An Alaska Mother’s Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm

PALMER, Alaska (AP) — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get a daisy and free admission Sunday at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, about an hour’s drive …

Alaska State Trooper shoots and seriously injures woman in Meadow Lakes area, agency says

An Alaska State Trooper shot and seriously injured a woman Friday night in the Meadow Lakes area, west of Wasilla, after the woman had taken aim at the officer with a weapon that turned out to be a BB gun, troopers said Saturday. Troopers said in an online …

Fairbanks upholds the image of Alaska with annual Clean Up Day

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Residents in Fairbanks came together to collect trash in a cooperative effort on Saturday, as part of the annual Clean Up Day. The annual activation of trash collecting volunteers occurs after most of the snow has …

Alaska Governor Dunleavy Proposes Joint Team for Fiscal Solutions

JUNEAU, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy is calling on the Alaska Legislature to create a “joint team” with his administration to develop a long-term fiscal plan for the state. His request comes as the Legislature faces a tough fiscal outlook this year. …

Carnegie eyes Alaska for wave energy potential as Spain CETO project gathers momentum

Australian listed renewables developer Carnegie Clean Energy has secured a partnership deal to advance the manufacture of its proprietary CETO wave energy technology ahead of deploying it in waters off the coast of Spain. Carnegie said in an announcement …

Opinion: It’s wrong to hold badly needed Alaska school funding hostage to political agendas

Sen. Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, speaks in the Alaska Seante in May 2024. (ADN archive) Our country carries a complicated legacy of using education as both a tool for assimilation and a privilege reserved for the affluent. When our state’s constitutional …

An Alaska Mother’s Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm

Launching Next Week: Alaska Airlines To Become 4th Carrier Offering Seattle-Tokyo Flights

On Monday, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will launch a new route between Seattle and Tokyo. The new route will be operated by a Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft, which will fly daily to Narita Airport. It will become the group's first new …

Alaska acts to protect caribou herd after court declines to block bear culling plan

The Alaska Department of Law filed more legal briefs in the ongoing court proceedings surrounding the intensive management of the Mulchatna caribou herd. The filings come in response to a May 7 Superior Court order that addressed, but did not overturn, the …

Alaska small businesses need investment, not abandoned contracts

This week is National Small Business Week, a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs who keep our communities vibrant and full of opportunity. In Anchorage, we’re lucky we don’t have to look far to see that spirit in action. Just last  week, a room full of …