The department will be prohibited from conducting its planned bear cull in the Mulchatna caribou herd range until it corrects the legal flaws identified in a March 14 ruling issued by a different judge.
Southwest
Oregon seafood company looks into buying Peter Pan’s King Cove plant
The plant was a major economic driver for the community until it closed last year.
Judge says Alaska bear-killing program remains void, despite emergency authorization
An emergency declaration by the Board of Game does not change the fact that the program is unconstitutional and the state failed to do required fixes, the judge rules.
ICE arrests Philippine national in Kodiak
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE, arrested a Philippine national in Kodiak this week, according to a post on X on April 16. The arrest comes as the Trump administration has ramped up deportation activities.
Alaska’s congressional delegation addresses federal changes at ComFish 2025
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan as well as U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III all gave speeches at ComFish, Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show.
Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer
Hilcorp has signed oil leases with Doyon, the Indigenous-owned corporation for Interior Alaska. But there’s intense opposition from local tribes.