State of Alaska

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

State plans to sell Homer contractor 5,000 cubic yards from Ohlson Mountain site

The state intends to sell a Homer contractor 5,000 cubic yards of material from atop Ohlson Mountain. That's roughly 400 to 500 dump-truck loads.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 7

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

Alaska repeals its 1971 laser safety rules, which still listed asbestos as a beam stop

Alaska is scrapping its 1971 laser safety rules, including one that lists asbestos as a beam stop. Nobody sent in a comment. They're gone Nov. 8.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 7

State plans to allow logging on habitat and recreation lands in Haines State Forest

The state plans to allow logging on Haines State Forest habitat and recreation lands, despite objections from conservation groups and other commenters.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 1

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

Corps seeks state water quality OK for $402 million Homer harbor to end five-deep rafting

Homer's boats tie up as many as five deep. The Corps wants a $402 million fix, Homer would owe about $170 million, and the math says 77 cents back per dollar.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 24

Montana Creek, Peterson Lake among four Juneau trails up for federal grant money

Montana Creek, Peterson Lake, Eagle Beach and a new Gold Creek crossing are on Juneau's trail wish list. If the state says yes, federal money covers up to 90%.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

Board of Fisheries to weigh closing Homer Spit waters to commercial fishing

Two Board of Fisheries proposals would push commercial fishing back from the Homer Spit, by half a mile or a full mile. The board decides in Seward in December.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

State seeks consultant to design first formula for infant learning program money

Alaska is hiring a contractor to design its first structured formula for dividing Infant Learning Program grants among 15 regional programs, with a $200,000 contract and Oct. 28 proposal deadline.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

St. Paul seeks trail grant to replace staircases and resurface the Sledding Hill

St. Paul is applying for a state trail grant to replace stairs, improve gravel paths, and resurface Sledding Hill, with public comment due October 23.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

AIDEA takes over governor's energy conference with up to $400,000

Gov. Dunleavy leaves office in December. The energy conference he founded stays on: AIDEA's board approved up to $400,000 to run it in Anchorage in 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 22

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

Y-K Delta hunters face lower white-fronted goose limits as the Pacific population declines

Y-K Delta hunters can now take six white-fronted geese a day, down from 10, as Alaska and three West Coast states try to reverse the birds' decline.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Proposed rules would let Alaska schools bill Medicaid for any eligible student

Alaska schools could bill Medicaid for therapy and behavioral health care for any eligible student, not just kids with disabilities. Comments due Nov. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 15

Soldotna man arrested on DUI and assault charges after rear-end crash, troopers say

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 35-year-old Soldotna man Friday night on assault, DUI, and three other charges after he rear-ended a stopped car near Ciechanski and tried to leave the scene.

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

State posts logging plan for 365-acre timber sale near Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales

The state posted a logging plan for a 365-acre timber sale near Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales Island. The plan and a comment deadline aren't public yet.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Air Guard helicopter flies critically injured worker to Anchorage hospital

An Alaska Air National Guard helicopter crew flew a critically injured worker from a remote site 75 miles northwest of Anchorage to Providence Alaska Medical Center on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

State proposes giving 5,805 acres to energy authority for Bradley Lake hydro expansion

DNR's 5,805 acres for the Alaska Energy Authority near Homer are for Bradley Lake hydro, where AEA says a glacier diversion could boost power 40%.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 2

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

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

East side Cook Inlet setnetters get their own permit area Jan. 1. Want in? Prove you fished there between 2020 and 2024 and apply by Dec. 31.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Federal judge strikes down DOJ voter-list program that took Alaska's full voter rolls

A federal judge struck down the Justice Department program that took every registered Alaska voter's personal data last December, ruling it broke federal law.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Eagle River man, 72, dies after falling overboard on Talkeetna River

Charles Kolb, 72, of Eagle River died Thursday after falling overboard on the Talkeetna River despite lifesaving efforts by another boater and emergency crews.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska joins request for court approval of three generic drug price-fixing settlements

Alaska and 44 states asked a court to approve drug price-fixing settlements. Alaskans can file claims for a share by March 8, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska's fall round of rural health transformation money will be smaller and exclude renovations, Hedberg says

Alaska's next round of federal rural health money will be smaller and won't cover renovations. Applications are due Oct. 28. Double-check the time.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State estimates $1.2 million to keep cleaning up Typhoon Halong fuel spills

Alaska's environmental agency estimates it needs about $1.2 million to keep cleaning up fuel spills in Western Alaska communities hit by Typhoon Halong.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Wildlife trooper rescues two Petersburg boaters stranded overnight on the Stikine River

Two Petersburg boaters spent a rainy night stuck on the Stikine River after their jet boat wouldn't go back in the water. A wildlife trooper brought them home.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State takes comments through Oct. 29 on water quality review of AIDEA's West Susitna road

The state is taking comments through Oct. 29 on whether AIDEA's 78.5-mile West Susitna road meets water quality rules. The Corps' own window closes Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Native languages council to decide if state education employees can serve

The Council of Alaska Native Languages meets Oct. 21 to decide whether state education employees can serve on it and to approve its report to the governor.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

University of Oregon seeks proposals for reading screeners in two more Alaska Native languages

Two more Alaska Native languages could get reading screeners for students learning to read in them. The University of Oregon wants proposals by Oct. 30.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska launches online renewals for SNAP, Medicaid and four other programs

Alaskans can now renew SNAP, Medicaid and four other benefits online instead of filling out the paper form. Paper still works, just don't do both.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Supreme Court rules early ICWA errors don't undo a later termination that followed the law

The Alaska Supreme Court held that ICWA errors in the early removal stage of a child welfare case don't undo a later termination that followed the law.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

National conservation fund gives $255,000 to Alaska Center group backing three House candidates

A national conservation PAC gave $255,000 to The Alaska Center IE, about two-thirds of what the group has raised to back three state House candidates.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State keeps Pribilof red and blue king crab closed, bars pot gear near the islands

Alaska keeps Pribilof red and blue king crab fisheries closed for 2026/27 and bars crab pots from waters around the islands, extending a blue king crab shutdown that started in 1999.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Houston approves plastics recycler's permit as state reviews groundwater contamination at site

Houston approved a plastics recycler at a gravel pit where the owner's own consultant found petroleum in the groundwater. The state is still looking into it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Houston passes two-year pause on data centers as state weighs AIDEA land transfer

Houston's City Council paused data center permits for two years while the state weighs giving 20,000 acres just north of the city to AIDEA for free.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State commission fines governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over LLC contribution

State regulators fined governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over a $25,000 LLC contribution and underreported fundraising costs. The max was $26,225.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: APOC sets Tuesday hearings on four disclosure complaints against statewide candidates