Juneau Votes 2025: Here’s what you need to know for election day

Juneau residents are voting to fill three seats on the Assembly and another three on the Board of Education, along with deciding on three ballot propositions. Voting is already underway, and all ballots must be received by 8 p.m. tomorrow, on...

Alaska voters head to the polls Tuesday, October 7 for local, borough elections

Election day is almost here across Alaska. Tuesday, October 7, residents in communities across the state will head to the polls. In the Mat-Su Valley, voters will decide municipal races in Palmer, Houston, and Wasilla. Meanwhile, elections are...

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 6, 2025

Monday on Alaska News Nightly Citing an AI arms race, President Trump re-approves the Ambler road. Plus, state lawmakers want to know why money in state savings was transferred to a risky investment account. And, a Nome cultural event seeks to...

Alaska guide highlights dangers of mountaineering after hundreds stranded in Mount Everest blizzard

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - With hundreds of hikers trapped by a heavy snowstorm on the high slopes of the world’s tallest peak over the weekend, the risks of high alpine mountaineering have been put in the spotlight. Rescue operations were...

Alaska lawmakers question use of state savings for $50 million private equity investment

Top state lawmakers say they’re investigating why $50 million from the state’s primary savings account was invested in an outside private equity fund. Former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum committed to investing $50 million in state dollars in the...

2025 Alaska high school football playoff brackets finalized

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After eight rollicking weeks, the postseason field for high school football in the Last Frontier is officially set. Sixteen teams between Division-I, D-II and D-III will have a chance to claim their respective crowns...

Essential Air Service in Alaska to run out of funding within days amid gov shutdown

A federal program that supports flights across dozens of rural communities in Alaska may be halted as soon as Sunday due to the government shutdown. Subsidies to support the Essential Air Service program are set to soon expire, as early as Sunday,...

Wisconsin organizations look for help after taking in nearly 400 animals from Juneau County animal neglect case

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -Two people were arrested and almost 400 animals were rescued from a rural property in Juneau County over the weekend. Officials said their investigation uncovered a significant case of animal neglect. Now, 12 organizations...

Trump green lights Alaska’s Ambler Road as fed. govt. acquires 10% stake in key mining operation

President Trump signed an executive order on Oct. 6 to facilitate the use of Alaska resources to construct the 200-mile Ambler Road deep into northwestern Alaska. On the same day, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the United States will...

Trump signs order to build Alaska mining road, reversing Biden-era ban

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Oct. 6 authorizing construction of an access road to Alaska’s Ambler Mining District, reversing environmental restrictions imposed under the Biden administration. “This is something that should have...

AOTW: Deuce Alailefaleula, Alaska’s most feared football player

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Bartlett High School defensive lineman Deuce Alailefaleua keeps opposing coaches up at night - and opposing players on the turf. “One of our coaches said, ‘you can’t just prepare for one guy,’ and I said, ‘Yes we can,...

Trump Greenlights Road Allowing Access to Key Minerals in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District

President Donald Trump took action Monday to reverse a Biden-era decision on Ambler Road, which would provide access to the Ambler Mining District in northern Alaska, an area rich in copper and other key minerals, including gold and silver. Trump...

Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ): Alaska's Role Expands In Critical Minerals Security

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) U.S. government exploring creation of a $5 billion critical minerals fund amid supply chain concerns and rising demand Alaska projects draw attention, with Graphite One extending warrants to Bering Straits Native...

AROUND ALASKA: School Constructions, Temple Groundbreaking, and Playground Rescue!

American Charter Academy Makes Progress A brand new charter school is taking shape in Wasilla. Mat-Su Borough shared photos as part of a "construction update" on social media. Progress is being made at the new American Charter Academy on Church...

From Vancouver To Alaska: Why Pete Goss Is Trading His Charts For A Fishing Rod

Being on the water is how I find solace, which comes in many forms. One of which, new to me, came after an invitation to go salmon fishing in a remote area of British Columbia. It’s a place that’s long been on my list as a sailor, and so it was...

Ranked Volleyball Showdown: Alaska Anchorage vs. #20 WWU & #7 SFU

Alaska Anchorage volleyball faces a challenging week, taking on #20 Western Washington and #7 Simon Fraser in back-to-back matches, both critical for GNAC standings. The Seawolves, currently 13-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference, aim to improve...

Girdwood Mushroom Expert Co-Authors Alaska Guide Book

Turnagain News caught up with Mohatt days after Girdwood's Fungus Fair. She was joined at Girdwood Brewing by Trudell. (Neither mycologist drank the kombucha.) (Questions and answers are excerpts from a two hour interview with Kate Mohatt and...

US Takes 10% Stake In Alaska Miner Trilogy Metals

Trump's Industrial Policy juggernaut continues. Moments after the close when we saw some abnormal moves in the stock of yet another North American small cap stock focused on mining strategic minerals, we quickly skimmed through Trilogy Metals'...

Trump orders approval of 211-mile mining road through Alaska wilderness

Donald Trump on Monday ordered the approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the US president’s first term,...

Trump OKs road for Ambler Mining District, to make Alaska 'bigger and more powerful'

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday granted approval for the 211-mile Ambler Road, a controversial project through a roadless region in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic. The Ambler Road is intended to spark a new chapter in large-scale mining in...