NOAA scientists emphasized that last year's projections were reliable enough to guide 2026 limits.

The governor’s budget fully funds the increase in education spending lawmakers approved this year and $3,650 Permanent Fund dividends.

Local trappers harvested about 50 lynx in 2019 and 2020 combined. One researcher expects another peak could come in the next two or three years.

Officials say scam artists may pose as government officials, aid workers, or employees of insurance agencies.