Alaska high school senior all-star game offers glimpse of bright future for UAF basketball

UAF men's basketball Alaska recruits Jett McCullough (left), Finn Gregg (middle) and Marcus Stockhausen (right) before the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches 3A/4A boys all-star game at Grace Christian high school on Saturday, April 12, 2025. …

Lucas Smith: Alaska students and teachers deserve better than the flawed funding patch of HB 69

By LUCAS SMITH House Bill 69 is not the education bill Alaska’s public-school students and teachers deserve. HB 69 does nothing more than increase the Base Student Allocation. That is a proven recipe for disaster.  HB 69 is unfair to the Anchorage School …

“War Is Brewing in Alaska Because of the US”: Native Tribes Sue Army Over Giant Gold Mine Threatening Sacred Lands and ...

IN A NUTSHELL 🌟 The Native Village of Dot Lake has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the Manh Choh Mine project. 🌿 The proposed mining operation would be Alaska’s largest suction dredge mining project, impacting untouched …

Opinion: Help the Alaska education funding bill get across the finish line

The Alaska House of Representatives chamber at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive) Thanks to the Alaska Senate’s passage of House Bill 69 on Friday afternoon, which was followed by the House’s swift concurrence vote, the …

Alaska car club celebrates American Samoa flag day

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - American Samoa celebrates April 17 as Flag Day. 2025 marks 125 years since the American flag was raised over Tutuila and Aunu’u. In Anchorage, the FiLi OAlaska Tatou E Tasi car club celebrated with a totem parade and celebratory …

(URGENT) Acting president expects S. Korea-U.S. videoconference on Alaska LNG project in 1 or 2 days

Alaska Sports Scoreboard: April 12, 2025

High School Basketball Girls Monday Palmer 4, Bartlett 2 Tuesday Palmer 3, Houston 0 Service 0, Wasilla 0 (tie) Dimond 5, Colony 1 Thursday Wasilla 2, Palmer 1 South 2, Service 0 Friday Colony 10, East 0 Saturday Chugiak 6, Bartlett 2 Monroe Catholic 11, …

Foodies and foragers: Fabulous Alaska fava beans, from garden trellis to table

By BRENDA JOSEPHSON Fava beans are cold-weather-tolerant legumes with a sweet, nutty flavor that thrive in some regions of Alaska. They are a nutritious, protein-rich addition to salads, soups, stews, and side dishes, and the beans are a delicious, …

Alaska's students deserve more than a flat screen and federal red tape

Roll it back to 1979: Alaskans were enjoying abundant wild fish and game, the economy was roaring, and educators were free to teach students in the best ways they knew how. Alaska was full of opportunity and ripe for Outside attention. We experienced a …

Rethinking Alaska's revenue: Time to broaden our fiscal horizon

News-Miner opinion: Alaska’s fiscal foundation has long rested on the twin pillars of oil revenues and the Alaska Permanent Fund. While these sources have served the state well in the past, recent developments underscore a need to diversify revenue streams …