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Air taxi operators said they overpaid. Juneau is redoing its fees.
Juneau's airport would cut fuel fees by two-thirds and raise landing fees, after air taxi operators said a 2019 error had them overpaying for years.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Both Alaska senators back advancing a federal NIL bill
Murkowski and Sullivan both voted to advance a federal college athlete pay bill. Alaska has no NIL law of its own, so federal rules would apply directly.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage School Board spends $3 million on classrooms, deepening next year's deficit
Anchorage's school board voted to spend the $3 million on students this year. Next year's hole grew to $9 million and 20 fewer teaching jobs survive.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Dense fog cuts Annette Island visibility to a quarter mile
Dense fog has visibility down to a quarter mile on Annette Island through Wednesday morning, the third such advisory in the southern panhandle in a day.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Mat-Su kept the Long Trail sign, and the $300,000 that came with it
Mat-Su took $300,000 and kept the trail sign some members worried would invite federal control. The borough's own attorney said it would not.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Van Horn Road is closed at University Avenue with no detour posted
an Horn Road is closed at University Avenue in Fairbanks for paving, with no detour and no reopening time. The state's alert can't decide which road is shut.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Housing on the Tozier Tract would likely close off a planned road
Opening a Tudor Road parcel to housing would probably kill a road connection the city has planned for years. The state planner said so and did not object.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's own campground isn't allowed under its park zoning
Anchorage's 84-site Centennial campground isn't permitted under the city's own park zoning. A proposed fix would legalize what's already there.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
A Big Lake man was killed in Houston. A 72-year-old faces murder charges.
A 43-year-old Big Lake man was shot and killed in Houston on Monday night. A 72-year-old Houston man was arrested on murder and assault charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage teachers say losing building subs cost them prep time and safety
Anchorage teachers told the school board what losing building subs cost them. The board restored $3.7 million — without promising the subs come back.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Three outhouses east of Cordova, and a $1 million to $5 million estimate
The Forest Service wants three outhouses replaced near Cordova, plus picnic shelters and camping pads. It estimates the job at $1 million to $5 million.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Cordova's only ATV trail gets fixed, once the ground freezes
Cordova's only managed ATV trail is eroding into the river, and the repair cannot start until the ground freezes solid for five straight days.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Dillingham forum puts two open Southwest Alaska legislative seats on one stage
Two senior rural lawmakers are leaving, eight candidates want their seats, and seven are listed for a Dillingham forum.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAI
Rezanof Drive closes nightly in downtown Kodiak through September
Rezanof Drive closes nightly through the end of September in downtown Kodiak, and the state hasn't said what construction the closure is for.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Kodiak may close an elementary school its building plan still invests in
Kodiak may close East Elementary in 2027. Three weeks before that was proposed, the board was handed a plan with $5.75 million of work for the building.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
State-backed Alyeschem plant reaches construction milestone
Alyeschem has finished driving foundation piles for its Prudhoe Bay chemical plant. Alaska's backing is a repayable loan, not a $70 million grant.
by Melinda Communities.News4d ago2 min readAI
Your state parks gift certificate expires during a blackout you can't book in
Your Alaska State Parks gift certificate expires Sept. 30, but you can't book anything after Sept. 27. Those last three days are decorative.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Four miles of Skagway's only road out have no money in the state's plan
Four miles of Skagway's only road out carry no money in Alaska's draft transportation plan. The stages on either side of them carry $78 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Alpine pipeline seeks nearly double metering capacity for Willow-era output
A North Slope pipeline wants to nearly double how much oil it can meter as Willow nears production. The filing changes measurement capacity, not Willow's approval.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Copper River Delta moose hunt closes six weeks early at 24 of 25 bulls
Bull moose hunting on the Copper River Delta closes Wednesday night, six weeks early, after hunters took 24 of the 25 bulls the state allowed.
by Bill AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Wrangell-St. Elias subsistence commission meets next month in McCarthy
The commission advising on subsistence hunting in Wrangell-St. Elias meets in McCarthy next month, with time set aside for public testimony.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Spend $3 million on students now, or save it for next year's hole
Anchorage's school board is deciding whether to spend $3 million on tutoring and staff this year or bank it against a deficit projected above $45 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Alaska is taking bids to make its own Made in Alaska merchandise
Alaska is taking bids to make its own Made in Alaska merchandise. The cap is $15,000, and the permit is only required by the time bids close.
by Melinda Communities.News4d ago1 min readAI
Bear Mountain goat zone on Baranof closes Sept. 18 after quota fills
Bear Mountain is the fourth Baranof goat zone closed this season — on quotas built from surveys the state hasn't flown island-wide since 2023.
by Bill AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Appeals court orders dismissal of family's suit over Anchorage police shooting of Kristopher Handy
A federal appeals court ordered dismissal of the Handy family's lawsuit, ruling the four Anchorage police officers who killed Kristopher Handy in May 2024 are protected by qualified immunity.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAI
State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill
Alaska State Parks is warning Homer hikers to avoid new trails in the Cottonwood Eastland section of Kachemak Bay State Park because a moose kill near the construction site may attract predators.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
The program mapping Alaska's subsurface runs out at the end of the year
The federal program that nearly doubled Alaska's public geologic data expires this year. The bill to extend it is one of 25 in a committee with no vote set.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Senate panel will take up Native housing bill co-sponsored by both Alaska senators
The law that funds housing in Alaska Native villages is up for renewal. Overcrowding there runs about double the rate on tribal lands nationally.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks flood maps are final. Borough page still points to appeals
Fairbanks' flood maps are final, but the borough still links to obsolete appeal instructions. The Jan. 8 maps change insurance and building rules.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Sullivan's bycatch bill reaches its first Senate committee test
Sullivan's bycatch bill gets its first committee test Wednesday. It mandates gear changes and monitoring, but doesn't ban trawling or set catch caps.
by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage adds behavioral health care to its WIC program
Anchorage will place a behavioral health provider in its WIC program after a survey found many low-income mothers reporting anxiety, depression and hunger.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Alaska's mail ballots will not need barcodes after a Supreme Court denial
Alaskans mailing a ballot in November will not need a barcode on the envelope. The Supreme Court left the rule blocked, and the state never took a side.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Nome cannot say whether a free shuttle van is a taxi
Nome's code does not say whether free shuttle vans count as taxis. The mayor says nobody has worked it out, and the sales tax turns on the answer.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Haines voters face five ballot measures, four of them about taxes
Haines voters face five ballot measures Oct. 6, four about taxes, including a new severance tax on gravel, timber and mining.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Juneau commission to weigh second tenant on Clinton Drive Domino's lot with no added parking
A second business wants into the Domino's building on Clinton Drive with no new parking, and the neighbors who fought the 2024 permit are back.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage planners ask commission to triple setback threshold director can approve alone
Anchorage wants to triple what its planning director can approve alone, letting more setback encroachments skip the public hearing that now takes months.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Alaska sets 25 online-only permits for Raspberry Island cow elk
Twenty-five Raspberry Island elk permits go out online Sept. 24, first come first served. Sixteen more go only to whoever shows up in two Kodiak villages.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Sitka's sales tax drops a point Oct. 1, the one that funds schools
Sitka's sales tax drops from 6 percent to 5 on Oct. 1 through March. The summer point that comes off is the one dedicated to funding school buildings.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
The federal stake in Trilogy Metals closes, terms made public
The federal government now owns about a tenth of Trilogy Metals, developer of Alaska's Ambler district, and the terms of the $35.6 million deal are now public.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall
Suicide Basin's water level dropped sharply Tuesday, possibly signaling another release. Nothing is flooding, and secondary releases run far smaller.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI