A lawsuit filed Friday in federal court accuses the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District of violating six students’ constitutional rights by removing books from school library shelves last spring.
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Northern pike have been eradicated from Kenai Peninsula, according to scientists
Northern pike pose threats to native species in the region, including salmon.
Cordova kelp farmers need to process their harvest. A scientist is piloting a solution
To grow the industry, Cordova’s kelp farmers need a way to process seaweed locally.
Snowstorm leaves aftermath of power outages amid Anchorage snow emergency
Southcentral Alaska continued to dig out Friday from a snowstorm that peaked with more than a foot of snow.
Southcentral Alaska schools close amid snowstorm, power outages
Early-season snowfall this winter has shattered local records in Southcentral.
Hundreds of Mat-Su students stage walkout to protest school board decisions
Organizers of the protest say students at seven Mat-Su high schools walked out.
Kenai man amasses vast collection of Coke memorabilia
Coca-Cola pocket knives, underwear, a soda fountain: “I like it,” Kelly Bookey says, “and to me that’s the bottom line.”
Restoration work begins on Anchorage’s oldest standing building
The first step in the restoration project is taking down the old bell tower.
Ketchikan’s tribe hopes new process will boost request to change federal subsistence status
The tribe is asking to change from urban to rural status, which would apply to all 14,000 residents in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
Alaska Medicaid fraud investigation leads to indictment for Kenai doctor and staff
Each of the defendants faces 23 criminal counts, including fraud, theft and fraudulent insurance acts.