State of Alaska

Nelchina caribou could be hunted again in 2027 under a state proposal

Nelchina caribou hunters could get 150 Tier II bulls in 2027. The herd has more than doubled since 2023 but is still below the state's goal.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Wasilla group reports $93,850 in September spending for six Republican legislative candidates

A group funded entirely by a national Republican committee has spent $93,850 on six Alaska House races, including $50,800 to a Wyoming canvassing firm.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska's $7.74 billion transportation plan is open for public comment

Alaska's four-year, $7.74 billion transportation plan is open for comment until Oct. 29 — and the draft itself says that total isn't complete.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Past three miles, Sitka residents fish under nonresident rules

Cross three miles off Sitka and residents fish under nonresident rules, so a lingcod that's legal inshore can end your day in federal water.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 18

Flaggers still at Richardson Highway MP 210 as rock blasting wraps up

Crews blasted the last of an unstable rock outcrop off the Richardson Highway at Milepost 210, a year after the state flagged it. Traffic is still controlled.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest driver on DUI charge after 105 mph stop near Fairbanks

Alaska State Troopers arrested a driver on a DUI charge after stopping them for driving 105 mph with signs of impairment on the Richardson Highway near Fairbanks on September 20th.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski stop

Troopers arrested a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski traffic stop and found 1.30 grams of meth, worth about $130 at state prices.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks judge sentences Julian Miranda to 30 years in 2012 sexual assaults

A Fairbanks man got 30 years for two 2012 sexual assaults. The DNA kits that linked him to both women sat untested for years before they were run.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 17

The state is still taking comments on a school rule it dropped last year

Alaska's education department is still taking comments on a rule its board killed 11 months ago. The follow-up the board asked for is harder to find.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage judge sentences Adam Pringle to 55 years for 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener

The second man convicted in the 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener got 55 years, a few more than his co-defendant. It took four years to reach sentencing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest woman for DUI after SUV hits median at Big Lake recreation area

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 47-year-old Big Lake woman on DUI and failure-to-report charges after her SUV struck a median at Big Lake North State Recreation Area early Sunday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Inmate accused of assaulting officer at Fairbanks Correctional Center

An inmate at Fairbanks Correctional Center assaulted a correctional officer early Sunday, and troopers forwarded charges against her.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Labor committee reports $125,000 in ads for four Alaska candidates

Putting Alaskans First reported $125,000 in Meta ads supporting four legislative candidates. Two other committees reported smaller buys.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Last Unit 22 bull moose hunt closes early as quota fills

The Seward Peninsula's fall moose hunt is over, closed area by area as quotas filled. One section shut three days in. The winter hunt opens Jan. 1.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 13

Railroad board to discuss $315 million Port MacKenzie extension Friday

The Alaska Railroad board will discuss a private consortium's Port MacKenzie proposal Friday. Any board action must occur in public session.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage man faces 10 charges after Nondalton assaults

Troopers say three people were assaulted in Nondalton. Two were taken to Anchorage for treatment, and one was medevaced.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

FAA seeks permit for weather station at Coffman Cove seaplane base

The FAA is seeking a 20-year state permit for a weather observation system at Coffman Cove. Comments close Oct. 2.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State says genetics funding enabled first Western Alaska chum bycatch cap

State-funded genetic testing helped create a 45,000-fish Western Alaska chum bycatch cap. NOAA implementation is expected no earlier than 2028.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 16

Follows: Pollock official puts bycatch impact on Western Alaska runs at 1.9%

Homer man arrested on 11 felony counts in $8,000 Anchor Point theft

Homer man Wyatt Stollar arrested on 11 felony counts after roughly $8,000 in tools, jewelry, an ATV and firearms stolen from an Anchor Point property turned up at a pawn shop.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest man on second DUI charge after .240 breath test

Troopers pulled a driver over in Fairbanks for drifting out of his lane. He blew three times the legal limit, and it was his second DUI charge.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

The Dalton closes completely Tuesday morning for culvert work

The Dalton Highway shuts down completely Tuesday morning for about five hours, and there is no detour around the only road to the North Slope.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest North Pole man found inside vacant Fairbanks apartment

Troopers arrested a North Pole man found hiding in the bathroom of a vacant Fairbanks rental, where they also found a makeshift sleeping area.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska reroutes Region IV absentee ballots after 75 arrived too late to count

Alaska will route Region IV absentee-in-person ballots through Anchorage after 75 primary ballots arrived after certification.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 16

Search continues for missing Akiachak boater Jonathan Lomack

Jonathan Lomack, 59, of Akiachak, has been missing on the Kuskokwim River since Tuesday night, with his boat found empty and search crews from three communities now in their third day looking for him.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Marijuana Board Drafts Would Strip Ad Warnings; Filing Fix Scores Highest

Dropping every health warning from Alaska marijuana ads scores 7 points on the state's deregulation scale. Reshuffling packaging rules scores 135.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Aug 21

PFD pays Oct. 1 by direct deposit, Oct. 22 for paper filers

The state still hasn't posted what this year's dividend is worth, and the first payments go out Oct. 1. Paper filers wait until Oct. 22 for theirs.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

ADF&G cuts Southeast fall Dungeness crab season to 30 days

Southeast's Dungeness fleet gets 30 fall days instead of 60, because a harvest projection built from one week of June fishing came in short.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 7

Troopers call Kenny Lake church fire suspicious

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a fire at Mountain View Baptist Church in Kenny Lake early Tuesday as suspicious.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 15

Alaska's new judicial ethics code changes reporting of incapacity and misconduct

Alaska's revised judicial ethics code takes effect Oct. 15 and clarifies when assistance-program confidentiality yields to reporting duties.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 4

Permanent Fund has $5.7B uncommitted after reserving next draw, inflation transfer

The Permanent Fund had $5.7B uncommitted July 31 after reserving $4.1B for the next draw and $1.7B for inflation proofing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 2

Alaska pot shops would have to balance their inventory every single day

Alaska pot shops would have to reconcile their whole inventory against the state system every night, under a rule the board takes up Monday.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Yakutat gillnetters must donate Chinook found dead in Situk nets

Yakutat set gillnetters open Sunday. Any king that dies in the net gets its dorsal fin cut off and handed to somebody in town who needs it.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Southeast trollers got ten more days, and a smaller fleet to fish them with

Southeast trollers got ten more days for coho. There is a smaller fleet to fish them, and the harvest is still headed below the record lows.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Chugach will charge you less at night, if you actually move your usage

Chugach will sell you cheaper power overnight and pricier power all day long. Sign up and change nothing, and you end up paying a little more.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Trollers get Neets Bay back through the middle of October

Neets Bay is open to trollers again through Oct. 10, six weeks after it closed so the hatchery association could take its cost recovery chum.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 21

Alaska school tests show early gains and a one-in-five participation gap

Alaska's younger students gained ground, but one in five enrolled students had no AK STAR score. Correspondence testing barriers explain part of the gap.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 14

Alaska declines to move Kuskokwim villages into its larger Merbok tier

Alaska won't move Lower Kuskokwim villages into the larger tier of its $38.5 million Merbok grant, saying its survey found other regions hit harder.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

A goat season that runs to January is closing after six days

A goat hunt east of Unakwik Inlet closes Sunday, six days into a season that runs to January. The department says 30 days is closer to normal.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

An appeals court reopens a McLaughlin Youth Center abuse conviction

An appeals court withdrew its decision upholding a former McLaughlin Youth Center officer's abuse conviction, sending it back over withheld records.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kuskokwim closures lifted because the coho run ended, not because it recovered

Six weeks of Kuskokwim subsistence closures lifted Friday, not because the coho finally came back but because the run is over for the year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read