Cat Walker’s lesson plans often connect students with businesses in the community through science.
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Anchorage Museum pauses policy offering free admission to Alaska Native visitors
The policy, announced earlier this month, would’ve allowed anybody who identified themselves as Alaska Native to get in free.
Indiana man who manipulated Alaska teenagers into murder-for-hire gets 99 years
Twenty-five-year-old Darin Schilmiller pleaded guilty in August to soliciting the murder of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman, who had an intellectual disability.
Anchorage Assembly renames port after Don Young
The name change passed in a 10-2 vote.
An Alaska lawmaker has quietly proposed taking over Anchorage’s port, but won’t say why
The bill would take ownership of that critical infrastructure away from the city and give it to the state, potentially through eminent domain.
Anchorage Assembly wrestles to impasse on renaming port after Don Young
Several Assembly members were frustrated by how singularly focused the renaming panel had been.
Smithsonian sends 18th Century navigation beacons home to Kasilof
Before the days of a reliable road system, much of the Kenai Peninsula could only be accessed via boat.
Royalty-free lease offerings in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin draw tepid response
Results of a lease auction test the idea that royalty reductions could attract new investment in natural gas development.
Olympians-turned-volunteers power elite cross-country ski races in Anchorage
The events have drawn Olympians, top-level junior athletes and a contingent from Canada for some of the highest-level races in North America this year.
Judge reinstates Kachemak Bay’s jet ski ban
After a two-year-long lawsuit, personal watercraft like Jet Skis are once again banned on Kachemak Bay.