Ask a Climatologist: Alaska’s spring weather whipsaw
National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider, back for our Ask a Climatologist segment, says it's a remarkably quick switch.
Tower could bring cell service to Summit Lake on Seward Highway
The Kenai borough’s planning commission already approved the lease agreement by a unanimous vote. Now, it’s up to the borough assembly to give Vertical Bridge the go-ahead.
Cooper Landing committee crafts trap setback proposal
Cooper Landing dog owners are hoping to implement setback regulations for trappers traps for fur-bearing animals in order to reduce risks of dogs getting caught.
Arctic research conference to highlight how rural Alaska communities approach energy, climate issues
Kotzebue residents walk out on the sea ice as it starts to break up near shore in early June. (Berett Wilber/Alaska...
Gustavus calls for halt to state construction project after officials find more toxins at city airport
The City of Gustavus is asking the state to press pause on a big, federally funded airport upgrade project as more toxic "forever chemicals" are found at the site.
Alaska development authority signs land access agreement with Native corporation for Ambler Road project
State development corporation
AIDEA signed an agreement with Doyon, the state's largest landowner, to conduct surveys and studies on its land for the Ambler Road project.
Peninsula lawmakers introduce bill to block vaccination requirements
Legislators from the Kenai are working to bar businesses and organizations from using vaccination status as a factor in determining employment and access to public areas, services, or benefits.
Matanuska ferry crew members test positive for COVID-19
Two crew members aboard the Matanuska tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend after the state ferry left Bellingham for ports in Southeast Alaska, according to state officials.
Warm weather and plowing in Anchorage mean clear trails likely a week away
A month into a cold spring that followed a pandemic winter, temperatures in Anchorage are reaching into the 60’s this week and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is hard at work, transforming the slushy remains of ski trails into clear paths for the bikes, strollers and roller blades of summer.
Alaska prisons to open for visitation after year-long COVID closure
The state Department of Corrections plans to open visitation on Wednesday between fully vaccinated Alaskans in its custody and public visitors like family members.
Senate votes to remove Reinbold as chair of Judiciary Committee
The Alaska Senate voted 17-1 to remove Republican Eagle River Sen. Lora Reinbold as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.
Peninsula lawmakers introduce bill to block vaccination requirements
Alaska’s proposed bill would also block businesses and public entities from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access public areas, services or benefits. That includes public schools and University of Alaska campuses.
Portable, Sitka-built ‘mini homes’ could help with Southeast Alaska’s housing crunch
A new “mini-home” project is working to tackle a housing shortage in Yakutat by building the houses in Sitka where costs are lower and then shipping them. The construction company behind the project hopes its idea spreads.
Tribes and ANCs present grammar puzzle to Supreme Court, with $530 million at stake
The CARES Act case turns on a definition that specifically includes ANCs as tribes and then seemingly excludes them in the very same sentence.
Indigenous creators hope to share history, cultural art forms through first-ever Tlingit opera
The first Tlingit opera is in production. It's about the Tlingit-Russian wars in Southeast Alaska at the start of the 19th century,...
SpaceX considers Alaska-based stations to improve worldwide internet satellite network
An aerospace and technology company is considering building key parts of a satellite network in Alaska — including Ketchikan, Nome and Fairbanks — that, according to the company, could help improve internet access across the globe.
Young, Murkowski aim to shape Biden’s infrastructure bill
Infrastructure bills are good for Alaska, they say, but they want changes to the Biden proposal.
Biden administration freezes Alaska mineral development orders, veteran allotments
The department said it wants to review “defects” in the public land orders regarding requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Bike shortage keeps Alaskan cyclists from hitting the road
Disruptions from factory closures in China and high demand for bicycles means that new bicycles are hard to come by.
High court takes up case on virus relief funding for Alaska Native Corporations
The question raised in the case set for oral arguments Monday is whether the corporations are tribes for purposes of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which defines “tribes” under a 1975 law meant to strengthen their abilities to govern themselves.