Mat-Su Valley

Fake invoices posing as the Mat-Su Borough are targeting people who apply for permits

Fake invoices made to look like they came from the Mat-Su Borough are hitting people who apply for land use permits. One shop got 10 in nine days.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Duffy announces $250 million federal grant to finish Port MacKenzie rail link

Duffy brought $250 million to finish the Port MacKenzie rail link, started in 2013, and promised to have dirt turning by spring at "Trump speed."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Fish and Game names low bidder for $3.58 million Susitna Landing boat launch rebuild

Fish and Game picked Nodak Electric & Construction's $3.58 million bid to rebuild Susitna Landing boat launch on the Kashwitna River in Willow.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Jul 22

Proposed Moose Range rules limit target shooting to areas that don't exist yet

The state wants target shooting in the Moose Range limited to designated shooting areas. Asked where those are, DNR said Friday: there aren't any yet.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Wisconsin-based super PAC reports $710K urging Alaskans to leave Sullivan blank

A Wisconsin super PAC with no named donors spent $710,000 telling Alaskans to rank Republican Gerald Heikes first and leave Sen. Dan Sullivan blank.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage 18-year-old jailed after 100 mph pursuit on Parks Highway in Wasilla

An 18-year-old Anchorage man was arrested after a 100 mph chase on Wasilla's Parks Highway, stopped by spike strips. He faces six charges, including DUI, and is jailed without bail.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

State plans to destroy abandoned skiff on Wasilla's Seymour Lake unless its owner claims it

A 24-foot skiff whose registration ran out in 2012 is headed for the scrap heap on Seymour Lake, unless its owner shows up and pays the state's bill.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Troopers and fire crews pull duck hunter from the mud on the Palmer Hay Flats

Palmer Hay Flats mud 1, duck hunter 0. Troopers and fire crews had the hunter out a little over an hour after the call came in Friday morning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Where Alaska LNG stands after Lutnick's 'federalized' remark

Permits: yes. Taiwan and Korea money, announced: yes. Closed financing, final sales contracts and a state tax deal: not yet. Here's where the gas line stands.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago8 min read

Federal money would cover 96% of Wasilla's $20 million runway extension, staff says

Wasilla's runway extension would cost the city about 4% of $20 million, staff says. First come the surveys that have to wait for leaves on the trees.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Lake Minchumina is felt in Fairbanks and Wasilla

A magnitude 5.6 quake hit near Lake Minchumina early Thursday and was felt from Fairbanks to Wasilla. USGS gives a magnitude 4 aftershock 7% odds within a week.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Like Vance and Trump, Cruz will campaign for Sullivan in a Republican-leaning region

Vance hit Fairbanks, Trump hit the Mat-Su and Cruz heads to Kenai. All three picked parts of Alaska where Republicans did best in 2024. We ran the numbers.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Mat-Su Platting Board approves six-lot subdivision near Engstrom Road

Six new lots near Engstrom Road got the OK. Neighbors worry about the Bogard-Engstrom intersection; the road meant to ease it is picked but not funded.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Antimony refinery developer Nova Minerals says its cash won't fund a year of plans

The company building a military antimony refinery at Port MacKenzie says it lacks the cash for another year of plans, after losing $25.6 million last year.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min readFrom Sep 30

Troopers arrest Houston man on assault charges after Big Lake firearm disturbance

Troopers arrested a 57-year-old Houston man Wednesday after a firearm disturbance near Big Lake. He faces third-degree assault and two counts of assault in the presence of a child.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

Wasilla certifies Rubeo's record win and starts filling her council seat

Wasilla certified Rubeo's record 67.2%, Ledford ran her last meeting, and the council hopes to fill Rubeo's old seat before the holidays get going.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Alina Rubeo wins Wasilla mayor's race with 67% of the vote, avoiding a runoff

State gives DOT Matanuska riverbed to armor the Old Glenn near Palmer

The Matanuska keeps eating the bank along the Old Glenn near Palmer, so the state gave DOT 65 acres of river bottom to fight back with rock. Indefinitely.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Air Guard rescues pilot with minor injuries after plane crash near Friday Creek

The Air Guard has flown four pilots out of crashes north of Anchorage since Sept. 10, two of them near Friday Creek, which is having a rough fall.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Bronson stays in governor's race, disputing Trump's account of deal to quit

Trump says Bronson agreed to quit the governor's race. Bronson says they remember the calls differently, and he is staying in.

by Alaska News4w ago2 min read

Follows: Trump endorses Wilson

Giessel says free AIDEA land transfer takes over the Legislature's appropriation power

Giessel says giving 20,000 acres near Houston to AIDEA free takes the Legislature's power of the purse. Her math: a lease could bring in $14 million a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Senate committee votes to subpoena DNR commissioner over AIDEA land transfers

One invitation declined, another still pending. Senate Resources voted to subpoena DNR Commissioner John Crowther for Oct. 26 over free land transfers to AIDEA.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago4 min read

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

After ending builder's contract, Mat-Su weighs $573,155 to finish Academy Charter design

Mat-Su terminated the contractor on Academy Charter's new high school in August. Now it wants to pay the designer $573,155 to finish the job's plans.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Mat-Su Assembly weighs $2.5 million grant to refrigerate the ice at Big Lake rink

Mat-Su Assembly holds a hearing Oct. 20 on accepting $2.5 million to refrigerate Big Lake Lions rink's ice. A week of 45 degree weather can melt the natural ice now, pushing teams elsewhere.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Wasilla man wins a federal design patent for his fish bonker after a 3½-year wait

Wasilla's Cody Christopher now holds a federal design patent on his fish bonker, protecting the club's look for 15 years after a 3½-year wait.

by Alaska News4w ago1 min read

Trump pardons two Anchorage diesel shop owners onstage at Wasilla campaign rally

Trump pardoned two Anchorage diesel shop owners onstage in Wasilla. He said they faced 10 years for fixing an engine. The charge maxed out at five.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Trump says Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska LNG gas, the share in a 2025 letter

Trump and Lutnick say Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska LNG's gas and invest $4.4 billion. The 30% matches a nonbinding letter Taiwan signed 19 months ago.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Trump says South Korea will finance $50 billion of Alaska LNG; Seoul hasn't committed

Alina Rubeo wins Wasilla mayor's race with 67% of the vote, avoiding a runoff

Alina Rubeo will be Wasilla's next mayor after winning 67% of the vote, easily avoiding a runoff. Ian Crafton held his council seat by 51 votes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Houston certifies election, swears in Johansen and Brasel for new terms

Houston certified its Oct. 6 election Monday and swore in Lisa Johansen and Jeff Brasel for new three-year terms. About 5% of voters showed up.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Palmer swears in Bruce Brown after election with under 5% turnout

Palmer swore in its newest council member Monday after an election that drew fewer than 5% of voters. Alison Collins is the new deputy mayor.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Trump endorses Wilson

Trump endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor, attacked two Republican rivals and urged the GOP field to unite behind her.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 8

Supporters line up as protesters prepare for Trump rally in Wasilla

Trump is scheduled to speak at 3:30pm Tuesday in Wasilla for Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich, with roads closed nearby. Protesters are rallying separately at Newcomb Park.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Overturned truck closes Parks Highway at Milepost 183

An overturned commercial truck closed the Parks Highway in both directions at Milepost 183 early Tuesday. The closure is expected to last until around midday, state transportation officials say.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Mat-Su Borough asks state for 210 acres near Sutton for a shooting range

People already shoot at the old Jonesville coal mine near Sutton. The Mat-Su Borough wants to make it official, with a $7.5 million shooting range.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 29

Follows: DNR proposes requiring permits for most shooting in the Matanuska Valley Moose Range

Wasilla adopts airport plan that charts a path to a 6,000-foot runway

Wasilla adopted a 20-year airport plan that points toward a runway more than half again as long. Nobody testified, and nobody on the council objected.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Follows: Wasilla sets Oct. 12 hearing on airport master plan that recommends higher lease rates

State closes Unit 14A Chugach goat registration hunts Tuesday night, weeks early

Fish and Game is closing Chugach goat registration hunts in Unit 14A at 11:59pm Tuesday, cutting short a season set to run through Oct. 31.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Wasilla streets close Tuesday for Trump rally; expect highway delays

The president is in Wasilla Tuesday, so streets around the Menard Center close 8 am to 6 pm and Glenn and Parks trips could run up to 30 minutes longer.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska has $27 million to get PFAS and other contaminants out of drinking water

Alaska has $27 million in federal money to get PFAS out of drinking water. Most of the projects lined up for it are about a different problem: manganese.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 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

FAA posts first flight limits ahead of Trump’s Alaska visit

The FAA's drone ban over JBER runs 3:35 to 10:15 pm on Trump's rally day. Bigger flight limits reaching 30 nautical miles may still be coming.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read