Sullivan Applauds DOT Air Traffic Safety Overhaul with Critical Upgrades & 174 New Weather Stations for Alaska

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Sullivan (R-Alaska) Friday celebrated the announcement from the Department of Transportation (DOT) of a new effort to build a state-of-the-art air traffic control system to enhance safety in the sky, reduce delays, and …

Murkowski Working with FBI Director to Address MMIWG and Fentanyl in Alaska

Washington, DC – During a U.S. Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) secured commitments from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to …

Beavers to return to Alaska; 2025-26 schedule unveiled

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji State men’s hockey team will make its furthest season-opening road trip in its D-I era to open the 2025-26 season. The Beavers are heading to the Avis Alaska Sports Complex Oct. 3-4 to take on Alaska Anchorage. It’s the first time BSU …

Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, dies

The Iditarod race organization called Dan Seavey a "true pioneer and cherished figure" in the race's 53-year history and said he was instrumental in the establishment of the Iditarod Trail as a National Historic Trail in 1978. He also wrote a …

Tribal libraries across Alaska slash hours and programming amid Trump’s cuts

For thirty-five hours each week at the Klukwan Library, people study, check out books, and take workshops on everything from paddle making to Chilkat weaving. Or at least they used to. The Trump administration recently notified the tribal library that it …

UAF Professor says receding ice glaciers could have dangerous effects on Alaska’s coastline

Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case addresses details from a shooting late Monday night in East Anchorage. Case said the car was pulled over for having at least one headlight out. When the two officers stepped up to the car’s window, the officer on the …

Alaska town sees last sunset until August as 84 days of daylight begins

Photographer Mark Mahaney ( from California) traveled to Utqiagvik, Alaksa in 2019 to capture the final days of the season’s polar night. He documented the darkness for 12 days.  UTQIAGVIK, Alaska– The town at the northern tip of Alaska has seen its last …

Canadian man living in Alaska sentenced for decades-long social security scam

FAIRBANKS – A 77-year-old Canadian man living in the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in prison for stealing over $420,000 in Social Security benefits over three decades. Ellis Kingsep, also known as “Ellis King,” collected his mother’s benefits for …

Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, dies

Alaska House passes public pension bill, sending it to Senate

The Alaska House of Representatives chamber at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Alaska House on Monday narrowly adopted a new pension plan for state employees, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration. The bill …