A case of measles in Fairbanks is the first confirmed occurrence of the highly contagious viral infection in the state in 15 years.
Interior
KIYU manager rigs home to keep station on air
Landrum says things are going fairly smoothly, but there are challenges to broadcasting out of his family’s home.
Native language speakers to create new words for museum’s dinosaur exhibit
“Expedition Alaska: Dinosaurs” gives visitors the opportunity to experience paleontologists quest and what they’re finding in an underexplored region.
For $1B radar, it’s Clear
The selection of Clear helps solidify Alaska’s role as host to the ground-based mid-course missile defense system, designed primarily to shoot down warheads from North Korea.
Flooding closes Dalton Highway
A month after overflow from the Sag River shut it down, spring melt water has made the only access road to the North Slope oil fields impassable again.
Iñupiaq lands rights activist Etok Charlie Edwardsen, Jr. dies
In the years leading up to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, Edwardsen protested the land deal between Russia and the United States, saying it was “robbery” and didn’t affect Iñupiaq ownership of the land.
FCC investigates bid discounts for Doyon-owned firm
The FCC is ready to investigate how a company partly owned by Fairbanks-based Doyon won licenses to use the wireless spectrum while claiming it was entitled to billions of dollars in discounts.
Alaska WWII vet enjoys bird’s eye view of D.C. flyover
Alaskan bush pilot Urban Rahoi, a homesteader, lodge owner and Fairbanks businessman flew over the capitol in a B-17.
Military construction bill has money for F35s at Eielson AFB
The U.S. House today passed a military construction bill that includes $37 million for buildings at Eielson Air Force Base to support two squadrons of F-35s.