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The cultural festival celebrating Southeast Alaska Native culture officially kicks off Wednesday with the theme “enduring strength.”

The two haven’t answered questions about the Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. It frustrated Kodiak constituents who wanted to raise it at a meet-and-greet.

Walker, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, said he’d focus his campaign on a familiar priority: the need for a fiscal plan to stabilize the state’s budget.

Sitka’s canoe is expected to arrive in Juneau on Tuesday morning along with canoes paddling from communities across the region.

House Bill 48 allows the Legislature to boost funding to the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a nonprofit that provides free civil legal aid to low-income Alaskans beginning next year.

In the lawsuit, the victim’s estate is seeking at least $100,000 in compensation for the cost of medical and funeral expenses, loss of income and the emotional impacts resulting from his death.

If signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, House Bill 302 would increase the maximum weekly benefit by $100 to $470.

Civics education would be included among graduation requirements for all Alaska high schoolers, under a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in the final hours of the legislative session last week. The new requirement aims to bolster Alaska students’ knowledge and understanding of the U.S. government and civic responsibilities. It comes amid declining public trust…

The airline allegedly allowed intoxicated passengers on 11 flights from February 2024 to February 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration says.

KTOO speaks with Northern Journal reporter Max Graham about the growing industry.  

Southwest Alaska high school students celebrate their graduation, after a destructive October storm forced them to finish out their senior year in Anchorage. The ceremony marked a powerful step forward for the students and their families on their healing journey, blending village traditions in a city setting, that honored culture, community and courage.

An 82-year-old Juneau man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing his brother.

Rep. Andi Story is up for reelection for her seat in the Alaska House of Representatives alongside Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan.

State lawmakers passed two bills on the last day of the legislative session aimed at fulfilling requirements of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.

The Alaska Legislature has approved a state driver’s license data-sharing bill that would allow some travelers to speed through security at airports in Alaska.

If the bill had been enacted, it would have mandated that the state include rural transit programs, like those in Nome and Tok, when drafting a statewide transit plan.

The Aleutians East Borough was among four plaintiffs who argued the Board of Fisheries violated state’s ethics laws.

Rather than study each proposal in the NPR-A, the industry wants the feds to study one and grant permits for all similar proposals. Foes deride the “cookie-cutter” approach.

Last summer there were five fatalities in Juneau’s backcountry between June 21 and Sept. 16 — four of which resulted in recoveries of the bodies. The volunteer search and rescue team was intimately involved in those incidents.

For much of his life, Clarence “Butch” Laiti was a tireless advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights and sovereignty. He devoted his life to the preservation of the Taku River, where his family fished for generations.