Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America's tallest peak as Denali
The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest ...
'What is our limit?': How cruise ships are impacting Alaska's environment
The cruise industry was already booming in Alaska, but some locals say its continued growth is putting a strain on the environment tourists come for.
Gov. Dunleavy unveils education legislation that would boost Alaska homeschooling and charter schools, setting up a battle with lawmakers
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced an education package on Friday that's expected to launch a contentious debate on education policy during this year's legislative session. Leaders in both the House ...
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Rhiannon Giddens, Dirk Powell announced as headliners for 50th Alaska Folk Festival
Giddens was named a MacArthur Genius Fellow in 2017, and won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for the opera “Omar,” which she cocomposed ...
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Delta pulls out of Ketchikan and Sitka, leaving Alaska Airlines as the only major carrier
Alaska Airlines says it won’t raise fares, but competition from Delta has meant lower prices in cities across the state.
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Meet the 11 freshmen of the Alaska Legislature
Meet the 11 freshmen: Robyn Niayuq Burke, D-Utqiagvik, represents District 40 in the Alaska House. Photographed on January 24 ...
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Seabourn Quest To Embark on Maiden Alaska Season
Seabourn has announced that the Seabourn Quest will make her maiden arrival in Alaska as the ship will sail on 18 seven-day ...
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Gov. Dunleavy takes victory lap with selective portrayal of Alaska in second-to-last State of the State
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in his second-to-last State of the State address on Tuesday night, took a victory lap with a selective ...
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Red king crab proposals could change future of Southeast Alaska’s commercial fishery
In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a ...
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Researchers embark on five-year study of flood risks at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier
After two consecutive years when meltwaters burst out of a basin on Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier and devastated neighborhoods ...
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Speaking with legislative leadership in Juneau | Alaska Insight
What do leadership in both chambers hope to accomplish within their 121-day session? On this Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined in the KTOO studio in Juneau by Senate President, Sen. Gary ...