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Star, the seventh reindeer to live at 10th Avenue and I Street in Downtown Anchorage, was euthanized on Tuesday after “serious deteriorating health.” Plus, with three elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District set to close in the 2025-2026 academic year, the district has announced new school boundaries.
Tuesday was Election Day in Anchorage. Who's likely headed to the Assembly and School Board, and which ballot measures are failing?
Across Southcentral Alaska, school districts are facing staffing cuts and displacements looking into the next school year. Plus, citing uncertainty with Juneau funding, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District leaders have submitted their final proposed 2025-2026 school year budget, which still includes increasing all grade level class sizes and leaves open the possibility of teacher layoffs.
It's election day in Anchorage - learn which Assembly seats and issues will be on the municipal ballot. Plus, the Anchorage School District is warning staff about possible layoffs by the start of next school year.
The Anchorage School District sent out a staff displacement letter Friday explaining that given the state’s budget cuts for next fiscal year, as well as the lack of funding bills being passed, principals and supervisors are beginning to notify staff Monday who will be displaced. Plus, budget cuts and vacancies remain at the top of the Anchorage School Board’s concerns as four candidates continue to campaign for two open board seats just one day before the election.
One of Nome's tribal corporations is turning to solar power to reduce the use of costly fossil fuels. And as a reminder, Monday is the final day for Alaskans to file for their Permanent Fund dividend.
The Nome Tribal Corporation is using federal solar grants to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, and the Alaska Board of Game has approved state officials' request to continue a controversial predator control program in western Alaska. At the federal level, layoffs and tariffs are in the works; we have how they could impact you.
The Governor's Prayer Breakfast was held in Anchorage while the Federal Government continues to downsize, including the dissolving of USAID, HHS, and The U.S. Institute for Peace. Then the fight against food insecurity continues with an annual event taking hold Saturday evening.
Troopers completed a hours-long manhunt for a suspect in a Sutton homicide spanning two boroughs early Friday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers. Plus, no one was hurt in a fire Friday morning that burned a popular Fairbanks eatery.
The 907 Initiative has called out Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich for not appearing at its town hall of about 600 people last week in Anchorage. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that a Taiwanese state-owned corporation signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Alaska LNG Project.
Alice Barr provides the latest developments in the Trump national security team's leaked Signal chat. Plus, the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau could see some staff return after all but one U.S. Forest Service employee there was laid off.
A pilot rescued with two young family members after they survived a night on the wing of an airplane partially submerged in an Alaska lake is a student pilot who was not authorized to fly with passengers, according to a U.S. official and federal aviation records. Plus, according to the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), the Forest Service last week was told that it could offer laid-off employees at the visitor center their jobs back.
One of the "Fairbanks Four" who spent almost two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit with Fairbanks. Plus, Alaska lawmakers are sounding the alarm over broken weather buoys, making a plea for Congress to step in.
‘Fairbanks Four’ member settles for $11.5 million in wrongful conviction lawsuit. Plus, a woman who dedicated decades to the U.S. Postal Service in Alaska was laid to rest on Tuesday.
A Kenai Peninsula pilot and his two daughters are safe after crash landing on a frozen lake and waiting 12 hours for rescue. Plus, in Juneau, two people are back on dry land this morning after falling through the ice at the Mendenhall Glacier.
Two people are recovering after Capital City Fire and Rescue received reports that two fell through the ice near the Mendenhall Glacier. Plus, the pilot of a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser that was reported overdue Sunday night and two juveniles were found alive Monday after an overnight search for the plane on Tustumena Lake.
Efforts are still underway to clear rockslide debris from the Tongass Highway in Ketchikan. Plus, an avalanche in Turnagain Pass over the weekend has claimed the life of a 16-year-old snowmachiner.
An update to the fatal avalanche that occurred on Saturday has come in, construction on a bypass route to Ketchikan following a landslide has begun, and protests across Alaska as Congress returns to session on Monday. Then, we learn about a unique style of Easter eggs while some Alaskan high schoolers head to a film festival.
X'unei Lance Twitchell, writer and cultural consultant for Molly of Denali talks with John Thompson about winning an Emmy and bringing Indigenous voices to storytelling.
Federal cuts continue to ripple across government agencies with new questions being asked about where the line is drawn for DOGE and Elon Musk, after a report that Musk had been briefed on classified documents relating to The United States and China's relationship. A little closer to home UAA hosts the Brain Bee and The Alaska Kennel Club Dog Show kicked off in downtown Anchorage.
The Anchorage School District activated its Emergency Operations Center plan on Friday, preparing for the potential eruption of Mount Spurr. Plus, the City of Ketchikan is recovering from a rock slide Thursday morning that left hundreds of people displaced — no injuries or structural damage was reported, but the slide hit a road that connected the north and south areas of the island.
Fairbanks Reporter Adrian Peterson spoke with Sen. Dan Sullivan about DOGE cuts, possible development in Alaska and cuts to the Veterans Administration. Here is that extended interview.
The expected eruption of Mount Spurr has prompted the Municipality of Anchorage to upgrade its activation status to Level 2. Here's what that means.
Alaska State Troopers conducted a high-speed pursuit Thursday along the Parks Highway in Wasilla. Plus, referring to cuts by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, under Elon Musk’s leadership as “difficult choices” necessary to keep government spending under control, Sen. Dan Sullivan faced tough questions from state lawmakers during his annual legislative address.
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The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday released its preliminary report centered on the Bering Air crash that killed all 10 on board on Feb. 6. Plus Alaska’s News Source spoke with family members of the passengers on the flight, who shared that they are taking the news “day by day” and are still processing the information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anchorage Assembly members shot down a proposal concerning a vote on a 3% city sales tax. The proposal would have used the revenue collected to lower property taxes and fund voter-approved projects designed to enhance the city's quality of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Astronaut Nichole Ayers, who previously served in the 90th fighter squadron at Elmendorf Air Force base, is now aboard the International Space Station. Plus U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called the recent firings of Alaska federal employees by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiencies “unlawful” during a nearly hour-long speech addressing to the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
An Alaska nonprofit providing humanitarian aid to South Sudan explains how recent actions by the Trump administration could affect its work in the third-world country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The final competitor in this year’s 53rd Iditarod has arrived in Nome. Plus a fin whale that washed ashore near Anchorage’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will soon find its permanent home in the Wasilla Museum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
