Alaska

Schools need at least 10 students to qualify for state funding.

City leaders say taxpayer money should be spent on a building the city owns, not on rent and expensive renovations. Opponents say now isn’t the time.

Derek Bos led an investigation that targeted two school administrators who stored explicit photos of a minor as evidence in a sexting investigation. A judge dismissed the charges, and the school board reinstated the administrators.

Although Alaska’s population in most communities has declined slightly, housing demand has gone up about 9% since 2016.

The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a flood warning for areas around Jordan Creek, Montana Creek and Auke Lake through early Friday morning.

Anna Brown Ehlers has woven several dozen blankets over the last 40 years, and she’s taught hundreds of students.

Researchers estimated that the shell of a concrete home would cost about one-fourth what a traditional one would. 

Since the state stopped using that traditional PFD formula in 2016, the legislature has struggled to come up with a new one.

State officials say more than 600,000 Alaskans are eligible to receive a PFD this year.

The new map shows smaller forecast zones that more closely account for things like elevation and historical weather patterns.