State of Alaska

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 News1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Trump endorses Wilson

Gasoline pushes U.S. prices up as Alaska diesel runs 61% above a year ago

U.S. prices rose 0.6% in September, more than half of it from gas. In Alaska, the bigger number is diesel: $2.48 a gallon more than a year ago.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Northeast Anchorage council urges "thorough and independent" study of Assembly spending

A Northeast Anchorage community council voted 19-0 to back the Assembly's spending study, and asked members and staff to skip the "half-hearted compliance."

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks job fair Oct. 29 brings 27 employers, from Doyon and the FAA to Panda Express

Fairbanks job seekers can meet 27 employers in one room Oct. 29, from Doyon and the FAA to Panda Express and Jiffy Lube. Bring a résumé, and a firm handshake.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fish and Game opens registration Nov. 12 for $25 Trapping 101 class in Fairbanks

Fish and Game will teach you to trap for $25, which happens to be what a resident trapping license costs. Registration for the Fairbanks class opens Nov. 12.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Air Guard flies two people hurt in avalanche near Eklutna Lake to Anchorage hospital

Air National Guard rescuers flew two people injured in an avalanche near Eklutna Lake to an Anchorage hospital Saturday. Officials urge avalanche gear and a buddy system as the season begins.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min read

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

Fish and Game lets tenders into Kodiak's herring B season with less than two weeks left

Kodiak's summer-to-fall herring season is finally letting tenders in, with less than two weeks to go. The B season opened July 1 and closes Oct. 25.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly approves Tozier Tract land swap with nonbinding housing targets

Anchorage agreed to trade the Tozier Tract, land it spent decades trying to get, for four downtown parking lots. Its housing targets are only recommendations.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min readFrom Oct 6

Follows: Anchorage proposes trading the Tozier Track to the state housing agency for downtown parking lots, with housing required

Golden Valley lifts first energy emergency alert, warns supply problems will continue

Golden Valley's first-ever energy emergency is over. A unit outage Monday left the co-op with one generator of backup; by Wednesday it was back to normal.

by Alaska News1mo ago3 min read

State commission again proposes letting Cook Inlet setnetters fish beach seines

The Board of Fisheries put Cook Inlet setnetters on beach seines. Their permits don't cover seines. The state's permit commission is trying to change that.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: East side Cook Inlet setnetters must prove recent fishing to stay in the fishery

House candidate Sheldon Prout amends disclosure to describe 2025 advance work for vice president

Kodiak House candidate Sheldon Prout amended his disclosure, calling his 2025 vice president office work a seven day advance job. Rival Kathy Simpler has outraised him nearly five to one.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Petro Marine seeks state water quality sign-off to rebuild its Ketchikan fuel dock

Ketchikan's only fuel supplier, by its own account, wants to rebuild its aging Tongass Narrows dock. First it needs DEC to sign off on water quality.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

State proposes logging about 950 acres near Fairbanks, including along the Chena River

The state wants to log about 950 acres near Fairbanks, including clearcuts along the Chena River. The sales have names like Chili Bean Mixed and Birchnanza.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 8

Kratom coalition hires Frank Bickford to lobby Alaska lawmakers and agencies

A kratom group is paying Frank Bickford $30,000 a year to lobby Alaska. It backs banning concentrated 7-OH, not the leaf. So does a draft Anchorage ordinance.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Healy shooters likely to lose gravel pit range to state road work next summer

Healy shooters are losing their gravel pit range to state road crews. Now residents are talking about a sportsman's club and a real range instead.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Rule would require attorney general's OK for Alaska agencies to sue or settle

A proposed rule would make state agencies get the attorney general's OK to sue, settle, appeal or hire lawyers. Does it cover the Permanent Fund? Law won't say.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Two regulators object as RCA lets Fairbanks, Juneau power cost cuts stand

Regulators let lower power cost charges in Fairbanks and Juneau stand. Two commissioners objected, saying they belong in the utilities' pending rate cases.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 8

State proposes giving ENSTAR, not Hilcorp, a lease to store natural gas beneath Kenai

The state is leaning toward ENSTAR, not Hilcorp, to store gas under Kenai, saying Hilcorp turned in about a quarter of the data it asked for. It's not final.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Progressive group behind Alaska Voter Guide went by 907 Action until August

Alaska Voter Guide isn't the state's pamphlet. It's a progressive political group that went by 907 Action until August. Steven Spielberg gave it $5,000 in 2024.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 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

Murdoch gives $500,000 to No on 2 as repeal side reports $279,000 from Aurora

Kathryn Murdoch gave $500,000 to fight the ranked choice repeal. The repeal side got $279,000 from Aurora Action Network. Both sides' latest filings are in.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

DLCC-funded group reports $172,748 against five Republican Alaska House candidates

A DLCC-funded group in D.C. has spent or owes $172,748.70 against five Alaska House Republicans. None of its listed true sources has an Alaska address.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Three governor candidates lay out rural energy and subsistence plans at Tanana Chiefs forum

Three governor candidates pitched rural energy and subsistence fixes at a Tanana Chiefs forum. • Kreiss-Tomkins vowed to protect PCE funding and drop federal subsistence lawsuits. • Taylor pushed a constitutional amendment for state fish and game control. • Bronson proposed river roads like Fairbanks to Galena to cut costs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State approves Seward timber sale with a logging road along a recreation trail

The state will sell 55 acres of Seward spruce, hauled out on a road along a year-round trail the Forest Service says wasn't built for log trucks.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

ConocoPhillips seeks five more years of North Slope off-road travel; comments due Friday

ConocoPhillips wants to keep driving and building ice roads on state land on the North Slope for five more years. Its current permit expires Dec. 17.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 10

Board of Game moves Ambler Road hunting closure up to a Nov. 20 web conference

The Board of Game shelved the Ambler Road hunting closure until its January meeting in Kotzebue. Now it's Nov. 20, online, with no testimony taken.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Pickup driver hits vehicle at Fairbanks gas station and drives off, troopers say

A white pickup hit a woman's vehicle at a Fairbanks gas station Monday and drove off. The camera couldn't make out the plate, so troopers need leads.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State approves Haines barge landing that its forestry division says could also ship timber

The state approved a 25-year lease for a barge landing on Haines' Lutak Inlet. The state forestry division says it could also be used to move timber.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 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

Alaska pre-K programs will no longer need mental health consultation to get state funding

Alaska pre-K programs no longer need mental health consultation or coaching to get state funding. The ban on expelling 4-year-olds stays put.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 9

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

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

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

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

Outside groups report nearly $13 million in Alaska Senate spending in one week

Outside groups reported nearly $13 million in spending on Sullivan vs. Peltola last week, the most yet. Some still haven't had to say who's footing the bill.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Follows: Super PAC reports $815,000 more against Peltola as outside spending grows on both sides of Alaska Senate race

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