Scientists confirm climate change is making destructive landslides more frequent across Alaska — especially in Southeast
Climate change is making atmospheric rivers more extreme and researchers have traced a 295% increase in landslides reported in the news between the 1980s and 2010s.
Republican Sens. Murkowski and Tillis call for Noem to resign
Murkowski says the Homeland Security secretary should be held to account for her agency’s tactics in Minneapolis, where two citizens have been shot to death amid a massive immigration enforcement operation.
Union contract negotiations spark student outrage in support of Juneau teachers
Students are speaking out about how unresolved contract negotiations between the district and its teaching and support staff unions are affecting them in the classroom.
Skagway students are asking for time off school to participate in subsistence activities
The student council is calling on the Skagway School Board to make the attendance policy more inclusive by allowing students to take seven subsistence days per semester.
Juneau Assembly stalls on whether to disempower Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board
Earlier this month, Mayor Beth Weldon proposed an ordinance to reduce the status of the city-owned ski area’s board from an empowered board to an advisory board.
A University of Alaska Fairbanks student is out on bail after tearing up and eating another student’s AI-generated art
Lizzy Hahn, the student journalist who broke the viral story, says the incident is shaping culture and policy around the use of AI on campus.
Dunleavy introduces sales tax, new dividend formula and other pieces of fiscal plan
“I want to stop our fights over the PFD and the Permanent Fund,” Dunleavy said in his State of the State speech on Thursday.
Investigation continues over massive oil rig toppling on North Slope as Nuiqsut residents raise concerns
The Department of Environmental Conservation said it has been unable to get close to the wreckage, due to worries that metal from Rig 26 might fall on response team members.
Rolling dice after midnight: Late night leveling up at Juneau’s Platypus Con
With almost 700 participants, Juneau’s annual board game convention sold out for a second time this year. And the weekend-long Platypus Con was open late — until the early morning hours.
Juneau teens call on state lawmakers to halt Alaska LNG project
On Saturday, more than 40 people gathered at the steps of the Alaska State Capitol in downtown Juneau to protest the long-sought Alaska LNG project.
State education board OKs UAA program aimed at tackling school psychologist shortage
The State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a school psychology masters program at the University of Alaska Anchorage aimed to address the state’s shortage of school psychologists.
Candlelit vigil lights downtown Juneau following Alex Pretti shooting in Minneapolis
More than 200 Juneau residents gathered downtown at Overstreet Park Sunday evening to honor a man who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during protests against ongoing ICE operations.
Wetlands are warming as fast as the atmosphere. That’s bad news for salmon.
New research found that absent climate action, it’s extremely likely coastal Alaska’s wetlands will become too warm for salmon before the end of the century.
The Pentagon is reviewing a program that helps Alaska Native corporations get federal contracts
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the review last week, calling the business development program “the oldest DEI program in the federal government.”
Crum deviated from state law and policy when investing Alaska’s savings, review finds
In its report, the D.C.-based law firm WilmerHale said its investigation had raised “significant concerns” about whether Crum met his fiduciary duties under state law.
Alaska drug overdose deaths drop, though less dramatically than national plunge
By reviewing cases and statistics, state health officials hope to find a more holistic and comprehensive way to prevent fatalities.
Exciting and daunting: Eight Alaska nordic skiers will compete in Italy Olympics
Alaskans make up half the U.S. cross country ski team – an unusually high proportion.
Juneau Rep. Andi Story prioritizes education and housing this legislative session
“My top priorities for this session have to do with keeping our young people here, cost of living, housing is really important. And of course, education and ferries, ferries, ferries,” said Juneau Rep. Andi Story.
Eaglecrest board pushes back against Juneau mayor’s plan to diminish its power
Last week, Mayor Beth Weldon told the Juneau Assembly she asked the city’s attorney to draft an ordinance to reduce the status of the board from an empowered board to an advisory board.
Gov. Dunleavy reviews his record and touts final-year agenda in State of the State speech
Dunleavy did not provide a detailed description of his forthcoming fiscal plan, though some elements of the plan emerged Friday.