Alaska state government's executive branch, headed by the Governor and 15 cabinet departments. Oversees education, public safety, transportation, health, commerce, and natural resource management for the 49th state.
120 4th St, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
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Suzanne LaFrance
“every federal or state dollar that we secure for construction reduces the impact of future shipping surcharges by about $2.50 down the line. When you add this $191.3 million settlement to the $25 million from the state and the $61.5 million in federal grants secured under my administration, The impact is massive. We are effectively protecting Alaskans from as much as $694 million in future surcharges on food, goods, and everyday supplies.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Mike Dunleavy
“this port has been a longstanding issue in terms of it being repaired and upgraded.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“I was very much in the mindset that it's time to settle the litigation. As the mayor, as the attorney general said, this has been going on for more than a decade. We have won, and the federal government shouldn't just be dragging its feet. Enough is enough.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“what I've been doing in my position as your senator is engaging. We've been engaging for years on this, but to really kind of up the tempo on engaging with the top people in our federal government that was the Maritime Administration Director, the mayor, and Administrator Steve Carmel, who— that was the direct litigation against the city. Secretary of Transportation Duffy, Attorney General Blanch, as he mentioned. And my message to all of them was, hey guys, come on, let's settle this.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“what this settlement is going to do, it is going to dramatically help us bring down costs on everything from food and fuel that Alaskans need.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Suzanne LaFrance
“it's the largest settlement in the municipality's history. Every single dollar of this funding will go directly toward construction costs for the Port of Alaska modernization program.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
A 100 mph chase ended with a Palmer driver pinned against a tree
Austin Banks, 23, already wanted on four warrants including a prior failure-to-stop charge, led Alaska State Troopers on a 100 mph chase through a Palmer construction zone late Wednesday night before crashing and rolling his vehicle into a ditch.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Chatanika River whitefish spear lottery opens July 27
ADF&G is accepting online lottery entries July 27–August 7 for 400 Chatanika River personal use whitefish spear fishery permits; permit holders who skip the October 31 harvest report lose eligibility for 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska's trade school in Seward can't turn out graduates fast enough
The Alaska Vocational Technical Center in Seward made USA TODAY's list of America's top vocational schools for a second year, with most students employed before they graduate.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State plans a gravel sale on the Parks Highway near Denali
Alaska DNR gave notice it intends to issue a negotiated gravel sale near Parks Highway Milepost 230, under a material-site system an ombudsman criticized in 2019.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Ketchikan Creek opens to dip netting for hatchery king salmon
ADF&G opened Ketchikan Creek to personal use dip netting for hatchery king salmon, from the creek mouth to Ketchikan Creek Falls. Wild Chinook must be released.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Two Dan Sullivans, and a ballot solution the state wrote itself
Division of Elections records confirm that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg and incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan will both appear on the August 18 primary ballot. The challenger will be listed as 'Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.' with no party affiliation, after the NRSC's letter requesting removal drew no comment from the division.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Aleutians East newsletter flags fisheries as defining issue in 2026 Alaska races
The Aleutians East Borough's election newsletter, published Wednesday, identifies fisheries as taking center stage in 2026 Alaska elections and points voters to candidate surveys sent by the Alaska Marine Community Coalition to all gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House candidates.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Southeast's Dungeness season closes early on a 25-year-low harvest
ADF&G emergency order EO 1C5426 ends the 2026 summer commercial Dungeness crab season in Registration Area A at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 25, giving permit holders fewer than three days to land their catch. The fall/winter season reopens October 1.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A Parks Highway gas station, ahead of the state's traffic review
A conditional use permit for an 11,144-square-foot convenience store and gas station at 1451 W. Parks Highway goes before the Wasilla Planning Commission on July 28, but Alaska DOT&PF has directed the applicant to complete a Traffic Impact Analysis before highway access can be determined.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Sockeye keep the drift fleet fishing while the Kenai's kings stay closed
Fish and Game opened Upper Cook Inlet to drift gillnetting Thursday after Kasilof sockeye escapement hit 539,323 fish, well above its goal, while Kenai kings stay closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Two women reported overdue near Glennallen were, per troopers, 'just out enjoying Alaska'
NPS Rangers in McCarthy located two women reported overdue in the Glennallen area Wednesday; both were unharmed and recreating. Alaska State Troopers B Detachment used the incident to remind the public to share travel plans before entering the Alaska wilderness.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Petersburg pushed back when the state pulled Sullivan off the ballot
Letters released by the Alaska Legislature show Petersburg residents objected to the Division of Elections removing Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the U.S. Senate primary ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Three salmon runs are down at once on Prince of Wales
Kings, coho, and pink salmon are all running below average on Prince of Wales Island, with coho harvest at half last year's pace as dry weather holds fish offshore.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Past three miles, Alaskans fish like nonresidents
Alaska resident anglers must follow nonresident limits for king salmon, lingcod and rockfish in the federal Exclusive Economic Zone beyond three nautical miles.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
85 mph on a stretch of road marked for its fatal crashes
A 20-year-old Sterling man faces a reckless driving charge after troopers clocked his dirtbike at 85 mph in a 45 mph safety corridor on the Sterling Highway near Milepost 84.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Chitina's dipnet window shrinks to 48 hours as sockeye falter
The Chitina personal use dipnet fishery opens just 48 hours July 31 to Aug. 2 after Copper River sockeye passage fell far below projections at the Miles Lake sonar.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Too few goats, too easy to reach: South Baranof stays closed
Mountain goat hunting stays closed in the South Baranof zone for a second year over low goat numbers and easy access, while the rest of Unit 4 opens Aug. 1.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Nenana River erosion threatens Alaska Railroad mainline; DNR proposes 6-acre land sale near Healy
Alaska DNR filed a preliminary decision to sell 6.31 acres of state land in the Denali Borough to the Alaska Railroad Corporation so the railroad can shift its mainline tracks away from an actively eroding Nenana River bank near mileposts 379.6 to 379.8, about 20 miles north of Healy. Written comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on August 14; only those who comment may later appeal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
ADF&G extends Northwest Stepovak commercial salmon fishing 48 hours
ADF&G opened a 48-hour commercial salmon window by purse seine and set gill net in the Northwest Stepovak Section, running from noon July 12 through noon July 14. The opening gave Sand Point permit holders a narrow logistics window that has since closed.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska corrects fiscal year 2027 waiver rate chart as 3.2% Medicaid increase takes effect
The Alaska Division of Senior and Disabilities Services reissued its fiscal year 2027 rate alert to fix an error in the waiver service rate chart, while confirming a 3.2% inflation increase to Medicaid home and community-based services effective July 1, 2026.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Delta Junction man cited for fishing closed waters and gillnet violation in Nushagak
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a Delta Junction man, Ioan Kuzmin, 27, for commercial fishing in closed waters and a gillnet violation in the Nushagak District on July 4, one of 11 citations issued across Bristol Bay between June 27 and July 10 under the Bristol Bay Salmon Enforcement Program. He is set for arraignment in Dillingham on August 3.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Seth Whiteman, 22, dead after going overboard near Egegik Bay
Alaska Wildlife Troopers confirmed the death of Eagle River resident Seth Whiteman, 22, whose body was recovered from a beach near Egegik on July 11, about two weeks after he went overboard without a life jacket during a joint search that was suspended after seven hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Hilcorp seeks 50 megawatts of new power at Milne Point
Hilcorp has asked Alaska regulators to approve three 16,530-kilowatt turbines at Milne Point's Z Pad, roughly 50 megawatts of new North Slope power generation.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A storm hits Norton Sound just before Friday's gillnet opening
A storm bringing 45 mph gusts and 9-foot seas reaches Norton Sound Thursday, ahead of a 24-hour commercial salmon gillnet opening Friday in Subdistricts 5 and 6.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Calista seeks airport land at Kwethluk, Napakiak to bring hardwired broadband
Calista Corporation filed Tuesday for permits at two Y-K Delta airports to install communications shelters aimed at delivering hardwired broadband to Kwethluk and Napakiak, two roadless villages with limited connectivity.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read
No Juneau beach is tested for the toxin in clams
Sport and personal use shrimp fisheries in the Juneau and Tenakee areas remain closed until further notice, and ADF&G warns that no Juneau-area beaches are regularly monitored for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins, meaning anyone who harvests clams does so at their own risk of PSP poisoning.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Sterling man shoots neighbor's generator, returns armed and drunk, threatens troopers' children
A Sterling man allegedly shot a neighbor's gas generator Monday night after the owner refused to sell it, then rode back to the scene on an ATV while armed and intoxicated. John David Corr, 42, is held at Wildwood Pretrial on DUI, weapons, and criminal mischief charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A new committee would review how the Permanent Fund measures itself
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation trustees will consider a Benchmark Review Committee to evaluate the performance benchmarks used to measure the $90 billion fund.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Five muskoxen are stuck on a 15-acre island, so Alaska is opening a hunt
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order Tuesday opening a resident-only permit hunt for at least five muskoxen stranded on Paamiut Island, a 15-acre island south of Nunivak Island with no fresh water; permits go online at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska courts require TrueFiling for CINA cases starting August 17
The Alaska Court System has set August 17, 2026 as the mandatory start date for electronic filing of Child in Need of Aid cases statewide, replacing existing email and fax guidance at all trial court locations. Training dates have not yet been announced, and probate cases are planned to follow by the end of 2026.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State opens 30-day window on nearly 1,700 acres of Petersville mining leases
Alaska DNR posted notice Tuesday of plans to issue or renew seven upland mining leases near Petersville covering roughly 1,680 acres. Anyone with a conflicting mineral right claim has 30 days to notify the state before the leases are finalized.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readSupreme Court to hear Alaska bush pilot's fight over $95,000 plane seized for a six-pack
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Jouppi v. Alaska, a case in which the state sought to forfeit a Fairbanks bush pilot's $95,000 Cessna after a passenger carried a six-pack of Budweiser onto a flight bound for Beaver, a dry Interior village. The ruling could shape how courts weigh the gravity of an offense in Eighth Amendment forfeiture cases nationwide.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska closes District 4 subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho starting Wednesday
ADF&G Emergency Order 3-S-FY-02-26 closes directed subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho salmon across Interior and lower Yukon communities starting Wednesday, July 22. The 2026 fall chum run is projected well below average, and Canadian treaty goals are not expected to be met even if the run lands within the escapement goal range.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read
DNR extends geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan; comment period open
Alaska DNR's Southcentral Regional Land Office extended Tom Carruth's Alaska Shellfish geoduck farm lease in Revillagigedo Channel for two more years. A 30-day public comment window is open to fishers, tribal governments, and nearby residents.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Seward Highway closed both directions at Mile 69 after collision
A motor vehicle collision closed both lanes of the Seward Highway at Mile 69 in the Turnagain Pass area early Tuesday, according to an Alaska 511 alert. Emergency vehicles are on scene and the closure is expected to last at least one hour.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kreiss-Tomkins documents $20 milk, absent law enforcement in 11 Yukon River villages
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins completed a four-day, 450-mile boat trip through 11 Middle and Lower Yukon River villages Monday, releasing a four-part video series documenting extreme grocery and fuel costs, minimal law enforcement, and the ongoing collapse of Chinook and chum salmon runs that subsistence communities depend on.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Anchorage planning boundary dispute unresolved between Assembly and state
The AMATS Policy Committee and DOT&PF have not reached agreement on the Anchorage Metropolitan Planning Area boundary approved in September 2024. The boundary has not yet been forwarded to the governor's office, and it must be resolved before the 2052 transportation plan can be finalized by a December federal deadline.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Fairbanks: Old Chena Ridge Road and Transfer Site access close July 27 for season
Chena Small Tracts Road is already closed for the 2026 season for roundabout construction, and Old Chena Ridge Road plus the Transfer Site access will follow on July 27, remaining shut through the end of the construction season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kotzebue chum fishery opened Sunday, but only one buyer is registered to purchase fish
ADF&G opened five 8-hour commercial chum salmon windows in the Kotzebue District starting Sunday, with a harvest forecast of 50,000 to 150,000 fish, but the department's own advisory flags that only one buyer is registered to purchase salmon there this season, leaving permit holders with a real market question before they wet a net.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Rockfall risk added to Anchorage flood watch as second rain round targets Monday commute
NWS Anchorage warns that a second round of moderate to heavy rain is likely to hit the Anchorage Bowl during Monday's morning commute, falling on already saturated ground and raising the risk of rockfalls along the Seward Highway south of Anchorage. The Flood Watch runs from 4 AM through Monday evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read