Juneau Independent

Alaska schools, students and education funding will continue to be in focus in the 2026 legislative session set to begin on Jan. 20, but early signs show they are unlikely to be at the center of the political spotlight as they were last year. 

Senior says 'blood was pumping' as he ended the game with 14 seconds on the clock.

With the state Legislature starting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the policymakers from across the state have returned to Alaska’s capital city.

The Juneau Independent’s 2026 Guide To The Alaska Legislature: Remembering those who made the Capital Complex.

Dybdahl, Huemann, Larson, Tompkins ball out at 19th annual adult basketball tournament.

If President Trump orders units from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Ft. Wainwright, to deploy to Minnesota, the soldiers and officers — to a person and/or by unit — would best serve their country by refusing to obey this probably "illegal" order, as discussed recently in a video by five veterans now serving in Congress.

After the dissolution of the state’s third-largest political party, the Alaska Division of Elections is sending out notices to the 19,117 members of the former Alaskan Independence Party, warning them to update their voter information.

Here’s what’s known about for the coming week.

Large crowd shows up for $7 lift tickets and spring-like snow; many say more reliable operations tops their wish list, support installation of gondola if that helps.

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Chemical dyes and nutrition are just part of the broader “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Promoted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., MAHA ideas have made their deepest inroads at the state level, with strong support from Republicans — and in some places, from Democrats.

Two dog-walking Soldotna residents are fighting a pair of unusual federal fines after getting in an argument with a fur trapper in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge last year.