Sunday, November 15 · 9 stories · 6:44
Catch up on Alaska before your coffee's done.
Today: Skagway Claims Border Land; Juneau Pays Ski Deficit; Prudhoe Bay Blizzard Extended; Dock Design Bid; Assembly Eyes Land Sales; Juneau Seawalk Bond Vote; Seabird Bycatch Spikes West; Haines Lands $7M Grants; Tourism Tax Waiver Rejected
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Skagway, Alaska · 0:14
Skagway planners recommend claiming state land near border station, Long Bay
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Juneau, Alaska · 1:46
Juneau ordinance would spend $2.5 million in general funds to clear Eaglecrest deficit
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Dalton Highway, Alaska · 3:30
Prudhoe Bay blizzard warning extended as advisories cover the Dalton Highway
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Skagway, Alaska · 4:45
Skagway weighs hiring KPFF, the only firm to apply, to design its new industrial dock
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Juneau, Alaska · 4:59
Juneau Assembly to vote on negotiating sales of West Juneau lot and downtown parking strip
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Juneau, Alaska · 5:18
Juneau Assembly to hear plan to borrow up to $24.7 million for Seawalk extension
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Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 5:33
Draft federal report estimates Western Aleutian seabird bycatch rose 128% in 2025
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Haines, Alaska · 5:54
Haines budget amendment would accept $7 million in grants, $3 million for cruise dock
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Fairbanks, Alaska · 6:05
Fairbanks council votes down room tax waiver cutting Explore Fairbanks' share
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New every morningSaturday, November 14
Alaska's Nov. 13 election results; UA Seeks Tuition Overhaul; BLM land plan review rule; Cruise Dock Car Tax; FAA Grounds Juneau Flights; FAA nationwide ground stop; Senior Rides Grant Approved; Bethel Forgives Hotel Tax
Watch the video6:46Friday, November 13
Alaska's Nov. 12 election results; Kodiak Hospital Seeks $10M; El Nino and Alaska's winter; Zac Johnson's Assembly seat; Landfill Leachate Advice; Microsoft Outlook outage; K-Beach Road Signal Plan; Alaska Oil Output Surges; Oil Lease Deadline Extended; Mayor Advances Lot Sale; Data Center Loophole; Auke Bay Ferry Rebuild
Watch the video6:44Thursday, November 12
Alaska's Nov. 11 ballot count; Red Dog Revenue Cliff; Healy Clinic Closure Complaint; Herring Limit Drops 28%; Gaffney Gate Reopens; Northwest Arctic school audit; Charter Passenger Fee Surge; Alaska VA health record switch; Alcohol carrier approval fee; Oil-triggered state projects; White Spot License Transfer; Police Tech Levy Spending; Butte Roads Upgraded; Whittier Dock Design Funded
Watch the video8:17Wednesday, November 11
Senate ballot math update; Golden Valley Prepaid Power; Anchorage 2052 transportation plan; AIDEA Houston land transfer; Whittier Redesigns Dock; Alaska's Nov. 10 ballot count; JBER Weapons Complex Bid; GVEA Seeks Rate Settlement; Robinette Road Rebuild Bids; Haines Permits Tours, Taxis; Unalaska Clears Road Shoulders; STAK data center lease; Housing Ban Challenge; Rare Earths in Graphite; Alaska Storm Gusts
7:28Tuesday, November 10
Senate permitting vote; BLM Shortens Comment Window; Alaska's Nov. 9 ballot count; USDA Buys Alaska Seafood; EPA Drafts Glove Rule; Seward Seasonal Sales Tax; Hamilton Acres duplex rezone; Fairbanks Budget Gap Widens; Atigun Pass Reopens; Big Lake Water Upgrade; Cook Inlet Salmon Limits; Juneau Seeks Tourism Caps
Watch the video8:59Monday, November 9
Ballot Measure 2 by ticket; Medicare Cuts Physician Pay; 70 mph Storm Watch; North Stephens Passage king crab; Kodiak Sells Lot; Alaska ballot combinations; Bristol Bay 2027 sockeye forecast; Kenai school board term limits; Nome Wins Reading Award; Prince William Sound salmon season; Storm Threatens Power Outages; Pre-K Funding Cuts Victims
Watch the video7:46Sunday, November 8
Marriott Midtown License Protest; Alaska Restores $86M Grants; Dalton Highway Avalanche Closure; Kogoluktuk hydro design grant; School Insurance Spike Looms; Broker Fee Debate; Homer reserve rule; GCI's Quintillion purchase; Skate Catch Limits Cut
Watch the video6:38Saturday, November 7
Ketchikan Seeks Robot Surgery; Alaska Air Cuts Jobs; Kodiak sewage station loan; Chugach Power Cost Approved; Sellars Named Interim CEO; Alaska Air Group's quarterly loss; Pending $162 million for Alaska; Tudor Road Review Delayed
Watch the video7:33Friday, November 6
House race ballot math; Anchorage Harbor Dredging Bid; Talkeetna Water Tank Site; Governor race ballot math; Dalton Highway Jackknifed; GCI and the USAC ruling; Alaska Hospitals Get Boost; Alaska Legislature leaders; Project Aaka gas deal; Alaska Releases Shothole Samples; Sea Cucumber Zone Closes; Ketchikan storm repairs
Watch the video7:30Thursday, November 5
Alaska Senate ballot math; Wasilla Sewage Plant Loan; Anchorage alcohol tax; Clinic Funding Shift Proposed; Aleut Seeks Pollock Partner; ConocoPhillips Alaska earnings; Seismic Survey Permit Sought; Donlin Gold ownership deal; Kensington Gold Output Drops; Pipeline Riverbed Lease Expanded; Matson Alaska Containers Slip; Housing Vote Delayed Again; Kodiak Bridges Replacement Plan; Galena and Unalaska cable TV
Watch the video8:09Wednesday, November 4
Peltola Leads Sullivan Narrowly; Fairbanks 2027 budget; Kuskokwim River Fishery Closed; UAS Water Main Rehab; Glacier Highway Lighting Study; Ferry Terminal Gear Arrives; Juneau Bridge Removal Sought; Guardian Flight Hangar Permit; Glacier Highway Water Main; Alaska 2026 Money Surge; ENSTAR Rate Case Delayed; Homer Fishing Buffer Fight; Ketchikan's shared water tunnels; Scow Bay Haul-Out Awarded; AI chatbots' Senate picks
Watch the video8:52Tuesday, November 3
AI's influence in Alaska's Senate race; AIDEA shipyard and geothermal deals; McGrath Air Service Limbo; JKT campaign blimp; Bering Strait Energy Plan; Five Villages Get Buildings; Railroad Tour Guide Jobs; USDA pollock purchase; Palmer Apron D Lease; Palmer Picks Parking Goals; Kodiak Wastewater Zones Expand; Graphite Creek Delayed; Gravel Pit Permit Sought; Pipeline Adds Riprap Land
Watch the video8:02Monday, November 2
APA Takes Badami Pipelines; Bethel city vacancies; Kodiak trash contract; Girdwood Culvert Match; Halibut Survey Costs Surge; Landfill Bear Hazing Rejected; Westward Seafoods Permit Renewal; Preschool Building Dispute; Safer Seward and 5th/6th rebuilds; Ketchikan library funding; EU seafood certificate update; Judge Blocks DOJ Bid
Watch the video8:23Sunday, November 1
ICE pregnancy detention ruling; Juneau Flood Fight Costs; JBER dorms and readiness; Homer Spit fishing closures; Rental Permits Appealed; Port of Alaska helipad; K'teya Cultural Center; Manley Power Bill Drops; Kodiak Sea Cucumber Opens
Watch the video7:01Saturday, October 31
$26 million oil trigger; DOJ probe of Senate candidate recruiting; Missing Middle plan consistency; Hollis Timber Sale Approved; Federal seafood strategy; Parks Highway truck crash; Developers Pay Infrastructure Costs; Fun Center Lease Renewed
Watch the video6:35Friday, October 30
Dunleavy Senate certification; Alaska Oil Windfall; Telephone Hill Scoring Rules; Kreiss-Tomkins' late donors; DOJ Alaska Senate lawsuit; Alaska House race money; Alaska Senate race money; State farmland auction; Dalton Gravel Site Approved; King Salmon Airfield Repaired; North Pole Sewage Relocation; Kodiak Trash Rates Jump
Watch the video6:43Thursday, October 29
Dunleavy official investigation; Mat-Su Road Funding Plan; Parks Highway Snow Warning; Plan Sidesteps Data Centers; Disability Daycare Gets Approval; Susitna-Watana dam; Alaska carbon storage wells; EPA methane rule's Alaska standard; Oil well gas flaring rule; Snowmobile Season Opens; Seward Lift Rates Rise; Seward Cuts Utility Fee; Lucky Shot Drilling Expands; Cordova Fixes Water Leak
Watch the video9:34Wednesday, October 28
Murkowski's governor endorsement; Cable Fund Rate Shock; Fort Yukon Water Unsafe; Alaska Approves Antimony Mine; Seismic Zones Housing Fight; Anchorage-Tokyo nonstop; Wetland Lot Rezoned Industrial; Alaska Land Auction Closes; Optometry delegation rules; Whittier Wins Port Grant; Copper River Basin land plan; Juneau whale-watch recommendation; Ketchikan geoduck openings; Trail Grants Bid Approved
Watch the video8:17Tuesday, October 27
Alaska Seeks DOJ Dismissal; Hilcorp Storage Rates Hearing; Alaska grid resilience money; Land Plans Missing; Farm vs. Industrial Land; Chatham traditional foods policy; Unit 13 Moose Closure; Permit Costs Spike; Juneau arts council grants; Juneau Rejects E-Bike Rules; Kodiak Trail Vote Thursday; Antimony Refinery Rail Link; Salmon Task Force Topics; Sitka winter electric rate
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