A core group of parents are keeping the ball rolling for a play-based, cooperative preschool in Nikiksi.The families have been meeting at 9:30 a.m. every… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska — An Anchorage legislator and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska announced plans Wednesday to support bills to extend digital privacy protections… Continue reading
Four locals have been arrested in the culmination of a three-week investigation into meth distribution by Alaska State Troopers. Members of the Statewide Drug Enforcement… Continue reading
Alaska’s population grew slightly last year, but that doesn’t mean more people are moving to the state.Overall, the total population of Alaska increased by 271… Continue reading
Flood mitigation and renovations to the emergency dispatch building are the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s top priorities for state funding requests this year. The Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading
Rates paid by Homer Electric Association users will rise by 3.25 percent beginning Feb. 1. The Alaska Regulatory Commission, which permits rates charged by public… Continue reading
On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, climbed the steps of the Capitol together with smiles on their faces. They… Continue reading
Some legislators are seeking an end to the Alaska Measures of Progress and Alaska Alternate Assessment tests. Representative Jim Colver, R-Palmer, sponsored House Bill 232,… Continue reading
Due to weather conditions, the 2016 Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race has been canceled.The race, which covers 200 miles through the Caribou Hills on the… Continue reading
Alaska’s mental health services may soon be easier to access, even for patients in remote and rural areas.A bill pre-filed for the January legislative session,… Continue reading
AMES, Iowa — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement Tuesday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential boost less… Continue reading
In a fight between a 47-year old hunter and an approximately 500-pound brown bear, Greg Matthews of Plano, Texas came out the unlikely winner this… Continue reading
Budget constraints might mean all but two of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s 44 schools will have more students and fewer teachers in the… Continue reading
Everyone wants to know what the second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature will bring, but no one knows the answer. Well, no one outside… Continue reading
With the annual lease sale approaching and the Alaska LNG Project proposed to enter Cook Inlet, some groups are asking what oil and gas development… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Behavioral health providers in Alaska are concerned about the impact of a potential $7 million reduction in grants to services such as… Continue reading
JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker wants to look at the impacts that Alaska can anticipate to its villages and coastline from climate change.Walker says… Continue reading
While throughout his career as founder and executive director of the Kenai Watershed Forum (KWF) Robert Ruffner received many esteemed national awards for his accomplishments.… Continue reading
The excitement was over the moon, literally last week as two very secure cases arrived at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska (CLCA) in Kenai.… Continue reading
