Interior

State seeks bids to expand the Upper Stiles Creek shooting range near Fairbanks

A busy public gun range near Fairbanks has no berms behind its targets. The state is taking bids to build some, paid mostly by taxes on guns and ammo.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 22

Troopers arrest Fairbanks man, 25, after reported robbery at Beaver Sports

Troopers arrested a 25 year old Fairbanks man Monday after a reported robbery at Beaver Sports. He faces first degree robbery, weapons and assault charges.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fish and Game offers women's concealed carry course in Fairbanks Oct. 24-25

Fish and Game's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program holds a concealed carry course Oct. 24-25 in Fairbanks for $215.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Registration opens Oct. 1 for women's wilderness first aid class in Fairbanks

Both dirt bikes stolen in North Pole on Sunday recovered, troopers say

Two dirt bikes were stolen in North Pole early Sunday. Both are back, one found on the same street and one recovered by city police after a traffic stop.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State to hold veteran career expo in Anchorage the day before Veterans Day

Alaska has more veterans per capita than any other state. The day before Veterans Day, the state labor department wants to help some of them land jobs.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State expects seismic retrofit of Tanana River Bridge at Big Delta to start in mid-October

Alaska is the most seismically active state, and DOT says earthquake work on the Big Delta bridge starts this month. Seven more bridges are in line.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Commercial vehicle crash closed Tok Cutoff near Slana on Monday morning

A commercial vehicle crash closed the Tok Cutoff in both directions near Slana early Monday. By late morning, Alaska 511 no longer showed the closure.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

DEC plans to cut 20% of its discretionary rules by year's end under Dunleavy order

DEC plans to trim about 2,600 of its roughly 13,000 discretionary rules by year's end, including laser standards for a program it says it doesn't have.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Murkowski joins bipartisan call for Trump to reverse decision allowing Russian diesel imports

Trump says Putin agreed to send diesel. Murkowski and six other senators say letting it in runs counter to a ban Congress passed 100-0 in 2022.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

State proposes five snowmachine trails near Wiseman after Dalton corridor transfer

The state proposes five snowmachine trails near Wiseman, part of its promise after subsistence users lost their federal priority in the Dalton corridor.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

Doyon takes applications to fill board seat Geri Simon left to lead the Doyon Foundation

Doyon is taking applications through Nov. 9 from voting shareholders who want the board seat Geri Simon left in September to lead the Doyon Foundation.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: A Doyon director steps off the board to lead its scholarship foundation

State urges drivers to avoid Parks Highway from Talkeetna to Cantwell

Alaska Department of Transportation urges drivers to avoid the Parks Highway between Talkeetna and Cantwell through Sunday evening as snow and ice make the 111-mile stretch dangerous.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Driver faces assault charges over threats to EMS after Anderson rollover

Gregory Ashley faces assault charges after threatening EMS workers and their families during treatment following a rollover crash in Anderson on Friday while under the influence of alcohol.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers find crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester

Alaska State Troopers found a crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester early Saturday, Oct. 10, with footprints leading away from the vehicle.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Trump claims permanent Greenland security control in Leif Erikson Day message

Trump says a security deal with Denmark and Greenland gives the U.S. permanent control over Greenland's defense, but Greenland says it retains approval rights over new U.S. military areas.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest Pitka's Point man, 27, on eight sexual abuse and assault counts

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 27-year-old Pitka's Point man Thursday on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault following a report received Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

St. Lawrence Island high wind warning expires after forecast of 65 mph gusts

A high wind warning for St. Lawrence Island expired Thursday after forecasting gusts up to 65 mph that could damage property and knock out power.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks senior commission to consider asking mayor to speed up a Senior Center bus shelter

Fairbanks Senior Citizens Advisory Commission votes Thursday on asking Mayor Grier Hopkins to move a covered bus shelter at the Senior Center from 2037 to the next few years of the capital budget.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Giessel says governor kept DNR commissioner from legislative hearing on AIDEA land transfers

Governor blocked the DNR commissioner from testifying at a legislative hearing on state land transfers to AIDEA, leaving lawmakers without answers on nearly 20,000 acres north of Houston.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Fairbanks has best chance for northern lights early Friday as G2 storm nears

Fairbanks has the best shot at northern lights early Friday morning. The storm's actual peak arrives after sunrise, because of course it does.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State proposes giving 220 acres near Ester to AHFC for housing, drawing trail concerns

Alaska DNR is giving 220 acres near Ester to a housing corporation for free, but the land is now used for hunting, trapping, and trails, and a Senate committee says locals oppose it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Trump schedules Wasilla rally before Alaska general election

Trump is due in Wasilla on Tuesday. Ahead of it he again endorsed Sullivan and Begich and said he hopes Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

White House restates $150 million for Beluga-Healy line; source of $268 million share unclear

The White House says DOE "will invest $150 million" in the Beluga-Healy line; DOE said "up to." Who covers the other $268 million is still unclear.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks borough commission to hear appeal for German shepherd ordered euthanized after bite

Shadow, a German shepherd ordered euthanized after biting a tow-truck worker, gets an appeal hearing Oct. 14. The bitten worker doesn't want him put down.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Coastal flood advisory warns of water 4 to 6 feet above high tide near Hooper Bay

Water could run 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line near Hooper Bay, reaching beach property and possibly threatening access to the airstrip.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Denali Borough staff propose raising landfill fee to $165 a ton

Denali Borough finance staff recommended raising the landfill tipping fee 10% to $165 per ton, effective May 2027, to meet the landfill's cost-recovery target as operating costs climb.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Denali Borough staff plan to waive tour permit user fees again, drawing committee pushback

Denali Borough land staff plan to waive commercial tour permit fees again in 2027, but all three Finance Committee members objected Wednesday, saying the delay wastes years of work on the fee program.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Vehicle strikes and kills moose on Richardson Highway in North Pole

A moose lost its fight with a vehicle on the Richardson Highway in North Pole. The driver's fine, the car isn't, and troopers called a charity for the meat.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State to give highway department 200,000 cubic yards from Parks, Alcan pits at no charge

Alaska Department of Natural Resources will give the transportation department 200,000 cubic yards of gravel from two Interior highway pits at no cost.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks logs wettest September since 1925 as Chena River hits late-season record

Fairbanks just had its rainiest September since 1925, and the Chena River hit a record high for so late in the year. No flooding, thanks to slow rain.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Army sets up new units at JBER and Fort Wainwright to receive soldiers moving to Alaska

The Army now has a welcome crew for soldiers moving to Alaska. The pitch: not just check-in paperwork and cold-weather gear, but how to live with the cold.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

High wind watch warns of 65 mph gusts in the Alaska Range this weekend

National Weather Service warns of winds gusting to 65 mph in the Alaska Range from Friday 4 pm through Sunday 4 am, with damaging winds possible on Parks and Richardson highways.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fire crews to burn debris piles on Interior Army training lands through Oct. 31

U.S. Wildland Fire Service and Army Garrison Alaska will burn woody debris piles on Interior training lands from Oct. 6 through Oct. 31, with smoke visible from Fort Wainwright and nearby roads.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions

Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.

by Alaska News1mo ago5 min read

North Pole council adopts 3% raise with 30-step pay scale

North Pole City Council voted 7-0 to give employees a 3 percent raise and expand the pay scale to 30 steps so senior workers advance instead of dropping back, taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: North Pole council advances 3% pay raise for city employees

Snow covers just under a quarter of Alaska as September ends

Just under a quarter of Alaska had snow on the ground by Sept. 30, broadly similar to last year. By the end of October, 90% of Arctic lands usually do.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 3

North Pole council advances comp time for on-call utility workers

North Pole may give on-call utility workers an hour of comp time per day. Santa Claus co-sponsored it. Mayor Larry Terch cast the only no vote.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals

Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.

by Alaska News1mo ago11 min readFrom Oct 7, 2025

Vance announces Railbelt transmission project at Fairbanks rally

The Trump administration will fund up to $150 million toward a 223-mile transmission line on Alaska's Railbelt grid, Vice President JD Vance announced Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks voters decide tax cap, election date and hand-count initiatives Tuesday

Fairbanks votes Tuesday on locking in its tax cap, moving elections to November and counting every ballot by hand. Six local seats are up, too.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read