Rural Alaska

Mabel Irene Mitchell, known as “Gunner,” was a natural-born racer back in the ‘80s who beat women and men alike. This year, 30 women participated in the race named after her.

About 200 miles east of Kotzebue, Ambler is the midway point of the Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race. Ambler volunteers put in sleepless nights to make the stop welcoming.

The officer who shot the man was identified as Jacob Barker, a trooper for three years who is currently assigned to Nome, according to Alaska State Troopers.

The 35-year-old man died at the community clinic, Alaska State Troopers say.

The man pointed a shotgun at two Alaska State Troopers before one of the officers shot him, according to the agency.

The Federal Subsistence Board voted to approve the closures to support local subsistence hunters and protect the declining population of the herds.

Residents rushed to the house early Tuesday morning and tried to put out the flames with shovels and snow, an Alaska State Troopers spokesman said.

Tribal groups are competing for $3 billion, and even more money is available. The groups say improved internet and cell service in villages could be “life-changing.”

Under terms of the agreement, Clarice “Bun” Hardy will drop her lawsuit in exchange for $750,000 and an apology from the city, the ACLU of Alaska said.

More than a dozen U.S. tribal communities including an Alaska Native corporation will share $9 million in federal grant funding for renewable energy projects, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday.

“It’s great to be back in Nome, man,” said one musher after crossing under the burled arch.

Volunteers help dig a grave each time the need arises, even when the deceased might be their own kin or someone who harmed their families.

“We missed it, and we missed Iditarod,” said one elder.

ConocoPhillips has evacuated about 300 non-essential personnel. Over 20 families have also left the nearby village of Nuiqsut, according to its mayor.

The leak was detected early Friday at the drill site CD1, 8 miles north of the village of Nuiqsut.

Irma Willie, 20, stabbed Linda Rexford, also 20, during a fight in a home, and Rexford was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to charges.

Hooper Bay Mayor Sandra Hill said that the thaw and rain melted the frozen land surrounding the sewage lagoon, causing a wall of the lagoon to cave.

The move is a setback for the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s push to access valuable mineral deposits in the region.

Former Kali School principal Brett Stirling said he was fired after the images of a coaster he designed circulated on Facebook and sparked outrage in the North Slope village.

The Kuspuk School District superintendent said he didn’t necessarily look for applicants from the Philippines — he simply hired the best and most experienced teachers.