Alaska State News

Iditarod teams now head onto frozen sections of Norton Sound, where windstorms have been known to derail a frontrunner’s championship aspirations.

The fate of a bill that would provide millions for disaster relief, firefighting and construction projects is back up in the air.

The extension allows state agencies to continue responding to ongoing needs associated with the storm. House Republicans said the administration's approach could be legally vulnerable.

Six years after the old one burned down, Kaktovik's new gym is a place to play, celebrate and shelter.

President Trump said this week that his top priority for Congress is to pass a bill called the SAVE America Act. It would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Sec. Doug Burgum stopped briefly in Alaska Thursday on his way to a conference in Tokyo.

If passed, Alaska would join more than 40 other states in a shared licensing process. The aim is to address the state’s nursing shortage, but nurse unions are pushing back.

Their concerns range from habitat destruction to the loss of subsistence rights.

Right now, Alaska's legal definition of sexual assault by a medical provider requires that the victim isn’t aware of sexual contact happening as it occurs.

The $373.5 million supplemental budget bill includes millions in match funding for construction projects. Companies warned delaying the funding could cost Alaskans jobs.