This midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention
Early in-person voting opened Monday across the state, and in addition to high-stakes races for governor and U.S. Congress voters…
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admin Forgotten no more: Alaska community embraces long-lost student’s return
Tummassak was one of three Alaska Native students disinterred this year from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School cemetery and repatriated…
Donlin dam failure could put lives at risk and harm fish habitat, study says
New analysis of the Alaska mine considers larger releases from potential breaks in the dam planned to hold waste.
Misleading Google AI instructions cause Kodiak woman to be cited for illegal snipe hunt
A spokesman for the Alaska Department of Public Safety said this is the first time he has seen AI be…
An unexpected clue leads to family for an Alaska Native student who died at the Carlisle school
Tummassak is among more than 100 Native students still buried at the Carlisle cemetery, including 11 from Alaska, but she…
Alaska federal judge nominee dodges 2020 election, Jan. 6 questions in confirmation hearing
An Alaska nominee for federal judge joined other nominees in a joint confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee…
Alaska courts offer expanded text-message reminders for upcoming court hearings
The program expands upon the existing notification system for jury service and defendants in criminal trials.
Alaska drops criminal prosecution of 11 Whittier residents for alleged noncitizen voting
The decision followed an appeals court ruling that confirmed a high standard for proving illegal voting in Alaska.
Alaska Democratic Party files another legal challenge to disqualify House candidate
The Alaska Democratic Party filed a petition on Wednesday asking the Superior Court to compel the Alaska Division of Elections…
Alaska Legislature will support state’s bootlegging penalties in front of U.S. Supreme Court
Lawmakers have frequently clashed with Gov. Mike Dunleavy on matters of law, but on this case, they're aligned.