During the first night of this year’s Iditarod, teams endured frigid temperatures on the Tanana River to reach the second checkpoint of Manley Hot Springs. Teams are adjusting to the deep cold and preparing to push to the Yukon River, where the race will unfold.
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Ask a Climatologist: Record cold at Iditarod start won’t last
Mushers can expect warming temps along the Iditarod trail but not a flake of snow.
As mushers race to Nome, a Chicago educator will teach on the trail
The Iditarod trail won’t be full of just mushers: a teacher will be following along as part of a yearly program. For two years, Annie Kelley, of St. Andrew’s School in Chicago has been preparing for a new type of lesson plan.
Proper packing becomes more important as mushers kick off from Fairbanks
Mushers are on the rivers heading out of Fairbanks right now, as the 45th Iditarod starts in earnest. This is the second time in three races that the restart has been in Fairbanks. And a lot of the mushers have vivid memories of the 2015 race, so this year, they’re trying to pack accordingly.
Alaska lawmakers seek balance between public outcry over crime and national evidence
Social science research that shaped the law points to evidence that sending many offenders to jail will actually increase the likelihood they’ll commit more violations in the future.
Q&A: Education department transparency questioned after University of Alaska investigation
Because the Department of Education hasn’t been answering reporters’ questions, it’s unclear if the latest inactions are a temporary side effect of the Trump administration transition or an actual policy shift.
Fairbanks police officer won’t be charged for fatal summer shooting
Fairbanks Police Chief Eric Jewkes said Friday that, while the shooting was regrettable, the findings of an Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions investigation of the downtown shooting of James Robert Richards Jr. found that police Sgt. Gregory Foster took reasonable actions.
Title IX investigation brings many University of Alaska failings to light
The investigation lasted for three years. Title IX is the federal law that outlaws discrimination against, or the exclusion of, any person from a federally funded education program or activity because of their sex or gender.
Lawmakers split on Health and Social Services budget changes
Committee members who are part of the Republican minority caucus voted for deeper cuts.
Officials readying for Eielson F-35s to spur housing crunch
Officials are preparing for a possible housing crunch in 2020 that is expected to coincide with an influx of servicemen tied to the two new F-35 squadrons coming to Eielson Air Force Base. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports one part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough is estimated to need 800 units of housing by…