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Sass’s first Iditarod victory comes on his seventh try.

Juneau cruise ship passengers could foot a big chunk of the bill for a new, integrated convention center and performing arts venue.

A House bill would limit individual contributions to candidates to $2,000 over two years. 

Alaskans who showed up or called in to testify were overwhelmingly and vehemently opposed to the bill. 

Interim Chief Behavioral Health Officer Karen Forest says the number of patients her department sees a month has now topped its previous numbers by 40%.

Kake is experiencing one of its biggest COVID outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.

After months of incremental bumps, a barrel of Alaska North Slope shot up to $125 last week. A day later, he said, the markets reconsidered, and it dropped to $110.

For millions of years, birds lived nearly predator-free on the Aleutian Islands. Then came the rats.

This summer, cruise ship schedules are packed — on some days, Ketchikan and Juneau are expecting as many as seven ships in port at a time.

The Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa, meaning Wooshkeetaan totem pole, used to be located outside of Centennial Hall, but it was taken down in 2016 and put in a warehouse because of weather damage. 

Dunleavy said the suspension would help Alaskans affected by rising fuel prices and inflation. 

Friday, March 11, is Rashah Mcchesney’s last day with KTOO.

A group of researchers and historians learned key details about Benny Benson’s life, including his real age and roots in Unalaska.

Join Daily News Editor Rashah McChesney and Reporter Claire Stremple as they ask hospital management and city leaders questions from our audience and from the newsroom

The new policy is linked to Juneau’s community level and to CDC guidelines. If Juneau is at a medium or low risk level, masks will be optional. 

The first brown bears of spring have been spotted in Sitka. Not a moment too soon, the assembly is reviving a bear task force to address increasing conflict between bears and humans within the community. The new task force will spend six months investigating Sitka’s bear history, reviewing the work of the last task force…

“Our friends from Russia are reaching out — actually, all over Europe,” Victoria Shestopalov said. “Nobody wants this to be happening.”

State economist Neil Fried says it will be a challenge for businesses to attract seasonal workers who’ve found full-time work since the pandemic started.

The state said Tuesday that four parties have expressed interest in the Malaspina, a mainline ferry that’s been a mainstay of the fleet since the 1960s.

The Alaska Constitution says that public employee retirement benefits “shall not be diminished or impaired.” But the state and retirees have differed on how to interpret this guarantee.