The 2018 halibut season will open March 24 and close Nov. 7. Quotas from 2017 remain in place, but that that’s likely to change.
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Ax-wielding musher from Whitehorse chases bison off Iditarod trail
Marcelle Fressineau said she and her dog team were caught off guard by three bison in the middle of the trail. She grabbed the only tool she had.
Zulkosky takes seat as House District 38 representative
Zulkosky is one of 19 women in the current Legislature, the highest number in the history of Alaska.
Pilot Station man dies after exchanging gunfire with troopers
A Pilot Station man fleeing from the law died after a daylong standoff ended in a shootout with Alaska State Troopers.
Ferry reform effort gets a legislative boost
The effort to reform the Alaska Marine Highway System took a step forward Thursday. The House Transportation Committee voted to instruct staff to draft legislation that would establish a public corporation to take over the system. But it’s a long way from a done deal.
Weary of alcohol deaths, Napaskiak asks governor to declare state of emergency
Napaskiak asked Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency, following an increase in alcohol-related deaths in the village of Bethel.
Officials investigate otter deaths in southwestern Alaska
An unusual number of dying otters were found in Southwest Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched an investigation into what was killing these seemingly healthy animals.
House leadership unlikely to take up close votes with 2 members out
Rep. Ivy Spohnholz wrote on Twitter that she is home with her family recuperating from a pulmonary embolism.
Oil response crew continues to clean up Shuyak Strait spill
Responders collected six bags of oil and are using containment booms on the remaining waste. No oiled wildlife has been reported and response crews are looking into cleaning up debris.
Teaching positions are on the chopping block in Kodiak
If the Kodiak Island Borough School District doesn’t get the funds it’s requesting from the borough it’ll have to cut about 14 teaching positions