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Juneau middle school students learn traditional Lingít carving ahead of Celebration
More than 100 middle school students in Juneau are getting hands-on experience to learn about traditional Lingít carving by crafting their own canoe paddles in the classroom.
May 121 min read


State could spend nearly $200M on oil exploration, leasing in Arctic refuge
Alaska’s economic development agency, AIDEA, wants to conduct geologic testing on its existing oil leases — and to bid on new ones — in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
May 124 min read


Cost of Iran war rises to $29B as US gas prices spike
The cost of the Iran war has increased to $29 billion to date, Pentagon officials told lawmakers in both chambers Tuesday.
May 123 min read


Alaska Legislature considers exempting some Native corporations from public disclosure
Current law requires them to share financial information publicly if they have more than 500 shareholders.
May 124 min read


Tech vendor sponsored revenue chief Adam Crum’s nonprofit, then he awarded $80M+ in state contracts
New documents reveal a cozy relationship between former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum and AI investors, preceding three government contracts worth more than $80 million. The latest revelations fall into a pattern of Crum awarding contracts to people who align with his interests.
May 129 min read


A long straw as a glacial flooding solution
Drilling a tunnel into Suicide Basin would drain it from below. But how about draining it from the top?
May 122 min read


Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups
The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists and other allies of President Donald Trump.
May 124 min read


Dimond Park Field House isn’t the problem. The river is.
At the Assembly’s recent budget hearings, person after person stood up to testify in defense of the pools, the field house, the programs that make Juneau the kind of place people stay. I don’t fault them for that and understand why those programs are so important. But not one of those speakers mentioned the flood.
May 124 min read


Police blotter for May 10
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
May 121 min read


Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case
As appeals courts split on the constitutionality of mandatory detention for millions of immigrants, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide the matter.
May 125 min read


Fairbanks school district plans to take the state to court over charter school dispute
District says it will challenge the Alaska Board of Education’s approval of a new charter school after the district denied the application.
May 127 min read


AELP seeks nearly 20% cumulative residential rate increase by August 2027
Peak month rates to rise 18.7%, off-peak months 19.7% in two stages, with a majority of the hike taking effect this June; meanwhile, company will undergo 450-day approval process.
May 113 min read
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