Iditarod rookie from Two Rivers gets off to good start as 52 mushers sign up for 2018 race
Shaynee Traska was one of two mushers to win a drawing for free entry into the 2018 race to Nome.
Musher once banned from Iditarod over domestic violence charges allowed to return to race
Earlier this year, prosecutors dismissed two 2015 domestic violence charges against Travis Beals.
The Alaska Legislature passed a budget and avoided a government shutdown. What happens now?
Lawmakers drew $2.4 billion out of the rapidly disappearing state savings account. But the special session continues and big long-term spending and revenue questions remain.
Alaska lawmakers approve budget compromise to avert government shutdown
The deal approved by the Alaska Legislature on Thursday keeps public school funding static and sets Permanent Fund dividends at $1,100.
Alaska Senate leader: Budget deal to avert shutdown ‘imminent’
Two major unresolved issues: The public schools budget and the size of the Permanent Fund dividend.
University of Alaska budget cut by $8 million in legislative compromise
The cut by a legislative conference committee is still a softer blow than the nearly $22 million reduction proposed by the state Senate.
Human toe served in Dawson City’s famous Sourtoe Cocktail is stolen
The donated, dehydrated human toe was a key ingredient in the bar's signature cocktail. Now, it's missing.
Anchorage students with disabilities get out-of-school suspensions 3 times more often than peers
Anchorage data showed that 9.9 percent of students with disabilities were dealt at least one out-of-school suspension, compared to about 3.4 percent of those without disabilities.
Proposal would require Alaska high school students to take standardized test only once
Under the proposal, students would take the statewide standardized tests in English and math in grades 3 through 8 and at least once in high school.
Municipality of Anchorage looks into on-site health clinic to drive down health care costs
The municipality is planning to present a contract to the Assembly in the next 60 days.
Anchorage School Board extends superintendent’s contract to 2020
Deena Bishop started as Anchorage superintendent in July 2016, leaving her job as superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
Kodiak principal receives national recognition for digital initiatives
Jethro Jones is the first Alaska principal named digital principal of the year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.