State of Alaska

RGA-funded PAC spends $1.5 million backing three Republicans and opposing Kreiss-Tomkins

Kodiak PAC, funded by the Republican Governors Association, spent $1.5 million backing three GOP tickets and opposing Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins before Alaska's Nov. 3 governor's race.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Troopers say Anchor Point man fired handgun during argument on Anchor Point beach

An argument on Anchor Point beach ended with a handgun fired and a 40-year-old man in the Homer Jail, troopers say. He wasn't allowed to have the gun.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

State pays for Facebook and Instagram ads promoting Alaska's record under Dunleavy

Alaska has spent state money since Sept. 1 on Facebook and Instagram ads touting Gov. Dunleavy's record. The ads run weeks before Nov. 3, when Alaskans pick his successor and new legislators.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Sep 1

State plans to approve air permit change for Pikka oil plant on North Slope

Pikka's oil plant wants to trade some nitrogen oxides for volatile organic compounds, and state regulators are preliminarily on board. Comments run to Nov. 16.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

AIDEA board to vote on a $75 million company to invest in undersea internet cables

Alaska's internet leans on four undersea cables, two of them 27 years old. AIDEA could put up to $75 million toward replacing them, and maybe reaching Asia.

by Walter 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

Motorist hits guardrail on icy Richardson Highway in Thompson Pass

A motorist hit a guardrail on icy Richardson Highway in Thompson Pass Thursday, troopers said. No injuries, but the pass sees 700+ inches of snow a year and frequent avalanches.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Rollover partially blocked Edgerton Highway between miles 26 and 27 Friday morning

A vehicle rollover partially blocked the Edgerton Highway between miles 26 and 27 Friday morning. The advisory was gone by Friday evening, with no word on injuries or cause.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Disabled vehicle blocks northbound Dalton Highway lane near Mile 86

A disabled vehicle blocked the Dalton Highway's northbound lane near Mile 86 Friday night, with icy conditions reported. Crews expected to clear it by Saturday morning, 7:14 am.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State proposes roundabouts for Badger Road intersections where crashes persist

Badger Road could get up to seven roundabouts, one or two at a time. The state wants to hear from the people who drive it before its survey closes Nov. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Whooping cough shots cut young kids’ odds of getting sick by 96%, state says

During Alaska's record whooping cough outbreak, young kids with at least three shots were about 96% less likely to get a confirmed case, a state study found.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Alaska seeks contractor for ethics and budget course new law requires of school boards

Alaska school board members starting a term must take an ethics and budget course within 30 days. The state just started shopping for someone to write it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Board of Fisheries will weigh Homer Spit net closures and a Kodiak trawl ban

Homer Spit nets, Kodiak trawlers and who gets the last Cook Inlet king are all on the Board of Fisheries' winter menu. Public comments are open now.

by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Four Southeast towns face 2030 deadline to disinfect sewage, with costs up to $14 million

Sitka, Haines, Skagway and Wrangell must start disinfecting the sewage they pipe into Southeast waters by 2030. Cost estimates run as high as $14 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Yakutat-area moose hunt west of the Dangerous River closes after hunters reach 30 bulls

Thirty bulls down on the west side of the Dangerous River, and that's the limit. Moose hunting there, near Yakutat, ends Saturday at 11:59 pm sharp.

by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Unmarried partner keeps boat bought with his own money, Alaska Supreme Court rules

Skipped marriage to skip divorce court? The Alaska Supreme Court says what you buy alone, with your own money and in your own name, stays yours.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 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 AlaskaNews4w ago8 min read

Alaska sets final rules for $75 million in rural health grants, due Oct. 28

Alaska has $75 million in rural health grants to hand out this fall. Last round, applicants asked for about nine times what was available. Due Oct. 28.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

Follows: Alaska will score rural health grant applications on cost-effectiveness

State office closure alerts switch systems Nov. 1, and subscribers must sign up again

State office closure alerts are switching systems Nov. 1, and your subscription isn't coming along. Five minutes and an email address fixes it.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

State proposes splitting Fairbanks-area air pollution zone, separating North Pole

The state wants separate air pollution zones for Fairbanks and North Pole, split roughly along Badger Road. North Pole would keep the violations.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Norton Sound salmon season draws the fewest commercial permit holders since 2007

Just 72 permit holders fished Norton Sound salmon commercially this year, the fewest since 2007, and king salmon missed every escapement goal in the region.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

A second power link to Kenai would run under Cook Inlet

Alaska wants a second power line between Kenai and Anchorage, under Cook Inlet's tides and ice. First it needs builders, and $142.5 million more.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State scheduled Dalton Highway closures near Mile 7.5 Thursday night for a load recovery

DOT&PF plans intermittent closures on the Dalton Highway near Mile 7.5 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm Thursday for load recovery. Expect delays in both directions.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

State to survey Craig households on subsistence harvests for the first time since 1998

State researchers will survey 128 Craig households in February about what they hunt, fish and gather, the first full count there since 1998.

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

Troopers arrest Kasilof resident on DUI, weapons charges near Clam Gulch

Troopers arrested a Kasilof man near Clam Gulch after finding his car in a ditch, him asleep inside. He faces DUI and weapons charges for a loaded firearm while impaired.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

Fish and Game closes Hodzana Hills caribou hunt as Dalton snowmachine access opens

Winter snowmachine use opens on Dalton corridor trails Nov. 1, so Fish and Game is closing the small Hodzana Hills caribou herd's hunt the night before.

by Bill 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 AlaskaNews4w ago3 min readFrom Sep 30

AGDC managers ask board for $1.28 million to support its 25% stake in Alaska LNG

The state's gas line corporation owns a quarter of Alaska LNG and wants $1.28 million to oversee its stake, including readiness for a possible clawback.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

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

Alaska's disabilities council seeks feedback after writing a plan to guide it through 2031

Alaska's disabilities council wants to know how it's doing. Its next five-year plan got 84 public comment responses. Staff call its wording intentionally broad.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

State ends maintenance on the Taylor and Top of the World highways and McCarthy Road until May

The state stops maintaining four remote roads Thursday, including the only road into McCarthy. Until May, the traffic is snowmachines and dog teams.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Draft study backs regional co-ops for rural Alaska tank farms, comments due Friday

A draft study says rural Alaska tank farms should team up in regional co-ops to save money. Comments are due Friday, so speak now or hold your diesel.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

State renews Usibelli's Healy coal permit, raises cleanup bond to $7.7 million

Two Bull Ridge's coal pits near Healy are nearly done. The state renewed the permit for five years and bumped the cleanup bond 42%, to $7.7 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

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

Haines trail group and State Parks seek federal money for a Chilkat State Park cabin

A cabin halfway down Chilkat State Park's coastal trail would give Haines families and elders a roof for the night, if federal trail money comes through.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

Three Northwest Alaska advisory committees elect members, weigh caribou cuts

Show up and you can help pick who speaks for your region on caribou, moose and wolf rules before the Board of Game meets in Kotzebue in January.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Board of Game proposals would cut Western Arctic caribou limits further as the herd declines

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

Kodiak jury convicts former jail corrections officer of sexually assaulting a prisoner

A Kodiak jury found a 27-year-old former Kodiak Jail corrections officer guilty of third-degree sexual assault against a female prisoner. Sentencing is Feb. 8, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Dunleavy proclaims Charlie Kirk Day for a second year and Employment First Awareness Week

Dunleavy proclaimed Charlie Kirk Day for a second year Wednesday, two days after naming this Employment First Awareness Week for Alaskans with disabilities.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read