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Tuesday, Sep 15
Your state parks gift certificate expires during a blackout you can't book in
Your Alaska State Parks gift certificate expires Sept. 30, but you can't book anything after Sept. 27. Those last three days are decorative.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Four miles of Skagway's only road out have no money in the state's plan
Four miles of Skagway's only road out carry no money in Alaska's draft transportation plan. The stages on either side of them carry $78 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alpine pipeline seeks nearly double metering capacity for Willow-era output
A North Slope pipeline wants to nearly double how much oil it can meter as Willow nears production. The filing changes measurement capacity, not Willow's approval.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Fairbanks woman, 68, fell from horse into Wood River and died; cause under investigation
Debra Waugaman Curnow, 68, of Fairbanks died Monday after falling from her horse while crossing the Wood River near Snow Mountain Gulch.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Bear Mountain goat zone on Baranof closes Sept. 18 after quota fills
Bear Mountain is the fourth Baranof goat zone closed this season — on quotas built from surveys the state hasn't flown island-wide since 2023.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill
Alaska State Parks is warning Homer hikers to avoid new trails in the Cottonwood Eastland section of Kachemak Bay State Park because a moose kill near the construction site may attract predators.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska sets 25 online-only permits for Raspberry Island cow elk
Twenty-five Raspberry Island elk permits go out online Sept. 24, first come first served. Sixteen more go only to whoever shows up in two Kodiak villages.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kodiak's silver limit drops as its king limit rises
Kodiak's silver salmon limit dropped to one a day this week, while the king limit rose back to two after a spring of tight restrictions.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two Southeast geoduck beds stay closed until biomass recovers past 30% threshold
Two Southeast geoduck beds stay closed after surveys found less than a third of the clams left. Sea otters are eating them, and the quota fell 40 percent.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A Wasilla workshop will walk job seekers through federal applications
State staff will help job seekers with federal applications Thursday in Wasilla — as Alaska's federal job market shrinks and resumes get capped at two pages.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska Supreme Court declines emergency bid to open Fairbanks charter school
Fairbanks said no to a charter school. The state said yes anyway. The Supreme Court declined to referee, and 352 enrolled kids were left in limbo.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom 
Fairbanks companies seek a year-round water right for the pool at Circle Hot Springs
Two Fairbanks companies want a year-round water right at Circle Hot Springs — about 8.6 million gallons a day, on an application pending since 2020.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska would drop its claim to 480 acres for three Native Vietnam veterans
Alaska is giving up its claim to 480 acres near Haines so that three Alaska Native Vietnam veterans can get the allotments they applied for.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The state's analysis of Alaska's first crab hatchery says it would add little
Alaska's first crab hatchery wants a permit. The state's own analysis says the crab it releases would likely make no measurable difference to the fishery.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read
Monday, Sep 14
Students wait for the bus on the shoulder of Rabbit Creek Road
Kids wait for school buses on the shoulder of Rabbit Creek Road, where traffic runs 52 in a 45. The state is studying whether to build them a path.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom 
Alaska proposes to drop its $190.50 newborn screening fee and set the charge by a formula
Alaska proposes calculating newborn screening fees by formula instead of a fixed charge, with written comments due by November 2.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
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The State of Alaska is the executive branch of Alaska state government, headed by the Governor and organized into cabinet departments. Those departments oversee education, public safety, transportation, health, commerce and natural resource management across the state.
State agencies issue permits, leases and land decisions, regulate liquor licenses and utilities, plan highway projects and rank school construction requests. Its stories return to public comment on state proposals, from roundabouts and gravel sites to water rights and the statewide transportation plan, and to the work of the Alaska State Troopers.
Boards and authorities attached to the state, such as the Board of Fisheries, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, make many of its decisions. The state also runs statewide elections and works with tribal organizations on village public safety.
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Troopers identify driver who left Ester street light crash
Alaska State Troopers identified a driver who knocked down a street light near Chena Ridge Road in Ester and left the scene without reporting the crash.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Search resumes on Kasilof River for man missing after boat overturns
A 67-year-old Kasilof man is missing after his boat overturned on the Kasilof River Sunday. The search resumed Monday by air, boat and on foot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State moves to permit an antimony ore crusher near Port MacKenzie
The state tentatively approved an air permit for an antimony ore crusher near Port MacKenzie, without publishing any estimate of what it would put into the air.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal forces ships from the dock
A fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal Monday forced a tour boat and a cruise ship off the dock and closed the only road into town for hours. No one was hurt.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska has $272 million to change rural health care. The requests reached $2.5 billion.
Alaska has 217 preliminary rural health awards worth about $209 million — enough to replace equipment and add services, but not to replace Medicaid coverage.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago4 min read
An Alaska psilocybin initiative faces its signature deadline Monday
An Alaska psilocybin legalization drive spent $150,000 and has $1,354 left. Its signature deadline is Monday, and no count has been made public.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
The court found an obvious error in his commitment and upheld it anyway
Alaska's Supreme Court found an obvious error in a homeless man's commitment and upheld it anyway. The ruling came two and a half years after he was released.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Ten sockeye a day holds through December in the Wood and Nushagak
Anglers can keep 10 sockeye a day in the Wood and Nushagak through December, double the usual. The kings in the same water are a stock of concern.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska proposes a new payment formula for its 24-hour behavioral health clinics
Alaska wants to change how it pays two clinics providing 24-hour behavioral health care, setting rates in advance. Public comment is open through Oct. 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A road crew wants to camp in a gravel pit while it fixes the Elliott Highway
A contractor fixing 12 miles of the Elliott Highway wants to park 20 people in RVs on state gravel while it works. Comment closes Sept. 28.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
South Anchorage council asks state and city for interim school-route safety projects
Fifteen pedestrians were killed on Alaska roads last year, the highest rate in a decade. One Anchorage council is asking for whatever can be done fast.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom 
The any-bull option closes in Unit 13C after three moose filled the quota
The any-bull option closes in Unit 13C at midnight Tuesday after three bulls filled the quota. The subunit's allotment dropped from five last year.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Troopers find two asleep in sedan towing stacked logs, cocaine in driver's lap
Troopers pulled alongside a log-hauling sedan in Soldotna and found the driver and passenger asleep, cocaine in his lap, they say. He's presumed innocent.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Repairs begin on the Nome-Council Highway, four years after Merbok
Permanent repairs have begun on the Nome-Council Highway, four years after Typhoon Merbok breached the road in 2022.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska could lose $80 million in school money over a two-point miss
Alaska could lose $80 million in federal school money over a funding-equity failure it missed by less than two points, and partly triggered itself.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Comment closes Monday on giving 20,000 Houston-area acres to AIDEA
Alaskans have until 5 p.m. Monday to comment on giving 20,000 acres north of Houston to a state agency for free — and only those who comment can appeal.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
A stolen pickup went through the doors of three Tongass Avenue businesses
A stolen pickup went through the doors of McDonald's, Madison Lumber and Tongass Marine in one night. The damage estimate runs near $100,000.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Sunday, Sep 13
A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000. It's spent $8,000 of it in cash.
A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000 to back Kreiss-Tomkins and six House candidates — and it's spent just $8,000 of it in cash.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
State to drop Whittier voter misconduct cases after appeals ruling
The form had no box for what Tupe Smith is. Whittier officials told her to check citizen. The state charged her with felonies and is now dropping them.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Troopers airlift injured boater from Cosna River after capsizing en route to air ambulance
Alaska State Troopers airlifted an injured boater from the Cosna River on Sunday after the boat capsized while heading to an air ambulance pickup.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Four Southeast shrimp areas open Oct. 1, including one the department had ruled out
Fish and Game told District 15-East in July that its shrimp season was over. It opens Oct. 1 after all. Two areas it said might reopen will not.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom 
Troopers say stolen truck hit dump truck head-on in North Pole
A truck troopers say was stolen hit a dump truck head-on in North Pole. The driver was arrested on theft and DUI charges, which are not findings of guilt.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Dunleavy proclaims Sept. 13-19 Suicide Prevention Week in Alaska
Alaska has marked this week for suicide prevention. The message is simple: if you are worried about someone, ask them directly, and stay with them.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Every number in Dunleavy's annual literacy proclamation has fallen since 2024
Every figure in the governor's annual adult literacy proclamation has fallen since 2024, and the proclamation doesn't say why.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read