A sponsor of the initiative legalizing recreational marijuana in Alaska is concerned that public smoking restrictions that passed the state Senate would hurt proposed cannabis cafes. In a release Friday, Tim Hinterberger says the bill would undermine the current regulatory system. The Marijuana Control Board has approved regulations that would allow for onsite consumption of…
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Planned Parenthood raises concerns with Alaska abortion bill
Planned Parenthood is calling a bill that would restrict late-term abortions in Alaska legally and medically questionable.
Alaska nursing home asks to serve seal oil to Native clients
State regulators in Alaska are working with a Native organization that wants to serve its nursing home residents seal oil, a traditional staple that’s banned in public settings because of its high risk for botulism. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says it would grant an exemption to the Kotzebue-based Maniilaq Association if it can…
Troopers dial back command post at Arctic Man event
Arctic Man is a race in which a downhill skier glides down a mountain, grabs a towline behind a snowmobile, gets pulled up a second peak and skis down to the finish line.
Father, son face off in Iditarod sprint finish
The first team to pull into the second to last checkpoint on the 1,000-mile trail was Dallas Seavey’s. Seavey said there was a point on the Yukon River when he wondered if he was even still in contention for a top finish.
Search for POW man suspended, boat and dog found
A search has been suspended for a missing Prince of Wales Island man. 63-year-old James Gray of Naukati was overdue from a fishing trip Wednesday, March 2. Gray had departed Naukati intending to camp on Camp Island for one night. Friends of Gray located his boat and his dog on the north end of Heceta…